El Loro posted:

It's been reasonably sunny here today if a bit breezy. Just been doing some garden clearance with the garden wheelie nearly full (though I haven't squashed it down). With the temperature forecast to get higher in the next few days I thought I'd do some before then. (and the wheelie gets emptied on Monday). Back to client work and another client rang while I was gardening to say she's ready for me to do her accounts. Busy, but not complaining and I've been telling people that I have a lot of work in (all coming in within a short period of time) and so I wouldn't be doing theirs straightaway.

I’m glad business is doing well, El, and I’m sure people won’t mind waiting when you have forewarned them that you are busy.

Moonie posted:

El Loro posted:

Well done Moonie One of my clients does things like fencing so I get him to deal with mine when necessary (and he charges me properly when he does work and similarly I charge him for his accounts and tax return - the days of not charging and doing freebies instead don't go down well with my institute).

Thanks El 

I guess you do have to be careful in your line of business about freebies, it could be misconstrued 

It's mainly to do with professional ethics such as the need to remain independent of the client.

On a different subject but with some similarities, yesterday I got a phone call from a mortgage advisor wanting to see if I was interested in working with him with clients potentially wanting mortgages. Mortgage advisors like doing that to get work for themselves and would pay commission to accountants for a successful introduction. What some advisors don't get is that if I did that I would be required by my institute to notifiy the client of the commission I had received and to pay it over to the client (unless the client was happy for the accountant to keep it. Accountants would be entitled to keep some of the commission which represented the time that they had spent in dealing with the client for that mortgage - but it's not supposed to be a freebie for accountants. Then there's now the GDPR issue - an accountant who gave clients details to mortgage advisors for them to market to the accountant's clients would have to clear this with their clients before doing so otherwise breach of GDPR privacy rules.

Yogi19 posted:

El Loro posted:

It's been reasonably sunny here today if a bit breezy. Just been doing some garden clearance with the garden wheelie nearly full (though I haven't squashed it down). With the temperature forecast to get higher in the next few days I thought I'd do some before then. (and the wheelie gets emptied on Monday). Back to client work and another client rang while I was gardening to say she's ready for me to do her accounts. Busy, but not complaining and I've been telling people that I have a lot of work in (all coming in within a short period of time) and so I wouldn't be doing theirs straightaway.

I’m glad business is doing well, El, and I’m sure people won’t mind waiting when you have forewarned them that you are busy.

Thanks Yogi

Good evening *night owls* I feel a bit like the Tasmanian Devil there’s so much happening. 

Today was lovely here, I even dried my bedding outside on the line  

happy summer equinox everyone!  

PB obviously has good taste I LOVE unicorns. I might have to start a lifestyle/well-being blog called something like “how to be a unicorn; living joyfully” 

i hope you've all had a lovely day  

~Sweet Summer Holidays~ posted:

Good evening *night owls* I feel a bit like the Tasmanian Devil there’s so much happening. 

Today was lovely here, I even dried my bedding outside on the line  

happy summer equinox everyone!  

 

PB obviously has good taste I LOVE unicorns. I might have to start a lifestyle/well-being blog called something like “how to be a unicorn; living joyfully” 

 

 

i hope you've all had a lovely day  

 I’d read it 

My day has been good thanks. Are you relaxing now?

Yogi, yay!!!! I’ve missed you. 

Lol thanks 🦄 🌈 yes I am, I’ve been reading in the bath and unwinding I’m getting really good at not apologising for taking time out’s  

how was your day? Mine was busy!

~Sweet Summer Holidays~ posted:

Yogi, yay!!!! I’ve missed you. 

 

Lol thanks 🦄 🌈 yes I am, I’ve been reading in the bath and unwinding I’m getting really good at not apologising for taking time out’s  

 

how was your day? Mine was busy!

 Missed you too.

Yay, well done you, you don’t need to apologise to anyone for taking a little time for yourself.

I was busy till late afternoon.

did you enjoy yourself?! 

~Sweet Summer Holidays~ posted:

did you enjoy yourself?! 

 I did 

I’m happy to hear it i hope you took pics! 

What are you doing tomorrow? 

night yogi and summer

~Sweet Summer Holidays~ posted:

I’m happy to hear it i hope you took pics! 

 

What are you doing tomorrow? 

I did 

Hubby has to take his car in to get some part replaced but no plans other than that.

Rocking Ros posted:

night yogi and summer

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros

My typing is going to annoy MrY who is trying to go to sleep, so I better say goodnight too. Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer.

Velvet, if you are reading this thread, I hope you know we all love you and are worrying about you. Please don’t do anything daft and come back to us 

Sorry yogi, I was replying to various messages. Sweet dreams :hug; 

velvet, sending you all our love & prayers 🤗 xxx

Good morning everyone

Sunny here and starting to get warmer.

The word 'unicorn' comes from the Latin for 'one' = 'uni' and 'horn' = 'cornus'.

I hope everyone has a good day and a special for Velvet.

Good morning everyone, a lovely bright morning with the promise of a sunny afternoon.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone 

The sun is shining here too. Apart from being a bit cloudy day tomorrow, the forecast looks good for the next few days.

I’m out and about with hubby this morning.

