Good afternoon we've got a rainy day here which is ideal for our PJ day! 

Bramble decided she wanted to go out so I walked her just up the street to my friends house and back, she makes a little groan when she needs some medicine but other than that, she is doing very well. The wound looks clean but I can see she is getting itchy now it's healing. 

I've got all my craft stuff out (well, not ALL of it- that would be ridiculous) and am going to work on my Xmas tree ornaments while the freezer defrosts  

how are the rest of you today? 

Yogi i'm pleased the market was good, and that your son enjoyed his night out  

Hi Buddies  

Thought I had better pop in to let you know I was still alive and kicking 

Still not feeling that good, so I will see you when I am 

Hope everyone is keeping well 

I shall pop in from time to time, so see you again soon 

I see that this evening on Channel 4 at 7pm there's a  documentary "Virginia McKenna's Born Free". Title is self explanatory. It's a new documentary though she has made not dissimilar documentaries over the years either about the film or endangered animals or about the Born Free Foundation which she, her husband Bill Travers, and their son Will set up about 30 years ago.

Moonie, nice to hear from you and I hope you are able to come back soon

Well said EL, I hope your health improves quickly, you are always missed when you are away from us.

Evening all.

Moonie, good to see you posting again. Get well soon and come back when you can.

El, thank you for the heads up about the Virginia McKenna programme. I'm recording it.

Summer, I hope the crafting has gone well.

Evening Velvet.

I hope you've had a good weekend?

velvet donkey posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Evening Velvet.

I hope you've had a good weekend?

No bad Yogi     

That's good 

Apologies, I got sidetracked in the Strictly thread.

velvet donkey posted:

What day are you having the kids this week Yogi?

Should be Tuesday, unless there is a change of plan.

I'm hoping the weather is dry and we can get to the park. 

velvet donkey posted:

Me too  

 

Only been about two days - if that - of rain here in the past fortnight. I'll see if I can get a final cut in tomorrow to lift the leaves otherwise I won't see four-paws' no. twos all winter  

 Hubby is hoping to get a final cut of the back grass for the same reason - although I'm the one who picks up!

velvet donkey posted:

 

 

If any of us are going for a flyer round the back this winter it better be snow   

I've had a lazy afternoon. I started a book and I'm going to go off and finish it.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Velvet and Summer.

Night owl hug for Ros.

Sweet dreams yogi, enjoy your book  

lovely to see you pop in moonie, hope you soon feel well enough to rejoin us  

sweet dreams everyone

night yogi summer and velvet

Moin! A belated "Hello!" To Moonie. According to the forecast we should be OK today. We'll see. I'll try a wash and then we'll go out on the bikes.

Good morning everyone

Vary cloudy here and some showers likely at any time today. They are forecast to be light and the heavy rain in the south west isn't expected here.

Velvet and Yogi, I hope the weather's good enough for your grass cutting

I hope everyone has a good day

Yogi19 posted:

I've had a lazy afternoon. I started a book and I'm going to go off and finish it.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Velvet and Summer.

Night owl hug for Ros.

 

Mastermind?

El Loro posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I've had a lazy afternoon. I started a book and I'm going to go off and finish it.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Velvet and Summer.

Night owl hug for Ros.

 

Mastermind?

Good morning all.

Weather is chilly, and feels damp but no rain. If it brightens up, hubby is going to cut the grass.

I'm popping to the charity shops with some books and other bits and pieces from the loft clearing.

Have a good day everyone 

Strange creatures found in deep ocean trenches:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scie...environment-37706202

The first one shown looks as it it's come from a children's cartoon or toy and the third one looks as if it has a Mary Poppins umbrella.

Does anyone know to which CS Yogi will donate?

The Boss has democratically decided that I will do the bins, cut down the large fuchsias, make marmalade and then write if there is any time left.

i would rather be code breaking.

GJ, I don't know which charity shop Yogi goes to and I think her post implies that it's more than one 

I see you've got the day sorted out

Good morning everyone, a very grey day here and feels very damp, the only sunshine around is the sunshine in my heart   I hope everyone who is trying to get the grass cut today is successful.

