Good morning El Loro and Skylark.  Good morning everyone.
I'm glad you are feeling a bit better, Skylark, just take it easy until you are 100% again. I think you are right to get your son checked out, especially as he has asthma, better safe than sorry.

El, you had better batten down the hatches if you have stormy weather on the way.
We have more snow forecast for the next two days - and we haven't even got rid of the last lot yet.

Morning Yogi    Not more snow, pleassseeee  Where is it all coming from? Dont say the sky!!!!

I know that you mean Skylark, I am sick of the sight of the white stuff.

Good morning everyone, no snow here thank goodness but its just very grey and supposed to be rainy all week.  Surely we are due some nice weather for a change.  Sorry to hear about your son Skylark, as Yogi says its best he is checked out by the doc, hope you start to shake off the flu soon too.

Good morning everyone.    Glad to hear you are feeling a little better Skylark.  Keep getting plenty of rest.  Sorry to hear your son is feeling unwell.  As has been said, best to get him checked out at the doctors.

I awoke to the sound of wind and driving rain this morning but it's stopped at present.  Not a great forecast all week for this area, but at least it's not snow!!

Off to the shops in a little while.  Hope I can dodge the rain. 

Good morning Squiggle and Joyron.

Morning Joyron and squiggle, thanks for your good wishes  Was lashing rain here too, thankfully has washed away the snow, ready for the next lot!

I've been out shopping and, as suggested, I got some battenburg and some unhatched eggs. I'm hoping that the eggs hatch before tomorrow, and so I've put them outside together with the battenburg broken up into crumbs for the chicks to eat. I'm not convinced this will stop the storms, but it's worth trying.

Skylark, I hope your son is OK

What you been getting up to in this thread    I cannot leave you alone for a moment can I???

I managed to watch the first episode of Wild at Heart through the ITV iplayer today.  It was a bit disjointed at times, words and picture not really in sync, but I got the gist of the episode, which is what I wanted to do.  Just need to catch up with Larkrise to Candleford tomorrow, which should be easier on the eye as I've downloaded it with the Windows Media Player.

Probably won't be back again this evening but will catch up with all my lovely buddies again tomorrow. 

Let us know how it goes El    Son went to Docs on his own as the receptionist said the only appointment was with a Doc who is pregnant and specifically asked not to come with flu symptoms, as i was sure my son had sinusitis, which he gets a lot i let him go. I was surprised when he came back with a prescription for penicillin 250mg 4x daily, saying he had a chest infection. As this is a high dose for his age and didnt appear to have any symptoms i phoned and asked for a call back. She just phoned and said, no he doesnt have a chest infection, he has sinusitis!! She gave him this dose as she didnt want the infected mucus going into his chest. He just doesnt listen !!  (sorry hope you arent having your tea)

The men in my house are exactly the same, Skylark. When they go to the doctor's, they never ask the right questions and they never listen to what they are being told.

Joyron, I hope you enjoy Lark Rise To Candleford, when you finally get to see it.
It was a good episode.

Yes Yogi, they have selective hearing !         I watched The Royle Family on the iplayer thingy but it was so jumpy i had to turn it off. They arent much good really, i find

I managed to watch the Christmas episode of Doctor Who on BBC iplayer, but I've given up at other times because it kept stopping and starting.

My sister has Virgin and it has a catch up channel which is great, i have Sky but it doesnt have that, not that i can find anyway. I really should upgrade and get a Sky+ box

I have a V+ box and it is good. You can record rogrammes and the catch-up service is handy.
My youngest son is going to set up my new scanner for me (Christmas present), so he needs my laptop to do it - be back later.

Hope you got the scanner working, Yogi, my daughter been here wizzing around getting the house tidy for tomorrow, and having a look at the forum and having a laugh. She was on the other one for a bit, but left ...she cant remember her name now, but she says people were so rude! I am sure it wasnt anyone on here now !   Goodnight all xxx

Good morning everyone.
El, I hope everything goes as well as possible today.
Skylark, my son managed to get the scanner up and running. He has suggested that I wait till he is around before trying to use it by myself. He doesn't have much faith in my technical abilities.
I hope your son has a lovely birthday today.
for Squiggle and Joyron.

Good morning everyone

Just to let you know that the eggs hatched, and the chicks liked their Battenburg so much that they have said they want more. It didn't stop the rain though, and so I've put little wellington boots on them so their feet don't get wet. And I've attached little umbrellas to little collars, put the collars on the chicks so they don't get rained on.I've had to put little lead weights in the wellington boots so that the chicks don't get swept away in the wind.

Yogi, thanks

You have given this some serious thought, El.
Attention to detail is good.