Have a good day all  and an extra hug for Velvet

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-44565320

Biologists at the University of Manchester have identified that the colour cyan (mid-way between blue and green) has an important effect on sleeping. Higher levels of cyan keep people awake, lower levels help them sleep. The use of cyan in computer graphics and phone displays is particuarly relevant.

Good noon 👋 sunny with blue skies here! i hope you all had a good morning 

El, that’s really helpful research, my screen changes colour tone in the evening and I like it 

Summer, I agree. It makes sense considering that when it's sunny, the sky is blue and people are accustomed to being awake during daylight hours and asleep during nighttime.

El Loro posted 11/6/18:

Re my post of the 7th. The certificate arrived this morning with the expected result. So I can remain a BOOM

And a happy 50th birthday to Basil Brush who would need no certificate to show that he's a BOOM BOOM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...nment-arts-44579300/

~Sweet Summer Holidays~ posted:

Good noon 👋 sunny with blue skies here! i hope you all had a good morning 

 

El, that’s really helpful research, my screen changes colour tone in the evening and I like it 

I set mine to do that too

El Loro posted:

El Loro posted 11/6/18:

Re my post of the 7th. The certificate arrived this morning with the expected result. So I can remain a BOOM

And a happy 50th birthday to Basil Brush who would need no certificate to show that he's a BOOM BOOM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...nment-arts-44579300/

 Happy Birthday to Basil

Yogi19 posted:

El Loro posted:

El Loro posted 11/6/18:

Re my post of the 7th. The certificate arrived this morning with the expected result. So I can remain a BOOM

And a happy 50th birthday to Basil Brush who would need no certificate to show that he's a BOOM BOOM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...nment-arts-44579300/

 Happy Birthday to Basil

The organist at the church I went to when I was a child was a Basil.

Years later one of the partners at the firm I used to work for told me that he was Basil's son. I believe that Basil climbed quite a few mountains including quite a number of the Scottish Munros.

El Loro posted:

Yogi19 posted:

El Loro posted:

El Loro posted 11/6/18:

Re my post of the 7th. The certificate arrived this morning with the expected result. So I can remain a BOOM

And a happy 50th birthday to Basil Brush who would need no certificate to show that he's a BOOM BOOM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...nment-arts-44579300/

 Happy Birthday to Basil

The organist at the church I went to when I was a child was a Basil.

 

Years later one of the partners at the firm I used to work for told me that he was Basil's son. I believe that Basil climbed quite a few mountains including quite a number of the Scottish Munros.

 That’s no mean feat, El.

Good evening 🦉 I’m in bed before 9.30- yesssssss!!!!! 

I hope you’ve all had a lovely day ☀️ 

Good evening Summer 

I’m lying on top of my bed, watching the Canal programme with Baz, EC and Ros

When I say with them, I mean in the thread, they aren’t on my bed with me.

How was your day? 

I’m off to catch up on tonight’s episode of the Scandi drama, The Bridge and I need to concentrate on the subtitles.

Moonie, I hope your eye gets better soon  and Velvet, I’m sending you love and a big hug

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer and Ros

Sorry yogi, I’ve got messages flying in from all different platforms lol I knew what you meant  

i hope you all enjoyed it, sweet dreams xxx

night yogi and summer

Good morning everyone

Sunny here with a few high fluffy clouds and getting warmer.

I wonder if anyone will come up with the idea of a programme with Yogi, Baz, EC and Ros on a bed commenting on some television they are warching

Moonie, I hope your bad eye is getting better

I hope everyone has a good day

El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

 

Sunny here with a few high fluffy clouds and getting warmer.

 

I wonder if anyone will come up with the idea of a programme with Yogi, Baz, EC and Ros on a bed commenting on some television they are warching

 

Moonie, I hope your bad eye is getting better

 

I hope everyone has a good day

 We could call it Bedtime Gogglebox 

Good morning everyone, similar weather to your's EL and the promise of a fine day to come.  I didn't know your eye was poorly Moonie, I hope it feels better soon.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone.

It’s a bit cloudy at the moment, although the forecast says the sun should appear mid afternoon.

We’re hoping to cut the lawns and weed the herb patch. 

Have a good day, all

squiggle posted:

Good morning everyone, similar weather to your's EL and the promise of a fine day to come.  I didn't know your eye was poorly Moonie, I hope it feels better soon.

 

Enjoy your day everyone

Sorry Squiggle, I should have said, Moonie mentioned it in the Five o’clock thread, not in here.

Yogi, or Snugglebox

I wonder if you grow basil in your herb patch (continuing on from yesterday )

Squiggle, when I saw Yogi's post on Moonie's bad eye I did a quick search to see what he had said. If he's still got it, he could pop in at a chemists and ask for advice as to which eyewash to use.

El Loro posted:

Yogi, or Snugglebox

 

I wonder if you grow basil in your herb patch (continuing on from yesterday )

 

Squiggle, when I saw Yogi's post on Moonie's bad eye I did a quick search to see what he had said. If he's still got it, he could pop in at a chemists and ask for advice as to which eyewash to use.

 Snugglebox, it is 

No basil in my herb patch but I sometimes I have a basil plant on the kitchen window ledge. 

By the way it may not be possible to use Snugglebox as there's a UK business which uses that name (it sells gift boxes)

El Loro posted:

By the way it may not be possible to use Snugglebox as there's a UK business which uses that name (it sells gift boxes)

Drat 

We’ll have to think of another title