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

First topic message reminder :

Hi Vicky,I don't know if it's right to say your lucky to have lost a hand bag but you don't see Kylie with a handbag very often when she is out and about,so she must have taken a real shine to it 
She must a PR officer to carry her bits 
Good photo shoots on Christmas morning

When you said to my son "Well we never knew" he text to you  WITH TONGUE IN CHEEK  {Avatar}  "Well I didn't know until the day after she went into hospital and that was when Susan told Steve and me" he thought you'd know he was joking,  you didn't ask him why and he was surprised at that.....but no you  came galloping on here.....Rob has a dry sense of humour and specially when he is worried     As my husband said ON HERE I wasn't rushed into hospital until three mins to midnight so of course Rob and Steve didn't get to know until the day after......David had more things on his mind to phone all 3 kids up that's why he phoned Susan.        I asked Steve, who is the eldest, if he minded Susan phoning him and not his Dad and he said "Good heaven's Mum Dad would have so much on his mind of course I didn't mind,  and neither would Rob"    

I don't tell Rob or Steve if my tum is playing up, BUT IF IT'S SERIOUS THEN WE DO.......when David went into Hospital I phoned them all up and told them, but a cold, tummy upset, things which aren't serious no the boys don't know, Susan does because she phones every day.


No guys as I said my blood pressure will not take anymore.

No need for you to leave I'm not coming back
Just want to say something though
I wrote EXACTLY what your son told me ,but of
course you will not believe ME he even laughed
when saying half the time no one knows what
the others doing in his family
I do not PRETEND to be innocent ,so good luck
I'll not be bothering you ,or * making you worse *
Any more as I've had enough

Always been the coward

Memories ......as the posting showed, didn't differ though Margaret. {I copied ALL the postings, so it's word perfect}  Carole was doing what Carole likes to do  "Play the innocent one"  with Malc.   Trouble is I keep quiet until pushed.......and that's what Carole banks on.  

Oh what's the use......believe what you like Margaret    

Well I'm not coming on here for a while.....my blood pressure can't take it and you or Carole aren't worth making myself worse

Oh btw my daughter had said if Bond or you Margaret had got in touch with her she'd tell you why I'm not on the site......of course that was before your second posting, today's posting.    She said "Forget it"

Sorry I had to play mother yesterday but I learned
that when you get angry you do not bring the past
into it. As the late Queen said, memories may differ.  
we only get to see things from our point of view. 
not anyone elses. I do not have a photographic memory,
most it is just right fighting not solving the real problem. 


 New Day, new Page. 
I have a Dentists appointment at 10 am for a cleaning,
I get terrible plague on my front lower teeth. 
It's only been six months since my first visit after the 
pandemic. 
Hopefully the rest will be cleaned off today.  
My Dentist is the first one who did not frighten me,
so been going to him ever since!  
One of his specialties is childrens dental so I feel
right at home.    
Some of the paintings in the Wallace collection cover
whole walls . One has to stand by the opposite wall
to take them all in. To be able to see all the tiny details
up close is amazing too. 
they also have a good collection of armour. 

Time to leave now, hope when I come home, I will be ready for
another 5,000 meals!  TTFN

Lovely weather out there, we went out got a tea and coffee and brought a cake back.

I hear Charles is going to put Topiary in the garden Bond........should be good.

Susan had to apologise for me to Lynne, {Susan came up here on the Friday before I came out of hospital}  I owed Lynne an email, and of course not able to get in touch being in hospital I couldn't do anything, though I've still got an email to Jan to send though.         Can't sit here  for too long,   maybe it'll be easier to ........    each day and got the latest low down      She brought me a lovely plant, that's    I'm talking about.

Two nurses coming here Thursday and then I've to go and have a scan on my Liver     Liver Liver but I don't drink anyway that's Friday.





Oh well.......later.

