Jill Sparrow 10,269 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Welcome home, Gem. We have missed you! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Welcome back Gem ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 knew him all my life,,took me fishing,,watch Forest,,home and away,,watched him Box,,always sang ''old macdonold had a farm,, on the Forest bus to Barnsley,,and in the Standard of England,, played football with him for Park Tavern,,was like an older brother and Uncle rolled into one, got me my first job at Marsdens,finally related when he married my cousin,,an absolutely beautiful man,,...............well today went to his funeral........met his kids,,and lots of second cousins.....plus lots of my cousins,much reminising,sp) about Ronald Albert Humphreys,ex Andover road,..............loved him a man in a million,...........i cried at Bramcote today along with many others........RIP Ron, 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 So good to see that you are able to post again Gem, you have been in my thoughts and prayers. G 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Thank you all so much for your lovely messages, nice feeling to back and part of things again  xx 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Sorry Gem ,just logged in welcome back................. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Welcome back to the fold Gem. Was so pleased to see your post.x 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Welcome back Gem, you have been in my thoughts these past weeks. Â Â 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 It's lovely to see you posting again Gem, we have been thinking of you, hope all is as well as it could be. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Glad to see you back Gem. Â You've been missed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Been working on the old engine today after visiting the old fella and making sure he was ok, took him round to the village hall for the village spring show,it was good to see so many villagers there and plenty of exhibits from photo's,cakes,flower arranging,arts and crafts and quilt making,it did him good getting out of the house and among people again,anyway, a few pictures of the show Flower arranging, Daffodils Cakes and jams Model of a grand piano with ostrich egg as a lamp shade,for the musical,apparently the music on the egg is the first line of Ebony and Ivory,Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson And a few quilts  Rog 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Rog, looks a good little craft fair, love the daffys in bottles... they almost arrange themselves don't they... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 PF, I love the craft fairs, I'm sure your neighbour had a good time. Very sociable events. I must say I found the second picture to be absolute torture, I couldn't tear my eyes away from that table. Â We are off down the road to a place called Bantock Park tomorrow morning, Vintage and Antique fair, also a very interesting tea room. I hope their table resembles the one in your pictures. I may have to tarry a while if it does. Hope your neighbour treated himself to something tasty for tea.Yum Yum. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 I bought him two little decorated cakes and made him a coffee when we got back to his house,he has the plaster off his leg on Tuesday, with a bit of luck it might cheer him up,although probably not, enjoy your day tomorrow, by the way I don't know if you can pick it out but on the cake table there is one that is covered with a fancy clear plastic top in front of the jams and near the pillar,I think pink icing with icing flowers all around,up for sale at only £6.00,absolute bargain if someone has a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks,  Rog   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 I can just make it out on the table. It sounds like a snip at £6.00. We have a couple of NS birthdays that I know too in April. Biggies as well. Me and my buddie SueB, but afraid Lincolnshire is to far to travel for a slice of cake. Even for me. Some lucky person will enjoy it I'm sure. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 First saturday back at work, great stuff, had Libyans saying eh-up-mi -duck,,couple of dances with mature ladies,,and lots of banter with some rough football types (fairy's really),..........but best of all Punjabi and Libyan kids asking where ive been..........taught the Libyan girls my bit of Spanish...some time ago......and they all told me,,,hasta luego,manyana,domingo, on leaving.......with cheeky grins,, had coffee with their teachers and discussed many things........really interesting.........love what i do........ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 On ‎05‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 6:13 PM, MargieH said: I thought it looked a bit creepy, but didn't like to say.  Lol   No Margie this is seriously  creepy and there is one more. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Where do you keep them, Gem? Â I'd hate to wake up at night and feel it was watching me.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Through the day they are sitting in my bedroom on display, when I go to bed the are put in the wardrobe door shut....... 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,269 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Panic down at cat rescue yesterday. Ramsay, the flat faced Persian had been to the vet earlier in the week and the little varmint had managed to pull his stitches out! Took 3 of us to fit him with an Elizabethan collar! It was only half way through this difficult task that we noticed 10 of his fellow moggies had gathered to watch the proceedings...or, possibly, to gloat? Â Ramsay wasn't happy! 3 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 10 hours ago, Gem said: Through the day they are sitting in my bedroom on display, when I go to bed the are put in the wardrobe door shut.......  The stuff of nightmares - especially if they are shut in a wardrobe planning their escape. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Yesterday, Paul had another 'go' at our big tree ... it's like he's killing it slowly! Â After 2 trips to the tip this is what it looks like now. Â Â 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 They say you shouldn't cut into the old wood Margie but I have a neighbour who cuts about five foot off his every few years. They always grow back. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 3 hours ago, sue B 48 said: They say you shouldn't cut into the old wood Margie but I have a neighbour who cuts about five foot off his every few years. They always grow back.  We are going to cut it down to he ground, Sue, as it interferes with the Freesat signal and is so greedy that very little will grow under it.  I would like to have a flowerbed there, as we really don't have anywhere else - the edges of the garden are ferns,  shrubs and trees so we only  have 'woodland' borders.  I love it, but would like just one place where I can have different flowers and plants. Here's a photo of the bottom of the garden....   Ignore the one below - don't know how to delete it!   3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Margie. You preempted my suggestion. When I get out there with my chainsaw nothing’s safe! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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