General Chat

Marilyn, have you been to speck savers lately, I posted as you were typing. lol ;-) ;-) ;-)

Hi Everyone.

George........ you seem to be doing fine without a WOMAN ...LOL

My goodness plant buying & rugs ... I always thought that to be a woman's job ;-)

Rita I knew you were missing for longer than normal. pete has been to my sisters helping her with her printer & computer, while I sat in the sun drinking G&T'S hmm lovely jubbly .

I'm going to see if I can help Agatha now ...

I dont seem to have seen MO lately hope she's OK .

Oh George surely the plants had a name on them. It would have been where they tell you how to care for the plant.
I suppose you could always give them nick names,like gert and daisy. lol
The colouring of the rug sounds good, those colours blend in with whatever colour paint you chose,as they are neutral.
Mo ;-)

evening all,

Hope everyone has had a brilliant day in the lovely warm sunshine.

Went to Ikea today, wanted to get a few things to complement my newly decorated living room.
Got myself a nice rug for the wooden floor, sort of beige and light brown, got a couple of indoor plants, don't ask what kind, no idea :-D wasn't my idea..LOL.

Rita, good to hear you have got your computer and printer sorted. :-)

George :-) :-)

Hello
I have not been on for two days as I lost all connections, first my printer packed up. my son came over and did it for me it was a lose USB lead,
thenlate afternoon I tried to send some emils nohing moved I left it running for an hour and nothing happened. I tried the interent nothing happened there either so I phoned my daughter to tell her not to worry if I didnt reply to her emails or she didnt get any from me./ I phoned my son and told him the same,. he asked me to try different things over the phonet I said there is no running time at all. I did a test on the rota in the end he said I will come on my way home from work, he got here at 4 and was still here at 5.30 trying different things he phoned Orange for help things he had already tried in the end he examined the filter on the phone line and that was it so I am back on .
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Jean I am so pleased for you what wonderful news you must have felt like dancing. I know I would have.
have a good evening all.

Rita

Thankyou for your help everyone, I found a Francis Barrett in the 1861 census
he was born in 1831 in Cawston Norfolk and is living in St Faiths and his wife is called Lydia, and My Great Grandmother called her first child Annie Lydia.
Francis has a son called francis born in 1868 Felthorpe Norfolk.
I cannot find a Laura Anywhere though.
she is proving to be a problem :-D

Thankyou again for your help <3

Hi Agatha.

I'll search tonight for you ...or try ..LOL

Yes I think I gave the people the Photo's, they come from a book called Benwick Bygones, I donated the photo's to them when they were making a History of Benwick.

He looks sweet Agatha... :-D :-D

Have you got the other photo that's on there.... the one that's on for James Goodburn?

George, I'm not just replacing the valve this time (or even the ballcock), I want the whole system out and a different type put in because I'm sick of it going wrong. I've had enough floods!!

Thats my Dad, wasn't he chubby

Yes, that's it, I've sent it to you but you must have it already.

Is it the one of her holding the baby

Agatha, do you know there's a photo of her on Ancestry?

This is all I know about my Great Grandmother Laura Barrett or Barratt.
she was born as Barrett in Norfolk St Faiths in 1885, there was a laura may Barrett born in St Faiths the following year, but my laura is the 1885 birth.
The next time I found her on the census was 1901 living in Littleport in the Isle of Ely as a Housemaid, It says she was born in Little Witchingham Norfolk. there is an Edith Barrett living in the same house also born in Little Witchingham Norfolk.
Four years later Laura marries Harry Fountain, and on the marriage certificate
her name is now spelt Laura Barratt, the marriage is registered in Huntingdon, which is not far from Littleport, but takes place in Ramsey Huntingdonshire.
Harry's family witness the marriage but it says her father was Frank Barratt, a Labourer, I think the small writing next to his name means he was deceased.
she continues to use Barratt instead of Barrett on her childrens birth certificates and also when she married James Goodburn my Great Grandad in 1919 North Witchford .
So who were her parents?
Does anyone need to see my tree.

Morning everyone,
bit overcast today, but nice.

Pauline, replacing the ball valve is such a simple job and should be cheap as the cost of a new complete one is hardly anything, so don't get conned.

Marilyn, its no good just sitting in the garden, you have to get cracking and do some weeding :-D :-D :-D

Stephen, hope your eyes get better very soon, take care.

George :-) :-) :-)

Morning all, it's a bit dull and damp here but it's supposed to get better later.

Jean, you must be walking on air today, must be such a weight off your shoulders after all these years of worry and pain. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Marilyn, I've always wondered why there was nobody to take the vouchers off people after they've used them.......... hmm, wonder how many people are worrying about it now it's been spotted.

Stephen, the plumber is at my house that often that I'm expecting to be on the guest list when his kids get married. Mind you, I'll have plenty of time to look for an outfit because they're all still at school.... :-D :-D

Nice to see you back Agatha. There's a Laura Barret in the 1901 who was born in Little Witchingham, Norfolk, she was living in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, at the time of the census. If you give us a bit more info we'll have a look around for you.

Is this her birth?

Name: Laura Barrett
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1885
Registration district: St Faith's
Inferred County: Norfolk
Volume: 4b
Page: 93



Bye Cath, enjoy yourself. :-) :-) :-)

Morning All,


Pauline..
Thats one thing I hate to happen in the house water leeks !! it can ruin everything if left while one is away, so just as well its the toilet being used at least you are there.

Just reading about Tesco's vouchers being used on the self serve tills, it has been drawn to their attention that people have been using the same vouchers over & over again , normally the cashier takes them off from you but with no one there its an easy peezy .......someone has had them in big amounts !! police called in ...LOL

Cath have a wonderful holiday ......x

Agatha.

Barrette,Berrett, Barritt, Barrott. what are you looking for ? can we help ?

Its a little overcast here ,but very warm so I might spend some time in the garden today.

Jean I bet you slept well last night I did with my wine ...LOL

I don't think I saw Rita yesterday ....hope she's OK.

Morning everyone, I have returned, the nights are getting too cold at the caravan now.
Great news Jean, I'm so pleased for you.
Belated Birthday wishes Marilyn.
Can anyone think of any other ways my great grans dad would spell Barratt, I tried Barrett but that did not work either.
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Good morning friends, lovely day here, well I think it is. lol, but then I always was awkward.
You are so right Stephen, I still cant take it in, I dont know what to do with myself today, take care Stephen, take things slowly for a while.

Breakfast.
(_)? (_)? (_)? (_)? (_)? (_)? tea or coffee.
Hot rolls with bacon, egg and bacon or sausages.
Waffles with honey or maple syrup.

Hope you all have a good day.take care and stay safe.

Cath, enjoy your holiday.

Jean xx :-D :-D :-D