Avatar is Sandringham this is huge and it takes up a big area in the gallery,
The thing is it's all knitting all hand knitted
The buildings have backs to them and gardens
It took two years to complete and at one time it was in the ballroom at Sandringham and visit by the Queen,she just walked in to see what was going on

Good morning all from a grey Atherstone
Monday morning again so shopping then later I've the car to clean as we have some friends coming over from Ireland and will be taking them for a afternoon tea so the car needs cleaning for the first time this year,
First breakfast and it's pancakes left over from yesterday plus tea coffee and a large lemon and lime for later

Sorry folks a new Vera on the box
So two hours out ,

Keeping a grudge for so long is not healthy for anyone. 
forgiving misunderstandings is part of everyday living.
Especially on a chat site. 
where meanings can take on a life of their own.
 
It is not normal what you expect of us,
  keeping us in the dark. 
Of course we do not want a blow by blow account
but normal people do explain why in simple terms when and why
they are not posting. 
Carole is very sensitive to having her intent questioned
when she worries about people who she has looked on as friends.
for such a long time. 
You can only play by the rules if you know what the rules are. 
Its not a failing to get sick. it happens all the time.

My daughter Melanie has had at least 12 surgeries to do with her Crohn's.
Her gut has been rearranged so many times  plus the scar she has from 
her left side over her back from the surgery she had at 7 years old for
a heart defect!  
There is no way Peter could have hidden that he had MS or Prostate cancer.
there were therapy groups for both and was told to be open about it to people
he could trust. 
I understand that it is a personal choice that you live by and I respect that. 
You do not need to keep pounding on Carole for every misdeed. 
We all make mistakes, no one is perfect (keep saying that to yourself)

i know this will probably lead to two pages of reasons why but I don't want to
hear or see it and would not read it either. 
you cannot rationalize it in any way.

Towns or cities seem to put more and more obstacles in the drivers way and then they're moaning about the shops going under what do they expect.

Oh yes I'm still alive Margaret.......have to say your daughter really is going through it. poor Melanie it's one thing after another with her, and being her Mum you feel it each time.

I wouldn't want to drive into Birmingham now I don't know the the traffic is much bigger it's faster or is it more me getting older
Going in we missed the congestion charges but coming back we got into lain of traffic that just clipper the congestion charge for a short distance that will cost them £8 ,they will pay on their phone ,they parked the car by a app on their phone,they
Paid for the drinks and lunch on their phone,the fiver in my pocket is still there
Right dancing on Ice is on so back later

"ATTENTION !!!!!
I committed the ULTIMATE SIN and asked Vickys son Rob
if she was ok
Seems not ,she's been in the HOSPITAL had a blood transfusion
He spoke to her yesterday shes home but weak
The only reason HE KNEW anything is Sue found out and told HIM
I told him what is it about the Peachey family everything so
HUSH HUSH
Any way at least we know now she's still ALIVE although
maybe not

My job is done"

Was that you being a caring friend? How do you think I felt when I came on here in August, after being seriously ill. and read the stuff being said on here, by my so called "Friends".....untrue stuff You didn't even find out the facts you came rushing on here spreading things which were not true, the fact that I got rushed into hospital 3 mins to midnight Carole how the hell was Rob to find out about it except the next day?????? and Susan was told by her Dad as he was rushing to the hospital asking her to let her brothers know, so she didn't "Find out" her Dad told her asking her to phone her brothers and let them know. Which she did. And that is the reason my kids won't speak to you now.. .

It is a relief to see you are still in the land of the living, Vicky.
Of course, we were concerned not hearing from you in such a
long time. That was only natural.
 
It used to take weeks for a letter to get to America from the UK
by land and ship and then there was airmail!
Now it is instant connection by the internet! 
Its great not having to worry about the time difference anymore.
 
It's a big day here, just like the FA Cup!
It's the two top American football teams playing for a title. 
Most of the country will be watching.
None of the teams I follow are in it this time. 

My daughter is having health problems with the Crohn's disease
at the moment so will have to have more tests to see if it is the
new connection between her stomach and intestine where a
cyst was growing on the outside of her stomach which was 
causing so much pain. not much left of her intestines at this 
point, only about 15 inches. The cyst was removed when she had
surgery to clean up scar tissue about 5 years ago now. 

She must be so tired of seeing the inside of the UCSF hospital
which is a five hour drive from where she lives.
It is one of the largest places that specialize in this and other
diseases like it. I know she is in good hands. 
She is turning 61 this year. and she has been dealing with this since
she was 18!   
She was hoping that she and her husband Jim could drive down
to spend her birthday with me this year. Thats on hold right now. 
I cannot go up there as I have an elderly cat (15) who cannot
be left alone with just anyone. Lorna is not here anymore 
to do the honors. 

