Good afternoon everyone.
Squiggle, I hope your weather improves
- it's a beautiful sunny day up here.
I've set my V+ to record My Favourite Wife, I love Cary Grant, thanks El.
Enjoy the BBQ at your sister's, Skylark.
Summer, I love your doggie thread, I didn't realise there were so many dog lovers on here. Glad you enjoyed your meal - your friend was very thoughtful to consider Mr Summer's dairy intolerance.
I wanted to know the version of Jane Eyre too Summer. I can't remember which actress played it on TV a few years ago but she was perfect in the part I thought. Its probably my favourite classic ever, even above Pride & Prejudice.
Enjoy your barbecue Skylark. I will have to go back and look at EL's post as I have forgotten when My Favourite Wife is on, I might Sky+ it.
I have just watched A Man For All Seasons, some wonderful actors in there, I am a fan of Tudor books and movies.
squiggle, Ruth Wilson was Jane Eyre in the television series a few years ago. It was her first significant acting role and she has a rare charismatic quality. She is one of a tiny number of actors who make me want to see anything she is in. I saw her in Capturing Mary which was a Stephen Poliakoff TV film with Maggie Smith. Then I saw her in the remake of The Prisoner where she was the doctor. Then I saw her in Luther. She was extraordinary in the first series as the psychotic woman and made what would have been unwatchable for me a must see. She did feature in the second series but only in a few scenes. I think she left the series as it looks as if she is moving into films. Her work to date shows a wide range of genres, and to demonstrate that it appears that she is going to be in one of the Hollywood blockbusters next year. The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp and wife and directed by the man best known for the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
As a small coincidence, Fred Zinneman was the director of A Man for all Seasons, and I mentioned him ealier today. I saw the film many years ago and I thought it was one of the best historical films I had ever seen. Zinneman also directed The Search which was Mongomery Clift's debut and was filmed in the real ruins of bombed out Germany just after the end of the war. He also made From Here to Eternity, Oklahoma, The Nun's Story, Day of the Jackal and Julia among other films. I think those films justify my belief that he was one of the greatest film directors.
I think it was shown on televison in 4 one hour episodes, so I think you will find that there are 2 episodes on each of the 2 discs. I have seen it and so has squiggle and we both thought it was excellent.
EL I have just looked up Ruth Wilson, and yes that was the series where I think they got it spot on. Summer you should really enjoy that.
Ooh the valley is filled with mist and the hillsides are covered in low cloud, its really grey and spooky out there. Hope the weather is better where you all are, especially Skylark at the BBQ.
I'm looking forward to starting it
Squiggle that sounds spooky and autumn like!Hi
oooo squiggle - does sound autumnal - lovely sunset here - was hot this afternoon but cooler now
I know it sounds silly because we are still in July BUT the rooks have started roosting over the opposite hillside, and they usually do that from autumn onwards (don't know where they roost in the summer 
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Nice to see you Ros 
even though I'm off to bed now.
Summer that version you are about to watch was the one that came closest to how it was in the book, and I loved the book.
night squiggle
hi again summer
I've just heard on the news that some types of apple crops are already being picked in this country which makes this the earliest year in the last 35 years. This is caused by the very cold weather followed by a warm spring rather than any sign that autumn has come. Squiggle, maybe your rooks have been fooled by the weather into thinking that autumn has started.
Good morning everyone.
It's another lovely day up here.
I'm not surprised the rooks are a bit confused, Squiggle. Our seasons definitely seem to be getting mixed up.
Eldest son dropped off his dog last night - he is staying until the weekend, as son is away on a course and DiL is at work all week. Keira is delighted.
I'm supposed to be getting new internal fitted doors today - the joiners should have arrived at 8.30am but no sign so far. Why are tradesmen so bad at timekeeping?!
Good morning peeps a pearly grey morning here but when I first woke up the world had disappeared 
Thick mist filled the valley and you could see nowt!
The year is definitely turning, I felt it happening last year in August and we are definitely headed in an autumnal direction 
Wow EL July is definitely very early to be picking apples.
Yogi I feel for you, when the workmen do turn up they will give you that look as if to say what's your problem and then expect you to put the kettle on 
I'm supposed to be getting new internal fitted doors today - the joiners should have arrived at 8.30am but no sign so far. Why are tradesmen so bad at timekeeping?!
I can understand it when they have several places to visit in the course of a day but yours must be their first of the day so there isn't much excuse. They will probably say there was heavy traffic or they had to visit their yard first of all or some other feeble excuse.
When I make an appointment to visit a client I keep to it within a few minutes. If it's a long distance visit I always make it clear it's approximate to allow for hold ups.
Good luck with the doors today
it's a chilly morning here, overcast but dry.
crikey apple picking already?! I hope the pumpkins can keep til Halloween 
Yogi, I hope your door work goes smoothly for you and I'm looking forward to hopefully hearing about your visitor all week I've just had a phone call telling me that I can claim at least ÂĢ3000 compensation for my car accident. It told me to press 2 to speak to an advisor so I thought I would just hang on without pressing 2 to see what happened. Eventually the phone went dead.
I haven't had any car accident for several years and then only when someone dented the side of my car but no-one remotely injured. I saw that the phone call was Out of Area which means they were either ringing from abroad or using Skype, but hopefully they won't bother again - I think it was just a fishing exercise.
I don't pick up if they are Out of Area or International EL.
