Good morning everyone. Atm, it's dry and cloudy up here.

Hope you made it to nursery before the rain started, Skylark.

El, if you'd like to send some of your sunshine up to Scotland, I'd be very grateful.

Summer, I forgot to leave hugs for you and Ros last night - sorry.

Are you not watching BB, Summer? I'm only watching because I enjoy the banter in the CBB thread.

morning I'm most definitely bright & breezy this morning It's overcast & cool here I love September

Morning yogi I'm watching bits of it CBB, but I like to be in bed at 10pm so staying up til 11pm is too late for my comfortable sleep..

Good morning everyone, its quite a nice morning here but I can see some of the trees opposite me starting to change colour already and I have put the winter duvet on this morning so I guess we are heading swiftly into Autumn, still we may get an Indian Summer you never know.

 

Summer I don't think I've ever heard anyone say they like September, but I do know what you mean, your thoughts turn to cosy Autumn days, hot chocolate and roaring log fires - even though I don't have a working fireplace

I don't mind September as after a poor summer, there's always a hope that we might get an Indian summer, though looking at the latest Met Office forecast for September, there's no prospect this year. The farmers will need to get their crops harvested by Saturday as there's not much dry weather after then.

 

From time to time I get phone calls from people saying that I can get cheaper telephone through them. There is no way in which I would ever just take their word for it, but as soon as I say that I don't have a BT line, I'm on Virgin the phone immediately goes dead.Makes me think that the caller was trying to pull a fast one

We've got lots of trees turning colour now, and yesterday smelled like autumn I also pulled out a nice thick jumper and snuggled in it at my friends (very cold) house

I thought I would cut my grass this afternoon as I hadn't cut it for over 4 weeks as the weather forecast from Sunday looks wet. It just goes to show that it hasn't been that wet here as it wasn't particularly long. It's not a big lawn and it took less than 30 minutes. Not like my late parents' house when I cut the grass. Quite large lawns at the front and back of the house.

 

This is a google snapshot. You can't see the lawn but it was almost the width of the hedge (over 6 foot tall) and went most of the way to the house. I guess about 30 foot wide by 40 foot. The back lawn was around twice the size. That was either once a week or two weeks and took well over an hour.

 

Crikey that's a large lawn to maintain El it must be a relief in a way to not need to look after it now

Hi all x

I hope we get some good weather before the nights get dark, the thought of winter looming again doesnt fill me with good cheer!. It doesnt seem any time since last winter

What a lovely house your parents had El, keeping the lawns and hedges must have been hard work tho

The lawns were nothing compared to that hedge - a hawthorn hedge 6 foot high, 30 foot wide and 4 foot across. I cut it twice a year. As I don't like the vibrations that an electric or petrol hedgecutter makes I did the whole lot using ordinary shears, though have a long armed one for the top part done whilst standing precariously on a ladder stretching across the hedge.

 

If you look at the top if the hedge in the photo you can see that there is some growth since the previous cut, but considering that the whole lot was done by shears, I managed to get it fairly even on top. It would take me about 3 hours to cut and to collect all the hedge cuttings.

i dont like those electric cutters either, when i used them my arms shook for hours. Well done El, doing it with shears, you must have really strong arms !

night in here

 

yogi - missed you in the CBB fred tonight

Good morning everyone

 

Although it's dry, the sunshine is hazier today than yesterday and there's more cloud.

Good morning everyone, quite misty here, hope it brightens up later.

Good morning all x
No Yogi since yesterday morning ? I hope you are well

Weather not so good here today. I have made a nice pot of lentil soup, its simmering away nicely

Hi everyone.  The sun is shining atm, although I think we've to expect rain later.

Flying visit, I'm afraid. I will be back later.

Hi Yogi, nice to see you x
My son just phoned , said he has been sick at work. He is going to see how he feels, if not any better he will be home.
Off to get some housework done, hopefully be back on later x

Hi Yogi and Skylark, look after yourself Yogi, and Skylark hope the lentil soup is delicious, its one of my favourites.

Good afternoon everyone

 

Skylark I hope your son feels better soon

 

I had been watching the lunchtime news on BBC and had left the room to deal with a phone call. When I got back Doctors was on. I looked at the screen and there was this elderly overweight man there. I thought to myself, surely that can't be William Gaunt? I can't recall having seen him since he was in The Champions (1968/69) so over a 40 year gap. I watched to the end and, yes it was him. His daughter Tilly was also in the cast, playing his daughter.

