General Chat

Morning Mel and everyone,

Frosty morning here too, but we have lovely sunshine,the church bells are ringing away ,they sound lovely.

Liz, good to hear their getting OH in and sorted out , before you know it ,it will all be over .
Just got to keep him germ free !!!

We off to see SANTA !!! today, eight adults and four children ,taking my camera ,so i'll get some photo's.
9.48pm

Morning All,

Very crisp frost morning here today.

Liz I am so pleased that your OH has an early appointment for his op and it sounds as though they are really looking after him. Thats the good thing about living down this way they seem to get you in quite quickly. I know they did with mums breast cancer and her hysto. There will be no riding Merlin for a while after then!! My best friend's hubby in Suffolk had that op a few years ago and all is fine now for him and he is a right woose.

Sun is shining and I have'nt done any wreaths this year at all. May try and dig some of the bases out tomorrow as I shall probably have to go shopping today.

9.14am.

21.09pm

Another one of my favorites on NOW.( NO LIKEY NO LIGHTY). What a bore. I think I am with Chris Jane,

Just bid on 5 items on Ebay. If I get them about £70.00 inc p.p. three bits of gold and Estee lauder private collection all her her ladyship.!!!! isn't she lucky to have me !!!! She dosen't think so at times. when I have my turns.

I was a 50s youngster ,Traditional Jazz. Chris Barber, Sandy Brown. before some of you were born. use to go to Wood Green, North London, every Friday night and dance to Chris's band. The condensation would run down the walls. But we were young and loved it. Come home on the BUS with soaking cloths, All went in the wash when I got home. Suit (yes SUIT) in the cleaners on Monday ready for the following weekend. We never went out without suit, collar and tie, polished shoes, and a white hankerchief in your top pocket. BOY, we looked the part.

Went to the Albert hall age 15 to see Louis Armstrong. What a great entertainer he was. They don't breed them like that today. Also loved ELLA and Peggy lee.

LOL,I have just gone upstairs and Chris is in bed with headphones on.Dire Straits blaring out !!!!!!!!!!.I love Dire Straits.Takes me right back to the 70's.
Some of the best bands for me were in the 70's.....The Who were my favourite.
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Frank ,I still feel young.Am loving X F.Sat here hopping and bopping lol.Chris thinks I have lost the plot and am a sad old so and so.! In fact I haven't even stayed sat down ,Good job no-one can see me!!!!!!

Christmas tree safe in garage. OH & family will put it up next Saturday.

Thats 2 christmas lunches booked for next week one on Wednesday and one on Thursday, , thats good glad it will be lunch time much prefer to eat through the day and not late at night.

I used to love paper chains Jane, I used to make them with my girls, using coloured strips of sticky paper, yucky tounge with all that licking when we were finished.
Glad all is sorted out for your OH LIz.

7.51pm

Not my night for T.V. JLS now X factor. Can't stand all the screaming and shouting. Elton John might be good if he plays the piano and sings, but I doubt it. All talk being Pears.

Had my Indian,Chicken Bhuna. They sent be a bottle of Cobra Indian beer tonight. Quite nice, first for ages.

You were a lucky child Jane,cotton wool balls, and paper chains. no wonder you never grew up. Only JOKING.

Ann, I have never got on with salmon, it always plays me up (indegestion) out comes the Gavilas###. It's not worth the effort. I do like a salmon sandwhich though.

Only another hour or so, and I can go back to watch T.V.
Might spend a few bob on Ebay, to get it out of my system !!!

I am glad you are sorted out on the treatment your OH needs Liz.. FIL had keyhole for his hernia a couple of years ago and it was so much quicker to heal than his previous one done the old way, so that will make things better for your OH. It is good he can have an uninterrupted xmas and then have his operation early in the New Year. Frank is right, it will all be done before he knows it.

Better go and cook the salmon and do the salad for tea ready for OH when he gets home......he is always starving when he gets back. It seems quite cold again now but I shall be flinging the back door open.....can't stand the smell of fish cooking. lol

I've just thought, Mel won't have any spring cleaning to do next year!!

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Liz, it sounds like things will be fine with OH.The catheter will feel uncomfortable for a little while ,but that will settle.At least now you know what is going to happen.

My tree is now half done.I'm getting there!!!
I remember as a little girl standing on a chair throwing little balls of cotton wool on the tree (for snow).When I was in the garden centre this morning I noticed there was very little Tinsel for sale.I think tinsel is out of fashion.
I didn't see any paper chains either lol

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4.43pm
Liz, Have just seen your posting. So pleased that they are not wasting a lot of time, getting OH into Hospital. I'm sure it's a worry for you, but in the long run, it will be better all round. It will be over before you know it !!!!

Frank, We've clashed!!! nearly!

