Gem

SG was enjoying reading your post not a fan of spiders myself but when I came to the part where the dog wandered in .....I burst out laughing made my day. Unfortunately nobody else around so my two think I'm crazy.

Stay home Ben !!!!!

We have just spent 10 days on Holy Island so peaceful and quiet, I can recommend a visit if you need to recharge your batteries. To all of you feeling unwell I hope your feeling better soon, to the rest of you who are fit make sure you stay that way.

It's a bugger in the summer as well....

I like the pace of life here 'quiet meandering' well most days, my aunt has lived here since 1948 when she married a local fisherman. It's very commercialised now more homes owned by outsiders than locals, we live on Cow Bar bank which being very steep puts a lot of people off visiting us but I shall be happy to spend my time here.

Sorry CT she can't help you there, she was born in Gateshead and has lived here until recently when she moved to Staithes. Like most older people her long term memory is very good, both her and my aunty have been a great help to me with their stories when I worked with dementia patients.

Mums birthday has come round again and as usual she wanted to go to Newcastle races to watch the Northumberland Plate, for for the first time in a number of years she picked the winner ....Who dares wins. This year we stayed in the hospitality marquee as outside was just to hot even with a big hat on, so her 102 birthday has been a lovely day who knows next year we may go somewhere different.

Made very interesting reading Michael some of the sayings I have have not come across before, they would make interesting questions in a pub quiz.

Near Morpeth very small hamlet called Bog Houses.

Hello again ! I must admit I missed you all so decided to look in on you all only to find I had never actually logged off and left. Anyway I am surprised and pleased to see we are sort of back to how it used to be, mouth ulcers/odd beatles/where to go and other odd topics. Like Lizzie I am sorry some of you are under the weather take care of yourselves. Gem. Mouth ulcers....try toothpaste.

Nonna, I am so sorry that your diagnosis is not good but from reading your posts you have a lovely husband and family who will take care of you and keep your spirits up. Take care of yourself and when I mentioned spirits ' a G&T comes to mind' . Gem

My friends newest granddaughter has been named Queenie her two year old brother struggles with her name and calls her wee wee. Parents sometimes don't think things through.

I used to enjoy a drink afternoons in the garden or while watching TV but since losing Alan it has no appeal. Maybe thinking that drinking on your own could be a slippery road, my tipple is and always has been 'Mothers Ruin'. Am I being silly who knows.

Most of us can remember playing in a back lane like this.

Always late but always make it. Happy birthday Carni eat lots of cake x

Not my ailment .. my aunty collapsed last week and became unconscious but our wonderful ambulance service got to us quickly. As she is 96 we panicked but they got her to hospital where she stayed for 5 days, today we are in Harrogate for the flower show only difference is she is in a wheelchair and happy to be here. You don't always get a happy ending when people are old but she's a stubborn old b....r and is going nowhere.

There wasn't one BK trying to post pictures of rest of house, will try again later.

The Skellington family have a a new chandelier kindly donated by their friends.

Great news that you're released from the clinic Brew, get on with your life and enjoy yourself.

I must have been on a more polite site.

Will not pass on your remark Rog, they will definitely not be impressed.

Certain people in my house were not impressed when I asked if it reminded them of anyone.

Tell them to read a proper map not use satnav, probably got lost the last three times but won't admit it.

They are actually a very useful gardening tool Margie, easy when you are repotting small plants. I won't tell mum how good they are or she will be buying any odd little gardening implement she can find.