JULY - HAVE A CHIT CHAT

[Robinredbreast]

Hello all. Well it's now July, the height of summer :wink:

In this thread you can chat away about anything you want to, or post pictures and photos. What ever is going on and you want to share it, then please do, even if it's just to say 'hello I'm off to work' :lol: Take care

Best wishes RRB

 

[Giverny]

did someone say summer?

 

[Kat100]

Lovely it's the 1st July......and I am going to start my Christmas shopping on line sales!!!!!!!
Opppps is it to early to mention the Christmas word when we hav'nt had summer.....love the rain photo and this thread rrb. ........
I also intend to shop at some point in the city.....I don't live in the city but like a trip there and a day out by the sea is needed I aim to do both by the end of July....greetings everyone kx

 

[Robinredbreast]

Giverny, now that's what I call rain :lol:

My daughter, her friend and myself went to a Forces day on Saturday, the weather was lovely and we really enjoyed it. A lady originally from Durham did a Vera Lynn tribute act and she was good. A Ghurkha was dancing about around the band stand ( well I wouldn't really call it dancing) then another came along and then a 90 year old man had a little dance, a bit wobbly, but he gave it a go :thumbup: I was sitting next to lady called Diana who was 80 and she is Type 2 and was telling me about herself as a young 8 year old in WW11 and having 2 Jewish German ladies stay with them and one was a Milliner and she used to boil the kettle for steam to mould the hats. And her mum couldn't get elastic because it was too expensive, so Diana had to hold her knickers up with safety pins. She also talked of the Doodle bugs and the noise they made over head, but............. then silence and they knew a bomb was going to be dropped, I felt so proud sitting next to her and engaging in these wonderful stories, what wonderful people, making it a wonderful day, also the lovely weather helped ,as it was raining last year :roll:

I live in a big town and I love the countryside and the seaside, but after 20 minutes of sitting in the sun, I have to get up and explore the sandy beach, I love walking along the beach with the water lapping over my feet looking out for boats and ships and the gulls overhead and picking up shells, lovely

All the best RRB

 

[Giverny]

Giverny, now that's what I call rain :lol:

My daughter, her friend and myself went to a Forces day on Saturday, the weather was lovely and we really enjoyed it. A lady originally from Durham did a Vera Lynn tribute act and she was good. A Ghurkha was dancing about around the band stand ( well I wouldn't really call it dancing) then another came along and then a 90 year old man had a little dance, a bit wobbly, but he gave it a go :thumbup: I was sitting next to lady called Diana who was 80 and she is Type 2 and was telling me about herself as a young 8 year old in WW11 and having 2 Jewish German ladies stay with them and one was a Milliner and she used to boil the kettle for steam to mould the hats. And her mum couldn't get elastic because it was too expensive, so Diana had to hold her knickers up with safety pins. She also talked of the Doodle bugs and the noise they made over head, but............. then silence and they knew a bomb was going to be dropped, I felt so proud sitting next to her and engaging in these wonderful stories, what wonderful people, making it a wonderful day, also the lovely weather helped ,as it was raining last year :roll:

I live in a big town and I love the countryside and the seaside, but after 20 minutes of sitting in the sun, I have to get up and explore the sandy beach, I love walking along the beach with the water lapping over my feet looking out for boats and ships and the gulls overhead and picking up shells, lovely

All the best RRB

I love chatting to my Nan about the old WWII stories she has. My Grandad was in London for part of the war and my Nan said she was meeting him at one of the underground stations when she could hear the doodle bugs. Will always remember her saying she has never been so afraid of silence in her life! Old people have the most interesting stories to tell - I wish more people my age would just sit and listen to the stories their elders tell.

I haven't been to the seaside in a long while now unfortunately - last time I was down by the coast the weather was quite miserable as it was getting towards the start of October Very jel!

