Moin! It rained during the night and it is due to rain all day. However we're off to sunny Manchester. It's not everyday one can use that expression!
Have a good day everyone!
Good morning everyone
Weather is dry, bright and very chilly.
Enjoy the football with your eldest grandson, Joe, and I hope it stays sunny for you.
Summer, I found the birthday gift.
Have a good weekend everyone
Good morning everyone, blue sky this morning, hardly any clouds at all. That cake did look gorgeous and I am glad you are both enjoying it EL, have a great weekend. Well done on finding the birthday gift Yogi and it does make me smile to think of Keira enjoying her meals so much now that she is feeling better, sweet girl.
Enjoy your day everyone
Just leaving EC's home town. The weather improves the further west we go! Apparently it's freezing rain at home!
Afternoon very cold here- just had our first bit of sleet! I'm excited 
It's been very chilly here today but no rain or sleet.
We had a visit from middle son in the morning, then eldest son, DiL and the children in the afternoon and Mr Yogi has gone to the airport to pick up youngest son and his fiancÃĐe and take them home - they've been on a trip to London for a few days. What you might call, a family day!
Goodnight and sweet dreams everyone.
*night owls* 
yogi your day sounds lovely, I hope everyone's enjoyed themselves and that Keira has enjoyed some attention too.
I enjoyed strictly and came straight to bed after because Bramble was unsettled with the fireworks going off. She's fine in bed and we've got the radio on 
Sweet dreams everyone
night yogi and summer
~Sweet Sizzling Samba!~ posted:*night owls*
yogi your day sounds lovely, I hope everyone's enjoyed themselves and that Keira has enjoyed some attention too.
I enjoyed strictly and came straight to bed after because Bramble was unsettled with the fireworks going off. She's fine in bed and we've got the radio on
Sweet dreams everyone
Good morning everyone.
Weather is dry and very chilly.
Poor Bramble, I hope she settled down once the fireworks stopped.
Keira had a good day. She ate well, took her meds and enjoyed the visit from the grandchildren. She even stayed close to PB's side when she was eating a sandwich, in the hope that her best buddy would share with her. She did!
We normally discourage this but it was so good to see her return to her typical, greedy, retriever self.
Youngest son and his fiancÃĐe are coming for dinner today. Youngest has requested lamb! Yogi's CafÃĐ is still open for business.
El, I hope you are having a good weekend with your brother and Squiggle, I hope you are enjoying a relaxing weekend.
Good morning everyone
Frosty sunny start to the day here though there's some showers forecast for mid-afternoon.
Togi, I'm glad you had lots of family visits yesterday
Summer, I'm not surprised that the fireworks upset Bramble 
Yesterday we completed the rest of the adventure game Broken Age. The second half was considerably harder then the first and many people have to resort to a walkthrough to be able to do it. We've started on another game Anna's Quest which shows promise.
I hope everyone has a good day
Yogi, I'm glad Keira had a good day
You may notice that our posts are showing a time an hour later than they should be. That's because the States changed the hour early this morning. I think we'll find that postings from 9 am will get the correct time it it's like previous years.
Good morning everyone, again a lovely blue sky and quite sunny, although obviously quite chilly, but I'm not intending to venture out.
Good to hear that Keira is back to her old self Yogi, enjoy your roast lamb lunch. It's nice to know that Bramble is so happy and secure when you are there Summer and no longer afraid of the nasty bangs in the sky.
I hope the new game proves very enjoyable EL and the rest of your weekend together goes well.
Enjoy your day everyone
Good evening I hope you're all warm and cosy. Bramble and I did an independent walk and then I went to meet my walking group for a cuppa as their walk ended. I've missed the merry bunch lately and was thrilled to catch up with them all
lamb sounds delicious! I think I need to get some lamb chops at some point this week I'm really pleased to hear that Keira is recovery so well, I bet PB's visit was fun for her
El I'm glad you've had a lovely weekend with your brother, how is he?
Squiggle, have you had a nice weekend?
Evening all.
We had a nice visit from youngest son and his fiancÃĐe.
Squiggle, it's great to see Keira getting back to her old self.
Moonie, good to see you back.
El, I look forward to seeing your brother's pics and hope the engineering work doesn't interfere with your Christmas plans.
Did Bramble enjoy her walk, Summer? I bet it was nice to catch up with your walking group.
