Good afternoon
a cloudy start here but sunny now, and getting hotter & humid.
I love weeding 
you won’t believe mygood luck this morning; I’ve been searching for months for a mr jeremy Fisher, 50p coin. And today I have found 2, within 5 minutes of each other, in 2 different shops! 
I’m thrilled!!! He’s always been my favourite Beatrix potter character
El Loro posted:Man in Norfolk caught by police for driving a car in a staggeringly bad condition
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...and-norfolk-44819316
He's going to be charged with many offences.
That’s really shocking
~Sweet Summer Holidays~ posted:Good afternoon
I love weeding
you won’t believe mygood luck this morning; I’ve been searching for months for a mr jeremy Fisher, 50p coin. And today I have found 2, within 5 minutes of each other, in 2 different shops!
Well done on finding the coins, Summer. 
I have a set of the BP 50ps but I bought it
My weeding is done, everyone.
El Loro posted:Well done, Summer, on finding two Mr Jeremy Fisher 50p coins
I suppose if I had to choose one if would have to be the Taylor of Gloucester one of course
Yes
I think I told you all before that I went to The World of Beatrix Potter a few years ago. It was so magical, my middle DiL and I didn’t want to leave.
El Loro posted:It's now raining here and has already reached the ¼ inch mark. A lot more is needed but it helps. The rain is easing off as I post though.
After a cloudy start, the sun has appeared up here
Locally we have the small Beatrix Potter shop and museum near the cathedral. It's at the building where The Tailor of Gloucester used to have his shop. His name was John Pritchard (1877-1934). He was commissioned to make a suit for the new mayor. He returned to his shop on a Monday morning to find the suit completed except for one buttonhole. A note attached read, "No more twist". That's true though no actual evidence that the work was done by mice.
The shop is a bit of a tourist attraction though not on the scale of The World of Beatrix Potter where Yogi went.
El Loro posted:Locally we have the small Beatrix Potter shop and museum near the cathedral. It's at the building where The Tailor of Gloucester used to have his shop. His name was John Pritchard (1877-1934). He was commissioned to make a suit for the new mayor. He returned to his shop on a Monday morning to find the suit completed except for one buttonhole. A note attached read, "No more twist". That's true though no actual evidence that the work was done by mice.
The shop is a bit of a tourist attraction though not on the scale of The World of Beatrix Potter where Yogi went.
Sounds lovely, El. I like anything to do with Beatrix Potter. I’m enjoying reading the books again, this time to the tiddlers. BB has a Peter Rabbit toy at our house - he slept with it on Tuesday’s sleepover.
Yogi19 posted:El Loro posted:Locally we have the small Beatrix Potter shop and museum near the cathedral. It's at the building where The Tailor of Gloucester used to have his shop. His name was John Pritchard (1877-1934). He was commissioned to make a suit for the new mayor. He returned to his shop on a Monday morning to find the suit completed except for one buttonhole. A note attached read, "No more twist". That's true though no actual evidence that the work was done by mice.
The shop is a bit of a tourist attraction though not on the scale of The World of Beatrix Potter where Yogi went.
Sounds lovely, El. I like anything to do with Beatrix Potter. I’m enjoying reading the books again, this time to the tiddlers. BB has a Peter Rabbit toy at our house - he slept with it on Tuesday’s sleepover.
Awww Sweet
El Loro posted:I heatd this by chance on BBC radio 6 a couple of evenings ago. It's from Virginia Astley's 1983 album "From gardens where we feel secure" which is a collection of music tone pieces of a lazy summer's day. This piece is enhanced by the sound of nightingales.
Very nice, El
Moonie posted:Yogi19 posted:El Loro posted:Locally we have the small Beatrix Potter shop and museum near the cathedral. It's at the building where The Tailor of Gloucester used to have his shop. His name was John Pritchard (1877-1934). He was commissioned to make a suit for the new mayor. He returned to his shop on a Monday morning to find the suit completed except for one buttonhole. A note attached read, "No more twist". That's true though no actual evidence that the work was done by mice.
The shop is a bit of a tourist attraction though not on the scale of The World of Beatrix Potter where Yogi went.
Sounds lovely, El. I like anything to do with Beatrix Potter. I’m enjoying reading the books again, this time to the tiddlers. BB has a Peter Rabbit toy at our house - he slept with it on Tuesday’s sleepover.
Awww Sweet
They both like their soft toys. They must have 20+ at our house alone.
Heading off to read for a while. Goodnight and sweet dreams, El, Moonie and Ros 
Hug for any night owls
Yogi19 posted:Moonie posted:Yogi19 posted:El Loro posted:Locally we have the small Beatrix Potter shop and museum near the cathedral. It's at the building where The Tailor of Gloucester used to have his shop. His name was John Pritchard (1877-1934). He was commissioned to make a suit for the new mayor. He returned to his shop on a Monday morning to find the suit completed except for one buttonhole. A note attached read, "No more twist". That's true though no actual evidence that the work was done by mice.
The shop is a bit of a tourist attraction though not on the scale of The World of Beatrix Potter where Yogi went.
Sounds lovely, El. I like anything to do with Beatrix Potter. I’m enjoying reading the books again, this time to the tiddlers. BB has a Peter Rabbit toy at our house - he slept with it on Tuesday’s sleepover.
