General Chat

Hi All, I go away for a break and what do I find when I get on here all changed GU has been at it again.I hope you are all well,

Good grief the type is soooo small

.I have spent the last 2 days trying to sort out my garden the Iris' have finished flowering and I want the garden they are in for vegitables.Kathleen has had to have her medication upped once more, it is taking longer for her to adjust this time .Victoria has had another bladder infection and this time it went to her kidneys, she has had a bad time, they had to take het to the emergency department the other night as she was in agony, she is a little better to-day.

I must close as I am rather tired,
((((((((((( Love & Hugs)))))))))) Marie

Oh Tess, that sounds so hilarious. But it wasnt as if I was sitting flat on the ground, I was on a step, almost as high as a chair. If I am on the ground I find I have to roll over onto my knees and crawl over to a bench or tree or other sturdy support to pull myself up. When we girls were young we used to laugh at our grandmother when she got up from scrubbing the floor (she seemed to enjoy doing it!) I think she might have got up like you.

Huia.

Oh gosh Huia, I hope that your knee doesn't stiffen up or cause yoy any trouble over the next few days.
I sometimes have difficulty getting to standing from sitting and have to --

bend at hips, putting head by knees.
put hands to floor, in case i need extra leverage.
raise bum into air, so that legs are straight , body bent at the hips, head by knees.
gradually straighten at the hips, raising head, till I am standing up straight.

This seems to take the strain off my knees and after a few times becomes almost normal.

Tess

I wonder if I still have my name? Edit: yes I do.

I arrived back an hour ago from a walk that took me almost 3 hours, not that I walk fast (particularly uphill), and I stopped frequently to take photos. On the return when I was coming down some big steps to the road, or at least coming down the slope beside them, I lost my balance and sat down on one of the steps. It was a gentle landing, didnt hurt myself, but when I tried to stand up my knees didnt want to straighten and I kept sitting down again. It wasnt as if my knees were up under my chin as the step would have been 15 inches high or more. I sat for a few seconds, stretching my legs this way and that, and when I tried to stand again I succeeded.

Must now get my photos onto the computer.

Huia.

I also dislike the fact that I have to scroll all the way down the page to even find the thread! and I have to do that when I am changing pages ......... you know, what used to happen when someone typed a line thatw as far too long (such as when giving a web site), and it stretched out the box.


Bah Humbug!



Some people have lost their names entirely .............. they can post, but there is a blnak where their name should be!





Hi everyone!



sylvia having a moan
xxxx

Apparently, if a post is deleted now it just disappears. Don't mind that. I do mind having to waste time clicking to make every thread I go on go to last post first instead of the command holding until I choose to change it. I also mind that I have to use the back button or go into Community to get the threads menu back each time instead of clicking on General or Chat board at the top. I also mind that 'they' have changed my name and taken the spaces out of it.

Hi Girls,

Just looking at the width of the page we write our messages on, I'm sure it's wider than it used to be, or maybe my glasses need changing.lol!

Mo, I hadn't realised that the deletions had gone, until you told us.

Hope everyone is alright. Love, Sallie.xx

Hi again girls.
I was reading on another thread, that they have upped the amounts of postings per page to 20 rather than 15.
The writing is also smaller, so people who have problems with their sight,
will have to alter the size of the print.
If you notice Sallie, a lot of the deletions on threads have also gone.

Edit..... I have just been and checked, the supposition that the amount of postings per page seems to be wrong.

Hi Girls,

Oh, I'm not sure about this! I thought at first that GR had got rid of some of the posts on here---mind I'm still not sure what has happened. Whether it's because I'm used to seeing the time the last message was posted, I'm not too keen on showing how many hrs ago it was posted.

As you say Mo, at least we can still talk to each other.

I'll speak to you all later on. Love, Sallie. xxx

Oh my goodness girls, what have they done to this site again.
They have condensed the threads, and now have put the times of the last thread up.
We can also post at the bottom of the pages as well as at the top.
This will take us a little while to get used to I suppose, but at least we can still talk to each other.
I will be back later girls. Love Mo xxx

Morning all, I must say what busy bees you all are makes me quite tired just reading about it...I am still plodding on crafting , Sallie I got sidetracked so never started the parchment cards, My biggest problem is finding some where to put all the stash I have.... I must remember I need to have some cards for myself,
Ann, Pulmo Bailey is a very good cough medicine, the taste is rank, but down it quickly then a quick drink or a sweetie but it does work, coughing is so tiring..