My head is bouncing again so I'm going to get off. Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone.
Aw get well soon yogi I hope your cold breaks soon
lol yes indeed, Bramble was a distant blur of fur for quite a lot of the walk, she is clearly very happy to have her freedom back! I don't even mind that she got caked in muddy water, it came off easily
moonie it's lovely to see you pop in, I hope your team did you proud this weekend
leaving goodnight hugs fir you all
Yogi19 posted:My head is bouncing again so I'm going to get off. Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone.
aww hope you feel better soon yogi -loads of sympathy-night yogi and summer
Moin! After such a hectic weekend I'm hoping for a restful day at least before we pick the youngest up from school! I'm finding these quick trips out increasingly tiring yet full of material for another article.
There seem to be two types of infection; sinus type colds, and bad coughs. I find menthol or peppermint oil relieves the first, and boiled sweets or honey the second. Either way I hope you feel better soon Yogi.
My brother have me some biscuits which he had bought while on holiday. They were from Papagena Fine Bakeries. I knew what Papagena comes from though he didn't have a clue. Famous duet from Mozart's The Magic Flute with the leads Papagano (the man) and Papagena (the woman)
And they are wearing bird costumes - their names derive from the German for parrot
Good morning everyone, nice bright sunny and cold morning. What aptly named biscuits EL!
Yogi I hope you slept well and you will soon be on the mend. Yes thanks Summer I had a pleasant weekend.
Enjoy your day everyone
Ode to Exmoor, some of the poems by visitors to Exmoor National Park to be published:
Good morning sunny and showers here, it's like 2 different seasons in one day
~Sweet Sizzling Samba!~ posted:Good morning
So you haven't been affected by your favourite weather as per this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...ey-shetland-37888463
A baby koala found in a woman's backpack in Australia.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/...n-brisbane-australia
The photos are on the scale of cuteness from 1 to 10 a 10
It doesn't say if the woman was being truthful when she said she was looking after the koala though she has been arrested on other matters.
Here are the photos of Barcelona my brother has sent me. There are six in all. I'll post them as three postings.
The first is of the roof of Casa BatllÃģ, the building was designed by Antoni Gaudi.
The second is of the roof of La Pedrara also designed by Gaudi.
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The last three are all interior of La Sagrada Familia (Sacred Family) a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona. It has been being built since 1882 with the main design being by Gaudi. It's now 70% complete. Not surpringly it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It's not a cathedral as Barcelona has already got one.
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~Sweet Sizzling Samba!~ posted:Aw get well soon yogi
lol yes indeed, Bramble was a distant blur of fur for quite a lot of the walk, she is clearly very happy to have her freedom back! I don't even mind that she got caked in muddy water, it came off easily
moonie it's lovely to see you pop in, I hope your team did you proud this weekend
leaving goodnight hugs fir you all
Fankoo Sweet
Yes, my team won for a change
Have a great evening everyone
Evening all.
It's been a chilly and bright day.
Sinuses are a bit better tonight, thanks everyone. Thanks for the tips, Joe.
El, I love the pics, especially the stained glass windows.
It was a PB&BB day today. The children were very well behaved and we had a lovely day with them.
Goodnight and sweet dreams everyone.
night yogi for summer if she pops in and EL what fantastic pics-love them
*early birds* good morning and belated goodnight I've been a busy bee
El, those pics are stunning, no wonder people say Barcelona is so beautiful thank you for sharing. Was it the first time your brother has visited the city?
no snow here, but rumour has it that they some further west of here last week. I've yet to see a frost, still!
Yogi I hope that you had a good night's sleep last night, and are feeling brighter today. Did some P&BB cuddles help?
I have the day off work today and now that Bramble is rested & recovered, I'm happy to report that I am resuming the snowdog trail I will post pics later
Good morning everyone
Getting cloudier here, not warm, rain forecast by late afternoon when it will be warmer so no snow expected.
Those stained glass window photos were the standout I think. Summer, my brother has visited Barcelona before. He told me that when he visited La Sagrada Familia church at the previous visit the ceilings were not in place. I think that was some 6 years ago. Construction continues and is planned to be completed by 2026 which is the centenary of Gaudi's death.
Yogi, I'm glad you had a lovely day with PB & BB
Summer, I wish you success on the hunt for the snow dogs. They may get some snow this evening or overnight.
I hope everyone has a good day