4.37pm

They are firmly in my head at the moment Ann, Tomorrow may be different!!!. I will pratice to see if I have it in case.

Hi Everyone! Feeling a lot less tird today! yesterday was certainly a bit of a marathon!! We got to 'Musgrove' just after 12 noon, appointment was twenty past; traffic a bit grim going in, but there you are, it is Christmas! Saw this very nice specialist and after a bit of a chat, decided that the best course of action was to have the Prostate out, so, OH is now booked in for about three weeks time! the operation will be keyhole which will make it a lot easier, and he'll be away for 3/4 days. Afterwards he'll have a catheter for 2/3 weeks, and a bit of discomfort for ?!!! OH MAY have to have a small course of radiotherapy afterwards just to make sure that ALL the cancer cells that might escape, so to speak, during surgery are mopped up!! not too sure about that, have to see! After 'the chat' we then had to go to 'The Medical Day Centre ' for pre-op tests (saved us having to go back!!) These seems to take 'for ever', but at least they are done! after that we had to go to Sainsburys!!!!!!! I'm like you Frank, I love all those all comedys, Dads Army makes me laugh out loud, and Del Boy and Last of the Summer Wine always makes me chuckle!! Morcombe and Wise too, I used to love them! Jane I hope you've fixed your tree!!! I have a vision of you all on Xmas morning, wondering whether it's the tree or you who is on the skew!!!! Laura is much better today thank goodness, we have decided not to meet up over Xmas as we DON'T want any coughs and colds, too risky, so we shall be Derby and Joan on our own! not to worry, we can meet up later when it doesn't matter so much. Thank you all for your good wishes and concern, it makes a big difference to know that there are all you nice people out there!!!!

Ann ,Fitz could not get a 12 foot tree anywhere this year so has had to have an 8 foot.They have raised it a bit on bricks and covered the bricks with some material.
Yes it my same tipsy fairy as last year .I think it must feel a bit dizzy by now lo
It is now dark enough for me to see where the lights are,so will go and have a fiddle.

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Mandy I always get itchy hands with the tree.I took some mitts with me to the garden centre.The Fairy is now up,looking a little tilted lol.
Chris has just strained and decanted the Sloe Gin.I have to say it tastes gooood.He has put his home made label on the bottle.There was a little left over,so we are just sampling it.I hope I don't need to get on those little steps for the tree again lol
8 red balls on now !

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Ohh didn't it save the new size on your computer Frank? I will be asking YOU if mine goes wrong now so put those instructions in a SAFE PLACE.!! lol

Jane, does that mean you now have a listing tree as well as the half cut fairy from last year? lol I bet it will still look lovely in the red and white though. I look forward to seeing Fitz's tree having seen the HUGE space he has for it........how does he get it to the house?? I have a vision of him hauling it up the lane. lol I STILL haven't got mine up.....I'm so late this year!!

Off to get a cuppa now......

Ohh didn't it save the new size on your computer Frank? I will be asking YOU if mine goes wrong now so put those instructions in a SAFE PLACE.!! lol

Jane, does that mean you now have a listing tree as well as the half cut fairy from last year? lol I STILL haven't got mine up.....I'm so late this year!!

Off to get a cuppa now......

BIL and SIL just gone a little while ago. I did an earlish lunch but they still managed to turn up just as I had put it on the table so they had to make their own tea and coffee. Well that got me out of that job. Robert made it actually. They went quite late so I did'nt go shopping.

The postman came and brought me nearly a sack load of post today and I have to thank Ann, Maureen and Mandy for the lovely cards. Mandy yours is beautiful and yes I still have last years too. Also Maureen another lovely painting for my collection. Somewhere in the depths of our lounge I have a whole set of video's about watercolour painting with the different mediums. I shall have to get them together and perhaps send them to you if you would like Maureen.

Well we have done the outside tree ,all the lights are on but i will go out when its dark to see if they need to be moved about , i usually end up with more lights on one side than the other , also put some lights round the front door and little lanterns in the honeysuckle round the back .

Also put the Christmas wreath on the front door, i've got tiny little lights in it ,just got to remember to turn them on.
I didn't wear any gloves when we did the tree ,now my fingers are all itchy !!!

DIL gave us a lovely photo taken at Jake's school,she had all three of them in the photo ,Katie doesn't look to happy in it though, i don't think she really knew what was going on .
Now got to find somewhere to hang it ,its in a nice white frame .

3.20pm

3.09pmSORTED ANN, No.1 Son just turned up. If you get any trouble anyone, JUST ASK THE EXPERT>!!!! He's shown me what to do. I have all the info now.

Just spoke to Shirl, She's fine. OG is in his usual mood. She's just waiting on her son coming home, then she's off shopping.

Stick with it Jane, it will be allright on the night.!!!!