General Chat

Thinking of you today Mel <3 <3

Nice to see someone new on the thread, Glynis. We’d love to hear your memories. Every so often one of us will start a post with “Do you remember….” but, as Ann says, we have run out of steam a bit and mostly just chat. You have sparked a memory with your name. Who remembers the husky voiced singer/actress Glynis Johns? I rather liked her.

The two weddings sound very different but both very enjoyable and I hope the couples have a long and happy life together. I know what you mean about church weddings AnnG, there’s a solemnity about them but secular marriages can be meaningful and moving too. My son was divorced and my dil widowed when they married 8 years ago and there wasn’t a dry eye in the place as it was a very dignified ceremony and personal to them. (You might remember AnnG, I wrote about it - at length - on the bird/wildlife board.)

I’m glad Colin got over his sickness, Mandy. Have sausage rolls upset him before? I wondered if the manufacturer had slightly changed the recipe, perhaps added something that wasn’t there before and it’s that one little thing that made him ill.

We had a lovely afternoon yesterday at the Summer Party. We were there for nearly 6 hours and sat outside the whole time. The chairs and tables were all under 2 large gazebos so there was a bit of shade and most of us wore hats. I absolutely hate hats but I took a very large one than covered all my head and the back of my neck and was very glad of it. Even so my head has been aching and my eyes dodgy all day today. The final irony after all my trifle problems was that the lady who had requested a trifle didn’t get any. The one I bought proved so popular that it had all gone by the time she got to the desserts.

I am supposed to be having tea and scones at someone else’s house this afternoon but I have made my apologies and cried off. I know that I will get a full blown migraine if I am outside in today’s heat, even if I can stay in the shade. My iPad and phone both say it is 32 degrees and my phone says it feels like 39. At the moment I am just keeping a migraine at bay. Normally I wouldn’t stay online for long but I am propped on pillows on the bed and have been typing a sentence at a time, then closing my eyes for 10 minutes. I’ve also got a fan helping to cool me but I think I’ve had enough for now. Stay cool and have plenty to drink everyone.

To be fair to the traffic wardens, the people were parked on double yellow lines, so they should have known better.
They probably thought they'd move the cars before any wardens came round.
They didn't reckon on an earlybird ;-)

The charity walk is in September criss-crossing the bridges over the Thames

https://www.ultrachallenge.com/thames-bridges-trek/the-route/

Afternoon All,

It's 28 degrees here now and supposed to get hotter later, but inside with all the curtains shut it feels cooler than yesterday to me. No lie in for us as we had a rude awakening by the windowcleaner! He came a week late last time, but has come a week early this time and decided to start first thing before it gets hot! It's a wonder he didn't catch me in the shower!! :-0

That time has gone so quickly Mel. A sad memory. Best wishes. <3 <3

Gwyn that would be a shock for people, but the wardens probably have to show they cover the full range of times they ticket people or there'd be no point in having the time limits. That's good your daughter doing a walk for charity and a good idea to do the training for it before it gets hot.

We just had an easy jacket potato with low fat cottage cheese, a boiled egg and salad for lunch. I have some info to add to my tree and then I shall look online at some bathroom cabinets. So many now are lit and that means an electrician if you change it in future and ours doesn't need to be lit being near the window.

We just had thunder aand lightning with a sprinkle of rain but it's stopped again now.

Afternoon all,

<3 sending love to you Mel <3

Phew it's 29 and scorching out so we're in with the fan going ,did get a few jobs done first thing while it was cool .
Colin is fine again now thanks and I don't think I will be buying sausage rolls for him any time soon .

Nice to see a new name posting have you any more memories Glynis .

Anng glad you enjoyed the wedding ,two weddings both different in their ways but they both sounded great ,no weddings here in the church by us I should think the last ones were before covid .

Oh that traffic warden was sneaky Gwyn getting some tickets on early so perhaps he wouldn't have to be out in the heat to much ,I bet they have to do so many tickets each day .
I noticed on the weather map that down south should be hotter than here and this 29 degrees is bad enough

Ann hope OH's migraine has eased this heat doesn't help does it.

I'm going to sew up another doll this afternoon that will be number three .

So just popped out for a coffee in Maryport and to fill up the car for our journey South.

Good morning all.

<3 <3 <3 Mel thinking of you.

It is back to normal here, supposed to be 21 degrees but looks very grey and feels chilly to me. Rained earlier too so I guess we have had summer here. At least we had three good days.
Sneaky of the traffic warden Gwyn However people do try and get away with things

I still feel, after many times of attending weddings in places other than church, A church wedding to me has so much more meaning and feeling about it. Secular weddings are so brief. Especially for a first time bride. Just the way of the world I know, we have come away from the church and religion.