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Hi everyone x
We had a nice time yesterday, but it was very hot , my sister,s neighbour,s hubby took over the BBQ, what is it about men and BBQ,s ??Hope the workmen are getting on with the job Yogi !
Lovely day again here
Hi everyone.
The workmen turned up over an hour late. They are both quite young (early 20's) and I think they had sneaked off for some breakfast instead of coming straight here. Unfortunately for them, their boss found out and they got ticked off. Anyway, they are getting on with the job and the ones they've done so far are looking good.
I'm glad your doors are looking good Yogi and that your BBQ went well Skylark. I am glad you got the weather it was pretty miserable here and as far as men fighting to cook food I am all for it job's a good 'un
I don't pick up if they are Out of Area or International EL.
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I have to pick them up as one of my clients uses Skype. Skype is based in Luxembourg which is why their phone calls appear as if they are coming from abroad.
El those kinds of calls are highly annoying! I can't tell you how many times I've ran down 2 flights of stairs in a hurry to answer the phone and it's been an automated junk call 
good exercise I guess but when you're in the middle of something it's a nuisance
Yogi, I'm glad those lads got a ticking off, with work hard to find these days they should be making a better effort than that!Good afternoon everyone. Hope you are all well. It was lovely and sunny here this morning but it's clouded over now!!
Just finished the task of cleaning my double oven. It's taken over 24 hours in total, including all the waiting overnight for the stuff to work on the grease. It's a thankless task which I undertake as seldom as possible but I must say I'm rather pleased with the results this time round. I just won't want to use the ovens for a while because I don't want them getting dirty again. I suppose that's a reasonable excuse for getting hubby to take me out or bring home takeaway!!
Love you all.
Well done Joyron, a horrible job cleaning ovens, lovely when its all finished and your ovens are gleaming though. Good luck on the eating out plan
Happy to report the door are finished and the lads did a really good job - they tidied up afterwards, too.
Actually they were lovely and I ended up feeling bad that they'd been ticked off by their boss for being late.
My son says I'm a big softie - he should know!
Well done on cleaning the oven, Joyron - that's on my Least Favourite Jobs List.
It is another sunny day up here, so I had opened the greenhouse doors quite wide - and a collared dove decided to go in for a look round and then couldn't get back out. Luckily, my dad used to keep racing pigeons when I was young, so a flapping dove didn't pose too many problems for me, and it is now happily flying around outside.
Glad the doors are all finished and looking lovely Yogi. The lads sound lovely and I bet the boss is used to dealing with young lads, they probably need a good wake-up call every now and then.
I like collared doves, there are a pair that live further down the lane. We do get two wood pigeons who fly in now and then. They are such lovely ponderous birds, I call them George & Martha (after the Washingtons) it just seems to suit them.
Good to hear that they did a good job on the doors, Yogi
Your dove reminded me of this posting I made last year on April 1:
Yesterday a couple of workmen started work on the flat roof over the bay windows in my bedroom, so the room was well and truly open to the outside world during the daytime.
When they arrived this morning I told Alan, the boss, that whilst they had been working a a seagull (I live in Gloucester which is plagued by them) must have flown in because I heard it all night. It was still there and the room had been well and truly splattered. I said I wasn't going to try to get it out because I didn't want it flying around the house. Alan said he wasn't going in because he was scared of birds so he told Andy. his assistant, what had happened. Andy said he would go up and get the seagull out. So he went upstairs into the bedroom. A moment later he said "I can't see where it is". At which point I shouted out "April Fool".
They burst out laughing and were still laughing a couple of hours later.
Glad the doors are all finished and looking lovely Yogi. The lads sound lovely and I bet the boss is used to dealing with young lads, they probably need a good wake-up call every now and then.
I like collared doves, there are a pair that live further down the lane. We do get two wood pigeons who fly in now and then. They are such lovely ponderous birds, I call them George & Martha (after the Washingtons) it just seems to suit them.
Love it.
@ El's seagull story.
Great story EL 
it isn't often you can pull off a really good April Fool.
2 very good stories!
Love the name's George & Martha too
Just popping in to say goodnight, joyron well done on your oven achievement, it too is a chore I'm not keen on
And yogi, aw you softie good crack makes all the difference, I'm pleased they turned out to be decent lads. I hope your doors make you smile every time you use them Good morning a hint of blue sky here today but very humid (which I hate).
George especially seems to like settling on top of bushes which would seem unlikely to bear his weight (with a lot of fluttering) and then eating the new shoots. So far he has taken no notice of the ornamental cherry at all
Good morning a hint of blue sky here today but very humid (which I hate).
George especially seems to like settling on top of bushes which would seem unlikely to bear his weight (with a lot of fluttering) and then eating the new shoots. So far he has taken no notice of the ornamental cherry at all
I don't think anybody likes humidity. On Friday evening at the bingo, the woman I was sitting next to said she was feeling hot. I told her that I had seen on a weather website that locally the humidity was forecast to increase during the evening and it was that which was making her feeling hot.
Let's hope George doesn't decide to take an axe to the ornamental cherry
It's cloudy & cold here, brrrrr! Hope you're all warm enough where you are. I miss the Italian heat today!Good morning everyone.
It's another beautiful, sunny day - the fifth one in a row.
Got some errands to run, will be back later.
Good afternoon everyone. Dull and overcast here today, but not too cold. Hope you are all well.
Hubby informed me last night that we won't want an evening meal tonight or on Thursday. The meals I have planned for tomorrow and Friday won't make my oven dirty, so I'm sorted for the next few days anyway!!
