Hello Ireland

First topic message reminder :

Trying again. My first post went spinning off the tracks like a runaway train. Bad Karma? hope not, but maybe two first posts will show up.

I'm John from Ontario. I am going to try a daily greeting thread with this board and see how it goes. Very low key, but sincere, no groundbreaking PD news, just heartfelt encouragement.

My Wife and I drove to Ottawa on the weekend. (250 kms there) Strange city, driving, and restaraunts bring out tremors. We had a great time: visited, had dinners, walked, did museums with my son and wife who live there. Saturday nite we went to an "Irish Pub" and I had a yummy shepherds pie and a bottle of Killkenny. Your beer makes our beer taste like soda pop.

I hope everybody has a good and safe day. Be strong, John

Fingers, toes and everything else crossed Cathy. You're very brave and I wish you all the luck in the world. Roll on Bristol!

Marie x

i think i will enroll for a dancing class if the chimps can do it so can i two weeks to go and i will be tuned in in bristol cannot wait to attack my garden ..bye for now keep fingers crossed for me

cathy

Hi katie marie patsy cathy jb mike and ems just in case you are looking in from sweden.
have a great weekend everyone
marie the very best of luck with your mechanical work seriously marie you will sail through it
jb i havent got good eyes atal to see ems sitting in the front beside the captain i just have a very good imagination

To anyone else who may be looking in come on and join us we would love to have you.

LUCY

Hi jb,

You didnt really think I'd let that one go did you?

As you don't wish to know, I'll just say its something akin to having gaskets and carburettor removed! Your wife will know what I'm talking about. Thanks for the good wishes anyway.

Good weekend to everyone.. Love Marie xxxxxxxx

I have no idea of what you are having done Marie, and don't need to. Good luck to you!

Hope Em is having fun. Good eyes lucy to see her up front with the Captain.

Echoing Katy, everyone have a nice weekend, jb

Girls and Guys,

I hope you all have a brilliant weekend, wherever you are!
Hope ems is having a great break, and Marie, good luck with your op, I know hospitals can be daunting but im sure you will be grand. I had similar,I think, op a few years ago, and had myself tied up in knots, before hand, but it went fine, and Im sure you will be fine too. I will be thinking of you.

Take care all.

Katie

And so say all of us Lucy........Ems should have landed that plane by now. She"s a woman of unknown talents, the sky is the limit for her! Looking forward to having her back though. Its not until people go away that you realise just how much time and energy they give to the forum and Ems is the best. Hope she has a great time. She definitely deserves it.

Sorry if I appear to be dipping in and out less over the next few weeks but I am somewhat distracted with painters everywhere (all with different size brushes down to 1" literally). Every room in the house is disturbed and I'm beginning to panic cos I can't remember where I put things! On top of that I had my pre assessment for the op today so I hope you understand that I am somewhat preoccupied. Life will return to normal (well as normal as it gets for me) in due course, then I shall be back with a vengeance boring the pants off you all.

Meantime, keep talking to each other and keep well.
Love to all Marie xxxxxxx

At 4 o clock today a big bird flew over our house. I looked up and thought I saw someone waving frantically out the window. I rubbed my eyes It couldnt be could it? But it was. It was Ems on her way to Sweden. I jumped up and down (I have great imagination you know) and waved my special wave just like the Queen. And where do you think she was sitting, oh no not in the normal part of the plane where the likes of me would sit, but there she was in the front seat beside the captain. I shouted in my loudest voice to stop for a chat but she shouted no can do so I shouted

EMS IS GOING ON A LOVELY HOLIDAY
NO MORE FORUM FOR A NIGHT OR TWO
HAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME ON YOUR LOVELY HOLIDAY
YOU DESERVE IT TOO OH YES YOU DO

Have a great time Ems

I was to the city for appointments yesterday, and off to work again. I need a day to catch up on the internet. Have a good day Mike and everyone else.
jb

Hello Ireland, from hot and steamy Florida (miserably hot at the moment). I can't stay long as I am just saying hello while on my lunch break at work. I just wanted to say hi, that's all.

