El Loro posted:

Moonie, for my area a high of 26 degrees today and then Saturday 14, so 12 degrees here. Gets a bit warmer after Saturday but not like today.  Average for May in my area is 17.

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Yogi19 posted:

Moonie posted:

Good afternoon Buddies  

It’s hot hot hot here again today 

To hot for me really but better than ‘the beast from the east’ 

Have a super day everyone 

Hi Moonie.

Definitely better than the beast from the east 

Hi Yogi 

I hope we don’t have another ‘beast’ in my lifetime  

Moonie posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Moonie posted:

Good afternoon Buddies  

It’s hot hot hot here again today 

To hot for me really but better than ‘the beast from the east’ 

Have a super day everyone 

Hi Moonie.

Definitely better than the beast from the east 

Hi Yogi 

I hope we don’t have another ‘beast’ in my lifetime  

I hope we do have another 'beast' some time. The term has been used before and it's probable that any cold weather coming from the east will be called "Beast from the East" yet again
https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/...beast-from-the-east/

Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone 

Hugs for any night owls

night yogisummer if you pop in

Good morning a scorching few days here too, and today is shaping up to be the same ☀️😎 

yesterday I took part in an all day walking challenge! It was brilliant, the weather was great because it started out sunny and the clouds covered us during the middle of the day  

i opted to leave Bramble with a friend because i felt it was too hot for her, she hates the heat

Did someone mention cake?  

I agree, a heatwave is definitely better than a beast keep cool everyone  

Good morning everyone

Misty here at present, forecast to become sunny but not as warm as yesterday.

Summer. Im glad you had a good walk Sensible to leave Bramble with a friend as she could easily have become dehydrated given the heat.

I hope everyone has a good day

Although I didn't record it, a film called Message from Mars was recently shown on Talking Pictures. It was a British film made in 1913 so must be one of the first feature films made in this country. I noticed that one of the lead actors was Charles Hawtrey. I checked and found that the Charles Hawtrey of the Carry On films was not related to him but decided to "borrow" his name for use in acting.

Good morning everyone, much greyer and colder this morning but I'm not going to complain as it was a perfectly beautiful weekend.  Sounds like you had a good weekend Summer, I hope everyone else did too.

Enjoy your day everyone 

Squiggle, the mist has gone here but it's cooler than yesterday. I cut the grass this morning whilst it's relatively cool and also because some rain is being forecast either later today or tomorrow.

I’m glad your mist is clearing, I hope you get some sunshine. It’s scorching here, I’m waiting for a better time to cut my grass. 

I’ve just watched the last in the series of The Durrells and cried my eyes out! It was joyful, a little sad, and just lovely. I’m going to miss it I do hope they make a 4th series 

Summer, I watched the penultimate episode of The Durrells yesterday but haven't watched the last one yet. I hope they do make another series though the ratings seem to be down from the previous year. Unless they decide to change history I would think it unlikely that more than 6 series would be made. Having said that, in real life Lawrence had moved to Corfu with his first wife before the rest of the family arrived, so the producers have changed history before.

Ratings are down?! how’s that possible! I hope they count those of us who record it. I did read somewhere that the tv show has diverted from fact to fiction, so I think I may go ahead and google them now to see how their lives turned out. 

I did think they perhaps returned to England when the war broke out.. 

I had a good day with the tiddlers

Popping in to say goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone 

Sweetdreams yogi  

Good morning everyone

Fair weather here but temperatures back down to average levels for May.

Yogi, I'm glad you had a good day with the tiddlers

Return visit to the client I went to see this time last week with her completed tax return so should be straightfoward.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning all 

Weather is dry, with rain forecast for later.

El, I hope the meeting goes well.

Have a good day, everyone.

Thanks Yogi

Good morning everyone, coldish and grey again but dry so far.  I do recommend the Corfu Trilogy by Gerald Durrell, a really good read.  I think the casting for the series has been brilliant too.

