General Chat

Afternoon All,

Chester running amok with a turned on sprinkler would get everyone panicking wouldn't it!!! lol

Frank, I think you would have been 'cooking' as well as the turkey!! lol Think how hot the kitchen would get in the time the turkey would take to cook......better off with the carvery today.

I had breakfast outside but had to come in after, it was so hot........kept picturing our Mandy in her Spa. I bet she keeps having a dip!! Does Toby want to join in??

Afternoon everyone,

I haven't been in the pool today ,we 've had the grandchildren this morning while mum and dad went to As*a and after lunch son and Jake went in the pool and hubby and Chelsea went in the spa .
All Toby wants to do is lay in the shade ,he doesn't like the water if you splash him, he runs indoors !!

It 's taken forever to clear up the toys and all the inflatables for the pool ,i feel quite worn out !!

I remember Shimms ,she used to post a lot of threads ,nice to know she and William are happy together .

Afternoon -Gang----

Was going out but it's gone very dull& windy but still warm???Sun may still pop out.Will wait a while and see-----
Frank where do i live---UP-A-TREE- AND TRAVEL BY SWINING FROM TREE TO TREE-ON- A -VINE
-----But your right I only get stores once a week--LIKE TO-DAY--Cheeky Boyxxxx-----I have Kaftan My Monster borrowed it for her part in play
as Cleo servant .....
OOOPS THE SUN'S OUT ---BBL
XXX

PS. FRANK GOOLE --KINGSTON ,ONTARIO CANADA
YOU'LL SEE WHERE I LIVE --LOL XXXX

Just got a lovely pic of a very soaked Chester lol.He loves water ,but daughter was chasing him with the hose and he was trying to run away.
I want a Kaftan now.As Frank says you have so much freedom in one .

My dad's army records arrived today. His Military record described him as exemplary. It states 'a very hardworking, loyal and reliable man who shows keenness and enthusiasm and shoulders responsibility. Of sober character'. I would very much agree with the description of him. He served nearly 7 years, a lot of it in Egypt, Burma and India in the Tank regiment. Sadly, I don't think he ever really settled back to civilian life, tried to run the home like the army too and had a fearsome temper that would put my friends off calling at the house. I remember from the age of 7 I had to clean my school shoes every night like a good soldier!!!!!

Well Shirl.........you swinging from a vine!! lol Are you Jane then ..................and Frank TARZAN!!!!! lol, lol

Do you live near the Lakes??.......Ontario?

Ann .even though your Dad was a tough Dad that must be great to see those records.

Have emailed some pool pictures

Thanks for your pictures Jane ,Chester looks like he's having fun ,if i pointed the hose at Toby he'd run LOL

Ann,I'd like to send for my fathers Army records ,he served in Burma,he was a Dispatch Rider.
I have a wrinkled old photo of him in his Army uniform ,son put it on the computer and took out all the wrinkles ,then he enlarged it for me, on the back it has a loving message for my Mum ,with lots of kisses.

I never had a Katfan in my life, but I have 2 old comfortable dressing goons.

Ahh ! Mandy how lovely is that.I still have all the letters that my Mum and Dad wrote to eachother.They are in a leather wallet tied with a ribbon.

It is exciting when you get something connected to the family, is'nt it?

I rang for the wedding but OH opted out as he wanted to get on with the pool. When I got back he had lined it all and we started to unroll the liner on the lawn. As we had undone 2 layers andstretched it out I was having trouble with my end and he told me to come and take his end and get the next bit from underneath. As I walked up to his end I spied with my little eye 2 cuts in the liner near where it had been sealed together. That did it, he was furious and got on the phone to the company straight away but of course they had the answering machine on. So that put paid to the rest of the work today. Packing it back up we found another 2 bigger slits in it on another fold!! OH is really upset and is now sitting on a chair and watering the new grass he sowed.

Oh David you do make me laugh lol.I love a nightie that I have had for years.It's getting a bit threadbare now but I will wear it until it falls apart .

I also have a letter written to my grandmother from her son (mums brother)on board ship ,it says he carn't say where they are ,but i expect you can guess ,not to worry the broken wrist is healing nicely and he's getting a nice tan.
He was a Japanese prisoner of war ,mum said when he came home he wouldn't talk about what had happened and was just skin and bone .

My Dad never talked about the war.The only thing he ever told me was seeing a nurse hanging out of a porthole of a ship that had been sunk in the Suez (sp) Canal.Dad was a diver with the Marines.He wore that big goldfish bowl helmet and the big lead boots.I think he might have had a breakdown after the war from what Mum said.

Yes it was good to see a bit more of that part of his life. When I was in my 20s he told me once that he wished he'd stayed on in the army. At the time he came out he was fed up of years of the heat in India. I think it was even hotter inside the tanks too!! I have seen photos of him in his uniform, including a tropical one of him in shorts and a safari type hat!! I don't know what happened to them all though.

Lots of men came back from the war changed men didn't they after what they saw and experienced. Some never recovered and it wasn't well understood at that time.

Love the photos Mandy and Jane. What a lovely blue the pool is!!! Love the little inflatable boats on it!!. Chester and Toby both know what they like.......and when they've had enough, don't they. Your garden is looking good Jane.

Mel, how infuriating and well done you for spotting the problem before the water went in. I bet the phone will be hot on monday morning........hope they can replace it quickly.

I have a loose, knee length, thinnest cotton top thing, ideal for this weather.......can I find it??........I put it away for the winter....say no more. lol

Mel that is a right bummer!.I hope the company replaces it straight away

Off to bed now .See you all again tomorrow xx

Mel, good job you noticed the cuts ,its so annoying when you want to get on with the job, i can understand your OH being annoyed .
Lovely and cool now after the heat of the day .

Night Night Jane

Morning Everyone
Just to open the back door a few minutes ago was heaven a bit of fresh air ,it felt lovely.I had a wander round the garden and realised it actually is hot in the sun already.I wonder who is doing walkies today.It's normally Chris on a Sunday but he has got this sore blister thing on the bottom of his foot and it's quite painful to walk on.I will wait and see.Chester has gone back to sleep so I shall take my mug of tea out on the patio with my book.
BBL