Morning everyone..It's a new week...11/08/2014

First topic message reminder :

how lucky are you then
Linda said they may go to Carolina this week
The new grandson still in hospital but doing ok
his heart keeps slowing down but they said it's normal as
he is trying to catch up ,after all he was not due till
Spencer 's birthday Oct 6
So we will meet up when she returns

Morning Bond ...
Mark said that he was sending me a
different print to what I thought I was getting
as one was of what he called the Trinity looking up
at the spires ,everyday he is going out capturing
such lovely photographs I said I wish I had looked
at more of his work ,then he said he thought I would like
a different one to the Trinity better so had posted off that
Vicky you asked me did I know where I was hanging them and yes
I do on either side of my wall clock

Well Melanie posted pictures on FB of her and Ian having fun on the
beach after she arrived yesterday ,she paddled her tootsies in the water
,no sign of Marge though so I asked "where's Mum"

Going up to high 70's today they have fog this morning though
1/4 of a mile up near the capital away from the shore where we are
its 10miles so not bad along I-95

Ahh so you edited the clip Bond

Well guess I had better get on as Blaine will be up soon

Spencer came home with a cut on his hand that SHOULD have
gotten a stitch ,seems a lady Carmen knows said she had lost her credit
card in her car so Spencer offered to look for it ,and while sliding his
hand under her seat got STABBED by something sharp ,he said the blood
was EVERYWHERE ,{he bleeds just like his Dad used to } any way
he washed it and put peroxide on it before coming home and he managed
to find ONE butterfly bandage ,so hopefully it will knit together ,he will
have to wrap it well today even though he wears plastic gloves at work
to make sure he does not get anything in it ,and I will have to get more
of those bandages ,you never know when you might need one

So be back later

MORNING LADIES

Good morning all from Atherstone, still dark here Yet
Yes Carole they did do a clip and talk with Sara but didn't use it on the night
Love the he picture again great atmosphire
Back for breakfast
Well its a lovely morning here now suns out, looks like some jobs in the garden later
Yes I like the colours in the bathroom I based them on a VW, camper van, on two walls are painted. around the shower and bath are tiled
Breakfast and it's cornflakes hot milk toast and marmalade Coffee tea orange juice and L&L Back later

New Avatar another of Marks prints

Night Bond ......back in the "old days"
we ate DIRT and survived ,now a days
they SPRAY everything to KILL bugs
and are KILLING us as well

Just saw your ITV video ,too bad the TV crew
did not feature Sara's shop

See ya tomorrow

OH Melanie arrived safe

Hi all, I do wonder how we got to this age with all the things we have around us.l think they sprayed the old folks in the years after the war to keep them strong
Right time for bed
Strangers is getting a bit deap
See you for breakfast Night Night

What dosnt kill you makes you strong
Watching strangers

Yes it's like Pick & Mix......not a good idea really unless the sweets are wrapped, which often they're not......not everyone uses the scoop to put the sweets in the bag, they often just use their fingers. Yuck.....same with those peanuts on the bars no no no......even the salad bar isn't a good idea.

Tracie said it was on the tv news this morning to
about the face book thing and it's all a HOAX
Keep trying to tell some of my friends to JUST IGNORE IT
but still have messages via messenger ,and your right
Bond all your doing is spreading it by passing it on
And again your right Bond about dropping the lid and
covering your toothbrushes,watching the spray in video
made me feel ill ,it goes FEET ....
Guess paying extra for things works Vicky but sometimes
people cannot always pay a lot of $$$ £££ for items and have to
go with lesser quality

I saw when Melanie said she had set out Marge hope she has
a good trip down
Taco Bell is something I know Blaine likes Marge but I have only
been to once
Think we might do that one st though as I like the looks of
their $5 bowls
So back again finished watching what I recorded last night

Oh we're fine about the toothbrushes being in the en-suite.....they're far enough away from the loo, same for the family bathroom. (that's a big room anyway) These days you don't often find the loo in a separate room from the bath/shower anyway.