Thinking of you Mel <3

Lovely to hear that the weddings went so well and the weather was kind to you.
Interesting to hear of the different celebrations. It's about 8 years since I went to a wedding as a guest, but have attended church services to see family friends marry.

It's very warm here , 26 so far and possibly going to reach 35 later :-0 so I won't be going out in that heat.
Elder daughter is doing a charity walk next month, so got up early to get some miles done before the heat built up. She told us that the traffic warden was out and about too putting tickets on cars at about 6.50 a.m - a nasty surprise for someone, when they woke up this morning. Parking is very limited, near where she lives, but she was in a bay, where you can stay until 9 am, which suits her on work mornings, as she will have left before that.This morning, she just moved the car a bit further away from home , before 8 a.m to an unlimited area before going indoors.

I hope Colin is feeling better today. Seems too much of a coincidence that he was ill twice after eating sausage rolls.- Shouldn't happen if they were well in date, but perhaps the shop hadn't stored them properly. I hate wasting food, but would much rather throw away food than risk someone's health, especially when you need to keep hydrated in this heat.

Take care everyone.

Morning all,

Cloudy grey and the raging wind we had last night seems to have blown itself out a bit pc says 20 degrees and clouddy so I think its right.

Still tired from Saturday so I had a little lie in this morning.

How did you all sleep?

Its 2 years today.

Hope Colin is ok and has'nt been sick anymore.

Welcome Glynis as Ann said anymore memories to share with us please its always nice to see a new name on here.

Yes I imagine it would be difficult to remember who was who as you say. A lot of families are more complicated these days. It will get impossible to do FH very easily. When I went to an aunt's funeral I only knew three or four people, yet her sister, my mum, was one of nine and there must have been many of my cousins and their children that I didn't know of, but we didn't go to the wake as mum needed to get home after the service.

I suppose it was difficult and the main aim among the 100 there was to get photos of actual family. It is such a complicated family with first wives and husbands there and second wives and husbands as well and even swop over partners all mixing together, I lost count of who was who. Even before it started. I

I suppose it was difficult and the main aim among the 100 there was to get photos of actual family. It is such a complicated family with first wives and husbands there and second wives and husbands as well and even swop over partners all mixing together, I lost count of who was who. Even before it started. I

It sounds like you had a good time too AnnG and the bridesmaids' hair with interwoven pearls and matching earings sounds very pretty. I think I would have made sure that every guest was included on one photo so they had a memory of the day, but I see what you mean and it's not a big deal, as you will have your own photos or Lyn's. It was a shame about Wast Water, but most popular places get so busy now at this time of the year. At least you got a few photos. I imagine you will be ready for a more restful day tomorrow unless you have plans.

That sounds like a lovely memory Glynis. Have you anymore as we seem to have run out of steam. :-)

Walking around the coastal path with my mother and then calling in at The Point House for a lemonade and crisps for my mum and a shandy and crisps for me. We would sit on the wall and look at the sea. Wonderful times.

I should have said I will have to wait for one of the official photos. Neither daughter of I took photos of the bride or of each other as there were too many people around. The two weddings really sound very different. Our ‘favours’ were scratch cards. I didn’t win. We have been lucky with the weather, three days of beautiful sunshine.

You sounds as thought you had a lovely day too Anng. I had my camera in my handbag and unfortunately when taking it out I must have turned in onto video some I have lost some good shots and just got about 50 seconds of video instead which I can't send because they are too big.

I took 96 photos in all so I shall have to send you lots just a few as I promissed the mother of the bride I would send them to her and its going to take me ages.

Poor Colin is not going to want another sausage roll for a while is he Mandy. Minced meat contains more bacteria and you never know how well cooked the meat is either with bought ones, or if they left them out in the warm too long after cooking them. The fact that he was ok between having them point to them having been the cause as you say. I hope he will be ok now. I would have thrown them out too!

You could be right about the neighbour's son. The first time it happened our neighbour opposite whose bungalow is next to the gate said he was drunk. They said he has a home, so it could be he comes to sleep it off at his parents' house. If I spot the neighbour for a chat she'll tell me if she's spoken to them again. It's no fun for them as their bedroom window is only a few yards from the gate.

We used to get those bright blue damsel flies when we had our little pond years ago Mel. It is such an electric blue isn't it. We've had some cabbage white butterflies in the garden this afternoon on the Violas. No more sign of the birds of prey though.

OH has a migraine so is laying down till his eyes clear again. He takes tablets for them and is usually ok again after about an hour, but very tired.

