Just finished watching today's Doctors. It was of a portmanteau film version, 3 stories told by three of the staff with a final twist. First story was sort of Bake Off connected but not really and the second one was a Faustian story. The third one was a pretty good attempt at a Whatever Happened to Baby Jane story. The two women really did look like their counterparts in that film.
Charles Williams was one of the group known as the Inklings whose best known members were J R R Tolkien and C S Lewis. He was a writer of complex supernatural thrillers with a theological viewpoint. His last published book was All Hallows's Eve (from where Halloween is derived from). T S Eliot was an admirer of his books and wrote an introduction to that book.
El Loro posted:Scott House where Sir Peter Scott lived is to be opened to the public at the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Gloucestershire.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...cestershire-41815388
Sir Peter Scott was the pioneer of nature conservation. Besides founding the trust he also founded the World Wildlife Trust.
A 1962 photo of him at Slimbridge.
And that of course is David Attenborough with him.
That's lovely 
Evening all
Itâs been very rainy today.
I was minding today - a witch and Frankenstein 
Hope youâve all had a good day
Hi yogi, I hope you didn't get chased by Frankenstein or any spells cast on you!
~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:Hi yogi, I hope you didn't get chased by Frankenstein or any spells cast on you!
No, I was safe
Hope you have felt better today?
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer and Ros
Much better than I was, thank you, I've rested all day 
sweet dreams yogi ðĪ
night yogi and summer-glad you are feeling better
Good morning 
and happy November! ðððĨðĶ I hope you all slept well and are feeling good this morning. I feel loads better! ððð
I made a beef stew last night, thanks to some inspiration from yogi, and it really went down a treat ð
Good morning everyone
Itâs raining again.
Yay, Iâm glad the beef stew was a success
Happy November to you (and everyone else), Summer
Glad to hear you are feeling better
I have to wait in for a parcel today. At least this time, itâs something for me
Have a good day everyone
Good morning everyone
Cloudy here, forecast to become sunnier.
Summer, I'm glad you are feeling better, clearly Yogi's stew helped
Yogi, I hope BB's bolts don't fall out I hope your parcel arrives on time The weather forecast for your area has sounded rather on the wet side recently
I hope everyone has a good day
A news item re Google I hadm't seen the other day - with their CEO telling their employees to drop everything to concentrate on just one objective:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41801932
One could be forgiven for thinking that they should have more important priorities
Good morning everyone, wispy blue sky this morning. Summer I'm so pleased that 'Yogi's magic stew' has had such an amazing effect and you are feeling on top of the world. Yogi I hope you don't have to hang around for too long.
Enjoy your day everyone
El Loro posted:A news item re Google I hadm't seen the other day - with their CEO telling their employees to drop everything to concentrate on just one objective:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41801932
One could be forgiven for thinking that they should have more important priorities
Indeed El
lol BB did not lose any bolts although he did try to âloseâ his Frankenstein head (hat) a few times.
squiggle posted:Good morning everyone, wispy blue sky this morning. Summer I'm so pleased that 'Yogi's magic stew' has had such an amazing effect and you are feeling on top of the world. Yogi I hope you don't have to hang around for too long.
Enjoy your day everyone
If only it were magic
The weather is so wet and miserable, Iâm quite glad of a reason to stay indoors
May be a reduction of the number of ATMs around for taking out cash:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/busi...-your-money-41832537
El Loro posted:Yogi, there's Scotch broth which has been regarded as a traditional way of helping invalids recover and that can be made with beef as well as lamb so a magic stew isn't that different
Sounds from your weather that Scotch broth is just what's needed
You have put me in the mood for some Scotch broth
Moonie posted:Good afternoon Buddies
Hope you are all well and have had a good day
Least said about my day the better
At least itâs not health this time
Have a lovely evening everyone
Aww Moonie, I hope your day got better
We survived another night of watching the Apprentice numpties, Ros
Goodnight and sweet dreams.
NightðĶhug for Summer
*night ðĶ s* sweet dreams yogi and everyone else who has turned in for the night too
I've had a lovely day, I feel soooooo much better! I've caught up on paperwork & shredding, done a lovely 2m circular with Bramble and met a friend for tea. I'll stink of garlic tomorrow but so what 
i hope you've all had a lovely day
Yogi19 posted:We survived another night of watching the Apprentice numpties, Ros
Goodnight and sweet dreams.
