General Chat

hello, Mo and others. As Ann said, I have been busy on FB.

Tomorrow I am going to meet my postie at 1.30 at Drury (Bernie is a she). There is an antique fair on and she loves going to them. Not that we usually spend up big. I might buy a few old postcards if I see any interesting ones, but it is the fun of saying "my grandmother used to have one of those" or "I have a flour sifter like that at home", and the companionship. Bernie is a lovely woman and she doesnt get to many things, being a rural delivery postie. Gets up about 4.30 in the morning, drives ever so many kilometres delivering, finishing with a return to the mail centre in Papakura with the collected mail afterwards, about 3pm I would imagine. 6 days a week she works.

Hope you enjoy the antique fair Huis. We love to fo when we can. Hope postie enjoys it too.

Morning all, What a shame Mo about your holiday, I hope something will be done about it,luckily these days the accommodation is much better than years ago, we have had some hairy moments,I could write a book ;-) ;-) even a top class hotel was the pits but no amount of complaining made any difference :-| :-|
where I live now is like a holiday home :-D :-D :-D

Huia sounds a nice outing for you and your friend, are you still helping out in the charity shop?

wonder how Sallie is, it seems some time since we heard from her... still maybe no news is good news <3 <3

hope Marie is o.k. too time rushes by these days its almost 12 months since we came in here........

wet and windy today good excuse not to go out ;-) ;-) ;-)

Ann I have just recieved two more colouring books it was an offer buy two get one free,so I gave one to my lovley carer she saw some pages I had done and thought she would have a go...

just asked my chef what we will be having for tea, good old fashioned egg, chips, beans sounds good to me. :-D :-D :-D

I am starting to do some christmas cards, bought some great offers on e-bay , makes a change from general cards..

so have a good weekend everyone, hope the sun shines :-D :-D :-D

bye bye love Jean xxx <3 <3

Hello all, tis moi,

It's good to hear from you Huia, I hope you enjoyed the Antique fair, both yourself and your postie. Good grief the poor woman does work hard doesn't she.
Did you manage to find any goodies to buy, or did you just spectate?
I love looking around, but don't often feel the need to buy, it's just curiosity that draws me to them. Yes I am a nosy mare.

Oh Ann, what a disappointment for me with T being so busy, I don't mind waiting LOL after all, I have waited all this time for Roly to get his bum in gear.
Mind you, he has done a few jobs recently, but none that I need doing, just bits to please himself.

Right Jean, my next holiday is going to be up at your place, can you book us in please, but we must have single rooms coz of Roly's snoring.
Breakfast at 8.00 a.m would be lovely, and the evening meal at 6.00 p.m , I am not expecting much am I.
My darts are getting very erratic now Jean, I am lucky if I can hit the dart board on a good day. We have put a darts board up in the dining room, for me to practice, but it just isn't working, this blessed arthritus (sp) is a devil.

We have had another glorious day today, and all the windows are still open to cool us down a bit.

Sending big HUGS to our Sallie if she is looking in.

Bye for now my cyber friends, hugs from me to you, Mo xxx

We spent about 1hr30 looking round the fair and half an hour having a cuppa and chatting to another lady. Neither of us bought anything, although if I had had almost $4500 I could have bought a stuffed Huia head (male). I wonder how much my head would be worth?

Huia, your head would be priceless, with all your knowledge trapped inside, no one could afford it my love, you are a priceless, wonderful lady.
Good to hear you had a nice time though love\.

Hi everyone

Not too much going on here. Weather is the pits ............ it has been very chilly for the last couple of weeks. Thank heavens I didn't put all my winter sweaters away!! The lighter weight ones that I kept out have been very useful.

I don't think that I have worn high necked long sleeved sweaters and a down vest (gilet?) so far into the summer as I have this year :-(


I've just completed a week of no nuts or seeds, tomorrow is a clear liquids only day (clear broths and jelly allowed, but not red or orange jelly). I go for a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy on Monday afternoon ............. that's the camera from both ends :-(

Maybe we'll find something out now!


