@Yogi19 posted:Afternoon all
Cloudy and chilly in the morning but the sun has popped out.
El, I’m glad I’ve held off planting seeds. I think I’ll leave it another couple of weeks till the cold snap is over.
Moonie, lol at the cygnet taking the nesting materials
GBM again tonight so I won’t be around later. Have a good evening, all
Hi Yogi 
Cold and overcast all day here. No sunshine 
It’s a gem, isn’t it? 
I hope you have a good evening too 
Good morning everyone it's noticeably colder this morning but still some sunshine in the forecast.
Enjoy your day everyone
@El Loro posted:I discovered some meat in my fridge just now which I had forgotten about. Sealed but the use by date is 5 January.
Don't panic - I'm not going to eat it
Good job too
I can beat that though El. I had a packet of biscuits from my local Costcutters last week. The use by date 2nd January 2021
I took them back and was thanked for bringing it to their notice. The other 3 packets on the shelf was the same date. I went in a few days later and all four packets was still on the shelf 
@Moonie posted:
I can beat that though El. I had a packet of biscuits from my local Costcutters last week. The use by date 2nd January 2021
I took them back and was thanked for bringing it to their notice. The other 3 packets on the shelf was the same date. I went in a few days later and all four packets was still on the shelf
Very poor of that branch of Costcutters though the 2nd January was probably the best by date rather than use by as the biscuits would just get stale after then though my meat would become unsafe within a day or so.
@El Loro posted:Very poor of that branch of Costcutters though the 2nd January was probably the best by date rather than use by as the biscuits would just get stale after then though my meat would become unsafe within a day or so.
You are, of course, right about the “best by” rather than the “use by” date right El. My mistake 
I wouldn’t eat meat that has passed its “use by” date on any account 
@Moonie posted:You are, of course, right about the “best by” rather than the “use by” date right El. My mistake
I wouldn’t eat meat that has passed its “use by” date on any account
Very sensible
I would have got the meat on 29 December. It was fairly obvious then that some form of lockdown would be coming and would be announced imminently. I had put the meat at the back of the fridge.
No lockdown had been announced by 1 January so I did my normal shopping, having forgotten that I had bought the meat in advance so bought some more.
(Lockdown was announced on the 4th)
@El Loro posted:Very sensible
I would have got the meat on 29 December. It was fairly obvious then that some form of lockdown would be coming and would be announced imminently. I had put the meat at the back of the fridge.
No lockdown had been announced by 1 January so I did my normal shopping, having forgotten that I had bought the meat in advance so bought some more.
(Lockdown was announced on the 4th)
Thanks El
Evening all
Weather was dry and sunny so after housework, I prepped my raised bed. I won’t be planting till the risk of frost is over.
Mr Y spent most of the day cleaning his car - he could have done it in less than half the time if he hadn’t chatted (socially distanced) to everyone who passed.
I also believe in, “if it’s out of date, it goes in the bin” 
Hope you’ve all had a good day
@Yogi19 posted:Evening all
Weather was dry and sunny so after housework, I prepped my raised bed. I won’t be planting till the risk of frost is over.
Mr Y spent most of the day cleaning his car - he could have done it in less than half the time if he hadn’t chatted (socially distanced) to everyone who passed.
I also believe in, “if it’s out of date, it goes in the bin”
Hope you’ve all had a good day
Hi Yogi
We had good weather here too. Not to warm and a little breezy but the sun made it bearable
I‘ve been up the park. Our mum is still on the nest. Any higher and it will need scaffolding
Dad was feeding in the pool. The cygnet was just, well being a cygnet
All the coot’s nests are still intact and have resident mums
My day was good, I hope yours was too
That sounds promising if mum is still on the nest, Moonie 🤞🏻🤗
Good news about the coots’ nests too.
Glad your day was good, mine was too.
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros
Hug for the night owls 
@Yogi19 posted:That sounds promising if mum is still on the nest, Moonie 🤞🏻🤗
Good news about the coots’ nests too.
Glad your day was good, mine was too.
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros
Hug for the night owls
It does 😃😃😃
I have never seen so many coots nests
Fankoo, I’m glad you had a good day too
@El Loro posted:Listened to the last few minutes of The Night Tracks Mix on Radio 3 last night.
The first piece of music I heard was this:
Clearly Gregorian in nature but was composed in 1960.The other piece I heard was this:
Title is "Lovers in Paris".
gorgeous EL Especially the first one Maurice Durufle - that was stunning loved it
Good morning everyone it's a cold morning, hopefully the temperatures will rise a bit as the day goes on. We are promised some sunny intervals.
Enjoy your day everyone
Good morning everyone
Very cloudy and rather chilly here.
Ros, that Night Tracks Mix programme on Radio 3 can be quite interesting. Pieces of music with the ending of one piece merging to the beginning of the next to create a sort of journey, Experimental, some times it works, sometimes it doesn't.
I hope everyone has a good day
Moonie, if you didn't see the highlights of yesterday's match between Cheltenham and Tranmere, here's a link to them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjGQ8zb6qcw
Cheltenham's best match of the season winning 4-0. The 4th goal would be a contender for goal of the season if Match of the Day included all main leagues.
@El Loro posted:Moonie, if you didn't see the highlights of yesterday's match between Cheltenham and Tranmere, here's a link to them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjGQ8zb6qcw
Cheltenham's best match of the season winning 4-0. The 4th goal would be a contender for goal of the season if Match of the Day included all main leagues.
Wow El, that was some fourth goal 
@El Loro posted:Moonie, you're not dreaming, it really has happened
Methinks you'll be recording Match of the Day this evening.
I have recorded it as it was on BT Sports El 
What happened? Didn’t Chelsea turn up?
Mind you we was helped by a sending off for them but every point is received gratefully
@Moonie posted:I have recorded it as it was on BT Sports El
What happened? Didn’t Chelsea turn up?
Mind you we was helped by a sending off for them but every point is received gratefully
Moonie, I won't spoil it by giving you the result but you will definitely want to watch it
@Moonie posted:
Great photos Moonie of your swan family
Evening all
Another dry and sunny day so MrY has cut the lawns and I was on sweeping and tidying up duties.
Love your swan pics, Moonie
I hope you all had a good day
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros
Hug for the night owls
@Yogi19 posted:Evening all
Another dry and sunny day so MrY has cut the lawns and I was on sweeping and tidying up duties.
Love your swan pics, Moonie
I hope you all had a good day
A late hi Yogi
Ah, a husband and wife working in harmony
Fankoo
My day was good, I hope yours was too