Enjoy your day everyone 

Back from the client meeting which was straightforward.

I can't recommend the Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell. Never read any of the books but I think they might make you

As Squiggle says, The Durrells have been well cast

Good afternoon a pleasant morning here but now cloudy and cooler, I made the mistake of dressing for summer and no I’m cold! Oops  

haha! Good to know El, i’ll Stick to Gerald’s Corfu trilogy instead  

Summer, I think we had become used to a few days warm weather so it's become a bit of a shock as the temperature is back down to typical levels.

I think you would find the Corfu trilogy a lot more easy and enjoyable to read compared to the Alexandria quarter  - that does have its admirers but it's highly intellectual and demanding by what I've heard.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone 

Hugs for any night owls

*night owls* 🦉🌙

sweet dreams yogi I hope you’ve had a lovely day 

I found a lovely link about the Durrells, but can’t seem to post it here. I was right when guessing that they left Corfu due to the Second World War. I was surprised to read that not all of them left at the same time though.

night yogi and summer

Good morning everyone

Sunny here though temperatures at normal levels rather than in the 20s.

Link to a Radio Times article about the real history of the Durrells though could be seen as potentially a spoiler for the series.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news...l-history-itv-drama/
I don't think the maid mentioned right at the end of the article is the person we see in the series

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone.

The sun was shining when I woke at 6.30am. According to the forecast, we’ll get some sunshine with light showers. 

El, I won’t click on the link as I still haven’t watched the recent series of The Durrells.

Have a good day, all.

Yogi, in that case I'll mention the last part of that Durrells article as it's clearly not a spoiler. In real life Leslie in later years had a son with the family maid from Corfu. Not the same person we see in the series.

Good morning everyone, a beautiful morning here but like you EL it's not quite as warm as we would like.  That definitely wouldn't be Lucrezia then!   Although again the actress who plays her is well cast and plays the part well.  In fact I don't think I could name anyone who isn't totally believable in their role.  Yogi you have a treat in store.

Enjoy your day everyone 

Squiggle, as you say, that wouldn't be Lucrezia

Good afternoon cooler but sunny here today, it’s very pleasant 

El, thank you for posting that link I found it fascinating! Series 1 of the Durrells has just popped up on Netflix so i’m going to watch it all again

Have you seen today’s news story about the rubber ducked shaped asteroid, that nasa are tracking?

~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:

Have you seen today’s news story about the rubber ducked shaped asteroid, that nasa are tracking?

No I hadn't. It's this story:
https://www.express.co.uk/news...it-Earth-rubber-duck

Oddly enough the BBC posted this yesterday:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scie...environment-44054344
but' that's a different asteroid.

Good afternoon Buddies  

We have cold, wind, sunshine but dry here. That’s a good mixture 

I have just had to put a jumper on 

I hope you are all having a good day   

~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:

Have you seen today’s news story about the rubber ducked shaped asteroid, that nasa are tracking?

 Ducky in Space 

Moonie posted:

~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:

Have you seen today’s news story about the rubber ducked shaped asteroid, that nasa are tracking?

 Ducky in Space 

I'm not expecting that to be in the Muppet Show

Afternoon all 

We’ve had sunshine and showers, as was forecast, and it’s pretty chilly.

I’ve done my grocery shopping, housework, ironing, planted some herbs in my little herb garden and visited my parents.

I hope you are all having a good day.

El Loro posted:

Moonie posted:

~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:

Have you seen today’s news story about the rubber ducked shaped asteroid, that nasa are tracking?

 Ducky in Space 

I'm not expecting that to be in the Muppet Show

Good expectation El 😉😂

Recently when I was in Cheltenham I heard a busker playing the famous Titanic song on what I think was probably a bass clarinet. So I thought I would see if I could find a Youtube clip to check if that would have been the instrument used. Anyway I came across this.

It's not the most orthodox version but it might just possibly amuse you.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros, and thanks for the company in the threads tonight

Hugs for the night owls