Yogi, I hope you find something nice if you do get to the garden centre 
Off to a funeral later this morning. Elderly man who was the treasurer for a time of a local community organisation for some years and I did the annual accounts. The organisation closed down quite some time ago. He said that he rembered me from the days that he worked in the Gloucester office of the accountants I worked me while I was in the Cheltenham office though I can't say I remembered him from then. Over the years there were a couple of times when I went to a course in the Gloucester office and so I assume he saw me then as I never worked with him. He lived nearby as I found out when I started delivering the church magazine to him. It was always difficult having a convesration with him as he was profoundly deaf. That's why when it was the AGM of the organisation I had to present the accounts to those who were there on his behalf.
Good morning everyone, cloudy here too and supposed to be like that for most of the day. I think the sun will probably break through this afternoon though. I hope the blood tests are fine Yogi.
Enjoy your day everyone 
Yogi19 posted:El Loro posted:Yogi, sends thick thermal blankets to you so that you can have your own heatwave
THanks El, I'm sure they'll come in handy at some point.
Moonie posted:Yogi19 posted:Afternoon all.
Sunshine and showers up here. Keira and I managed to get out for a walk between showers.
Tonight El, you have a dental appointment you can look forward to.
Moonie, I don't think I'm getting the heatwave.
Squiggle, I hope you are having a good day.
Hi Yogi
Glad you and Keira managed a walk out
I have just seen the weather forecast for Scottyland for next week. It's looking very good
23 degrees as far as the north of Scotland
So methinks you won't need El's thermal blankets after all
In that case, I'll buy an extra bottle of Factor 50
Good idea Yogi 
Good morning a pleasant day here, and I've been running errands. Now I'm at work 
yogi i hope your tests go smoothly, and El I hope the funeral goes well 
Thanks Summer, the funeral went well though there weren't as many people there as I had thought there might be. The funeral was at our church and the vicar lead the service. The bible reading was 1 Corinthians chapter 13 which is one of the greatest readings from the bible:
https://www.biblegateway.com/p...s+13&version=ESV
I've heard it many many times over the years. Her reading was the best I've ever heard. There are many Youtube clips of that chapter but I couldn't find any to be as good.
The actress Elizabeth Banks had to apologise when she wrongly said that Steven Spielberg had never directed a film with a femaile lead.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40300659
As was pointed out he directed The Color Purple where the lead was Whoopi Goldberg. One of his earliest films was The Sugarland Express (Goldie Hawn).
I'm glad it went well El, it's always a sad occasion 
lol i I hope Elizabeth was happy to apologise! I remember the colour purple, it's a favourite of my mums
El Loro posted:Thanks Summer, the funeral went well though there weren't as many people there as I had thought there might be. The funeral was at our church and the vicar lead the service. The bible reading was 1 Corinthians chapter 13 which is one of the greatest readings from the bible:
https://www.biblegateway.com/p...s+13&version=ESV
I've heard it many many times over the years. Her reading was the best I've ever heard. There are many Youtube clips of that chapter but I couldn't find any to be as good.
El, that's one of my favourite bible readings and I had it at my wedding.
Eldest and middle sons had it at their weddings, too. On both occasions, my dad did the reading for them.
Thanks, Summer
For some reason I've never got around to watching The Color Purple though I know it's a good film. I have seen The Sugarland Express. It was Speilberg's first feature film which he made after he got recognised for his television movie Duel (although Duel did get a cinema release in a re-edited version some time after he made it for TV). The Sugarland Express was a crime drama and definitely not a comedy even if it starred Goldie Hawn.
Thanks everyone, the blood tests went well. Results early next week.
Summer, I hope work isn't too busy.
El Loro posted:Thanks Summer, the funeral went well though there weren't as many people there as I had thought there might be. The funeral was at our church and the vicar lead the service. The bible reading was 1 Corinthians chapter 13 which is one of the greatest readings from the bible:
https://www.biblegateway.com/p...s+13&version=ESV
I've heard it many many times over the years. Her reading was the best I've ever heard. There are many Youtube clips of that chapter but I couldn't find any to be as good.
Pleased the funeral went well El
Apologies El, I thought I'd said I'm glad the funeral went well.
Good evening I hope you've all had a good day
Evening Summer.
I've been watching Gardeners World with Baz and am now heading to the BB thread - from the sublime to the ridiculous
That's quite a contrast yogi
~Sweet Summer~ posted:That's quite a contrast yogi
Sure is
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Velvet and Ros.