Is it just me or are plasters almost impossible to get out of their packaging when you're standing there bleeding to death?  Well a slight exaggeration, wrestling with my vitamin tablets the razor sharp edge cut my thumb which then bled for all it was worth.  I swear the plasters were even more impossible to prise out of their neat little nests than usual, so c'mon is it just me or is there a knack which everyone knows and I don't?

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning it's raining heavily here today, so a quiet start at work. 

Squiggle, sorry I missed your question yesterday, Bramble is 4, she will be 5 in February. 

As a serial victim of corned beef can based accidents I normally have strategic kitchen rolls. I usually wrap a bit around the finger and then get the plasters. I still have to use my teeth though.

Squiggle, I think sticking plasters always seem to be difficult to get out. I wonder if they've reduced the size of the covering? GJ's tip sounds a good idea.

Well I did something similar EL.  It happened in the sitting room so I got a clean tissue - with flowers printed on it of course, I'm very girly and rushed out to the kitchen and used scissors to get the plaster out.  Mine was the girly version of GJ's method.

Squiggle, I remember cutting the tip of a finger at school with a sharp knife back in September 1964, dashing to the sinks in the toilets to hold my finger under cold water, then going to the headmaster's secretary to get a sticking plaster on it as it was still bleeding. It's easy to remember when as it was on the annual Speech Day and it was the one and only time I got a prize. I've still got the prize (a book) and the scar is still visible.

I'm glad I'm not the only clumsy one in here I did it too El and have a scar across my thumb. Foolishly, I was trying to separate frozen sausages with a dinner knife. I ended up with 4 stitches and no dinner that night 

Summer, I was lucky enough to get away with a flesh wound as I could easily have lost the tip of my finger. For some reason, it's far too long ago to remember why, I was in the school wood room (not that I ever did carpentry lessons) and injured myself with a stanley knife.

These cafes charge you 6p per minute while you are there but nothing else.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37716210

Garage Joe posted:

Does anyone know to which CS Yogi will donate?

 

The Boss has democratically decided that I will do the bins, cut down the large fuchsias, make marmalade and then write if there is any time left.

i would rather be code breaking.

There are two charity shops in the next town. We donated the books etc to one which supports a local hospice. I wasn't sure they'd want 40+ books but they were happy to take all of them.

squiggle posted:

Good morning everyone, a very grey day here and feels very damp, the only sunshine around is the sunshine in my heart   I hope everyone who is trying to get the grass cut today is successful.

 

Is it just me or are plasters almost impossible to get out of their packaging when you're standing there bleeding to death?  Well a slight exaggeration, wrestling with my vitamin tablets the razor sharp edge cut my thumb which then bled for all it was worth.  I swear the plasters were even more impossible to prise out of their neat little nests than usual, so c'mon is it just me or is there a knack which everyone knows and I don't?

 

Enjoy your day everyone

Squiggle, I hope your finger is okay, and you are not the only one to struggle with plasters.

squiggle posted:

Well I did something similar EL.  It happened in the sitting room so I got a clean tissue - with flowers printed on it of course, I'm very girly and rushed out to the kitchen and used scissors to get the plaster out.  Mine was the girly version of GJ's method.

 We have Disney princess ones for PB - Mr Yogi refuses to use them for some reason.

These accidents happen so quickly don't they, thank goodness we all still have our fingers in tact  

its been a quiet day here, so I've been crafting in the staff room  

I've got the children tomorrow so I'm going to have an early night.

Hugs for the night owls.

We've got them on Wednesday and Thursday! Good luck everybody!

*night owls* sweet dreams everyone we look forward to the next chapter of the adventures of PB & baby bro  

night yogi summer GJ and everybody

Moin! It's very foggy here but once it burns off we are promised a sunny day.

We both have official BP tests early on today. The pharmacist carried out my last one so I hope she knew what she was doing. I read something yesterday that put me off using lemon peel in my marmalade so I may search for organic ones and just juice the ones I have!

Since we will be in town I'll visit Lidl!

Those who find themselves with grandchildren - good luck!

Those who are working with sharp objects - be careful.

I hope the good weather visits you all!

Good morning everyone

Another very cloudy day here.

Yogi, I hope you have a good day with PB and BB

GJ, I think quite a lot of pharmacists carry out blood pressure tests and know what they are doing.

I hope everyone has a good day