Hey Tom I remember ours were Navy coats over the bed and we used to fight amongst ourselves and the winner got them!
Jean x

Hi Min

Yep you are correct Dai is in hospital with an infection 🙁

[b][u]Dai Crowther
Aargh in hospital with high temp and unknown infection. Get mpuppy of here I am supposed to be in Fishguard on Saturday.[/u][/b]

The above is from Dai's F/B am sure he wont mind me posting it (if you am sorry Dai)

Hi Bridget

Dont be afraid to post your problems yes we have had some sad news of late, but we also have had good news. that is what I think this site is for to post your cussings and post your smile's (shame the former wont post though he he)

And Gill am I pleased you didn't delete your post 😀 and up for the film but not sure what part…[Read more]

Well some good uns so far 😀

My Trip down that lane is:::: I am one of six son's that Mum and Dad had and I recall sleeping four in a bed (and we still had bed wetters:-0 sorry brothers) and the blankets that we had were old army coats:-D yes Billy Connely was correct ha ha.

One now dry Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xx

Hi Dai

Well that was good of the plumbers all in one day, top notch service:-D

Its Good to be back Dai but a bit sad to read about our Friends that have passed away.

Ha ha yes Dai Is correct I am on F/B and am enjoying our life to the full (energy levels allowing)

Hope your doing Ok Dai and will catch you on my rounds 😀

Tom…[Read more]

Hi Gill

Well you have made me Laugh out Loud, it will make Elaine (my young bride) feel better that she didn't have to climb over pits in the Kitchen ha ha.
At this moment Elaine is hanging wallpaper and the kitchen aint done he he.

Think we all know how Stephen feels with this B%%tard MM as I fitted our kitchen in the last house and that…[Read more]

Hi Angela
So very sorry to hear about your father.
It would be very hard to comment on people who are having chemo unless you know what type of chemo your father was on.was he on any special trials.
To be on the intensive chemo he must have been deemed to be fit,as your are boarder line at 65.How many cycles of chemo were given .
DVT are a…[Read more]

Hi Min

Hope Peter is soon well, its a bugger the infections always constant, trying to find a anti biotic that will cure it is a job in itself.

Hope Peter is soon well enough to come home.

Love and Hugs sent to you both (((()))))

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Oh Oh No Jo I aint fitted the Kitchen, I have a great Joiner who lives next door 😀 I have fitted one in the last house but that was about 30 years ago, and my young bride wont let me handle tools these days in case I mess it up :-S

Hope you have a great time on your Holls 😀 and am sure the weather will pick up for you.

And you are…[Read more]

Hi Min

I was the 2nd of 7 children and my mum let me at the age of 11 get the bus into town (cost hapepenny (half penny)to go to Littlewoods to do shopping. They sold groceries then. The only thing I remember buying was Goblin Meat pudding!! I thought I was the big girl.

Eve as Min days I raise you one. All seven of us went to church in…[Read more]

Hi Min I loved dripping on bread nothing like it now though One of the smells I remember vividly is bacon in a big sainsburys store . It used to fascinate me watching bacon and cheeses being sliced to order love Bridget x

Min
Be positive,IT took sometime for Slims infection to be controlled,and Yes it might not have got to this stage if he had listened to you.This just might be the wakeup call Peter needs,Slim does not believe me when i tell him half the things he did( has no memory) so he says 😛
Had to take him to hospital yesterday,local,took skin off…[Read more]

Hi Min
I am the youngest of 7 as I have grown older I realise why we were all sent to Sunday school.We lived in a 3 bedroom house with just a tap in the kitchen and outside loo.even if you were dying you were sent to Sunday school,I thought it was for our mortal soul,not for my parents.

Believe it or not Min our tea came from the ships,My dad…[Read more]

Hah I love Memory lane ! Does anyone remember the Saturday Cinema? We used to love getting the bus on our own then spending a very noisy , exciting couple of hours with a few sweets thrown in . The following week we played whatever games the best film had been about , cowboys and indians or robin hood stick out in my memory .The smart kids knew…[Read more]

Good morning Gill well the image of you on a soap box certainly started my day wuth a smile !! Absolutely nothing wrong with having strong opinions so keep on telling us like is please Gill Not sure about Carry on Posting though the only character I could play was the Bernard Breslaw one , very large and dim!! Haha hope you and Stephen have a…[Read more]

Min it is a real hard way for Peter to learn a lesson. I am so sorry that he is having such a bad time. I hope that he stats to feel bette soon. My love and prayers are with you both.

Jean xx

Hi Min poor Peter I really feel for him , what a hard way to learn that lesson! I hope he begins to feel better tomorrow and they can zap him with anti-biotics quickly Your description brought back memories of my sct where I had a few days feeling very similar In fact I ended up staying in hospital for 5 weeks and I would not have felt able to go…[Read more]

Hi Eve the reason it took a few days to post my news, actually there were a couple. the main one being I didnt want to add any more gloom when we are all still reeling from losing Gordon and Gaye But I do believe this site is a place where you can share both good and bad news, sometimes being able to voice your darkest fears puts it all into…[Read more]

Hi Bridget
I can see were you are coming from,and I can understand you superstitions, do not worry you will know when the time is right for you.
It has taken you a few days to tell us,and I do not understand why you posted in this part of the site.
You are worth alot more than this,if you had posted on treatment people would know,what is…[Read more]