Mike

The Liam McCarthy Cup has arrived in Kilkenny, there is great celebrating and dancing going on.
Ems
WELL done KILKENNY !!!!

Cathy's Post

anybody got ideas for classes for winter nights .
i would love to hear from anyone having speech therapy .

my little five year old granddchild .said to me yesterday nan if ou can't talk il'l talk for you .and yes she would talk for ireland she's great she says ill go down the stairs before you .
because you might fall .
cathy

Mornin' folks

Big celebrations happening in Kilkenny as the Cats have done it again..the game was exciting..

Happy Monday all

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Louis and Jack, two very happy Kilkenny cats PURR_FECT


Marie.xxx


Sorry folks, despite all our efforts, still can't get pic?????

Well done the cats anyway.

At primary school many moons ago I remember the teacher drumming it into our heads about the Kilkenny cats. I dont know why but it stands out in my mind. Little did I know that years later i would be shouting

HEY UP THE CATS

Up Cats! whhooo hooo and fist pumps.

and at the gate, I will have a boxfull of cats for any wanting a fuzzy little souvenier to take home.

Ha ha you are a tonic Jb..same to you Katie, Up the Cats on Sunday.. (up Kilkenny) good weekend to all.
Ems

Hi gang,

Just hope you all have a lovely weekend, and ems I hope you have a great holiday and we will look forward to hearing about it.

Take care,

Katie

Hi everybody;

Ems, if I didn't have to clean behind the fridge today, I would of loved to escort you and carry your suitcase for you on your trip to Sweden. Of course it would all be respectable and on the up and up. I would keep you safe from Swedish Kangaroos and help you find your way around. My wife just read this and shackled me to the fridge. SOS SOS SOS

Marie, when that painter arrives to your house, make sure that he has a big brush and rollers or else it will take him ages to complete that job, right Cathy?

Lucy, the translation of Adios Amigos into Irish, according to my book is this "There are no monster upright Rabbits with long tails in Ireland that would sneak up behind you and kick you into a pond and if there were such a creature, it would find itself in the stewpot for supper." It is one of those Spanish Phrases that are quite specific and descriptive.

And I read this "no doubting that Ireland is beautiful and scenic, but Northern Ontario, with the leaves in full colour in the fall, as a loon makes it call from a glass surfaced pristine lake, is beyond compare on the face of this Earth"

Have good days everyone,

jb

Hi Ems Of course I am late as usual with my greeting. Anyway hope you have had a nice time in Sweden.

Having a few problems with my computer, it is gone into GO SLOW mode..

WATCH: it may take a min, or two. !!!!



EVERYBODY !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you ill do my best..thanks for sound advice Lucy and yes ill say hello, it will be different Marie, ill take some pics, Cathy yes it would be nice to meet..Katie,Patsy, Jb anybody else looking in take care..
Ems x

Hi everybody hope you are all doing ok, it's a lovely afternoon up here in Donegal.

Ems enjoy your holiday and say hello to everyone from me and dont forget the walls have ears.

Marie seeing that your in the mood for SPRING cleaning you can come up and do mine when your finished.

Cathy just read in the paper that Donegal was voted the 2nd most scenic county in Ireland. Kerry was voted no 1 but I'm sure Kilkenny Waterford Roscommon and Dublin are in there somewhere

ADIOS AMIGOS (I'm sure that means googbye friends)I hope.

That sounds great Ems, have a nice time!

Have a great trip EMS. Remember we want a blow by blow account of all the shinannigins! Sweden is one country I havent been to so will be interested to hear what you think.
My news is sooooooooooo boring by comparison. The house is in desperate need of a facelift, so the painter arrives Friday and will spend two weeks sprucing it up. Have spent last two days in loft sorting things out and making trips backwards and forwards to charity shop. Feel absolutely exhausted. Not really looking forward to next two weeks and will be glad when its over.

Hope life is being kind to the rest of the gang. Mustn't forget a warm welcome to Cathy. So pleased things went well for you. Another budding poet, I note.

Marie

enjoy your trip .i love to travel on my own its the freedom i think
would love to meet you bye cathy