Mo, love and (((((((((((((((((((((((((( X )))))))))))))))))))))))) for you....

Hope all our lovely friends in the far away places are well and sending love and prayers for everyone....

love Jean xxx

Hi Mo, we have both taken cough medidine and cough sweets. My cough is just a very slight tickly one, T's is taking longer to go, we have both found that hot squash helps a coughing fit. I have my cards to write yet, all 150 of them!!!

Hello girls.
Huia, I know what you mean by them squashing the photo's on things like driving licences. My bus pass photo makes me look like a monk, it has made a hole in the top of my hair ,where it has been so squashed to fit the documentation.
Everyone I have shown it to laugh their heads of at it. But at least you can see my ugly mug on it properly.

Sallie like you we have tried other stores, for our main shopping, but always end up back at Tes*'o's. It's not a very big store, and I generally know where everything is. Well I do until they move it all around,and then I get thrown into confusion.
I have spent most of my day,writing christmas cards out. Cor talk about writers cramp,and yet I am still not finished.
I dread to find out how much it's going to cost to send them off.
I have three for NZ and three for OZ,one for France and one for Holland, the rest are for this country.

Marie if you are looking in,would you mind sending me your address so that I can send your card to you. If you would rather not,I would fully understand.
I wonder if you are still sunning yourself on the beach, ogling all those tanned bodies.LOL

Jean honey, I hope you and J are well,and behaving yourself.

Ann are you and T any better now love. Did you get yourselves some cough medicine, to ease the cough.

Well girls I will say goodnight godbless. Love to all our friends who I may not have mentioned, I am thinking of you all. Love Mo xxx

Hi All,

Huia, hope you don't get any more trouble with your phone and internet. It's a shame that you can't get broadband, though having said that we sometimes have trouble with that.

Hope you managed to get through to your son, and hope that all is well with both him and his wife.


Jean, have you started to do any parchment cards yet? I bet there'll be no stopping you once you've started! lol!


Joyce, if you're looking in, I hope you are feeling better. Have you felt like making any cards lately? I don't seem to be able to get back into making them,since I finished all the cards for my brother's church. I've only managed to make a few since then.



Mo, how are things with you and your family? I hope that the problems are now being sorted out.

We've been to do our usual weekly shop, but decided that we would try the new A--a's which is nearer to where we live--both Janet and I prefer the one we always go to, so we will be back there next week.



Ann, hope you and T are feeling better now. My sister-in-law doesn't have the flu jab, but she's had some kind of flu virus, whatever it was, it made feel really poorly and she had to spend three days in bed. She's also been left with a nasty cough.

I don't know exactly what I do to lose what I'm writing, but I do know that I'm good at doing it.lolol!!!
Alun has told me no end of times to copy and paste, so that I won't lose what I'm writing, but I can't seem get that right, so of course, I just carry on in my own sweet way.lol! Having said that though, I must really try and do it the way that Alun's shown me.



Sylvia, hope your kitchen is now finished. It was good that your daughter was able to give you advice, so that at least one problem was solved for you and OH.

I know the feeling though, we had our kitchen done six years ago, even though we had a very good local company in to do it, they still made a couple of mistakes--but soon put them right. It's only human to make some mistakes.lol!

Hope all is well with your daughter and family. I bet you are all looking forward to MJ's first Christmas--there'll be some excitement on Christmas morning at their house. Sending hugs and kisses to MJ! xxxxxx



Tess, hope you've recovered after having your grandchildren stop with you.

Although Alun and I don't have any grandchildren, we sometimes have Jennie's friend's little girl Chloe, stop the night with us. She's staying Friday night, so that on Saturday she can finish make her Christmas cards. She was eight last month, and I must say that she makes quite a good job of them.

I must say that although we love to have her stay, I'm shattered after she's gone home. Oh well, old age doesn't come by itself!lolol!!


