General Chat

Hi Linda - so glad to see your finishing school education showing out in your manner of writing letter with your cards! You are ahead of me. I have the pile of cards in front of me - waiting to be written on!

Morning/ Evening Everyone..

Tec..send some rain here although its cooled down I much prefer the rain any time.

Perse..My local TAFE is about 10 minutes away and its amazing how busy it gets. When I went on compo earlier this year and couldn't work , it was driving me crazy staying at home, so looked up courses. Have really enjoyed it and hope to continue in the new year...The course was about $350.00.

Berona....Glad your shopping arrived safely. Pity they cannot put the shopping away also I hate that task!

One more exam today and then its finished...Woo hoo.. Must start my Xmas shopping.

Hope everyone is okay...

````````````to Sue, Diane, Allan, Alison, and Linda. ``````to anyone I have missed...xxxxxxxxxxx

Good evening to Tec and Linda

Good morning to Berona and Janet

Janet, how did your trip to Mandurah go?

The next time we visit we will try the new road. We may even opo up before Christmas to see my brother. He lives in Duncraig

Allan

Linda...reading your post about Xmas cards made me think about the whole process of writing cards. Do you think that people just get into the habit of writing cards and there is no feeling attached to the sending? Especially when I received ones that are obviously rushed when written. I have not written cards for a couple of years now for that reason. I only write ones for overseas and family and maybe a few very dear friends.

What does everyone think? Is it becoming a chore?

xx

You're probably right Allan - it is acceptance.

Tec - I am well thank you. A little headachy still but it didn't come to much.

Linda - hope you have a safe trip. Did you say Dorset? Of course we'll miss you so stop fishing:-))

Berona - the only lonely person we invite every year is a person who always declines and would rather be on their own. In town we have a Wesley Uniting Church that puts on a Christmas dinner for anyone who is lonely and wants company and a good meal. It's well attended by both patrons and volunteers. A wonderful service to the community.

I always find at this time of year I feel a little down regarding family. I have an estranged brother who has caused the family grief over the years and continues to when ever he pops back into our lives which he has done this year. However at Christmas I feel sad that he won't be part of our celebrations. He doesn't want to be with us and I don't really want him there as he is the only one who starts arguments but I still feel sad that it has to be this way. He is the extreme but there are other family members who we won't see or hear from. Having mentioned this to other people I find I'm not the only person who feels this way.

Sue xx

I think it's nice to 'catch up' with a card, where the contact might 'slide' otherwise. However, some people go overboard and seem to write to anyone so that they will get a card back - then they show them off to boast about how many friends they have. Not very sincere, is it?

I felt that it was a bit commercialised, when I received a card with a letter in it from a relative. The letter reminded me of an inter-office memo - addressed to "all" and gave a rundown on their family activities since last year. I then visited my SIL (who was the husband's MOTHER) and she showed me the letter and card she had received. Same letter! They had stayed with each other a couple of times during that year - so why would she need to know all of that?

Janet, In my case I find it a bit of a chore. OH does the family ones and I do the overseas ones, although there are only three of those.

I suppose these days, with the internet and webcams, it is so much easier to keep in touch throughout the year.

Allan

Good Morning Berona,
Good Evening Linda,

Berona it was good that your shopping was by and large ok - I suppose it's inevitable there will be little anomalies - and if you sent me for your shopping you would get all kinds of things you hadn't asked for - ask the Duchess if you don't believe me.

I agree that lonely people should be looked out for all year round, not just at Christmas. On the other hand, I know a lady who was widowed this year, she has made it quite clear that she is very happy to spend the day doing her own thing, but is not being allowed to. Several well meaning friends are insisting she spends Christmas Day with them, and won't take no for an answer..........wouldn't get away with that with me.

Linda - No doubt your cards and mine have clogged up the postal service, but it is so good stuffing them in the post box.
I don't put letters in all of mine.....they'd never get sent. I do enclose a letter to a few special friends, especially elderly ones who do not own computers......I am of course not elderly, as you know.

I hope you have a safe journey to Dorset, that is such a long way for you to go. Yes, you will be terribly missed by your friends here, and we will eagerly await your safe return, and cryptic witticisms.

Tec

It is Dorset Sue, Bournemouth to be exact. It couldn't be any further south,or we would be in the sea. just think,all that quality time in the car with OH!!!

Hello, Janet. Sorry I didn't see you:-) I also only send cards to people I truly want to send them to and I try to write a personal message every time. We get a couple of cards from people who only appear to send a card because we knew them years ago through our children. I found out through the grape-vine that one couple have 3 grandchildren that we knew nothing about and they don't know about our little ones either. Yet each year we get a card off them with a quickly written "all the best". I always plan to cull my list and this year may be the one.

Sue xx

Janet, I wonder about some of the cards I send as well. I only send them because they send me one. Oh well.

Linda, travelling in the car with OH is often the only time we get to chat to each other. Yesterday we literally passed each other in the cars and waved. It was a couple of hours before we caught up and had lunch together.

Sue xx

Allan
had a great day in Mandurah thanks...Did not catch a thing but all the same it was a good day. Came home tired and burnt !!

Sue, it gives new meaning to the phrase 'ships that pas in the night'

Janet, I'm sure that it was worth it. I always enjoy Mandurah whether we go to shop or to just visit for pleasure

Allan

Allan...We often stay at the Atrium for a break throughout the year and sometimes at Xmas . Its far enough away for a break yet close enough to get home if we need too...

Have a great day all...Off to write Xmas cards...*jokes*


Stay warm, stay cool....


TTFN xxxxxx

Bye Janet, stay warm applies here, the forecast is for zero overnight.

Bye Janet

Good Morning Janet,
Good Morning Allan,

Yes - Christmas cards are a chore - but I'm afraid of offending someone if I don't send one.......some are sent to people we haven't seen or heard of in years. The only reason I send them a card is that I know I will receive one from them...........something very wrong about that.

I feel sad at this time of year regarding my family. When mum was alive my four siblings and I, always met up at her house over the Christmas period, and she always spent Christmas with one of us. However, since she died four years ago, everyone has drifted apart, and hardly any contact made. I am in regular phone contact with one sister. We all live in various patrs of the country, and I haven't actually seen any of them since mum's funeral. That saddens me, and I know mum would be heartbroken to know this had happened.

Tec

Speaking of quality time with OH, I am off to spend some.

Sue, I have a sore throat and earache, is this your doing?

I may be around for a while in the morning, if not, I hope you all have a good few couple of days, be good and don't post thousands of pages in my absence, it take s so long to catch up on.

Good night Linda

Allan