Hi all, yes Marg we have had that here on Facebook, mrsb had one asking her to do this and that and pass it on, as I said don't do it thats just could be just spreading it on
Its going back in time about bathroom with toilet, always close the door lid before flashing as this stop the fine spray, never have a open toothbrush if you have a lavertory in the he bathroom, people are saying this is a problem with kids getting ill as we are too clean

Have had an attack of hoax hacking
here yesterday on FB.
Its in the form of a FB message
from someone we know telling us
how to put it right. (its right as it is)
That's when they get you, when you follow
the instructions.
Melanie is on her way at last and she did get
an early start this time. She could be here
just after lunch.

Its a little cloudy this morning but the sun will
break through by lunch time and its in the low
70s even now. The humidity is another matter
as its still in the 70-80% range.
I am having to work at a slower pace but that suits
me fine.
Did my last evening after everyone
stocked up for the Baseball playoffs and the
American football (5 games on yesterday!)
Bet the Pizza take out was buzzing all day.

Ian got us some food from our very local Taco Bell.
(a 5 minute drive away and through the drive through)
Its hell walking up the steep hill on that side of where
we live so we take the car.
They are as populous here as fish and chip shops are
in the UK.
Ian just arrived so we have to go over what we are going to
do until Melanie arrives.
TTFN

As I says Carole it's never worried us.....and our family bathroom carpet is pale green, still looks good and it must be about 25 years now. though it was expensive.....quality.

Oh you'll be all until you get those photos onto your wall.....do you know where you'll be hanging them?

Guess not the word I was looking for about bathroom carpet
Think its more that people find it's ,ummm not as hygienic
is that better ?
But I did say it's up to you right ?

Mark sent my prints this morning so cannot wait to get them
put them into the frames I have coming and up on the wall
One of the ones I am getting is the same view as this one
minus the link sky ,he goes around town looking at different
buildings to snap
A lot of people on FB said he should make a calendar ,I think he
has talent

Recorded one of the tv programs I normally watch on a Sunday night
90 day Fiancee as it over lapped another one I also watch ,Alaska the last Frontier
One of this season's couples ,the man lives in Weston Super Mare and the girl
lives in New Mexico over here
They got married in this episode in the UK but she has to come back alone
and they have to wait probably a long time for him to get his visa as he has a police record back
there nothing major but any blemish can throw a wrench in the process

Anyway just cooked a Angus roast beef with oven potatos carrots broccoli cauliflower and gravy

Be back

 What's not chic one year is in the following year Carole.....it's the same with everything, it comes round again after a while be it furniture or fashion.       We've always had carpet in our downstairs loo and we've got it upstairs in the family bathroom and again in the en-suite.      Never worried us....     Though Susan & Matt have floor tiles in their family bathroom and will have floor tiles in the en-suite.

As Carole's said Bond the colours are nice.....

Been to Palmers had sausage and mash with friend onions, peas & carrots.....and a bit of David's trifle.  

Great photo Carole.

Hi Carole, yes I did think think the same about Sara but no news, possibly new bread and fizzy wine
Yes I know that carpets not the done thing and we have talk about the new lino cushin floor but then I pop down the carpet shop have a yard cut, doors off lady it in a morning doors on job done for £ 25
Just put the heating on as the suns gone in and its getting cold

looks like the grass is a bit too wet
to cut so popping to the bank to pay my car
early ...

Bond you DO know its not chic now a days to have carpet
in the bathrooms ,{ I watch a LOT of "house hunters " }
not only because of wandering "willies"
But what ever you like @
The colors look nice BTW

You know I do not want to get personal but noticed Sara in
a group picture in her :unmentionables: was looking a little
rounded in a certain area ,do we have ANY NEWS you want to share
OK I was ONLY ASKING
I shall return later

Hi Carole you popped in as I was typing
Beautiful picture Carole, we have some lovely avatars

