On the Gloucestershire pages on the BBC site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...cestershire-35152228
Possibly the most interesting news item I've ever posted here and will fascinate everyone here, Moonie in particular.
More about this on the WWT site:
http://www.wwt.org.uk/news/all...paramotor-migration/
They are looking for volunteers to help including a filmmaker on the expedition.
El Loro posted:Yogi, good luck with shampooing the carpet
but will the hordes descending on you over Christmas make the carpet need doing again?
Possibly!
Moonie, I hope you have a very Merry Christmas.
Goodnight and sweet dreams everyone. Night owl hugs.
I started typing this ages ago but my future DiL arrived and I forgot to hit Post Reply.
night yogi
*night owls* 
sorry I have been AWOL, it's manic here! Just settling into bed after a very long & busy day, my mum has arrived and currently snoring the roof off!
I'll he back tomorrow evening, have a wonderful Xmas eve everyone ,
Good morning everyone 
Wet and windy here at present though the rain should ease by late morning. Not very pleasant out there so if you go out fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride (and if you know your classic films you'll see why this is a perfect quote for today)
Talking of classic films, It's a Wonderful Life - Channel 4 2.15pm and Scrooge - Channel 5 5.20 pm this afternoon. Radio Times says they are the original black and white versions but they may turn out to be the colourised versions.
I hope everyone has a good Christmas Eve today
Good morning everyone.
It's been raining overnight and it's threatening to rain again.
lol Summer, buy yourself some earplugs! I hope you and your mum have a lovely Christmas together.
El, is your brother arriving today?
Have a good day everyone.
Yogi, no, he's not coming - he would have travelled yesterday but didn't. We discussed this on Monday and as I had someone with a cold talking straight at me 2 foot away on Sunday morning at church, the risk of me coming down with a bug was very high. Although I haven't shown any signs yet I wouldn't expect to until during the course of today (takes 4 days). He's made alternative arrangements for tomorrow. Train service from London to here from tomorrow to Monday is either non-existent or ridiculously long travel times and church commitments make it a non-starter for me to go there. January will be extremely busy for me due to the tax return deadline so the intention is for him to visit me at the beginning of February - I made sure that the Christmas cake and puddings had long use by dates and I've bought a Co-op yule log for myself (should last quite a few days )
Good morning everyone, rainy earlier but blue sky now. I think a little rain is forecast for later.
I am glad your Mum arrived safely Summer, snoring or not 
Very disappointing EL but how thoughtful of you not wanting to give your brother a cold or even flu, there are some really nasty bugs this year. I hope you manage to avoid infection and enjoy your Christmas, I know you will and I hope your church service will be heartwarming and you come home with a warm glow from meeting all your friends there.
We had such a lovely festive meal yesterday, I was spoiled rotten and didn't have to lift a finger all day long, not even to make a cup of tea! My daughter cooked the meal beautifully and cleared everything away. I will be running them home later on today.
I will certainly tell my daughter about A Wonderful Life EL as she has never seen it.
Enjoy your day everyone
Thank you squiggle
You may be interested in an article on the BBC site today on what Jesus might have looked like. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35120965 It concentrates on a general appearance of hair, beard and clothing and is somewhat different to the image shown in paintings,
Article on my local news website today which I'll post in full as there's so many adverts which pop up on that site. It's a long post but it's a lovely news item.
Charity champion Kev Brady has given little Archie Thornhill an incredible early Christmas present â ÂĢ18,000 towards a life-changing operation.
What a lovely story EL, well done Kev.
Moonie, I'm not sure if you saw my post yesterday: https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/topi...7#473198125758614697
I think you would really like to look at the link in it to the BBC as I'm sure you would be very interested in it.
El Loro posted:Moonie, I'm not sure if you saw my post yesterday: https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/topi...7#473198125758614697
I think you would really like to look at the link in it to the BBC as I'm sure you would be very interested in it.
thanks El, glad you pointed me to it. Rather her than me but it would be lovely to me amongst a flock of flying swans 
Good luck to her. What a fascinating journey that will be
Thank you for your Christmas wishes Velvet and Moonie, I hope your preparations are all going well and that you will have a great time throughout Christmas Day and over the weekend
That's another lovely story about the Bewick Swan migration. I have finished watching Snow Chick which was so interesting.
I don't think I'll get back onto the forum tonight so just wanted to say have a very Merry Christmas, Buddies.
It reminded me of that too EL lovely film.
I hope your Christmas goes really well Yogi, enjoy
squiggle posted:Good morning everyone, rainy earlier but blue sky now. I think a little rain is forecast for later.
I am glad your Mum arrived safely Summer, snoring or not
We had such a lovely festive meal yesterday, I was spoiled rotten and didn't have to lift a finger all day long, not even to make a cup of tea! My daughter cooked the meal beautifully and cleared everything away. I will be running them home later on today.
I will certainly tell my daughter about A Wonderful Life EL as she has never seen it.
Enjoy your day everyone
Oooooh that is just the cutest thing
I'm glad you had a lovely meal, you deserve that I hope your daughter enjoys it's a wonderful life
Right, I'm all caught up now.
El, that's such a shame about your brother not coming 
I hope you are still able to have a merry Christmas
merry Christmas to you too moonie, velvet, yogi & skylark
amd happy birthday hugs for velvet!
Baz posted:I can't do pics any more , but a very Merry Christmas Buddies .....I hope you all have a lovely day , and all the very best for 2016
Same, I hope that issue gets resolved!
Merry xmas bazzy 
~Sweet Winter Wonderland~ posted:Baz posted:I can't do pics any more , but a very Merry Christmas Buddies .....I hope you all have a lovely day , and all the very best for 2016
Same, I hope that issue gets resolved!
Merry xmas bazzy
same here -so disappointing
merry Christmas everybody hope you all have a lovely day -EL so sorry your brother is not coming
Good morning and merry Christmas! I hope you're all warm & cosy and enjoying opening gifts
el, those pics are lovely, thank you for sharing. I hope you enjoy the church service this morning
Good morning and Merry Christmas, Buddies.
We went to a church service last night with middle and youngest sons and DiLs. Brilliant choir, lots of carols and an inspiring Christmas message from the lovely minister (the one who married middle son and DiL).
Hope you all have a wonderful day.
Happy Christmas Day everyone, I hope that today is filled with love and laughter, good food and gifts. Whether all the family is able to gather together today or at some later time I hope everyone is specially aware of the love that binds us ALL together. God Bless you all, whether you have a faith or none.
Enjoy your day everyone whether it's quiet or action packed
Summer and Ros, Fluffy has posted something for Baz about not being able to post pictures with some advice.
On the site Baz was using there were 3 formats - ubb, html and url. Baz was using the first one - ubb which was the wrong format. It's the url format.
As a guide, if you are copying an image address, it should start with either html or www. If it starts with something like [url or <a href before the html/www address, that's the wrong format and won't post the picture.
Then paste the address by clicking the insert/edit image icon here and pasting into the Source box.
It works for Fluffy.