night yogi summer moons
aww summer I feel very old that you didn't know what crazy paving was but agree it is very country garden and can look very effective
Good morning 
a lovely sunrise here today, and now vivid sunbeams are shining through the clouds.
Happy 1st of April 
do I take a chance and hang my laundry out..? 
what are you all doing this weekend?
Rocking Ros posted:night yogi summer moons
lol I've seen it, many times, but I had no idea that's what it's called 
Good morning everyone.
Weather is cool and cloudy ATM.
I like crazy paving and agree it has a country cottage look to it.
I love that we are all sentimental
Have a good day everyone.
Good morning everyone
Cloudy with rain in the air here. Forecast is for a showery day.
Yogi, I'm glad you had a good day and a surprise visit from PB 
Crazie (from the old Tuscany currency) Pavingi was a famous artist in Italy in the 18th century. He was a precursor to what would become abstract art. He would take pieces of stone, smash them up and throw them on the ground. He would then set them in cement and put them on display. After a while he would take them back, smash them up again and re-use the material. As a result there is very little left, if any, of his work. However his name was immortalised into what we call crazy paving.
I hope eveyone has a good day
Good morning everyone, what a beautiful morning it is too.
Where we used to live we had our front garden and back patio done in crazy paving by a man who was an absolute artist. I had designed the look of it and he completed it so perfectly, with a curving path to the front door edged in pink brick and he even mixed the mortar with pink to match. At the back he did the same and edged it with a low double wall that we could plant in. We were so pleased with it and it was much admired.
Enjoy your day everyone
I was going to post a story on today's local news website about grizzly bears being introduced into the Forest of Dean to help reduce the wild boar population. A sort of follow up to the items about pine martens and beavers I posted recently.
It's a good story with some good photos. unfortunately I think that the site has been hijacked so it's not safe to post anything about it. It's an amusing April Fools Day article of course,
I see that the Talking Pictures channel is showing Baxter! on Wednesday at 2 in the morning. I've never seen it but it might be worth watching. It's Lionel Jeffries' third film as director. It's not a children's film like The Railway Children and his other films. Scott Jacoby (16 at the time) is an American who has speech problems, not helped with his parents bickering. They divorce, he goes to live with his mother and is sent to school and is on the edge of a breakdown. It appears to be a very good film and well acted.
Not suitable viewing for those who can't stand yellow vehicles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...cestershire-39456449
Good evening 
I hope you've all had a good day
i love the story about crazie
it's been a busy day, and I'm very happy to be having a night in
I saw in the paper today that series 2 of the Durrells is coming this month, I'm very excited about it
El Loro posted:By the way, now that noon has passed, I can confirm that my post about Crazie Pavingi was an April Fool joke not that any of you were taken in by it
Evening all.
We've had sunshine and showers today. Weather will hopefully be better tomorrow so hubby and I can get the garden sorted out.
Squiggle, your crazy paving path sounds like it was very pretty.
Summer, I was also happy to hear about series2 of The Durrells.
I hope you've all had a good day.
Hi yogi how is your evening going?
Goodnight and sweet dreams everyone. Hugs for the night owls.
~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:Hi yogi
You just caught me.
TV is pants and I'm bored, so I'm going to get off and read for a while.
lol I agree! Enjoy your book, it's far better than channel hopping sweet dreams
Moin! We live in busy times.
another vote for the TV being particularly poor all week. At least we have the thin blue line and the faux Geordies tonight.
Good morning all.
Weather is dry so we are going to sort out the garden today.
El, is there any word on when the new series of Grantchester will be shown?
Have a good day everyone
Good morning everyone, another lovely morning I hope it's lovely weather there too Yogi so that sorting out the garden will be very enjoyable.
Do you remember when we had to re-plant the part of our garden where the shrubs had come to the end of their life and were starting to look very leggy? Well very satisfyingly for the first time the new ones are really coming into their own and looking very pretty. In fact I prefer the new look, before it was all very tall shrubs but now there is a lovely mixture all different shapes, heights and colours and because it overlooks the drop down to the valley it makes for a very pretty scene.
Enjoy your day everyone
Good morning everyone an overcast but mild day here, Bramble and I are off to the beach!
Happy gardening yogi
squiggle, yours sound very picturesque- we want pics!
durrells at easter would be perfect, I can't wait already
have a lobely day everyone see you later
Yogi, I don't know when the third series will be shown by ITV other than this year. The first series was shown in October time and the second March/April time. If it is shown on a Wednesday as last time it could be once Benidorm is finished but it could well be shown on a different day as Broadchurch and Prime Suspect are coming to the end of their series. There is a rumour that it's some time this month.
This was shown on BBC4 on Thursday as a replacement for the advertised programme. It had previously been shown just after Christmas last year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b086kn87
For all fans of steam trains , perfect slow television.
El Loro posted:This was shown on BBC4 on Thursday as a replacement for the advertised programme. It had previously been shown just after Christmas last year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b086kn87
For all fans of steam trains , perfect slow television.
I'll check that out later.
Thanks you for trying to find out about Grantchester for me.
Summer, I hope you had a nice day at the beach.
Squiggle, the weather up here was sunny, if a little chilly, but fine for gardening.
My back garden is now weeded, tidied and power washed.
I'm glad your replanting is now taking shape and giving you a lovely view of the valley.
*night owls*
Nice work yogi, I bet your garden looks fresh
night yogi and summer
Sweet dreams Ros and yogi
Good morning everyone.
A dry start to the day with rain forecast for the afternoon.
Weather permitting, we intend to sort out the front garden this morning.
Apologies everyone. I typed out a "goodnight post" last night but forgot to hit "Post Reply".
Have a good day everyone.
El Loro posted:Yogi, I hope your gardening goes well
Tis easy to forget to do something when you're falling asleep
As I frequently prove
Good morning everyone a cold but dry and bright start here
happy gardening yogi
what are the rest of you up to today?
Im at work
Good morning everyone, a sunny morning here. I hope the gardening goes well Yogi and isn't interrupted by rain. Summer I hope you and Bramble had a lovely day at the beach.
Enjoy your day everyone
Scottish woman ordered to pay ÂĢ24,500 for unpaid parking charges:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...ide-central-39478203
We did thank you squiggle, some of my friends brought their dogs too so they all had a good run & play around. bramble is sleepy today
hows your great grandson & co?