Yogi, Swedish meatballs in Ikea 
Next time you could try some Danish kebabs in B&Q if you can find them 
I better get something better than kebabs next time!
I've never had a kebab 
You aren't missing much, El.
Moonie, that's a very good clip 
And well done on thinking of attaching your own video clip here 
I have never attached a video here before El. I think it worked more by luck than judgement to be honest
But fankoo
Moonie, very few of us have attached videos here. I attached one for Summer ages ago but it's quite possible that you are the only other person here to have done so.
Ta El
I did it just like you would for a picture and it happened to work or I would have been flummoxed 
Good afternoon everyone.
It's a glorious, sunny day up here.
I love all the Easter pics, but sadly I can't post pics on the iPad!
Mr Yogi asked if I would go with him while he looked for a new laptop, then he'd take me for some lunch. Swedish meatballs in Ikea was not what I had in mind!
They were very tasty just the same.
Hi Yogi
We finally have wall to wall sunshine here. I have just come in from tidying the bottom of the back garden 
Have to say it only looks slightly better than it did before 
but its a start
Did Mr Yogi get his new laptop?
Moonie, that's a very good clip
And well done on thinking of attaching your own video clip here
I have never attached a video here before El. I think it worked more by luck than judgement to be honest
But fankoo
Moonie, very few of us have attached videos here. I attached one for Summer ages ago but it's quite possible that you are the only other person here to have done so.
Ta El
I did it just like you would for a picture and it happened to work or I would have been flummoxed
That's the right way. It's the same for audio clips on your computer.
And Bramble looks in fine fettle 
As for the swans, that is the island in the small pool and every year two swans have their babies there. So I think the cleaning and guarding 'their' island maybe the prelude to egg laying, though I am no expert. I don't know if it is the same two swans however
I loved the swan video and I would guess it is the same swans each year, Moonie. I have heard that swans usually mate for life.
We have two that stay in our village pond and raise signets every year. It's funny when they decide to take the signets for a walk through the village, and end up with lots of cars crawling along behind them.
It was lovely to see them 'protecting' their island
I remember you saying about those swans and signets with the cars following
One year I was walking around the park early one morning, 7-30ish. Very unusual for me to be up that early. Let alone be walking around the park 
There is a slight bank up from the large pool to that smaller pool. I was amazed when first a large swan then several small signets followed by another large swan walked right in front of me. Looked at me then carried on to swim in the small pool
Moonie, that's a very good clip
And well done on thinking of attaching your own video clip here
I have never attached a video here before El. I think it worked more by luck than judgement to be honest
But fankoo
Moonie, very few of us have attached videos here. I attached one for Summer ages ago but it's quite possible that you are the only other person here to have done so.
Ta El
I did it just like you would for a picture and it happened to work or I would have been flummoxed
That's the right way. It's the same for audio clips on your computer.
Thanks for that El
Something else I would have had trouble with
I saw the BBC news at lunchtime and there was an item about restartng the Hadron Collider. This was the item:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scie...environment-32160755
I noticed towards the end of the item an interesting image, It was this:
An eye looking at us through the universe.
And Bramble looks in fine fettle
As for the swans, that is the island in the small pool and every year two swans have their babies there. So I think the cleaning and guarding 'their' island maybe the prelude to egg laying, though I am no expert. I don't know if it is the same two swans however
I loved the swan video and I would guess it is the same swans each year, Moonie. I have heard that swans usually mate for life.
We have two that stay in our village pond and raise signets every year. It's funny when they decide to take the signets for a walk through the village, and end up with lots of cars crawling along behind them.
It was lovely to see them 'protecting' their island
I remember you saying about those swans and signets with the cars following
One year I was walking around the park early one morning, 7-30ish. Very unusual for me to be up that early. Let alone be walking around the park
There is a slight bank up from the large pool to that smaller pool. I was amazed when first a large swan then several small signets followed by another large swan walked right in front of me. Looked at me then carried on to swim in the small pool
It's lovely to get so close to them.
I saw the BBC news at lunchtime and there was an item about restartng the Hadron Collider. This was the item:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scie...environment-32160755
I noticed towards the end of the item an interesting image, It was this:
An eye looking at us through the universe.
I saw that on the news, El.
