I will share another one that never fails to make me smile

 

A great clip, squiggle - (has to be played on Youtube)

Skylark, I hope you were able to find a good film to watch, the cleaning can wait another day.

Love the video clips, El and Squiggle.

Here's another one

 

And here's another one, this one with the MP for Hampstead

 

Wonderful EL!  They should repeat The Muppet Show all over again I bet there's a whole new audience for it.

Good clips El x
Had a good clean out, its the sun that does it, been a lovely sunny day here.
Watched Flog It, love it, very interesting and Paul Martin is a bit yummy too ! x 

I agree - there has never been anything quite like The Muppet Show. I watched it every week with my parents when it was on television in the 70s and often it was the television highlight of the week.

If you say so, not quite my type

Glad to hear it, he is all mine then 

Report from granddaughter after seeing the pandas at Edinburgh Zoo.

Granny...did you see the wonderful pandas?
Granddaughter..yes
Granny...what were they doing ?
Granddaughter...Nothing
End of conversation !
Nana took pics tho, so she will know when she is older !


 

I guess pandas aren't the most exciting animals to watch.

 

I agree with you about Paul Martin, he is definitely yummy.

 

Love all the Muppet clips, El.

Pandas a bit boring, and they didnt want a cuddle ! Well thats life when you are 3 years old 
Will say goodnight now, up at 4.30 to get son out of his bed. Got a big prodding fork , and i will use it  

Sweet dreams all  

If I had to get my youngest up at 4.30 am, I'd need dynamite.

Goodnight Skylark, sleep well.

Summer, I see you've had a duvet day - good for you, you deserve it.

Ros, I hope your day has been relaxing and stress-free.

Off to do some more reading, catch up tomorrow. Goodnight all.

Got that too Yogi 



Thanks Summer, you are a diamond  

Summer I hope your day has been all that you wanted it to be.  Skylark 4.30!! do you stay up?  I hope your son appreciates you Sleep well everyone, I'm off to read too. Speak to you all tomorrow

I've just tried to come in on the mobile version of the site using my web browser- its blurry! I hear some members are having technical difficulties tonight though, perhaps it's related. It means I can't see these lovely video's & pics at the moment I'll try again tomorrow, and thank you El for posting them As a child I was scared of some puppets, but I did always have a fondness of kermit the frog one year I found a large black bin bag on top of my dads wardrobe.. When I asked him about it, he let me see inside before Xmas, and I found a large teddy style frog I had to put it back and wait for Christmas, when I was given this big frog I still have it, it sits in the corner of my bedroom and it makes me feel like I still have a part of my dad here with me. Ribbit ribbit! Skylark- lol at your granddaughters opinion of pandas bless her! Squiggle, my day was indeed everything I both hoped for and needed, I feel quite revived for the rest I hope you're enjoying your latest book Yogi, good luck with your early start, I do hope you can go back to bed afterwards Sweet dreams all, including joyron and ros

Good morning everyone

 

Summer, I hope the blurriness has gone now. Does your frog have a name? My brother was given a large toy frog but floppier than a teddy bear - he called it Herman and still has it.

 

Skylark, it's just as well your granddaughter didn't have your big prodding fork with her

Good morning everyone, I loved hearing about everyone's toy frogs, it's nice that you still feel your dad with you when you look at your one Summer.  I just have a fresh pondful of the real ones, not quite as cuddly.

 

High cloud and a little chilly here this morning, still it will be March soon which means Spring doesn't it? Hopeful smile

Squiggle, here it's a pleasantly sunny day with high cloud and mild for February. I know it's forecast to be colder on Sunday and Monday but no where near as cold as before and it gey's milder again by Tuesday. As far as the southern part of Britain is concerned, there's no sign in the forecast that snow is expected in the next few weeks though there's a possibility of frost from time to time - temperatures and rainfall look to be near average.

Good morning everyone. The weather here is wet and windy.

Herman is a great name for a frog, El. I wonder if Summer's frog has a name?

Squiggle, are your frogs still going through their "noisy" phase, or have things quietened down?

 

and, as I've mentioned before, hermano is Spanish for brother

I think they are just starting another 'party' lucky I've got double glazing

quick hello & Very busy at work but will pop back to catch up later, hope you're all having a good day x

Ear defenders for Squiggle, in case the frogs become noisy again.

Hi Summer, I hope you aren't rushed off your feet.