Do take care of yourself Vicky and hope you are in better shape soon. 
 Loved going to art shows with Peter. We went to the Wallace collection
on our last trip to London. 
TTFN XXXX

Good afternoon all,just back from the MAC ,
Well we all went we were taken by Michael,Sara and Emmett and they paid for the lunch it was a treat for mrsbs birthday,she is a big big fan of Grayson Perry, on paper she is more questions on art than me as she took GCE art and art history,
Most of the art work was by artists that sent work into his TV program, Grayson is a potter with his wife so there was also their work that they did on the program,we took Emmett a walk around the big park that backs onto the MAC ,so we had hardly got out of Birmingham and he was asleep in his seat ,
I need a coffee before I'm
Lovely to see you back Vicky

Lovely to see you in pretty almond eyes lovely
Ive got to read the other posts I just saw you and had to say hello

Hi........just out of hospital,   oh and Carole I last posted on here Sunday 11:23pm so certainly not Saturday, nearer Monday then Saturday.

Oh and btw when you posted {To Malc} "We have not seen Vicky since last Saturday and not allowed
to ask her family  that sounds as though I've said nobody is allowed to ask/speak to my family,  the correct comment you should have posted is none of my kids will now speak to you



Anyway I'm home,  but resting.

Nice to see you popping in Malc.

When we went to Barcelona in 2003........ask for a large and that's what you get.

Good morning all from Atherstone
A quiet morning here ,still showing terrible photos of the crashed buildings in Turkey it will be the cold that will be killing people now
We are out for the day to the MAC a big art gallery in Birmingham, it is a exhibition mounted by
Grayson Perry ,some of his work but mainly work from unknown artists from around Britain,most with a good story as well as art skills,
Breakfast and it's Sunday and it's pancakes and lemon or syrup
Tea coffee and a large lemon and lime for later
Back later

Good evening all,well it's our Brit's award night
And singing on stage is some of the best British artist of today ,well if they are the best
What would the Searches, the Kinks ,Small Faces,
Moody Blues,think of these

I sure got a lot done after having my hair done. 
I went to the Petco (just down the road in the next
shopping center) and filled 3 large jugs with cat litter.
Came home for some lunch and then went to the grocery
store (only one street away) and filled 4 large bags 
plus a 4 pack of tissues and one of toilet rolls.
 
Still need a pack of light bulbs from the DIY place.
I like soft white not the bright white ones. 
I use 60 watt mostly but the kitchen ones are 100 watt.
I stay away from shopping on the weekend, too many 
ding-a-lings out on the roads and in the shops.

Big Super Bowl final on tomorrow so everyone will be 
stocking up for sitting watching that. 
crates of beer and snacks are the order of the day.
 
While Cindy is using my large regular rubbish bin, she has 
loaned me her smaller one for now. luckily, I bag all the kitchen 
waste anyway. but I have two of those waiting to go outside.
She is in the middle of remodeling her kitchen over there,
and has already filled two skips worth and rubbish bins.
 
Like me, she found that the original fitted cupboards wasted
 a lot of space.
Lorna had done many alterations inside the house to suit her taste
but needed to be redone. 
It was up in the 70s yesterday. They were forecasting light rain but
that has evaporated with the low humidity level. 
I am suffering from such dry skin, my hands feel like claws! 
I do have some cream for it but will wait until I have had my breakfast.
I have a few things to hand wash first. 
TTFN XXXX   Vicky, we miss you 

Hi all, thank you Malc for sorting that out it was getting a large amount of back posts so thanks ,
Don't leave it too long before retiring save some time to play
Hi Carole nice photo if a bit small
A couple of slices of Emmetts chocolate cake left
It's very nice for packet mix

I can not seem to see any way to access's any smileys to add to this post ? Hope I have not tided up too much ?
Hi Carole, Hi Mr Bond, hi Vicky and hi to Marge, hope you are all well as can be expected and life has
not thrown to many unexpected curve balls your way.
I am due to retire this June but think I may have to carry on at least another year or so.
I need to start enquiring about what I have to do and when I have to do it, er...soon I think...lol.