Take care everyone.

Hello to everyone,

It's a long time since I have been on GR, I can't sleep so thought I'd have a look at the threads and seen this one and the Wales thread.

I am still struggling along and most days find it difficult to concentrate on writing messages and making cards, so thought I would try and write a short message to you all.

Sylvia, hope that all goes well for you on Monday afternoon and that the results are good. Good Luck! Will be thinking about you.<3

Mo, Jean, Ann and Huia, I hope that you and your families are all okay. I will try and read back tomorrow and hopefully will be able to post later.


Love and best wishes to everyone. Sallie.xxx <3 <3 <3

Sylvia, good luck with your hospital visit. I hope it is less unpleasant than it sounds.

Sallie, thank goodness to see you. We always get so very concerned when you don't pop on to say hello. Maybe if we could actually have a summer you would feel better. The weather is really abysmal for July isn't it. (And I see Sylvia's weather is no better). Do come back on here and check. And, I have just seen Liz's thread. have we missed your birthday. So sorry if we have? <3 <3 <3

Oh my lord, I had forgotten Jean and Sallies birthdays, whats the flamin matter with me, please forgive me girls.
My head seems to be elsewhere lately, and I would not forget on purpose.

Good luck Sylvia, I hope all goes well for you my love. The colonoscopy as you know is not so bad, but the thought of the camera down the throat gives me the creeps.
On Tuesday I have to go for another ultra sound scan, like you, they don't know how the heck to treat me, as they are not sure whats really wrong.
I shall keep you in my prayers Sylvia, for a good outcome.

Cooee our Sallie, you have no idea how good it is to hear from you sweetheart.
When we don't hear for a while, we all become concerned for your health.
We luvs you girl, so just drop us a line now and again, when you feel up to it, as we miss you sooo much.

Ann, I think the South East has been extremely lucky weather wise. It has been lovely and sunny and warm here again today.
I shall try and send a few rays up to you tomorrow, if it's still sunny.

Speak to you all tomorrow girls, hugs Mo xxx

Mo I will let you off but dont do it again :-| :-| :-|

Sallie, hi, lovely lady good to see you on here. I too am sorry about your card I did make you one but cant find it ,I have a tip of a craft room, cards everywhere not sure if yours went to the charity shop anyway if it turns up I will send it to you,I do think of you every day and pray that its a good day for you , how is your Alun, I hope he is recovering well.also Jennie and hubby, .Its almost 12 months since we came in here. cant believe how quickly it has gone take care and come back soon

Sylvia , I hope all goes well for you , the thoughts of it gives me nightmares....

Ann, I tried to sort out last years christmas cards and finished up making a few as you do lol.......

specsavers tomorrow, bladder clinic friday its all go here :-D :-D :-D :-D :-

Didnt Andy Murray do well bless him.....

I am off to have another look through the card stock footie is on... :-\ :-\ :-\

see you later love Jean xxx <3 <3 <3

Mo

I've had both, and would actually rather have the endoscopy (gastroscopy)

You don't have to do the liquid cleansing diet :-D :-D

It was great to see Sallie posting <3

Hi girls,

Mo, hope all is okay with you, Roly and all the family. I also hope that things are getting better for Lilly and that she has now been referred to a Psychiatrist or Psychologist and has started having the help she needs.


Jean, hope you received your card from us and that you had a lovely birthday. Also hope that both you, J and D are all okay.

Are you still managing to make some cards? I really must try to start making them again, I have been thinking about not making them anymore, but then I feel if I do that I will regret it, so will hang onto everything for now, anyway.


Ann, hope that you and T are both okay and that all is well with your family, too.

Yes Jem and I were on a good shift at 2.35 a.m. this morning. It was a nice surprise
seeing her post back to me at that time. lolol!! It was good knowing that I wasn't on my own, I expect Jem was as surprised to see my post too, especially since I hadn't been on GR for a long while.