Good morning everyone, I think I will have to do what EL has done with his chicks, welly boots and lead weights needed this morning as i venture out to face gale force winds and driving rain, oh joy!

Yogi

What horrible weather, Squiggle.
I can't wait for Spring to arrive.

Good afternoon everyone.  Dull, wet and miserable here too.  Hope all goes well at the funeral El Loro. 

Good afternoon everyone

It's wet here as well, but not too windy. Luckily the rain relented for the funeral.

Thanks Joyron

Back in again, I don't think that even ducks would like the weather we are having today, its blowing the rain sideways and everywhere is absolutely sodden.  I'm glad the rain held off for the funeral, it certainly sounded like an unforgettable occasion.

Aww Squiggle, sounds like you are having a right downpour. Isn't this weather really depressing. No wonder some people suffer with SAD Syndrome.

Good evening everyone.  The weather at present is enough to make anyone depressed, but at least it's not snowing (I keep reminding myself of that)!! 

I'm glad I have my little blue light to keep me on an even keel.  Not sure what I would do without it now.

Probably won't be back again tonight but hope to catch up with you all again tomorrow. 

One last quick comment before hubby comes home.  Just received an email from my penfriend in Colchester, Connecticut.  They had 23 inches of snow overnight and into this morning!!  My penfirend sent me some pictures and they are amazing.  Needless to say work was cancelled for them today.  I have to say if the amount of rain we have had was turned into snow we might be able to match that!!

Love you all.  Speak tomorrow. 

Good morning everyone.
It has rained overnight and washed away the last of the snow.

Good morning everyone

It's one of those days where the weather could be a mix of sunshine and showers which is what it looks like at present, or could turn out quite pleasant or develop into persistent rain. It's certainly milder than it has been for some time. I hope nature doesn't decide that spring has come early though as it looks as if it will get colder in a few days.

Good morning everyone, Groundhog Day today, gale force winds, driving rain and I'm off out in it soon, dental hygienist and house group, hopefully tomorrow I can stay in all day (if I get lucky) I bet the rain holds off then.  Catch up later if we haven't all floated away.

Good afternoon everyone.  It's dull and dismal here today but at least it's not raining.

Had an industrious morning sorting and shredding old papers, then I gave myself time off to catch up with the episode of Larkrise to Candleford that I missed.  I'm so glad I was able to get it from the BBC iplayer. 

Good afternoon everyone

Joyron, that's good you've been able to see Larkrise.

I wonder if Kidnap and Ransom on ITV will be good. It's stars Trevor Eve, and I think he's one of the best actors on television. There are very few actors who make me want to see anything they are in, and he's one of them. Shoestring back in 1979/80 was where I first noticed him. It's never been released on DVD due to the high costs of paying out music royalties - it was set in the radio station at Bristol and several of the episodes took place in areas which I recognised, which added to the enjoyment. The BBC did reshow the first series a couple of years ago, but in a cut form to suit afternoon audiences.

Good afternoon El Loro.  I too like Trevor Eve but I'm not sure about Kidnap and Ransom.  Will probably record it and see what I think of it.  I keep racking my brain to think of the other series he was in, with Sue Johnson as the psychologist.  Bet you will know the programme I mean.

The trouble I have is that I have so much stuff to watch on my Sky+ box from around Christmas; Agatha Christie's Marple and Poirot etc, and also the first four episodes of the recent new series of Silent Witness which started a couple of weeks back.  I seem to have been so busy lately that I don't get chance to sit down and get into what I've already recorded!! 

Joyron, you are thinking of "Waking the Dead".

I saw the Marple episodes and Murder on the Orient Express. I prefer the Julia McKenzie ones to the Geraldine McEwan ones - the producers don't seem to take such liberties with the books as they were.

The storyline of Murder on the Orient Express is so well known that they concentrated more on the characters rather than the story. David Suchet as Poirot may shock you with the character that he portrays as he has become a far harder and grimmer person than in the past. He also has shows a Roman Catholic side to his character which is not there in the book. I'm not giving anything away by saying this as these changes become apparent from an early stage.

I just knew you would have the answer El Loro.    I'm looking forward to watching the programmes I recorded.  Thank you for your views on Murder on the Orient Express.  I wonder if I will agree with you.  I have to say I still prefer Joan Hickson (think I've got that right) as Miss Marple. 

El, I have my V+ set to record Kidnap and Ransom - I love Trevor Eve as Boyd in Waking The Dead, so I'm looking forward to this new series.
I agree with your comments about Murder On The Orient Express, El.
Joyron, you share my love of murder mystery programmes. I really enjoy Silent Witness, Miss Marple and Poirot, too.