Back from the wedding now, too tired to type it all out again so I am going to try and copy the bit I have typed for mt diary.
iday 9th August. Drove to near Wast water, stopped at the Saw Mill for lunch. Then on to. Hall our hotel for two nights. Met up with Bride and family and others who were in self catering accommodation. Checked in to our rooms, mine number one Lyn and Joe’s number 4. Unpacked and sat outside in the lovely sun. At 5pm when the bar opened had a glass of wjite wine.
Had a nice meal in the evening, shared a couple of starters, olives. Hummus, bread, oil and grilled Brie. Then Lyn and I had Haddock and chips and Joe had scampi and chips. All really nice.

Saturday 10th August Wedding day. After a really nice full English breakfast we stayed in our rooms getting ready for the wedding until going to the wedding suite at 1215 as we had to be I. The wedding room at 1230. There were 100 guests so we quickly took our places near the front. The ceremony went off very well and Rachel looked beautiful in a gorgeous dress, she is so slim and the dress skimmed her figure. She and the bridesmaids (4) all had their long hair put up with pearls woven into it and they all wore pearl drop earrings. The bridesmaids dresses were off the shoulder, touched almost Grecian style in a pale ecru colour.

As we left the marriage room we were given a glass of fizz and the opportunity to task a handful of confetti. Guests formed a long double line and as Rachel and Cal came through the centre confetti was thrown over them. Various photos were then taken but I was not called fir any of them. Not surprising as I am not really family as far as her Mum is concerned. We moved inside and sat in the bar waiting for the room to be ready for the reception. There were five on our table which was nice as some had eight on theirs. We had myself, Joe and Lyn and Norma Joe’s sister and Mike her husband. Speeches were given before the meal opening with Joe’s very good father of the bride speech. Toasts were given and then the meal was served. Lyn and I had prawn cocktail, roast beef and sticky toffee pudding. Joe had the same except Turkey instead of beef. It was a lovely meal, the beef was just slightly pink and mine was lovely, Lyn’s was a bit chewy she said. We finished eating about 5pm and had to clear the room so chatted for a while then went back too rooms to change for the evening. Other people were joining us then so we went back in at 7pm and found a table away from the dance floor. Not sure what the. Music was. I could not have danced to it. The room was now really full with about 150 people in it. We moved out into the bar after about an hour or so so it was easier to talk. We then left them to it and went back to our rooms. We obviously couldn’t stand the pace.nEven Maya so is now running rather than walking outstayed us.

Sunday 11 August after another really nice breakfast we packed up and checked out another glorious day so we drove to Wast Water, unfortunately we were later than planned as when going to say goodbye to all the rest of the family they were busy dismantling all the flower arrangements so we did stop and give a bit of help. So by the time we got to Wast Water there were no parking places. We managed to stop and take a few photos but it is really spoiled by all the water sports going on there. Stopped at a nice inn with a beer garden and had a cup of coffee then drove home and unpacked and sat in the garden for a while.

Its getting much hotter here now and pc says 24 degrees but theres still a good breeze blowing and it feels much hotter than the 24 degrees.

O Mandy thats not good with Colin being sick make sure he is ok after not having any sausage rolls and if he is still sick get in touch with the doctor immediately. They can give you something to stop you being sick and mum had that. My grandfather, dad and oh were sick before they had heart trouble, grandad and dad both died and oh too.

I went out to put the scimmer on the pond and saw one of those lovely damsel flies that are turquiose blue with black wings came in and got the camera and tried three times to turn it on and it just turned its self off again. NO BATTERY I had left it plugged in overnight and its the only thing that runs the battery out if I do that. All the other things like my speaker and disc machine and head light etc all carry on charging but not my camera so I have missed some lovely shots I could have sent BIL.

Afternoon all,

Lovely sunny day here and very hot,there's not a cloud in the sky .

Mel it sounds as if the wedding day went well and everyone had a lovely day, at least ths weather didn't spoil the day and the sun came out for them .

Ann thats such shame the village has been spoilt like that with all the traffic it sounded idyllic back then bit like Darling Buds of May .
Oh no not more shenanigans, I wonder if the son comes home when he's drunk rather than go home to wife/partner ,you don't want to much of that in the middle of the night .
Vera hope you managed to get a dessert from the shop and your probably there now at the summer party enjoying the afternoon.

Well we had lunch and Colin was sick again after ,I think its the sausage rolls as he had one of them the other day and was sick and he had another sausage roll today ,they had the date of the 16th on but the rest has gone in the bin ,thank goodness I never had one .

Tomorrow should be really hot so a day of rest I think .

Hope Anng's enjoyed day yesterday and everything went OK, I expect we'll here later .