I'm fine Squiggle, thank you.

El, I remember The Champions programme. I always thought Alexandra Bastedo was so pretty. In the 80's, William Gaunt did appear in a comedy programme called No Place Like Home, which also starred a young Martin Clunes as his son.

Skylark, I hope your son gets better soon.

BTW, if you have any leftover soup, I'd be happy to take it for you, I love homemade lentil soup.

Wasn't William Gaunt in a victorian crime drama in about the 1980's, I think he played the sidekick?

She was. She's done bits of acting since and I see on IMDB that she appeared in the film Batman Returns. I she on IMDB that she and her husband are long term friends with Prince Charles.

Over the years I have given money to ASBAH as I know someone who has mild spina bifida and also knew the father of a girl who had hydrocephalus. I get email newsletters from them and saw this which I thought worth posting here:

 

FORMER EASTENDERS STAR GAINS FREEDOM OF LONDON

ASBAH (the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus) is proud to share the news that their Patron, actor David Proud, has been awarded the prestigious honour of the Freedom of London.

David, who has spina bifida and has been involved with ASBAH since a young age, will receive the award at special ceremony on 16th September at London's Guildhall.

The former Eastenders star is thrilled to have been chosen for the honour and commented, 'It really is going to be a very special day for me. I really hope I can use this role to highlight the fantastic work of the many charities I work with.'

Explaining the special regard he holds for ASBAH, David said:

'I have spent a lot of time working with ASBAH both here and in Ireland and Northern Ireland meeting people with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. The staff at ASBAH do such a vital job and support the lives of so many families. It has, and always will be a great honour to be their Patron.'

Dadid Proud played the part of Adam Best, that not very likeable university student.

Did someone say soup?! evening! Lawdy, I've had a tricky 24 hours; last night I had connection issues between my wifi & iPhone so forumming proved difficult. This morning there was a car smash in Durham so I was stuck in traffic for ages, I just managed to arrive at work for 8.59am (good job I leave early), my colleague made a lame excuse to not come in and with it being the back to school rush, you could say she dropped me right in the.. I've done 32 haircuts and I'm knackered! Right now I'm chilling with my feet up the wall, and I had a lovely bath when I first got home All things considered, it's nothing terrible, but it still had me cranky All is well again now, and hello everyone happy first weekend of September to us all I went for a short walk after work last night and was amazed how many/much (el..?) fungi are/is around! There was a lady stalking around in the bushes with a carrier bag too, I presume she was mushroom picking

Evening all.

Well done to David Proud, that's quite an achievement.

Summer, your feet must be killing you - 32 haircuts is above and beyond the call of duty.

I love mushrooms but you have to be pretty clued up to go picking them, there are some poisonous ones around. Or is that only in Midsomer Murders?

Squiggle, do you mean "Sergeant Cork", where William Gaunt's character followed policemen around in Victorian London?

Well done David, he should feel very proud of himself x

Hi all x
Son is fine thanks for asking x
Plenty soup to go round, i always make a large pot ! It was very nice, even though i say it myself !
You have had a busy day Summer x Dont know anything about mushrooms, couldnt eat one if my life depended on it !

Glad your son is okay, Skylark.

My mum always makes soup in the autumn and winter, and I do the same. There's nothing better than a steaming, hot bowl of homemade soup to warm you, on a winter's day.

That's the one, a very good series, hubby and me used to like that one

Comp has gone on a go slow again ggrrrrr 
I loved The Champions, cant remember the other programme tho. William Gaunt must be getting on a bit. 

 

I googled - he's 74.

Oh cheers Yogi 

Anyone watching the eviction tonight?

There are so few in the house that I like, I couldn't care less who gets evicted.

Yes will be watching , dont care either which one goes, although i would like to see Bobby,s smirk wiped off his face!

I'd be happy to see him go.

I could happily see all 4 of the ones up for eviction go, and a couple of others too now I mention it, but not Jedward, I know they annoy others but I quite like 'em

 

Anyway, as usual, I will find out in t'morning, sleep well everyone, leaving a hug for Ros, hope someone will be in to keep you company.

Nite all xx 
Hugs for Ros if you pop in, cant stay on as son up in the morning for work 
 

Goodnight Squiggle, goodnight everyone, see you tomorrow.

Goodnight everyone in here Skylark I hope your son is feeling perkier in the morning *leaves a tray of treats for the forum pets*

Thanks Summer x 
I am away this time , nite nite xx