I need to get ready to go back but will pop in tomorrow some time.

Good to chat...lol.

Ah ok...

Morning everyone, home on a short break so thought I would pop in now as will probably to tired to do so later. tis does not seem to be the same way we used to post, so I will enter it now and see what happens ?

Good morning from Atherstone it's a not a bad morning here a bit milder no frost and the little blue tits back ,I suppose he is acting like our budgie used to do tapping his beak and chatting to his mirror then looking over the top and around the side to see if he could see the bird on the other side
Breakfast and it's porridge and golden syrup tea coffee and a large lemon and lime,
Back later

Good evening all, my knee hasn't been too bad today,as my mother used to say it gave me a bit of jip ,but I've stopped sitting with my legs crossed high ,not to put a strain on my knee
Right last drinks for the night
See you for breakfast

Good evening all , Emmett has been a ball of fun
Today , baking chocolate cake with a butter cream filling and a chocolate sauce topping.
The best toys in his toy box is a balloon and a pump ,blow the balloons up and let them off the pump so they Wiz around the hall ,
I've just been out to get the fish chips and mushy peas ,a very nice piece of battered cod
So it's and catch up on a early start

when I order my checks (two different banks)
They come in a binder so easy to find. 
I have two roll- away 2 drawer file cabinets 
under the built in desk in Peters office. 
And that is where they are kept.
I do have to remember to use them in the
right number order! 

Seems three Supercuts near me were not 
taking appointments yesterday. So going to call 
again this morning.
It seems they had a lot of walk-in customers and not
enough stylists!  
They all have slightly different hours.
Some are open until 7pm and some close at 5pm.
different opening hours too! 
One even has an hour off for lunch! 
It all seems to depend on if the stylist down for
a certain time shows up. 
It's a franchise operation like Mc Donalds.
but they must have stylists who are trained, 
and certified. 
They do not do perms, just cuts and color
rinses.  
You get someone like me,it only takes 20 minutes.
If someone has not had a haircut for a year, it can take
over an hour and maybe more. 

It's nice and sunny this morning and the humidity level 
has taken a dive so need the saline nasal spray this morning.
Its saying 64f on my computer weather page already at 8:45am! 

When Vicky is mad at us, she usually still posts on the footy page.
I do not see any post on there since Saturday.
She has either done a walkabout or is truly sick. 
We all have things happen in our lives that we are not ready
to share. So, we wait and hope for the best.
 
Emmett is growing by leaps and bounds, Bond. 
A real little boy now. 
Just don't spoil him too much!   

Carole just because you have a pain killing shot 
does not mean it's OK to overdo it like you normally do! 
At some point those shots will not be as effective as they
are now. Then what will you do ?  
My neighbor Andy has now had two knee replacements! 
Cindy is going to have one soon as well. 
Mine are still holding up thank goodness.
Time to clock on here so TTFN XXXXX

Good morning all from Atherstone it's a early start
This morning as back to looking after Emmett
So breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later
Back later

Nite nite
See you for breakfast

Vicky would of loved today with the players
Normans and Saxons
A right bunch to put the fear into you

Good afternoon /evening all
I did go around the MIRA test track as a passenger at 130 mph in a Jaguar
One time when I had been on the catering team at a test track in Oxfordshire for Rolls Royce,at the end of the day when all the rollers had been packed away and we had packed away the manager of the site said did the two of us drivers left did we fancy a go around the banked track
He had to drive ,we set off level then as we started up the banking my mate slid along the seat into me the as we got up to around 100 mph we realize we were sitting level again,so we are shooting around the track the driver says now the car thinks it's going straight and he lets go of the wheel and folds his arms
He said the Volvo drivers drop the seats flat and it looks like nobody is driving
We did tell him we had seen enough thanks

You all know the saying. the best laid plans of mice and men.
Well, that was me yesterday. 
Got a call from someone who I have not heard from in ages
and who loved to chat!
Going to try for the hairdressers again today! 
Not going to answer the phone today to anyone! 
It can all go to the answer machine. 

