Love all the bramble & jelly chat  

night yogi summer and everybody I make my own Jams and chutneys-from gooseberries/raspberries/blackberries from the garden

Goodnight ros you know where to find me if you want to drop off some jams

Good morning everyone

Very cloudy here and some light rain in the forecast.

Summer, congratulations on discovering your first snow dogs I see that people have been asked not to sit on them as a couple have been damaged as a result.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies  

Cold and wet start here. Not looking good for the rest of the day either 

Yogi, it was a shame that you couldn't go Bramble picking 

Sweet, well done on finding your first snowdogs 

How many are there all together?

Rossss, well done on your jam and chutney making skills 

I dread to think what the result would be if I was to try 

Good morning El, squiggle and Velvet 

Have a good day everyone  

Good morning everyone, similar weather to yours I think EL, we have had a lot of rain overnight by the looks of it but the garden is looking very grateful for the drenching.

I had to look up the snow dogs as I hadn't seen anything about it before, just the film which I enjoyed.  Well done on spotting some already Summer.  Yogi I think I remember my friend's mum telling me that you have to add apple as blackberries do not have enough pectin on their own to set the jam.

Enjoy your day everyone

Moonie, there are about 60 big snow dogs shown:
http://www.greatnorthsnowdogs....gs/the-big-dogs.aspx
and 100 mini ones:
http://www.greatnorthsnowdogs....the-little-dogs.aspx

Squiggle, you are right, the blackberries don't have enough pectin so apples are added. My dad used to when he made jam when we were young.

I normally add a punnet of blueberries as well as Apple. There isn't any extra pectin but it gives it a lovely almost fluorescent red colour. 

Meanwhile I've arrived in Kent having come through the tunnel.

GJ, I hope you had a nice time in Lille and a hassle-free journey back from Kent to home

El Loro posted:

Moonie, there are about 60 big snow dogs shown:
http://www.greatnorthsnowdogs....gs/the-big-dogs.aspx
and 100 mini ones:
http://www.greatnorthsnowdogs....the-little-dogs.aspx

Moonie posted:

El Loro posted:

Moonie, there are about 60 big snow dogs shown:
http://www.greatnorthsnowdogs....gs/the-big-dogs.aspx
and 100 mini ones:
http://www.greatnorthsnowdogs....the-little-dogs.aspx

^^^ that is the first post in the last three that has "posted" 

El Loro posted:

Moonie, there are about 60 big snow dogs shown:
http://www.greatnorthsnowdogs....gs/the-big-dogs.aspx
and 100 mini ones:
http://www.greatnorthsnowdogs....the-little-dogs.aspx

Tries again....

I will have a look later, ta muchly El 

I was beginning to think I had been "excommunicated" when my last three efforts didn't "post" 

Moonie, as you can see, they got through eventually

El Loro posted:

Moonie, as you can see, they got through eventually

Very true El  

Moonie, they might have taken the slow train which reminds me of the Flanders and Swann song of the same name. They wrote it in July 1963 as a lament for the railway stations being axed as a result of the Beeching cuts. Some of the stations mentioned weren't closed and some did eventually re-open.

They were very popular in their time (50s & 60s) with their songs being a bit like some of Noel Coward's or Joyce Grenfell, in more recent times the late Victoria Wood would be the nearest in style. They were cruelly and unneccessarily parodied in The Armstrong and Miller Show.

El, I have never heard that one before but have heard other songs by them, Noel Coward and Joyce Grenfell 

Evening all.

We had a visit from youngest son and his fiancée, and a surprise visit from eldest son, DiL, PB and BB.

Agrees with everyone that you need the apple in Bramble Jelly for the pectin.

Joe, I hope you had a nice time in Lille. 

The snow dogs look great.

Evening Velvet.

It was a good day. How are things with you?

velvet donkey posted:

All is good Yogi    

 

Touch wood!    

I'm pleased to hear it.

I'm minding the grandchildren tomorrow, so expect a shattered Yogi tomorrow night.

Got an early rise so I'll say goodnight and sweet dreams, Velvet.

Hugs for the night owls.

*night owls* good evening everyone, I hope you've had a good day. My mum has arrived home safely and I've been pottering about the house tidying up etc. My best friend should be coming up this weekend, so I must get the laundry turned around fast. I've never had so many visitors as I have done these last few months, and more scheduled this autumn too! 

Thanks for sharing the snowdog info, I'm glad you can all see what I'm excited about. I don't know the city areas of Newcastle & Sunderland very well, but I'm determined to find them all anyway

Yogi your evening sounds like jolly good fun  

El Loro posted:

Squiggle, you are right, the blackberries don't have enough pectin so apples are added. My dad used to when he made jam when we were young.

you can buy jam sugar now  for the pectin  levels but i often add apple

night yogi summer velvet

Moin! A bit dull here and definitely cooler than northern France.

Good morning everyone

As GJ says it's a but dull here and cooler. My central heating came on for a short time for the first time this autumn (Met Office autumn is Sep=Nov, though the astronomical autumn starts in 2 days time)

Yogi, I'm glad you had a good day yesterday with your planned and unplanned visitors

Thanks Summer I wonder how many people will try to spot every one of those snow dogs.

I hope everyone has a good day

Ah! The sun is out!! 

Have a lovely day everyone. I'm afraid my morning is all about putting three bikes back on the road!

Good morning everyone and happy last day of summer! I've had to wear a light coat & scarf this morning and saw dew evaporating in the sun as I walked bramble  

i know there's always differences re the start of each new season, but I always go with the 21st's  

Good morning everyone, my central heating has been coming on in the morning for about 3 weeks now.  The cloud level is very high so not too bad a morning.  Out and about in a bit, catch up later.

Enjoy your day everyone

Not good news for my local hospital trust, having to take out an emergency £20m loan to cover a deficit apparently caused by overspending on developing and improving buildings and equipment. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...cestershire-37406681

Evening all.

We had a good day with the grandchildren. It was a bit cooler here today but we still managed to take the children to the park for a while.

Joe, I hope you managed to get the bikes sorted.

El, that's not good news for your hospital trust.

Squiggle, I hope you enjoyed your time out and about.

How was work today, Summer?

No Moonie today?

velvet donkey posted:

Evening Yogi. Weather not bad here at all     

 

Moonie reported in the Darnies last evening that he was feeling a bit under         Hopefully it will leave him soon.

Evening Velvet. It was a nice autumn day.

Aww, I hope it's just a 24 hour thing and Moonie is soon back with us.

How was your day?

Mr Yogi is hoping there won't be too many more grass cutting days this year and tomorrow we are going out to zap some weeds.

velvet donkey posted:

Funnily enough I was out with the mower today. Not growing as fast now although the front lawn serves as the local cat litter tray       Bit of moss in it which they like. Other than that just pottering around   

I feel your pain about the cat problem. When we came back from London, there was cat poo on the top of my raised bed. Normally, cats avoid my back garden because Keira chases them but they must have realised she was away.

velvet donkey posted:

They have roamin' commission Yogi. Believe me the last thing you want if the pooch needs out in the wee small hours is to see a cat. Then it's grab the slippers and chase her in before the neighbours get an early morning alarm call. And that would be your fault   

I know exactly what you mean.

I too was cutting the grass today

I saw this advert the other day. It's a wonderful advert though as 2 minutes long it's unlikely to get shown that often on television. It's one to treasure.

Apologies for disappearing. Middle son and DiL popped in for a cuppa.

I saw that ad the other day, El - it's lovely.

Goodnight and sweet dreams everyone.

Hugs for any night owls.