~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:Lol no set plans, we were going on a nice walk but i’ll Just see how I feel in the morning.. I’m straight back to work on Wednesday so I really just want to be lazy
what’s on the menu tomorrow?
A lazy day sounds just what you need.
Buffet food tomorrow.
Going to catch up on Call The Midwife. Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer and Ros
Good morning everyone 
Heavy rain here yesterday evening, sunny at present. More heavy rain forecast for the evening and night and with the temperature falling it will turn to sleet or snow.
Anthony Hoyle from Cheltenham did a 88 mile bike ride around London. This is the route:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...cestershire-42456773
I hope everyone has a good Boxing Day 
The Radio 4 programme has a daily brainteaser on its website.
Today's reads:
It is the opening night of the Nutcracker and Tamara Rojo is running late. She’s also forgotten her ballet shoes. Fortunately there is a lost property room which has a box containing red, green, white, black and pink shoes, ten of each. When Tamara goes to the room, she finds that the lights don't work. In the dark, how many shoes does Tamara have to take in order to ensure she has a matching pair?
The answer is yet to be shown. I have two answers as it depends as to whether the shoes are new or used.
Good morning I love that bike route 
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Yogi i hope you all have a lovely day today
we saw call the midwife last night, I thought it was very good
Summer, I saw it too and agree that it was very good. I'm fairly certain that the next series starts later in January. IMDB site shows episodes to be shown in the following two years as well.
I suspect quite a few people will be watching Little Women this evening, tomorrow and Thursday.
Good morning everyone, I hope everyone's Christmas Day went well and I hope that your Boxing Day goes equally well Yogi, I know it's going to be busy. It's a beautiful morning here, some clouds but also a tiny bit of blue sky.
Call The Midwife is just one of the treats I have stored away to watch as and when. Little Women was one of my favourite books as a child, I have never yet watched a film or play that lives up to my mental picture although if I recall rightly there was a TV version with Dinah Sheridan as the Mom which was pretty close.
Enjoy your Boxing Day everyone
It’s good to know that the midwives will be around a while yet 
i like little women too, I saw the movie before I read the book though
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire heritage steam railway has now been extended northwards to Broadway (the one in Worcershire).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...cestershire-42472653
It's hoped one day that it will be extended southwards beyond the present final station at the Cheltenham race course to join the main line to make it possible to get to the main Cheltenham station.
Father Brown will be pleased as he often uses that railway service.
~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:It’s good to know that the midwives will be around a while yet
i like little women too, I saw the movie before I read the book though
I assume you mean the 1984 version (Susan Sarandon,Winona Ryder) rather than the 1949 one (Mary Astor, Elizabeth Taylor)
This clip was on the BBC news a couple of days ago. Artificial snow maker for quite a few films. The business in on the outskirts of Stroud.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/e...inment-arts-42428722
If you look here at the list of films he's worked on, you almost certainly have seen some of them.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189824/
Good morning everyone
A wet night here, the rain turned to snow so there's some on the ground but rather slushy. It's a couple of degrees above freezing and not expected to get above 4 today and tomorrow.
Woman in Pennsylvania got her electricity bill which was a bit of a shocker - $284,460,000,000. They had put up fairy lights and she was worried that they had been out up incorrectly. The bill should have been $284.46.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42489666
I hope everyone has a good day
The Google doodle today is their tribute to Marlene Dietrich and is based on her 1930 film Der blaue Engel (The blue Angel) which was her international break through film. The title of the film is the name of the nightclub.
Here's a screentest she made for the film:
Good morning everyone.
It’s below freezing up here and yesterday’s snow has frozen solid.
We had a lovely family day yesterday - PB was very excited and noisy! Her uncles dangling and swinging her by her ankles (at her request!) didn’t help.
BB was a very happy chappy but, thankfully, not as noisy as his sister 
Moonie, I’m so pleased you had a lovely Christmas with your sister.
Squiggle, I loved the book Little Women and Jo was my favourite character.
El, that poor woman must have got such a shock when she received that electricity bill.
