I wonder what will come out next?! 😲 lol 

hows your evening been yogi?

~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:

I wonder what will come out next?! 😲 lol 

 

hows your evening been yogi?

 I dread to think

My evening has been good thanks. 

Tomorrow, we’ve been tasked with returning all the kilts, and I have to change the children’s bedding to their Christmas ones.

I hope you don’t have to go far to return them, I bet they all looked smart wearing them  

oooooh exciting!!!!!! Are you leaving a little Xmas treat on their pillows? 

I bought my advent calendar 📆🎅🏻

~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:

I hope you don’t have to go far to return them, I bet they all looked smart wearing them  

 

oooooh exciting!!!!!! Are you leaving a little Xmas treat on their pillows? 

I bought my advent calendar 📆🎅🏻

Just into Glasgow

I hadn’t thought of that but I could do 🎅🏻🤶🏻

I’m full of good festive ideas 😁 lol 

~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:

I’m full of good festive ideas 😁 lol 

 I know 

I’m going to get off to bed, goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer and Ros 

Night yogi  

Yogi19 posted:

~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:

I wonder what will come out next?! 😲 lol 

 

hows your evening been yogi?

 I dread to think

 

My evening has been good thanks. 

Tomorrow, we’ve been tasked with returning all the kilts, and I have to change the children’s bedding to their Christmas ones.

ooo married in kilts- how lovely

night yogi and summer

Down with either a bad cold ot flu though have had the flu jab. Spent most of the day in bed yesterday as feeling too nauseous to eat and with a temperature of 37.9 though that has come down to more normal temperature.

Good morning everyone 

Heavy rain overnight.

Aww El, make sure you wrap up warm and have plenty of drinks to stay hydrated.

I’m off out with hubby to return the kilts, catch up later.

Good morning everyone, a grey morning with a strong breeze here, not very pleasant.  I'm sorry to hear you are so unwell EL, wise advice from Yogi, I do hope you feel better soon

Enjoy your day everyone

El Loro posted:

Down with either a bad cold ot flu though have had the flu jab. Spent most of the day in bed yesterday as feeling too nauseous to eat and with a temperature of 37.9 though that has come down to more normal temperature.

😷 poor El, I hope you feel better soon 

Good afternoon cold, windy and sunny here today 

oh no, poor you El! That’s very unlike you, Get well soon  

Good afternoon Buddies  

Cold, wet and windy here but had my shopping done before the wet stuff started 

Hi, Sweet and squiggle 

Hope your day goes well 

Get well soon El 

Happy kilt returning Yogi 

Have a great day everyone  

Afternoon Buddies , I hope you are all cosy and warm.

Kilt returning went well, thanks Moonie 

Thanks everyone . My brother had been visiting for the weekend. I told him before he came that I was coming down with a cold but he still came on Friday afternoon. He left earlier though on Saturday morning. Too risky to stay longer and the train service at weekends is poor as a result of engineering work with journey mnore like 4 hours rather than 2.

El Loro posted:

Thanks everyone . My brother had been visiting for the weekend. I told him before he came that I was coming down with a cold but he still came on Friday afternoon. He left earlier though on Saturday morning. Too risky to stay longer and the train service at weekends is poor as a result of engineering work with journey mnore like 4 hours rather than 2.

I hope you recover quickly, El, and hope you and your brother enjoyed a nice time together in spite of your illness.

Yogi19 posted:

El Loro posted:

Thanks everyone . My brother had been visiting for the weekend. I told him before he came that I was coming down with a cold but he still came on Friday afternoon. He left earlier though on Saturday morning. Too risky to stay longer and the train service at weekends is poor as a result of engineering work with journey mnore like 4 hours rather than 2.

I hope you recover quickly, El, and hope you and your brother enjoyed a nice time together in spite of your illness.

Thanks Yogi

Yogi19 posted:

Afternoon Buddies , I hope you are all cosy and warm.

Kilt returning went well, thanks Moonie 

That’s good 

We don’t want any stray kilts roaming about, do we? 

Sowwy  

Moonie posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Afternoon Buddies , I hope you are all cosy and warm.

Kilt returning went well, thanks Moonie 

That’s good 

We don’t want any stray kilts roaming about, do we? 

Sowwy  

 Definitely not

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros 

Night owl hug for Summer.