Got my first _"Spam Risk" call this morning at 6am! 
it is usually a prerecorded message or it cuts off. 
Its mainly to do with the Govenors plan here of getting
everyone to install Solar panels for no money up front.
its only for certain postal zones and we are not on it! 
Other Solar panel companies are flooding the area, trying
 to sign us up. 
(No one else on the street has signed up so guess we are
smarter than they give us credit for) 
Places that get a large amount of sun should have solar panels,
but not at the cost that it is at present. 
Back in the 70s
when everyone was into saving the earth all the start up
solar companies were bought out by the electric companies 
to shut them down. Too much competition I guess. 
We, in this state are near the capacity of the power plants
we do have. and more and more electricity being used to charge
up electric cars and power more electronics at home. 
With 4 major electricity plants, why is one always offline during the
hottest days for service?
Its 63f here at 8:45am and the sun is out.
It's probably going to be a sweater day, not a coat day. 

More high -speed crashes in and around LA during nighttime hours.
More lives lost, because some idiot is trying to drive at 100 MPH on a main road!
Why don't they go on the freeway!  
It's too much temptation when our roads are so straight.  
Never mind the traffic lights or pedestrian crossings or other cars going across
all the junctions. 
It's always the innocent that pay with their lives. Not the stupid drivers!  
yesterday it was a new Corvette and a Mustang both cut in half,
One dead in each car, it was the Corvette doing 100MPH! 
We know that because there were CCTV cameras that captured the whole thing!

Big Reds top speed is 140 MPH but I have never driven him over 60MPH anywhere! 
BB does 180 MPH , never had her over 80MPH on a freeway out in the boonies. 
L learned to drive in a powerful car at the age of 26, in the rainy season with two 
kids in the back!   On these very streets near where we live. 
I am one of the few drivers who still use their turn signals going left AND right! 
I know my hand signals too. 

Enough, I must get going here. Hope you had a wonderful day,
Mine is just beginning. TTFN XXXX

Hi I could do with a shot of that as I'm getting a bit of a tingling in my knee going up stairs
I think it's how I sit when reading with my leg crossed high holding my book on my thigh that
Puts my knee at a funny angle
The enactment was very good it was about the
untold story of the battle of 1066 and the part played by a jester ,d

Good morning all from Atherstone it's a bright
Morning here not so much of frost so a little warmer
So no Vicky again yesterday so I wonder what today will bring
It's leading Players day and we have two local actors who do shows around the area at schools as a knight and his surf? One of the things they do o is dress the Knight in his full battle armer and with the lot on he can't move far for any length of time,it gives a truer story not the film version
Breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later
The blue tits back tapping the wing mirror

Hi all, yes when we were in Egypt our guide told us to keep away from Egyptian paper money if possible as it had alot of night very nice things on it ,we found the one showed went into to by t-shirts for the kids, they asked if we had any £1 as they would Keep it has a picture of the queen and they loved the queen ,
They came around this afternoon and they are as brown as natives little Emmett is really brown
Right last drinks before bed

When Peter went on a trip to Egypt for his company,
the Egyptian currency was no good outside Egypt so
he had to change it before he left to come home. 
He saved enough for tips for the guides and brought
a few clean notes home.  Some looked like they had been used 
to wipe camels behinds with!)
He also gave away his tie, pen and cap to the taxi drivers
who drove him every day (they asked for those items)
This was just before the then head of the country was killed.
so in 1980 or so I believe.
He was in the Sahara Desert, and I was in the Mojave Desert here!
(Primitive camping with my Girl Scouts)

In our Southern deserts here, we have a huge bloom of our state flower.
Its a form of low Poppy, orange in color and people are going mad to have their
picture taken among them but are trampling them so all roads in have been closed.
There are Poppy reserves in our northern deserts too, but they bloom later.
It's all the rain we have had. 
There are also many wild forms of flowers we know from our garden varieties,
like Lupins. 

Turkey and Syria are no strangers to earthquakes but not this level. 
They have also been dealing with a drought situation, and now Sinkholes 
are appearing in places they have never had them before. 
We tend to think its the whole country but its only one portion near the Syrian
border. They just do not have the amount of heavy equipment needed.
Mexico has sent their famous search dogs that they use for their earthquake 
searches. The toll is going is going to be high.  