And Bramble looks in fine fettle
As for the swans, that is the island in the small pool and every year two swans have their babies there. So I think the cleaning and guarding 'their' island maybe the prelude to egg laying, though I am no expert. I don't know if it is the same two swans however
I loved the swan video and I would guess it is the same swans each year, Moonie. I have heard that swans usually mate for life.
We have two that stay in our village pond and raise signets every year. It's funny when they decide to take the signets for a walk through the village, and end up with lots of cars crawling along behind them.
It was lovely to see them 'protecting' their island
I remember you saying about those swans and signets with the cars following
One year I was walking around the park early one morning, 7-30ish. Very unusual for me to be up that early. Let alone be walking around the park
There is a slight bank up from the large pool to that smaller pool. I was amazed when first a large swan then several small signets followed by another large swan walked right in front of me. Looked at me then carried on to swim in the small pool
It's lovely to get so close to them.
They are huge when out of the water and close too
Evening troops
Pleasant day at Aunt and cousin's with some mixed company. Mum's sister in law.
Was kindly offered a big diamond solitaire ring that belonged to my late uncle but don't wear rings and it was kinda touching and had meaning. Between the ears is good enuff for me.
Hope we are all well on this special day
Hi Velvet
All is well with me fankoo
Sounds like part of your day was good
Evening troops
Pleasant day at Aunt and cousin's with some mixed company. Mum's sister in law.
Was kindly offered a big diamond solitaire ring that belonged to my late uncle but don't wear rings and it was kinda touching and had meaning. Between the ears is good enuff for me.
Hope we are all well on this special day
Evening Velvet.
I'm glad you've had a good day.
It was a kind thought to offer you the ring, which obviously had sentimental value.
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Velvet.
Hugs for the night owls.
night yogi an d summer if you pop in -lovely pic of bramble night velvet
it's a glorious morning here and looks to be a very promising start to the day Good morning everyone.
Weather is dry and bright.
Summer, it sounds like you had a lovely day.
Planning on doing some "potting on" of plants I bought recently.
Have a good day everyone.
Good morning everyone
Lovely sunny morning here
I wonder how long it will be before I get the first phone call from someone trying to get me to cash in my pension pot. I suspect I could get lots of such calls. (New rules only apply to people with defined contribution schemes, not those with defined benefits schemes)
Good morning everyone, a lovely bright morning here. I am so pleased that everyone finally seems to be getting some good weather at last.
How poignant velvet, the offer of that ring must have meant a lot, as Yogi says it has great sentimental value. There's few things in life more precious than family
How clever of Bramble Summer, now fess up did you help her just a bit? I'm glad your Easter is going so well.
Moonie a huge great well done on uploading your video clip so nice to hear about the swans and their cygnets. This is a lovely time of the year with everything springing up new, lambs in the fields and flowers bursting into bloom. Talking of which good luck today with your potting on Yogi. I hope all went well with Skylark's granddaughter's party. I am sure she will pop by later to bring us all up to date.
EL I hope you don't get too many calls trying to tell you what to do with your pension pot, I hope your new phone enables you to weed them out and stop them in their tracks.
Enjoy your day everyone Ros not forgetting you, and hoping that your break is giving you some time to relax and forget about inspections and reports for a while.
I got a phone call this morning advising me to cash in my pension pot and put the money on a horse called Occasionally Yours at the 16.15 race at Fakenham this afternoon.
This may not be completely true though there is an elemenet of truth in it
I think it would be understandable if you didn't answer the phone on a bank holiday Just enjoying the day Summer thank you. Sounds like you have had a good day so far.
Goes to check see if there is such a horse 
Sweet, lucky escape there. The ferret could have bitten something more vital
Well done on you gardening extravaganza
I too have been in the front garden. It's looking a lot better now
Still more to do later but having a footie break now
Wall to wall sunshine now the cloud has burnt off
Ohh, washing on the line too
EL with the tax threshold rising what changes should we expect in the amount we are taxed? I'm sorry if the answer to that is a lot more complicated than it would seem to be to me, it probably is but I have no idea.
Just enjoying the day Summer thank you. Sounds like you have had a good day so far.
Hi Squiggle
Glad you are enjoying your day
Thank you moonie, I hope your day goes well too.
Just enjoying the day Summer thank you. Sounds like you have had a good day so far.
Hi Squiggle
Glad you are enjoying your day
Thank you moonie, I hope your day goes well too.
You are welcome and yes it does fankoo
EL with the tax threshold rising what changes should we expect in the amount we are taxed? I'm sorry if the answer to that is a lot more complicated than it would seem to be to me, it probably is but I have no idea.