Afternoon all, nice to see you back Vicky, your front looks good too
Its the bathroom and toilet that I painted last week, now the lads are at an age and can control their willies we have carpet in there but I still change every 18 months or so
We have had carpet tiles and many years ago cork tiles and varnished over them but I find the easy, I buy a metre run off the roll thats about £25 and a standard roll does both bathroom and toilet
Mrsb hasn't gone to the he shop today, Saras not too well, nothing to do walking out in the he street in only her bra knickers and Red high heels
JJust made some drinks and theres a little of each pudding left, I isaved a slice of each and the kids take n the rest with them
It looks nice our now

Morning Vicky , Vicky
Geeez in out in out getting dizzy

New avatar is one of Mark Pembertons photograhs
that he took yesterday after it rained ,he text me what a beautiful
pink sky there was over the Cathedral
He just mailed my two prints

I'm back and I'm off again soon.

Later......it's a bit chilly out btw.

Yes I'm up but not out Carole well not yet..... I am nipping round to in half an hour.

Which room is the new carpet going into Bond?

Later then.

Carpet FITTING Bond what did I miss ?
Starting off here in the 60's ,but temps going to
DROP and our high will only be in the 50's in some towns
Going to be a dry day but no

The news in the weather is yet ANOTHER Hurricane
named Michael that is approaching the Gulf Coast
of Florida and should make land fall as a cat 2 with winds
around 110+ ,some of the winds and rain of which we could get
the left overs later in the week ...

Hope Marge had a productive Sunday ,and that Melanie has a safe
trip down today ...

Is Vicky up and out Bond you can probably see through your glass
you have trained on her over there

Ah well nothing else to report here ,I might go trim the grass later
being as its going to be overcast and dry
Be back

Good morning all from Atherstone not a bad morning here
Carpet fitting this morning but first breakfast and it's cornflakes and hot milk toast and marmalade Coffee tea orange juice and large L&L
Back later

Guess your all tucked up by now Bond
so sleep tight
Hope Vicky took care of our *silent* poster
as once more I see he has paid us a visit

Stupid sun came out after it being overcast all day about two hours ago
Looks like Wednesday is going to be the hottest and best day
of the week ,a great day to take the Ferry over to Long Island NY
sent a text off to Linda to see if she can go but I doubt it as
she works Mon/Wednesday

Just took my shower .Buddy is cuddling up beside of me on the sofa
but when I go into bed he will follow later ,

So sleep tight our UK connection speak tomorrow

Time for bed so Night night See you for breakfast

Mmmm my choice sounds yummy Bond.

Often when Matt has chosen his vegetarian meal I I chose the same meal because it sounds so much nicer than the one I was going to chose.    (Claire & Dawn are also vegetarians)

No that's not legal Carole the new landlord can't put the rent up while she's still got a contract saying what the rent is.     Tell him to tell her to stand her ground but find the contract.

New avatar is the lovely water colour done by Lady Victoria Manners ......as you can see the gardens looked so much nicer in the Edwardian times

just had a video chat with one
of my Coventry old friends who lives near Courthouse
Green School ,was really surprised

Happy to see you able to post Marge before Ian
comes over ,and sounds like things are going very smooth
so far

I am getting multiple messages about some asking to
be friends ,all this due to some idiot trying to get your
friends and then they can post under my name

Have told them to ignore it ,but I am about ready to Quit fb
if this keeps up

Spencer jus arrived home to watch football ,seems Carmen
is upset as her new landlord has raised her rent by $200
Spencer said she just signed a lease with the old landlord ,so
told her to find the paper as he did not think that was legal

Be back

Afternoon all, slice of th been pink topped one thats dusting of raspberry powder on a rulard, cream or cold custard
The meal was lovely when it came but there was Nine of us and its only a small pub and one of us was a Vegan that one had been pre booked
Its afternoon drinks time

I'll have the one with the pink top please Bond.

Lovely flowers Carole.

I expect everyone's getting excited Margaret.....all of you together.

I just didn't see anything I wanted to buy Carole.

Enjoying my book.....she's now 21 and fallen for the dandy William Wellesley Pole who is 23. nephew to the Duke of Wellington.