Huia, it looks as though you are a very busy lady...it's good that you have an interest to keep you occupied. I hope that everything is okay for you and that you are keeping well.


Well, I must go now, will try and write a message again soon giving you all the news.


Take care everyone.


Love, Sallie.xxx <3 <3 <3

Sylvia I don't think I fancy either :-(

Mo it comes with age this loss of memory! :-D I didn't have Sallie's birthday on the camera, Ithink I have in the past relied on you or Jean mentioning it.

Jean, you do have an exciting social life. I have cards left from ladt Christmas but have not started making them this year yet.

Sallie, Iam sure the time will come when you will say "I know what I'll do, I'll make some cards." So don't get rid of anything. As Jean said, hope Alun has recovered from the op ok.

Sallie I had a look back on page 2 I mentioned that I had a lovely card off you, as usual it was a lovely one thank you. J has been complaing of feeling tired he wondered if being 82 had anything to do with it ;-) ;-) ;-) he has had quite a few migranes latley and bad headaches so it back to see the doctor,

D has had her mobility car taken off her, bit of a shock, so she has had buy one now and get a smaller scooter, she also has to reaply for her blue badge, all because she manages to get to work daily you would never think she has M/S and is adiabetic :-| :-|
it seems 14000 cars have been taken back, that wasnt widley known, sneaky ;-) ;-)
rant over nothing can be done about it............

I am off to bed, its early starts every day carer comes 9.00pm usually....

nite nite everyone Love Jean xxx <3 <3 <3

I do hope Sylvia gets on o.k today,oooh I feel for her, bless her cotton socks.

Yes Jean, Andy Murray did extremely well, and wasn't he a proud man having done it.
It's so annoying how badly the disabled are being treated. D works hard, despite her disability, and yet gets penalised for it.
There are so many people who are getting benefits, who know how to work the system.
Many years ago, Roly was made redundant, and he had to sign on for what little we were entitled.
He observed so many people arriving in big cars, parking up,and changing their children into old clothes, and walking to the job center to get as much as they could out of the system....disgusting.
There was no way we would have lowered ourselves to this level.

Sallie my lickle love, sorry to have to say that there is no advancement on the Lilly front.
Now that her Mum and Dad are separated, we only get to hear our sons side of the story, and then he has to fight to get any information from his soon to be ex wife.
We don't see very much of her, and it breaks my heart, as I miss her so much.

Ooh thank the lord I am not the only one getting forgetful Ann.
I am feeling exhausted at the moment, I have not long since come in from the garden.
My honeysuckle has gone crazy this year, and I have just had a fight to trim it down a little.
The perfume from it is wonderful, but it's growing through the fences into the gardens adjoining us.

Going to make a cuppa now, time to refresh myself. Take care my darlinks,Hugs Mo xxx

I think the rain has encouraged triffids in the garden Mo.
Such a shame that when families split up grandparents often get sidelined. Poor Lillie must wonder where you are.

re the tennis ............... I wish Raonic could have done better :-D

still, he's young, and it was only his first time in a Wimbledon Final



I got a clean bill of health yesterday, after suffering through a colonoscopy and an endoscopy ........ they did one, then turned the bed around and did the other :-D

They took some tissue for biopsy, and I have to go to my GP in 2 weeks to get the full report.

The worst was that I spent about 2 hours lying on my left side, and was in a lot of pain yesterday evening as my OA-affected joints and back really didn't like that!

Still it's all over now, and I know I apparently don't have a problem

Good to know for you Sylvia, hope the pain in your joints soon eases though.

I think Raonic did very well, one to watch for the future. I am not a fan of Murray but it was good to see UK win something for a change!

I have just put a few photos on the blog of our very overgrown garden. So much rain alternated with hot sun has forced the growth on. It looks colourful but untidy. :-D