To keep it simple I'll just refer to standard rate taxpayers and not mention higher rate taxpayers.
People who were born after 5 April 1948 get an extra ÂĢ600 personal allowance which is ÂĢ120 less tax a year.
People who were born after 5 April 1938 but by 5 April 1948 get an extra ÂĢ100 personal allowance = ÂĢ20 less tax a year.
People who were born before 6 April 1938 get no change in their personal allowance which is now only just above the ordinary personal allowance.
As from 6 April, someone who is married or in a civil partnership and has an income uner the personal allowance can make a claim for some of their personal allowance to be transferred to their partner provided that the partner is a standard rate taxpayer. The maximum amount which can be transferred is ÂĢ1,060 (10% of the personal allowance) so is potentially worth ÂĢ212 tax to the couple. Note that this only apples where both partners are born after 5 April 1935.
As from 5 April anyone whose total gross income is under ÂĢ15,600 a year (ÂĢ10,600 personal allowance + ÂĢ5,000) isn't liable to pay tax on their interest income so can claim it back (or register with the banks etc to be paid gross).
If your gross income excluding interest is under ÂĢ15,600 a year than you may be able to get some the tax back on some of your interest income. You can't register with banks for some of the interest to be paid gross. As an example if your gross income excluding interest is ÂĢ13.600 that's ÂĢ2,000 less than ÂĢ15,600. If your gross interest income is ÂĢ5,000 then you can get tax back on ÂĢ2,000 of that interest so ÂĢ400 tax. You can't get more tax back than the amount of tax deducted at source on the interest.
(Ignore interest on any ISAs)
Thank you EL. I asked because in their wisdom Inland Revenue suddenly decided that I had been underpaying some tax. As I only have the State Pension and a teeny tiny pension of my own, less than ÂĢ80 per month plus half of my hubby's Post Office Pension, how this has come about is a mystery to me. So they decided to rob deduct money from my tiny pensions until the debt is repaid!! I was just hoping that with the raised threshold perhaps their fangs would be loosened a little and they would let me have something towards what I have paid in for, silly of me I know but well, as I have said before, I am an optimist.
Sweet, re the fridge...pretty strange goings on with it 
The stuff in the freezer mostly veg, is definitely warming up but there is loads of ice still in there so that's probably why no water as yet.
On the other hand, the fridge is definitely not working cause the stuff in there is not cold. So, I am thinking the thermostat is not working.
I think we will need a new one now. This one is more than 20 years old
So had good device out of it
Thank you EL. I asked because in their wisdom Inland Revenue suddenly decided that I had been underpaying some tax. As I only have the State Pension and a teeny tiny pension of my own, less than ÂĢ80 per month plus half of my hubby's Post Office Pension, how this has come about is a mystery to me. So they decided to rob deduct money from my tiny pensions until the debt is repaid!! I was just hoping that with the raised threshold perhaps their fangs would be loosened a little and they would let me have something towards what I have paid in for, silly of me I know but well, as I have said before, I am an optimist.
Squiggle, my guess is that the underpaid tax relates to previous tax years. Over the past couple of years HMRC had a huge exercise going through people's tax affairs, mainly for those who get income taxed through PAYE so employment income and pensions. They went back years and hundreds of thousands of people got tax calculations from HMRC going back in some cases 6 years. Some people had underpaid tax, some had overpaid tax.
In your case it could be that the tax codes the pension companies were using didn't have the right figures for the other pension. So for instance the tax code being used for the pension from the Post Office might have got the wrong figure for your own pension.
People with salaries/pensions from more than one employer/pension fund such as yourslef were the ones most likely to be drawn into this. I did get some work from people wanting me to check the HMRC calculations and I found in most cases that the calculations were correct but I was able to explain to people what the cause was.
For the last couple of years employers and pension funds have been filing pay details with HMRC through what is called RTI. It does mean that the likelyhood of errors in the tax deducted from employment income and pensions is less than it used to be though not totally eliminated.
Everyone
Hope you have all had a lovely weekend. Weather here been glorious, very warm and sunny.
Granddaughters party went well and her birthday yesterday. Its been very busy !! Today being spent clearing up and having GD writing out thank you cards. I am fair puggled i can tell you! (Very tired) .
Love to all xx
Lovely pic of Bramble