Good morning from a very bright sunny day in
California.
Got a lot done yesterday but the bathroom floor
is out as a DIY project. We had a good look at it
and decided it needed a professional to do the job.
That's OK, I just wondered if it could be done as a
week end project and its not. It will need a whole
sub floor laying over the old wooden floor after
taking up the original Lino flooring in there,
Ian cleaned out the rain gutters over the garage
and tidied up the lean to and put up the smoke
detectors.
We went to our local N/H ACE hardware store to buy
a new yard broom and a small hand saw and a new
pair of pruners.
Caught Cyd, (The owner of the house next door who
rents it out) and tackled him about the problem tree.
He is consulting his gardeners about it and If it is
completely taken out he wants another tree planted
in its place!
My Black Beauty told the whole story about what it is
doing to her paint finish. (I have not washed her in
about 4 weeks so good and dusty and full of leaves.)
He took photos of the damage to the cement driveway
and the rest is up to him. I did say I know it will be
costly to remove the tree completely and offered to go halves
with him if that's what it took.

Had to send a message to Ian early yesterday to warn him that
he had the blue screen of death on Peters computer and he was
running an update on mine at the same time so both off line.

It seems that my Travel agent forgot to send me a choice of
flights about 4 weeks ago so Ian messaged him and he sent me
a couple of choices for the dates I wanted. One was for
Virgin Atlantic and the other for American which is tied into
British Airways. Both the same price but no way will I be able
to make it to Heathrow for the very early flight back on Virgin.
We asked about Air New Zealand but it was twice the price!
So it looks like I might be on British Airways again!

We changed my cell phone over to Spectrum along with the
Computers, Cable TV and house phone. They use my old
phone network anyway which has more coverage than any
other cell phone company but its a darn sight cheaper.

Got a call from Melanie and she is getting really excited about coming
down here to see her brother ( and me ,I hope!)
She is already packed and ready to go!
Poor old Jim is dog sitting Chewie as he cannot travel out of his
county while he is under a court ordered treatment plan.
I just think he needs to focus on his recovery for the next 12
months. Then I might go back up there for Xmas 2019.

Must go this morning as I am on my last reserves.
Been too tired to do it in the evening like I planned to.
Its a home made breakfast burrito this morning, Scrambled egg in a
flour Tortilla with what ever I can find like grated cheese.
Ian should be here soon so better get dressed before he comes.
TTFN

 she did not BUY anything
my wardrobe must be filling up ....
Well the only way to cure an upset tummy is
WORK WORK WORK,did the  just
waiting on the white clothes to finish in the
Popped to play my numbers and got a gal of MOOOOO
and some lovely black plums ,and a pack of tomato's on the vine
being as my little Cherry plant is almost done and with the cooler
temps at night what are left out there are struggling to ripen
have brought a stack inside ,so next job will be to cut it down
it did not OWE me a penny for the tomato's I got from it .....

I am as I  eating a salad I prepared ,threw in some beetroot
that I have had marinating in malt vinegar and a little sliced chicken
....Have to get back on track here

Dull again today and OH SO HUMID I have thrown the A/C back on
I could not STAND IT ....

Updated my door flower arrangement as well as I called into the Dollar
store for Spencer's ice tea "Arnold Palmer Lemon Ice tea" as that is all he drinks
no tea ,USED to have one coffee a day when working in Weston but stopped
that when the boss took out the coffee machine .....anyway saw these cute
deep purple and BLACK flowers that have  balls in the middle so I
am all set for Halloween

Anyway I shall return some time later

Hope Susan and Matt enjoy themselves

OK back to ours for pudding

Been to Fosse Park to M&S    no didn't buy anything. ....had nibbles and picked up the book on their christmas meals to order.    Gave me a good idea.....I expect Rob will be here and then Susan & Matt will be coming up for Boxing Day  (they're with Matt's parents this christmas) ....and the meal out the following day.

Oh the avatar is Haddon Hall, I took this at the same place Lady Victoria Manners put her easel when she did the water colour which we've got in the lounge. (Not a print but the water colour....sold to the Art Dealer we bought it off by the Duke of Rutland. I took the photo of the water colour, which had been given to us by the dealer, to Haddon Hall and the guides were all saying how nicer our water colour was to how it looks now.