 

[Robinredbreast]

Giverny, now that's what I call rain :lol:

My daughter, her friend and myself went to a Forces day on Saturday, the weather was lovely and we really enjoyed it. A lady originally from Durham did a Vera Lynn tribute act and she was good. A Ghurkha was dancing about around the band stand ( well I wouldn't really call it dancing) then another came along and then a 90 year old man had a little dance, a bit wobbly, but he gave it a go :thumbup: I was sitting next to lady called Diana who was 80 and she is Type 2 and was telling me about herself as a young 8 year old in WW11 and having 2 Jewish German ladies stay with them and one was a Milliner and she used to boil the kettle for steam to mould the hats. And her mum couldn't get elastic because it was too expensive, so Diana had to hold her knickers up with safety pins. She also talked of the Doodle bugs and the noise they made over head, but............. then silence and they knew a bomb was going to be dropped, I felt so proud sitting next to her and engaging in these wonderful stories, what wonderful people, making it a wonderful day, also the lovely weather helped ,as it was raining last year :roll:

I live in a big town and I love the countryside and the seaside, but after 20 minutes of sitting in the sun, I have to get up and explore the sandy beach, I love walking along the beach with the water lapping over my feet looking out for boats and ships and the gulls overhead and picking up shells, lovely

All the best RRB

I love chatting to my Nan about the old WWII stories she has. My Grandad was in London for part of the war and my Nan said she was meeting him at one of the underground stations when she could hear the doodle bugs. Will always remember her saying she has never been so afraid of silence in her life! Old people have the most interesting stories to tell - I wish more people my age would just sit and listen to the stories their elders tell.

I haven't been to the seaside in a long while now unfortunately - last time I was down by the coast the weather was quite miserable as it was getting towards the start of October Very jel!

My dad, who is 90 in September was a Paratrooper in WW11. He was stationed in Germany, Singapore and Burma, to name but a few, wounded twice, shrapnel in his left arm and knifed with a German sword :shock: My daughter's school topic in year 5 was WW11, I was looking for bits and pieces at my dad's for her to take to school. I came across lots of photographs, I looked at one of them and thought what is this? When I looked on the back of the photo I couldn't believe what I was reading.

In red ink, hand written by my dad, who was on the balcony at the time, this is what it said.

"The Japanese signing Peace terms in Singapore September 1945" the photo still sends shivers up my spine. It's something I can keep and will be passed on to my daughter. Mind blowing.

RRB

 

[Kat100]

All this family history it's amazing.....makes u feel very humbled...I did do some family history searches a few years ago its amazing what came up.....all so interesting.
I was then sent a photo of a gt uncle who died in ww1 he was only 19 what people had to go through but I think they will be glad that they have been remembered kx

Hi Kat it is very humbling, I find it fascinating. Brave souls, always remembered, never to be forgotten X I also have my granddad's ( my dad's dad, but I didn't know him ) WW1 tin box sent out to the troops from Queen Mary, they contained cigarettes and or sweets. Hope you are having a good day

RRB

 

[Kat100]

All this family history it's amazing.....makes u feel very humbled...I did do some family history searches a few years ago its amazing what came up.....all so interesting.
I was then sent a photo of a gt uncle who died in ww1 he was only 19 what people had to go through but I think they will be glad that they have been remembered kx

 

[Giverny]

Giverny, now that's what I call rain :lol:

My daughter, her friend and myself went to a Forces day on Saturday, the weather was lovely and we really enjoyed it. A lady originally from Durham did a Vera Lynn tribute act and she was good. A Ghurkha was dancing about around the band stand ( well I wouldn't really call it dancing) then another came along and then a 90 year old man had a little dance, a bit wobbly, but he gave it a go :thumbup: I was sitting next to lady called Diana who was 80 and she is Type 2 and was telling me about herself as a young 8 year old in WW11 and having 2 Jewish German ladies stay with them and one was a Milliner and she used to boil the kettle for steam to mould the hats. And her mum couldn't get elastic because it was too expensive, so Diana had to hold her knickers up with safety pins. She also talked of the Doodle bugs and the noise they made over head, but............. then silence and they knew a bomb was going to be dropped, I felt so proud sitting next to her and engaging in these wonderful stories, what wonderful people, making it a wonderful day, also the lovely weather helped ,as it was raining last year :roll:

I live in a big town and I love the countryside and the seaside, but after 20 minutes of sitting in the sun, I have to get up and explore the sandy beach, I love walking along the beach with the water lapping over my feet looking out for boats and ships and the gulls overhead and picking up shells, lovely

All the best RRB

I love chatting to my Nan about the old WWII stories she has. My Grandad was in London for part of the war and my Nan said she was meeting him at one of the underground stations when she could hear the doodle bugs. Will always remember her saying she has never been so afraid of silence in her life! Old people have the most interesting stories to tell - I wish more people my age would just sit and listen to the stories their elders tell.