Awww Sweet
😮 that’s a lot of softies 😂
night yogi EL moons summer if you pop in
Good morning everyone 
Grey sky and a bit misty as a result of yesterday's rain (10mm) though no rain expected today.
Although I and my brother had soft animal toys when we were children, there were only a few. My mother had lots of them in their house but as ornaments rather than as toys.
I hope everyone has a good day
Good morning everyone, another beautiful morning but sadly, despite a yellow warning, we didn't get a drop of rain. We might get some light rain on Monday but I know the situation is getting critical for the farmers, and our local reservoir has low levels too despite the wet weather earlier in the year.
Enjoy your day everyone
Good morning everyone
The weather is dry and sunny atm
El, my late brother and I only had a few soft toys too (although I did have quite a few dolls ).
Have a good day, all.
Squiggle, there are signs that the weather will become less settled laster next week though how much rain falls won't be known until then.
Yogi, I didn't ever have a doll, not that surprising. Never had something like an Action Man either as my father was a pacifist so toy soldiers weren't around. When I was a young child the toy I remember best was a simple wooden train engine which my father had made. When I got older it was things like a meccano set, wind-up train sets, and later Lego sets when they were introduced in the UK.
Moonie, I hope you have a nice relaxing day
Apaprently, the happier a horse, the more it snorts:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-44796915
(no audio, plenty of pictures of horses)
El Loro posted:Squiggle, there are signs that the weather will become less settled laster next week though how much rain falls won't be known until then.
Yogi, I didn't ever have a doll, not that surprising. Never had something like an Action Man either as my father was a pacifist so toy soldiers weren't around. When I was a young child the toy I remember best was a simple wooden train engine which my father had made. When I got older it was things like a meccano set, wind-up train sets, and later Lego sets when they were introduced in the UK.
Moonie, I hope you have a nice relaxing day
How lovely to have something made for you by your dad
I remember my brother having Meccano sets and we both had Lego.
Yogi19 posted:El Loro posted:Squiggle, there are signs that the weather will become less settled laster next week though how much rain falls won't be known until then.
Yogi, I didn't ever have a doll, not that surprising. Never had something like an Action Man either as my father was a pacifist so toy soldiers weren't around. When I was a young child the toy I remember best was a simple wooden train engine which my father had made. When I got older it was things like a meccano set, wind-up train sets, and later Lego sets when they were introduced in the UK.
Moonie, I hope you have a nice relaxing day
How lovely to have something made for you by your dad
I remember my brother having Meccano sets and we both had Lego.
I had Meccano and Lego too
When I was a child we would go to visit my mother's parents for a couple of weeks each year. My grandfather had made a construction set made from metal, Each strip had 3 lines of holes down the strip. The first and third lines had holes on each side of the strip which were in the same position and the second line had the holes mid-way so a bit like:
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
etc
Screws and nuts, so some similarities with Meccano but different. He made them for himself, never attempted to sell the idea commercially.
El Loro posted:When I was a child we would go to visit my mother's parents for a couple of weeks each year. My grandfather had made a construction set made from metal, Each strip had 3 lines of holes down the strip. The first and third lines had holes on each side of the strip which were in the same position and the second line had the holes mid-way so a bit like:
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
etc
Screws and nuts, so some similarities with Meccano but different. He made them for himself, never attempted to sell the idea commercially.
That is clever 
Popping in to said goodnight everyone and leave hugs for any night owls
night yogi summer if you pop in
The Radio 4 appeal this morning was given by one of the charity's beneficiaries Bethannie York.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b9v97j
It's worth listening to her, not so much for the content but for her voice. Keep on listening after she stops to listen what is said after the weather forecast to see if you agree.
Good morning all
A cloudy morning with some rain forecast. TBH, I don’t mind as the garden needs it.
El, I agree with what was said about Bethannie’s voice and found her appeal very moving.
Have a good day, everyone
Good morning everyone, clear blue skies and it feels fresher this morning with a cooling breeze. I was struck at the start by what a beautiful voice Bethannie has EL and could hardly believe my ears when she said she had been bullied because of her voice. A very worthwhile cause.
Enjoy your day everyone
My headline for this BBC astronomical article.
For those interested in botanical items which have been collected over the years by the Royal Horticultural Society they are going to be able to be seen by the public either online or at RHS Wisley in Surrey.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-44797298
And if it wasn't for James Kirkham Ramsbottom, daffodils as we know them could have been wiped out a century ago.
Good evening another Scorching weekend here, I’m waiting for it to cool so I can walk Bramble. We’ve had friends over for our Christmas bbq, which went down a storm- they loved it!
how are we all today? I hope you’re keeping cool
El Loro posted:For those interested in botanical items which have been collected over the years by the Royal Horticultural Society they are going to be able to be seen by the public either online or at RHS Wisley in Surrey.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-44797298
And if it wasn't for James Kirkham Ramsbottom, daffodils as we know them could have been wiped out a century ago.
Interesting link - and I’m glad daffodils weren’t wiped out!
~Sweet Summer Holidays~ posted:Good evening
how are we all today? I hope you’re keeping cool
I’m glad your Christmas bbq was a success.
Did you manage to get your walk with Bramble?
It’s been raining most of the day, up here.
Off to read, goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone. Hug for any night owls.