Well it's brighter today. Should be a good day for Susan & Matt.....told her to take lots of photos.

Have a good family day Bond.

You better rest up Carole, careful what you eat.

Hi all, yes a bit confused he was Mrs b old boss Ronny who was a big fried of Larry Grayson, in fact people said he was the real Everard, Larry would send him a big flower erangment every day and to his private ward back when you could have flowers in a hospital when we visited the room was full, I think he was in his late 60s, when we went he was yellow and in pink silk PJs he looked a bit of a flower himself
Right time to get ready

Morning Bond ,glad you enjoyed
your musical evening out
You lost me in your post though
OK I see you watched both your boys being born
but then you say you were parked behind Vicky
at the hospital when she was having Susan
Oh wait a minute you were visiting a friend when Vicky
was in having Susan and then HE DIED on Johns birthday
How old was he then ?
Well my tummy is upset AGAIN this morning and I did not eat
THAT much yesterday good job I have no where
to go to just have the washing to do ....
Its also VERY humid this morning as I am SWEATING
so going to sip my and I shall pop in later on

MORNING LADIES

Hi all, the meals not until one thirty and Im peckish so looks like a packet of crisps time
The painting at the back of Sara is one of Michaels done by masking out the white area of the Union Jack then glue gun waxed crayons the  top edge and hitting them with a hot air gun so they melt and run down the picture , its a bit how the country is at the minute I think

Good morning all from Atherstone. Up early this morning to watch the grand prix from Japan
I was a good night with the group from Canada, playing a mixed set some 30s style up to the usual county style of mountains and train whistle blowing
Only a light breakfast this morning as its a full family lunch for Johns birthday
I wS in for both the lads births, as I know now we parked behind your car at the hospital when you were visiting a friend when you were in Vicky having Susan, he then died on the 12th the day John was born
Right cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and L&L
Back later

Vicky I think we have to agree to disagree
your right in all you say about what my daughter
has done for BOTH her children ,probably MORE
than she should have getting herself into hot water
financially to give them what she always "thought"
she was deprived of with us moving here in 1967 ...
and YES she paid some of Chelsea's bills after they
were estranged until she decided to stop ...
BUT I am doing what SHE wants me too right now
that is being partial sitting in the middle so that the
"family door" can remain OPEN ,the things she was
mentioning are as I said NOT major things in her life
more like memories she WISHED had happened shall
we say ,so I am NOT going to start by telling her things
that she probably does not want to hear right now ,I feel
its a big step forward from where we were only a few months
ago and I will NOT jeopardize that contact and start WW11
ALL OVER AGAIN
David is mad at his sister for the way she acted ,but he is ALSO
mad at his Mum for moving back to Florida ,should I confront him
on THAT I think not ,your right neither are children ,they are both young
adults ,she is acting more like that with how she is conducting herself
right now ,and David has always been the independent one anyway
very MUCH like his Mum only he cannot see THAT
So I am for now letting sleeping dogs lie .....

Have not seen the old currant bun ALL day ,hopefully tomorrow
as no sun makes Carole a dull girl
Spencer thanked me with a BIG bear hug for his card and $$ I gave
him
He does not know yet if he is staying over Carmen's tonight as I am afraid
if she does not wake up very soon she will LOSE him as he said
he KNOWS she is selling Tupperware and her Jewelry to make extra money
but he says that is ALL she talks about when they are together
and I think he is feeling left out ,he went over Wednesday night to talk
about it with her but ended up coming home saying nothing ,he said she
would always respond to his "I love you" in kind but of late has not done so
Its not like she has another ,she is just OBSESSED with selling this stuff
I hope they work it out as he has given his again and I hate
to see him hurt like Migdalia did to him {btw she realizes now what she had
and the OLDER man who liked to that she left Spencer for has
quit his job and she is SUPPORTING his BUTT as she works all day he
lays around her house all day doing nothing}
Well they do say what goes around right