Our weather pattern is all over the place so todays historic record looks like this. 
It has rained 11 times out of 30 times on this day in 30 years.
Record rains for this date are 2.03 inches in 1993. 
record high is 86f in 2016 while average high would be 69f normally. 
Sun is out here but its only 54f right now, but it is early.
Mid 60s are expected today.  Front lawn is still drying out (north side of the house
so in shade most of the day) 
We still have trees falling over but mainly in older areas of LA.
 
It was the President's State of the Union address last night but I did not watch it.
He is the oldest serving President we have ever had, and he thinks he can go another
four years after this term is over!  

Terrible price gouging here with BP and Shell making outrageous profits for their shareholders.
its grab what you can while you can here. 
Now they want to tax us on the extra money we taxpayers got to help us through the worst
of the pandemic!   
AND the IRS is saying people like me who usually get something back because I pay more
taxes each month,
 will not get as much back this year.  That is not right! 
Its tax deferment so i don't have to pay a whole bunch of taxes at tax time. 

Its MY money and they owe what I over paid!  
TTFN XXXX

Hi Carole,yes they would of had full insurance but like a lot you pay first then claim it back
When we were in Egypt you had 10 of their pound to one of ours so if it was Egyptian it would of been £80 , the doc had said £100 a stitch and he had 8 stitches but we will see
See you on your return all sharp

Good afternoon all,
All done,had some toast and soup a orange and a kiwi fruit so all set for a bit of reading before the kids come
Spoken to Michael this morning,the hotel sent him to a doctor to have hic cut stitched,he said £800
Micheal said I've got £80 take it or leave it so he got it done for £80
But I don't know if that was British £ or Egyptian as that's a lot less
Back later

Good morning all from Atherstone it's a very frosty morning here again cold and frosty
It is Wednesday so cleaning day I've not seen the morning news yet so back later after breakfast and it's porridge with syrup
Tea coffee tea and large lemon and lime
Back later

Hi all,just picked mrsb up from the baths
It's gone cold out but the moon is fantastic it's
Just over a full moon but the colour wonderful
It's a peace colour they say it's a frost moon
Do you remember last year I was saying about a little blue tit on the car next doors wing mirror sitting tapping it and then flying off to the cars window and then back to the mirror
Well he's back a very excited little bird
So I'll get some drinks in ,a hot chocolate against the cold

I just read that that region had a 7.0 quqke in 1822 that caused
at least 200,000 deaths! 
It depends how deep the epicenter is as to its destructive nature.
The so called "plates" that cover the earth can cause earthquakes two ways.
Ours here are slip and slide type and others are plates expanding and
 butting into each other. 

Our state has earthquake monitors near fault lines to catch any
rumbling new or old. It can only give about 30 seconds warning now.
Hopefully sometime in the future It will be able to give more warning. 
Our half of the state does not have any volcanoes thank goodness. 

Its been 52 years since the Sylmar quake that we felt just after our 
return to California from St Louis. 
We were in an upstairs flat over the garages so the Kids beds
scooted right across their bedroom! 
Ian never woke up!   
All the real damage was north and east of downtown LA.
We have had maybe less than half a dozen big quakes, 
since then.  
The smaller ones can feel like you are on a rowboat out on the ocean,
or feel like a jolt with things moving but not falling down.
We have earthquake straps on all our tall bookcases and China cabinet.

Turkey and Syria are poor nations so many live in substandard conditions.
By the way that some buildings crumbled, it's like they were made of 
sand! 