NightðĶhug for Summer
so true what a showernight yogi and summer-
Good morning everyone
A dry and bright day, which is good because Keira needs a bath.
Summer, I hope the garlic keeps away the bugs, as well as the vampires.
Have a good day everyone
Good morning everyone, a lovely bright morning. Great that you are feeling so much better Summer.
Enjoy your day everyone
For Egyptologists, a facinating discovery announced today re the Great Pyramid:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scie...environment-41845445
El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
There had been a bit of fog here first thing but that's lifted.Forecast is for a cloudy day.
Yogi, I hope you liked some Scotch broth if you decided to have some
Summer, I'm glad you are feeking a lot better
I hope everyone has a good day
I bought a Scotch Broth Mix which is soaking atm, and some boiling beef.
Weâll be having Scotch Broth tomorrow.
Moonie posted:Yogi19 posted:Good morning everyone
A dry and bright day, which is good because Keira needs a bath.
Summer, I hope the garlic keeps away the bugs, as well as the vampires.
Have a good day everyone
Poor Kiera gonna get all wet ð
Still she will feel better afterwards ððĪ
Her face looked exactly like that when I was washing her but she got her revenge by giving herself a good shake before I had time to get out of the way, and giving me an unwelcome shower.
I hope today has been better for you, Moonie
Yogi, I hope you like the Scotch broth tomorrow, I wonder where you got the idea from
Talking of Scotch, but of a different nature, the most expensive dram has been proved to be a fake:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...nd-business-41695774
I hope you've recovered from that sudden shower
Moonie, I hope your day is going better for you than yesterday
The BBC trailer for Howards End doesn't say when it starts but it's scheduled to commence on Sunday the 9th at 21.00. 4 part adaptation of the book by E M Forster. It's likely to be of interest to fans of Downton Abbey.
Set just after the turn of the 20th century, Howards End is a tale of three families - the intellectual idealists Schlegel family, the working class Basts and the wealthy Wilcoxes.
Schlegel sisters Meg and Helen are shown exploring the lives of people above and below their class - while older sister Meg is pursued by the corporate raider, and widower, Henry Wilcox.
Looking across the social spectrum at a time of huge change, the drama illustrates how class divisions define people's lives no matter what choices they make.
Hayley Atwell - known for Captain America and Brideshead Revisited - plays Meg Schlegel while her sister Helen is played by Philippa Coulthard.
Meg's love interest Henry Wilcox is played by Pride And Prejudice star Matthew Macfayden, and comedian Tracey Ullman plays Aunt Juley Mund.
The show also stars Miles Jupp, Bessie Carter, Joe Bannister, Joseph Quinn, Yolanda Kettle, Alex Lawther and Rosalind Eleazar.
If you are puzzled as to what interest and inflation are and what the Bank of England Monetary Policy committee is, the BBC asked some people to explain these in a short clip.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-41837556/
You need to watch to the end of the clip to see what happened to one of the committee
You don't need to be remotely interested in or understand such matters, it's still an enjoyable clip.
El Loro posted:Yogi, I hope you like the Scotch broth tomorrow, I wonder where you got the idea from
Talking of Scotch, but of a different nature, the most expensive dram has been proved to be a fake:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...nd-business-41695774
I hope you've recovered from that sudden shower
Moonie, I hope your day is going better for you than yesterday
I wonder too
I have recovered from my shower, thanks - and Keira is happily snoozing.
Iâm interested in watching Howards End I love Matthew MacFadyen
El Loro posted:If you are puzzled as to what interest and inflation are and what the Bank of England Monetary Policy committee is, the BBC asked some people to explain these in a short clip.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-41837556/
You need to watch to the end of the clip to see what happened to one of the committee
You don't need to be remotely interested in or understand such matters, it's still an enjoyable clip.
Love it
Yogi19 posted:El Loro posted:Yogi, I hope you like the Scotch broth tomorrow, I wonder where you got the idea from
Talking of Scotch, but of a different nature, the most expensive dram has been proved to be a fake:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...nd-business-41695774
I hope you've recovered from that sudden shower
Moonie, I hope your day is going better for you than yesterday
I wonder too
I have recovered from my shower, thanks - and Keira is happily snoozing.
Iâm interested in watching Howards End
Good for you and awwwwwwwww great for napping Kiera ðĪâĪïļðĪ