Goodnight all,& Marge glad your A OK again with your

But Tracie has always been a good parent Margaret, what parent would continue paying her daughters car insurance even though her daughter wasn't speaking to her or wouldn't have her Mum's name spoken in her presence,..... Tracie has always put her kids first as her son says,  the reason he fell out with his sister, Chelsea has been allowed to get away with it year after year...... poor David was slated when he told his sister some home truths.      Even Spencer isn't that friendly with Chelsea because of the way she has treated his sister.    I just think Carole had a chance to put things right and should have took it, not allowed James to go on believing the rubbish Chelsea says.        This has been going on for years.....when she was a child, she's not a child any longer, James could be the answer to Tracie's prayers IF he knew the truth.

Sylvia used to tell bare faced lies about her son.....she'd been doing it for years knew that she was wrong but just couldn't stop herself,  would tell anyone and everyone what a bad parent he was to Lena, I let her go on for a while and then told her to stop it or I'll speak out.....the next time I heard her going on about how he cared nothing for Lena, never did anything for Lena I said "Oh now Sylvia you know that's not really true, he helps her a lot, so do you and Cliff but you can't say Craig doesn't"    and she said "Yes I suppose you're right"  and from then on....in my hearing anyway I never heard her say a bad thing about him.

Back online at last.
If Peter had been allowed in my delivery room,
he would have been on the floor in 5 seconds flat!!
He fainted at the sight of blood.
Instead he sat in the student bar calling every hour
asking "Is it here yet?" getting drunker by the minute.
Melanie was born about 11:30 pm after 21hours of labor.
Ian took about 12 hours and was born about 1:20pm
Each has their own share of funny stories that I swear
I will write about one day.

I think you are doing the right thing with Chelsea, Carole,
little baby steps are best. Melanie really hated me
for being the parent that I am for years.
It took a long time for her to get to a place where she
realized I was not her enemy. Her addiction was.
It was a beginning for both of us.
We see things from a different perspective as we
mature. It took 10 years for Lorna's step daughter to
come off her high horse about her Dad remarrying some
one she called a gold digger. Now she wants to get Lorna
back into her life (it was after he died from a fall at Lisa's
house).
I think Lisa is finding out now she has two teenagers herself
that they remind her of the way she behaved towards Lorna.
What goes around comes around.

opened the link. Good photos.

All in good time Vicky all in good time

https://www.facebook.com/loubylousashby/photos/pcb.1126423087520712/1126422014187486/?type=3&theater


Can you open this its from Louby Loos

Ah but Carole when you hear Chelsea saying things which aren't correct and you stay zipped  then that's telling James what Chelsea is saying is right.   You wouldn't like it if David your grandson heard Chelsea saying incorrect things about you but said nothing.   You had the chance to put things right......should have took it at least James would hear the other side....maybe him have a talk to Chelsea.....tell her how silly she is being.

Somewhat Vicky ,I am TRYING to mend
fences as my daughter wants me to ,so baby
steps ,just being able to MENTION her Mom
in a conversation is a START and having her
text me and offer to take me places with out my
asking is a BIG deal so unless the memories she
has are MAJOR wrong I kept Mum ,what I heard
was silly things about what her grandad used
to like doing with her .....

Oh you never said when I asked if you put Chelsea right when she was telling James things about when she was growing up.

Chelsea and James's official engagement photo
her legs like her mum go ALL the way up short bodied

OYEZ OYEZ OYEZ   whoops sorry forgot
was looking for me bluddy BELL

Yes I was going to say was that Sara ....she
is not shy about showing off her assets BUT
that just goes to show she is comfortable being on the chunky
side ,where as I am NOT since gaining these pounds


Chelsea too all legs ,she ran another 5K today in 44mins for
breast cancer

She has got long legs as well. Hey Laura's got long legs.....she's going to be tall anyway.

Thanks for the heads up and Carole
Yes they were not skinny gals
This is Sara of the long legs, the y finish just under he arm pits