Sun is out here but it is only 59f but its early yet.
got side-tracked yesterday so will try for the hairdressers today. 
I do have to go near there to refill the large jugs of cat litter anyway. 
It is also time to stock up on certain groceries again. 
It's a dollar cheaper to refill each one myself and cuts down on the number of
plastic jugs I have to put in the recycle each week. 
Cindy still has my general trash can, and I have stuff to put in it. 
Bins go out today, so I can walk it over the road if I have to.  
TTFN XXXX

Good afternoon all,it's been a lovely day here still cold in the shade but nice in the sunshine
If wrapped up well
I see Marg is about to post so back in a bit

Good morning all from Atherstone it's a very frosty morning here but the first thing I thought when I woke up this morning I'm in a warm bed with four walls and a roof above me more than thousands in Turkey and Syria can say
So a bit of frost isn't too bad
John was back from the Artic yesterday and Michael back from Egypt today ,so it will be nice to catch up with Emmett,
Avatar is Emmett busting some moves on the dance floor
Breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later

It's saying now that it could be 3500 dead in the earthquake
Terrible it was in the early hours of the morning and it was freezing cold
Last drinks before bed

It's up to thousnds now.
They do not have many reinforced buildings,
like we do here.  
Buildings that got shaken the first time with a 7+ 
got a second quake of 7+ which brought them down. 
They have not had quakes like this for over 200 years. 

I was reading our weather statistics and it has only rained 9 times
on this date in 30 years! and the record is 1.98", in 2010. 
Record high for this date was 81f in 2006. (Average high is 69f )
Its 55f right now at 8:45am. 
Right now, it looks like a dry week ahead. 
(This total does not include the rain total we just had.) 

Some places had record amounts of rain but not here it seems. 
The high passes had bad wind driven snow yesterday and the 
CHP had a convoy system going over the Grapevine again. 
It's wide open now. Its snow chains only past a certain 
altitude in the Sierra mountains up near Melanie. 
(She lives below the natural snow line which is 7,000 ft.
She lives at about 2,500 ft. 
(I still get altitude sickness when I go up there as I live at
close to sea level) It just takes a couple of days to adjust. 

I see that the UK is going to start a fee to enter the country soon.
Why don't they just have a visa system like other countries? 
it's so much simpler. 
I am going to assume it will not apply to those traveling on UK
passports!  
What if you are a dual citizen! (Which is allowed!) 
Think I will apply for a UK passport! 
I just wish they wrote everything in everyday English instead of
legal mumbo jumbo.  

I see where the US shot down the Chinese so called weather balloon
out over the ocean. Do not know how it will sit with the Chinese. 
I just know they would do the same if it was a US balloon over China. 
You cannot tell me that they do not have Google Earth! 
The local news here is all about high -speed chases and car crashes.
especially after dark (Not in our City) the number of innocent people
being killed is crazy. 
One crash in volved a baby, a few months old in a car seat but not 
anchored down who was thrown several feet from the crash but did 
not survive. 
I trained my kids by telling them that the car would not start unless
they were buckled in. 
(I would turn the key to acc which made everything light up but not
let the engine start.)
Sneaky old Mum! 

My cat is sunbathing at the moment, stretched out on the studio unit. 
I have one    left and then I can put the dishwasher on as it full. 
After some breakfast I will try and get a same day appointment to get my hair cut. 
It's grown out in a weird way this time, I look like I have been dragged through a
hedge backwards! 
TTFN   XXXXX

Good afternoon all,it's lovely here in the sunshine but blooming cold 🥶 in the shade
I've just walked into town to book Michael in to have his stitches removed and the cars in the shade are still covered in a good thick frost/ice
Yes Carole you can remove the old pets for me if you can ,I keep a diary to look back on old memories, reading 2014 at the moment I was still working back then
Vicky I don't know that author but they do all blend into on after a time,I finished the one by Vera's writer, started on one about the Roman empire it started at Brutus doing the dirty deed but it hasn't got me hooked yet
It's too early for afternoon tea but ha ho

Good morning all from Atherstone
Terrible news coming in from Turkey with hundreds dead in a earthquake across Turkey
Vicky you must of fluttered your eyes and swished
Your tail to post onto a locked page
Your posts are on the locked pages under this set of pages swish swish
It's a cold morning here with a heavy frost on the cars ,

But you've still got posts missing Carole like I have or is the site ok your side and you can see all your posts?

 erm  where's my posts gone to?     I've got some missing  Carole's got her missing too         Or am I seeing things......or not seeing things

I did a post saying I was going to watch the Skating,.....oh and we recorded Happy Valley, it is good isn't it Bond.    

The Avatar I'd put was in 2003 when we went to Kenilworth and they were doing when Elizabeth the first  stayed at the Castle......it really was good.