Thanks Yogi

I saw a very brief item on the BBC news website today and have been looking for a bit more information about it. I found this on thehistoryblog website. I have not been able to find exactly where the coin was found but it must be fairly close to where I live though I'm not about to get a metal detector to look for buried treasure

 

Unique William the Conqueror silver penny found

February 15th, 2012

A metal detector enthusiast has discovered a unique silver penny issued by William the Conqueror in a field north of Gloucester. Maureen Jones and two other women from the Taynton Metal Detecting Club were exploring the open field last November when Ms. Jones’ detector went off. She recognized that it was a hammered silver coin, but didn’t realize that was the face of the Norman bastard himself staring back at her from the obverse.

She reported it to the Portable Antiquities Scheme where Dr. John Naylor, PAS’ National Finds Advisor for Medieval and Post-Medieval Coinage, identified it as a William I silver penny minted between 1077 and 1080 in Gloucester. It’s that minting that makes it unique. There are no other coins extant that date to that period from William’s Gloucester mint. This single silver penny plugs the gap and proves that the mint was in operation through the entire reign of William I.

On the obverse is a crowned bust of William holding a sword bearing the inscription PILLELM REX, i.e., William the King. That initial P isn’t actually a P, but rather the Old English letter wynn which is pronounced “w” but represented by a P in Latin script after the original P-shaped rune.

On the reverse is a cross pattée (that’s a cross where the arms are narrow in the center then broaden out at the edges) with fleurs-de-lis at angles between the arms. It’s inscribed around the edges with [S]ILIACPINC ON GLI, meaning Silacwine of Gloucester, the name of William’s Gloucester moneyer. This is the first evidence of Silacwine minting coins during this period. His previous output stopped at 1077, so this coin extends his years of operation through about 1080.

The penny is in excellent condition. The PAS experts categorize it as hardly worn/extremely fine, and you can tell from the weight that it hasn’t been worn down much at all. The legally required weight of a silver penny at this time was 1.3 to 1.6 grams. This one weighs 1.31 grams. Silacwine wouldn’t have lasted long, at least intact of body, if he had been discovered minting underweight coins. Shorting coins was a crime punished by mutilation or death, which is why every coin had the name of the moneyer clearly posted on the reverse side.

William I’s reign was a heyday of coin production. He had 70 mints going at the peak. By the time his third son William II took the throne in 1087, there were just over 50 mints active, and by the time his fourth son Henry I took over after William II’s death in 1100, only 34 mints were still active.

An interesting find for the metal detecting people - are you sure you aren't tempted to get out there with your metal detector, El?

evening, I was totally rushed off my feet today, I broke the queue just once- at 3.30pm, I managed to get a quick loo break and came back to find a family waiting outside I then had a queue constantly again until closing. I just love school holidays *says through gritted teeth* My frogs name lol is Kermit I named him after the muppet! Squiggle, I love real frogs too, as I child I held many and it didn't gross me out at all El, very interesting find in your county, you just never know where buried treasures are do you even better when they come with a historical story like that too

It's the untold story behind these caches of buried treasure that intrigues me, imagine what led to people burying them, it can really set your imagination going.

Poor Summer, you have had a busy day. Good job you were able to re-charge your batteries yesterday.

Son wants to borow my laptop so I'm signing out for tonight.

Speak to everyone tomorrow.

Night owl hugs.

Sweet dreams yogi Anyone ever think we're creating a virtual time capsule every time we post..?

Good morning everyone

 

Summer, you could have named your frog Kermit after Kermit Roosevelt who was one of Theodore's sons

 

If I ever hear anything more about that silver penny I'll let you know.

 

Summer, if anyone in years to come unearths this thread they may come to the conclusion that we are all completely mad (and they would be right )

Very true, El.

 

I had no idea that Teddy Roosevelt had a son called Kermit - I learn something new every day, on here.

 

Summer, I hope you aren't quite so busy today and I hope your clients are all nice and polite ones.

 

Nearly forgot to say, good morning everyone.

Yogi, not only did Teddy Roosevelt have a son called Kermit, but Kermit had a son also called Kermit, and he is turn had a son called Kermit (but shortened to Kim). I had no idea about this but found it by doing a google search. It's the sort of question which one day could be the £1m question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Good morning everyone, we learn something new in this thread every day.  Are we I wonder the most educated group on here?

I've always been interested in odd bits of information as my father was. The fact that he had over 3000 books shows that he was interested in all sorts of things. He didn't have a good education but had an enquiring mind and books were a natural way of finding out about things. I don't read as much as my father did but I do watch a huge range of films and have picked up a lot of bits of information that way. Also when I meet clients, it's more than just dealing with their accounts and tax returns which in themselves are boring - it's being able to chat with them about almost anything. I should think Summer has picked up a wide range of bits of information for the same reason.

Hi all x

Son spilt a can of lucozade over the keyboard ,trying to get it dried and unstickied. The "t" is sticking badly  Took ages writing this! 
Hopefully be back later.
Hope you are all well