Have a good day, all
Yogi, I'm glad you had a lovely family day yesterday
The book Little Women is semi-autobiographical and the writer Louisa May Alcott never contradicted readers who assumed that she was the model for Jo. Her sister Anna was Meg, sister Lizzie was Beth and sister May was Amy. It is thought that she was influenced by the diaries of her mother Abigail for the events in the book. That's all in the Wiki article on the book.
Good morning everyone, very windy here, it was a very noisy night with what sounded like hail and windy too. I'm glad everyone has had a good Christmas, leaving a special hug for Velvet I'm thinking of you.
Enjoy your day everyone
3,000 homes around Gloucestershire have had power cuts due to heavy snow though it's hoped they'll be reconnected by noon. I wasn't affected but some of the houses are in the locality. The snow is melting and that's lead to part of the A40 locally being closed due to flooding.
Yogi19 posted:Good morning everyone.
It’s below freezing up here and yesterday’s snow has frozen solid.
We had a lovely family day yesterday - PB was very excited and noisy! Her uncles dangling and swinging her by her ankles (at her request!) didn’t help.
BB was a very happy chappy but, thankfully, not as noisy as his sister
Moonie, I’m so pleased you had a lovely Christmas with your sister.
Squiggle, I loved the book Little Women and Jo was my favourite character.
El, that poor woman must have got such a shock when she received that electricity bill.
Have a good day, all
Fankoooo Yogi
It looks like you had a gem of a day yesterday, I’m pleased to say
Good afternoon Buddies
We had snow overnight but it’s melting nicely now
No more shopping until Saturday when I hope the weather will be somewhat better
I have been and shopped and am now home. It’s bitter cold out there with a biting wind
Have a super day everyone and stay warm and safe
34 inches of snow on Christmas Day, another 26 inches yesterday, and more to come today - that's in Erie in Pennsylvania (not Eerie which is in Indiana).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42490329
HMRC has employed some ducks to remind people about filing their tax return by the deadline. They go "Tax!" rather than "Quack!".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42493459
There's a couple of photos on this local news site page of snow creations by Cheltemham people which you'll want to see.
The second one is an Olaf one. The first one is a snow bear and is exceptionally good:
http://www.gloucestershirelive...ds-five-hours-980071
Moonie posted:Good afternoon everyone
I had super Christmas Day at my sisters
We had fun, good food and most of all, plenty of happiness
One of the best Christmases I can ever remember
I hope you, my friends, had a joyous and happy Christmas
That’s fantastic moonie! 🎅🏻you deserve such happiness
El Loro posted:~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:It’s good to know that the midwives will be around a while yet
i like little women too, I saw the movie before I read the book though
I assume you mean the 1984 version (Susan Sarandon,Winona Ryder) rather than the 1949 one (Mary Astor, Elizabeth Taylor)
That’s the one I remember Winona being in it
El Loro posted:34 inches of snow on Christmas Day, another 26 inches yesterday, and more to come today - that's in Erie in Pennsylvania (not Eerie which is in Indiana).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42490329
OH M G!!!! ☃️☃️☃️☃️ That’s incredible
I’ve been there, but that was in summer time and no signs of snow, thankfully 😁
Good evening all 
I’ve had another stinking cold over the last few days, but am feeling much better tonight. My poor mum has caught it now though, so it’s my turn to help take care of her
i seem to just get over one bug lately, and then catch the next! I went back to work today, and another 3 customers were full of colds/chest infections 
meanwhile, I can’t believe the weather on the west side of the country, I hope you’re all warm & dry
Evening all
Moonie, I’m glad you don’t need to go back out in the bad weather till Saturday
El, I love the snow teddy
Summer, one of the perils of working with the public is that you come into contact with all the bugs that are doing the rounds. Hope you and your Mum are soon well again
Squiggle, I hope your weather has improved
HI yogi 👋 did you have any trouble getting on to the forum? Will Robinson has kicked me out twice already
~Sweet Sequins & Sparkles~ posted:HI yogi 👋 did you have any trouble getting on to the forum? Will Robinson has kicked me out twice already
When I first signed in the pages were slow to load but I didn’t see Will
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer and Ros
sweet dreams yogi and Ros and everyone else