Liz, if you're looking in, I hope you are feeling a bit better. Have you seen the baby yet? Hope OH is better than he's been, and that he's taking care of his diabetis.

Have you bought any Christmas presents yet? I've bought a couple, so will have to get a move on to get the rest. It's knowing what to buy for different people is the problem.



Marie, we haven't heard from you for a while, I hope all is alright with you and your family. I know you were going to visit your daughter but I can't remember how long you were going to stay with her.



I'll speak to you all again tomorrow. Take care everyone!


Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxxx

I went to the Doc this morning for my med cert. Eyes were fine, but she wrote on the form 'doesnt like getting out of car to open garage door when it is raining'. Well, she said she wrote it, but it must be in invisible ink. Now I just have to present all the forms and my money to the driving licence authorities, and I think I have to have my photo taken again. I hope this time they dont squash my head. The current photo doesnt look right.

I visited Phil, then came back to Papakura to do some shopping, got home about 4.30. Turned on the computer and tried to connect to the internet but computer said there was no dial tone (cant get broadband here). My phone was dead. I did other things and after dinner as the phone was still out I drove down the road and up another side road to a place where I could use my cell phone. Phoned a neighbour and he said his phone had been out at 4pm but had come back again. Otherwise I wouldnt be on here, but would be tearing my hair out! Actually I had decided if it was still out tonight I could always scan more negs as that doesnt require the internet.

Must get off now and ring my son. I havent spoken to him for a while.

Huia.

Hi Jean,

I have done some parchment, on a few birthday cards, and hoping to do some on a couple of Christmas cards, but at the moment can't make up my mind on what I want to do. I just need a good shaking, I think! lolol!!!

Jean, I find that doing parchment is very soothing, and love doing it. Even though you haven't done any for a long time, I'm sure you'll do it alright---no problem!

Yes, thank you Jean all is well with everyone here, too.

Anyway, I'm going to make a cuppa now, surprise! surprise! You all know I can't go too long without a nice cup of tea.lolol!!

Speak to you all tomorrow.

Love, Sallie.xxx

Trouble is Mo, we make our own cards but still have to pay postage!!!

you are very good experimenting with all these new ways of doing things. I am afraid I am very much a stick in the mud and plod on doing my own thing!

Sallie why do you lose your posts, do you perhaps click on reply when you have finished instead of submit? Easy to do. Have you tried quickly copying before you submit then if you press the wrong button it would be ok.

Good job I dont take any notice of you Mo, I knew you would come up trumps....lol...Sylvia you will love your new kitchen when it gets finished we had
all manner of things going wrong and it seemed to drag on and on, but it was worth it finally....we love it...daughters are good... mine stayed with all the mess
and J and I went away for two weeks and it still was a mess when we got back.
this was a year ago and its great now.... so yours will be too...
Sallie, did you do any parchment craft, I have just got a couple of books with patterns in and how to do them, so thought I would give it a go its years since I did any....got your reply thanks... hope all is well with you and your family too.

love Jean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~# to Huia and Marie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Liz where are you?????

Hi Mo,

Just want to say "well done" for last night. You and your team are getting really good at playing these matches now. Keep on winning girls!

Love to everyone. Sallie.xxx

Hello dear friends.
Well for those who are interested, we won at darts last night. 4-2and 2-1.
Don't tell our Jean,as I told her not to waste her pension on backing us,and she would have been quids in. oh dear me thinks I will be in for a rollicking.

Poor Sylvia's had more problems with the kitchen I see. Thank goodness your daughter was able to give you an alternate solution Sylvia.
Get the whip out Sylvia,and get the OH back out to work. If he keeps spending all your savings like this he has to replace the money. LOL
It's so easy to go to Ikea and spend a fortune without realising it. We think to ourselves oooh thats a bargain,but when we get to the checkout,we have spnt twice as much as we intended to.
The trouble with christmas cards these days, is not so much the price of the cards, but the postage is so expensive.
Now if we were clever like, Jean, Sallie, Ann and probably Huia,we would make our own cards.

I hope that you are all well. Love to you all. Mo xxx