General Chat

yes I always convince myself that I wont be able to do something but I know I'm not stupid so must be a lack of confidence.
Would you say you were introvert or extrovert in character?

Now there's a thing... I used to be painfully shy so then I'd have described myself as an introvert I suppose. Then there was a stage when I realised I had to do something about this when I still didn't have much confidence but wanted to look like I did, so then I did some daft things that probably made me look pretty extrovert (uni years mainly). As time's gone on and what I look like to other people no longer matters to me so much I think I have aspects of both. I'm not remotely shy any more, but although I can do it when it really matters I still have difficulty saying no to people and will still find myself jumping through hoops to try to ensure EVERYONE around me is happy and trying not to upset or irritate anyone. I mostly find myself doing this when I'm faced with a situation where it's impossible to please everyone and I'm going to have to make a choice I don't want to have to make, so I may waste ages prevaricating and trying to find a way through which can actually make it worse in the end once I do finally have to let someone's hopes down when I've been keeping them raised.

So really I'm a crazy mixed up kid - but less of the kid these days.

My daughter was supposed to fly to Delhi later today but not now till Sunday morning. Do you know anyone affected by the volcanic ash cloud?

dentist is far to close for my likeing.

why do u need one?

er....am confused regarding the volcanic cloud and it's link to the dentist.
There I was saying I'm not stupid just a couple of posts back but now I am beginning to wonder lol

I am about due to visit the dentist for a check up.Do you get nervous in waiting rooms?

Me too with the dentist and the volcanic link..???
Well if you are stupid so am I EB

No I would rather visit the dentist than the hair dressers, tho I don't get nervous in any waiting room.

What is your favourite memory ..?

of being about 5 and being in our front street,feeling sad for some reason.Next thing I was being lifted up in the air and sort of carried right to the bottom of the street.........There was no-one there and to this day I don't know how it happened but I do remember feeling all happy and giggling.
Have you ever had a strange experience?

When I was a child I used to have a sensation of floating above my body, but it usually happened if I was dozing off to sleep or daydreaming. It doesn't happen now though in the same situations. Not that I get much chance to daydream these days.

Do you remember things that happened when you were a child that don't happen now?

one thing was the rag and bone man who came round with his horse and cart and in exchange for a few rags used to offer either clothes pegs,enamel dishes,balloons,windmills etc.I remember once getting a little plastic monkey on a stick.Todays scrap men are definitely not the same lol.
Do you still have anything from when you were a child in your home now?

Oh Yes,
I'm very sentimental, I have 2 teddies of my own and 2 dolls, an ebony elephant my gran gave me, I used to play with, and a little china dog ( like a pup to the big pairs) that my grampa used to let me play with,which my mum kept safe for me when he died when I was 5.
He is over 100yrs old as Grampa had him as a wedding present.
He has pride of place in my cabinet with the elephant (and my children never got to play with them lol.)

Are you sentimental?

yes and no.There are some things I hang on to as they remind me of the people they once belonged to but I am not a hoarder like some friends of mine.I am soppy and get emotional easily over stories of peoples trials and triumphs.
When was the last time you cried and why?

Now don't start me off. Just checked and my daughter's flight with her boyfriend to Delhi just took off after OH took them to the airport. I couldn't go as they've been caught up in the delays. Should have left last Friday so we had them here for an extra week, but I had to go back to work today and leave them here making last minute preparations all over again before he whisked them away.

They were lucky as they knew their flight was cancelled before leaving the house last week and the same with the attempts at flight bookings in between. But I know of lots of stuck people.

Are you waiting on anyone getting home or have you missed getting away because of this week's problems?

No thankfully:)

Have you booked a holiday abroad this yr ?

Not so far but I think we will go to bro in law's place in Brittany some time this year. Not been there for a few years. Other than that we will stick to UK, only because we went back to St Ives last year which was where we honeymooned and a friend got married in the Rame Peninsula earlier this year. Loved both so we want to go back. Over the past couple of years we have been lucky to have a couple of big overseas hiking expeditions for our holidays and we feel like doing some simpler things this year including getting round for some short breaks to some of our family history areas so we'll be spreading our break times around a bit more this year.

Do you normally expect to get overseas for holidays? Or maybe explore closer to home?

We have holidayed overseas since1976 ( didn't go for a yr or so cos I was pregnant ) Haven't been for a yr or so now as we have had a lot of financial commitments .. rebuilding my dads' house ,and the children went on their own.with friends.
Hopefully we'll go again this yr. Trouble is we've always had a villa or apts with a private pool, and for just 2 it's going to cost a fair bit to do that !

If you go abroad do you self cater or hotel ?

We do a mixture depending on circumstance. When the kids were little we used to Eurocamp, then as they got bigger we've self catered. Sometimes we've found hotel offers that make it just as cheap to do that, or for special birthdays for instance we've treated ourselves.

We've done pretty much the same in the UK, but replaced Eurocamping with hiring a boat for a waterways holiday. We don't go on camping holidays as such in the UK - get enough of that in Scouting.

Are you an active holiday fan or a beach bum?

Can't lie on the beach all day! Always walk every day.
We have a villa with a pool, mess around in that when we we want to , but always hire a car and check out the area and view the sites.
Don't do much more than using a pedalo each day so the children can swim safely far out.(they are 23 and 21 )

Have you ever gone to Euro Disney or the American version ?

No although I have friends who have gone several times.
Which Disney character do you like best?

I'm afraid I don't have a fav, although I've been to Euro Disney and have seen some of the films and read the books to the children when they were young.
...I suppose it would be Mickey Mouse.


Do you prefer gold or silver jewellery ?

Silver,although I don't wear much jewellery really.Do you wear an eternity ring?

No , never had one. I wear a Clogau Gold Welsh love ring I suppose it's a similar sort of thing. 2 coloured gold.. no stones.

Do you have treasured jewellery you have of your parents or grandparents .?