(Summer has already gone to bed)
night yogi summer velvet
Good morning everyone
Sunny and warm here.
No need to apologise, Yogi I hadn't seen your post about that reading being one of your favourites and used at your wedding and also at your sons so I should be apologising to you as well . Not surprisingly that chapter is often known as the Love Chapter.
I hope everyone has a good day
Good morning, everyone.
Weather is dry and the sun is trying to break through.
El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
Sunny and warm here.
No need to apologise, Yogi
I hope everyone has a good day
I can understand why it's known as the Love Chapter.
velvet donkey posted:Going to watch the paper review Yogi. Sweet dreams and a happy weekend
I hope you have a happy weekend too
Have a good day, everyone.
Good morning everyone, today looks like it's going to be the start of a few very hot days so I'm preparing. The difficult thing is it looks like a few very hot nights are on the way, but I hope everyone enjoys the sunshine today.
I'm glad the funeral went well EL and that your vicar read your favourite reading so well.
Enjoy your day everyone
From the BBC news site today:
Olivia de Havilland, the veteran Hollywood actress who played Scarlett O'Hara's sister-in-law in Gone with the Wind, receives a damehood just a few weeks before she turns 101.
The double Oscar winner, who was born in Tokyo to British parents on 1 July 1916, becomes the oldest woman to become a dame since the modern-day honours system began.
"I am extremely proud that the Queen has appointed me a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire," said the star of such films as The Heiress, The Snake Pit and The Adventures of Robin Hood.
"To receive this honour as my 101st birthday approaches is the most gratifying of birthday presents."
evening all I hope you've all had a good day and are keeping cool. Bramble dislikes the hot weather so we're having a relaxing evening at home
Evening Summer.
It has been warm up here too. I hope Bramble feels cooler now.
I'm off to read for a while.
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer, Ros and Velvet.
She's happy relaxing in the sofa
enjoy your book, sweet dreams
night yogi summer and velvet
Good morning everyone
Sunny here and it's going to be hot - the radio forecaster said it could get to 30 here.
Summer, I hope Bramble isn't suffering because of the heat - I remember my parents' dog Penny getting dehydrated once because of the temperature.
I hope eevryone has a good day
Good morning everyone.
Weather is cool ATM but due to get warmer. Factor 50 at the ready!
Off to my parents' this morning and expecting visits from sons at some point.
Have a good day, everyone.
Good morning everyone
Well, yesterday was hot and today is set be even hotter
It's not set to get any cooler until the end of the week 
I nearly melted yesterday
I decided not to go up the park until late yesterday, around 8-45pm. It was lovely. The swans and cygnets where feeding away like mad on the pond weed and some food I took for them. There are still 8 cygnets
Then they retired for the evening on the large island in the large pool
It's quite shaded and cool there despite the loss of one of the large trees during the storm a couple of weeks ago.
Have a super sunday everyone and and stay hydrated
Good morning everyone, it's not set to get that hot down here, 22 the high today and then 25 over the next few days. I have dug out an air cooler for the bedroom which incorporates a fan over a cool water reservoir. This gets the temperature of the room down quite well and helps enormously. I will probably set it to run for a few hours overnight - you can run it to shut off after any time up to about 6 hours.
Enjoy your Father's Day everyone
Moonie, sounds as if your swan family are doing well even though it's rather warm
It's was rather warm walking to church and back today.
Squiggle, 28 is the maximun forecast here for today, 29 tomorrow is the peak, still hot until Thursday but back to average by Friday.
It was a confirmation service in church this morning so a bishop was here for that. He's retired but used to be at Hereford and I remembered him when he presided at a confirmation service here a year ago.. During his address he mentioned Father's Day. It's not like Mother's Day which takes place on Mothering Sunday. Mothering Sunday used to be the day when people returned to their mother church (strictly the one they were baptised at). He mentioned that one could have Fathering Sunday.
Moonie posted:Good morning everyone
Well, yesterday was hot and today is set be even hotter
It's not set to get any cooler until the end of the week
I nearly melted yesterday
I decided not to go up the park until late yesterday, around 8-45pm. It was lovely. The swans and cygnets where feeding away like mad on the pond weed and some food I took for them. There are still 8 cygnets
Then they retired for the evening on the large island in the large pool
It's quite shaded and cool there despite the loss of one of the large trees during the storm a couple of weeks ago.
Have a super sunday everyone and and stay hydrated
Sounds like cygnets are coming along well