El Loro posted:

Down with either a bad cold ot flu though have had the flu jab. Spent most of the day in bed yesterday as feeling too nauseous to eat and with a temperature of 37.9 though that has come down to more normal temperature.

sorry to hear this-always think flu jab lessens the severity -hope you feel better

night yogi and summer if you pop in

Sorry to have just missed you Ros, sweet dreams  

Sweet dreams yogi  

El I hope you’re resting up well and start to feel better real soon I hope your brother doesn’t become unwell. 

Is he coming to you for Christmas?

Good morning I hope you all slept well especially you, El. How are you feeling today? 

I’m off today, but have got a huuuuge to do list to get done so i’ll Wish you all a good day and catch up with you tonight  

Good morning everyone

Thanks everyone Feeling a but better this morning but my voice has gone, which doesn't normally happen for me.

Summer, because of the ever worsening of the rail system, particularly at Christmas, we agreed some time ago that it would be far easier see each other in January rauther than over Christmas. It will be much the same next year and 2019 could be even worse. The major cause is Crossrail where the western section between Paddington and Reading is due to open December 2019 si that work has a direct impact on the route my brother takes.

I hope to have a nice break wherever you are going to

I hope everyone has a good day

Summer, I had read your "I'm off today" as that you were going somewhere but of course it could that you aren't at work today

Good morning everyone, I'm glad you're feeling a little better EL, although it must be a nuisance losing your voice.  Try to stay in the warm until you feel much better though, you know we worry about you   Such a shame that the rail system is causing such problems for your visits with your brother.

I hope the huge list gets done quickly and without any problems Summer.

Enjoy your day everyone

Thanks Squiggle

Cancelled my meetings with clients this week and will rearrange them when I'm better, They were all routine meetings to sign off tax returns and I had already told them what tax to expect.

My huge client has just paid my fee so that's some good news

*night owls* 🦉 

good evening all I’ve got everything ticked off my list ✅ phew! Including getting my hair done 💁‍♀️ *twirls* And successfully changing my loo seat *looks proud of self* 

guess what.. it’s been snowing here today! ⛄️ ❄️ 

El im glad you’ve been paid, and that you’re able to reschedule your other clients. I hope you’ve got what you need at home for a day or two  

Good morning everyone

Cold and sunny here.

My voice has returned a bit compared to this time yesterday.

Summer, well done on getting everything done Thanks, I did stock up on food at the weekend but will need to get bread and milk tomorrow.

I hope everyone has a good day

Very attractive Google Doodle today re the garden designer Gertrude Jekyll's 174th birthday:

And, yes, she was a friend of Robert Louis Stevenson who used the family name for his famous character.

That’s very pretty and thanks for the interesting fact too 👍

good morning I'm glad your voice is returning El, are you feeling any better in yourself? 

Summer, I'm better than I was on Sunday but not back to normal

Good morning everyone, quite a pleasant morning at the moment, lots of blue sky, I hope it lasts.

Good to know you are getting back on your feet EL, I hope it continues and you feel more like your old self soon   Well done Summer, very satisfying when you get all the jobs done

Enjoy your day everyone

Thanks Squiggle

One of the more concerning HMRC scam phone calls reported to my accountancy institute. This is the report made with a couple of names removed by me:

“I had a call this afternoon from a man called H who said he was phoning from M H and that they were enforcement officers for HMRC. They said I owed a sum of money and that their bailiffs would be calling round in about half an hour to collect the sum due. The amount had only fallen due on 7 November but they said they had an enforcement writ from the court.

“I got very angry and was put through to a Mr B J who said he was the general manager from HMRC debt collection unit. He wanted me to make a payment there and then whereupon he would waive the 20% debt collection charge. He gave me the name of the bank account and said the usual VAT office bank account wouldn’t apply. He had no information about the other VAT returns I had made and I hung up.

“I phoned the VAT helpline who said that their Debt Management Unit had not taken any such action and that it was obviously a scam. Worryingly the fraudsters seemed to know my name, company name, address and the correct amount I owed the VAT office, which suggests they had managed to get some detailed information illegally. I have since spoken to an HMRC representative who seems fairly certain that my Gateway account could not have been hacked, and wondered if my email had been intercepted in some way. This does actually seem to be the more likely explanation.”

Mentioned on the BBC news today re identifying where Julius Caesar made his second attempted invasion of England in 54 BC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42155888

By the way, the first recorded time he said Veni Vidi Vici was some years later in 47 BC with reference to his victory elsewhere. And the letter "w" didn't exist until a long time after so the v should be pronounced w for Latin words, and the c more like a "k"