I haven't been to the seaside in a long while now unfortunately - last time I was down by the coast the weather was quite miserable as it was getting towards the start of October Very jel!

My dad, who is 90 in September was a Paratrooper in WW11. He was stationed in Germany, Singapore and Burma, to name but a few, wounded twice, shrapnel in his left arm and knifed with a German sword :shock: My daughter's school topic in year 5 was WW11, I was looking for bits and pieces at my dad's for her to take to school. I came across lots of photographs, I looked at one of them and thought what is this? When I looked on the back of the photo I couldn't believe what I was reading.

In red ink, hand written by my dad, who was on the balcony at the time, this is what it said.

"The Japanese signing Peace terms in Singapore September 1945" the photo still sends shivers up my spine. It's something I can keep and will be passed on to my daughter. Mind blowing.

RRB

Wow, that's amazing! It's one thing to hear the stories but to actually see them in action like that is just phenomenal. My Nan told me about a picture she found of my Grandad after he died. It's a picture of him riding a white horse with the Himalayas in the background - she never even knew he'd travelled that far! He was a very private man and I wish he was still alive just so I could hear his war stories and such.

 

[Kat100]

Hi rrb have you read the book called the rice mother all about 1945 in Singapore Malaysia etc....it's an amazing read.

 

[Robinredbreast]

Hi rrb have you read the book called the rice mother all about 1945 in Singapore Malaysia etc....it's an amazing read.

Thank you for that information Kat, I will try and get to my library ASAP, as I am an avid reader and the book sounds a fascinating read. I'm already 3/4 of the way through my current read, The Savage Garden, by Mark Mills and on the back page a rather gorgeous looking photo of the said author, very nice :wink:

RRB

 

[Kat100]

The author is Anita rani the rice mother you will love it...
I am reading an easy book at the mo summer time reading..... tc kx

 

[izzzi]

In red ink, hand written by my dad, who was on the balcony at the time, this is what it said.

"The Japanese signing Peace terms in Singapore September 1945" the photo still sends shivers up my spine. It's something I can keep and will be passed on to my daughter. Mind blowing.

RRB

That is so good, you must be so proud of your Dad.

Roy,

 

[Robinredbreast]

Hi all

I just had some unexpected good news. My local hospital telephoned me and has offered me an earlier neurology appointment ( I was given August 17th in May!) so I accepted and getting an appointment earlier is unusual, glad to get it over and done with instead of hanging about for months :thumbup:

Hope you all are having a good day, apart from the cloudy and colder conditions, just had to check this is the month of July :wink:
yep, it is :lol:

Take care RRB

 

[pickledpepper2]

Sorry about the randomness of the post but in relation to the weather.

This last May and June have really made me reflect on all that climate change/ global warming talk in a way I haven't before. It seems more 'real' than it ever has before.....

 

[Robinredbreast]

In red ink, hand written by my dad, who was on the balcony at the time, this is what it said.

"The Japanese signing Peace terms in Singapore September 1945" the photo still sends shivers up my spine. It's something I can keep and will be passed on to my daughter. Mind blowing.

RRB

That is so good, you must be so proud of your Dad.

Roy,

Thank you Roy, yes I am proud of my dad and all the service men he severed with, but not just WW!!,ALL the wars. They had names like, smudger/jock (Scottish) etc, Mac, if the surname was MacDonald, all young and so brave. I am hoping, fingers crossed, to post a couple of the photo's including the Japanese signing peace terms, Mountbatten is in the photo as well.

RRB

 

[Robinredbreast]

Sorry about the randomness of the post but in relation to the weather.

This last May and June have really made me reflect on all that climate change/ global warming talk in a way I haven't before. It seems more 'real' than it ever has before.....

Hi, I know what you mean, the whole planet seems to be effected in some way and it does make you think :think:

All the best RRB

 

[Robinredbreast]

Hi can someone help me resize a photo to make it smaller please to upload onto a thread thank you RRB X

 

[pickledpepper2]

Hi can someone help me resize a photo to make it smaller please to upload onto a thread thank you RRB X

Try opening it up in MS Paint and using the resize option?

 

[MCMLXXIII]

Google pic resize, there are at least 3 online easy resizing tools and you can set the output pixel size