I think it was Ros who first mentioned the Val McDermid thrillers to me. I've read loads now and passed some onto son's GF.

 

Son has just phoned - he stayed late, so I'm picking him up at 10.30pm. He did offer to walk up the road but I said I'd go fetch him.

 

Going to sign out now, enjoy the rest of your evening, Summer.

If you catch up with Ros tonight, tell her I sent her a big hug.

 

Sweet dreams yogi I will do Drive carefully x

aww thanks for the hug  yogi summer passed on the message- night

and night everybody

 

hi summer

Good morning everyone

 

As expected it's raining here.

 

Did any of you see the meteor at around 9.40 yesterday evening ?

 

 

I didn't, but a lot of people across the UK did. Some thought it was a plane on fire but it was confirmed as a meteor.

Good morning everyone. Weather is a bit brighter today, there's a bit of blue sky out there.

I liked the video but I didn't see the meteor, El - I was nattering on the forum at 9.40.

Not sure if we will be doing anything today, as Mr Yogi seems to be surgically attached to his new ipad and is playing with his new toy. He says he is doing a test, to see how long he can stay on it before the battery runs out.

Good morning everyone, thanks for the clip of the meteor EL, I missed out, I wasn't looking out of the window at the time, I think I was talking to my grandson on the phone at the time.

 

How noble of your hubby to conduct this vital experiment Yogi

He'll be grateful for your appreciation of his efforts.

Good morning all Looks like I'm cleaning out the rabbit hutch in the rain today.. Not that I mind, it's easy to sweep up damp straw Oh I didn't know there was going to be a meteorite! We were home watching tv/forumming so could have looked out for it too Yogi thank goodness you have here and a good book to read, you're going to need them this week lol Gaga have an app though, so you could always borrow mr yogi's iPad

I agree with squiggle, Yogi, your husband is doing a great piece of research which may benefit us all in years to come

 

If you don't spot my sloths thread, I think you might just possibly like the videos I've just posted

 

https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/disp...t/264750495642422953

 

 

He says he's looking for it now to download, I'm not sure I believe him.

He's done it!

When we go away from home, I can still come on here.

He keeps giving me an update every ten minutes or so, "There's still loads of battery time left!" He's all excited, bless his cotton socks.

Yay! Well done and thank you mr yogi You'll love it too yogi, it's easy to use El I had no idea that there was a creature called a sloth those videos are great You'll never guess what- I won't be cleaning out the hutch in the rain after all, I'll be cleaning it out in the SNOW!!!!

A little jacket to keep the bunnies cosy.

Morning 
Chilly here bit no snow !
Is your hubby enjoying his new toy Yogi  
Didnt see the meteor , El, was tucked up in bed, had a nice early night x

Hi Skylark.

Yes, he is enjoying his new toy.

The mad thing is he had one before and decided he didn't like it, so sold it on ebay.

Oh did he 

Tesco had a sale on yesterday. Got jeans and a pair of cropped trousers for £1 each !! Boots for £5 and a few tops £1 each. Going up now to see if anything else is on the go.
Bye for now x 

Bye Skylark, happy bargain hunting.

Skylark, that sounds like a good bargain.

 

I had to replace my electric shaver a couple of weeks ago as mine had broken. I got a Braun 340s which has a retail price of £109-99. You can get it cheaper though - the cheapest on Amazon is £64-46.

 

I didn't get it from Amazon though, I just bought it from Boots in Cheltenham.

 

I paid £49-49 for it -

 

That was a good bargain El 

Not much left in Tesco , got a hot water bottle with a fluffy cover for £1, always handy and a long cardigan for £4, and a couple of things for grandaughter. Just got an ad for Asda, dont think they like me talking about Tesco! 

House nice and quiet, so going to sit down with my book for a bit xx

Cute rabbit coat yogi My boy bunny got drenched in the snow as I cleaned out the hutch, he seemed to enjoy himself though lol Skylark, great bargains! I love it when that happens

Did you know that the BBC has a section where you can get an idea of the average cost of a house in your local authority? It shows the price for detached, semi-detached, terraced and flat.

 

Link to this section

 

A semi detached house in Gloucester is £150,922, but in Cheltenham £234,673. In the Cotswolds it's £274,130 but of course that covers places like Cirencester and the scenic villages.

 

I've always known that Cheltenham is more expensive than Gloucester because spa towns tend to be more expensive but it's quite interesting to see that it's 55% more expensive.

Well done on getting your bargains, El and Skylark.

Is your snow still lying, Summer, or has it all disappeared now?

It's all gone yogi although it's still very cold outside Have you had a good day? El, house prices fascinate me! For fun, you could look up Lavenham in Suffolk- I used to rent a tiny little house there, there's no way I ever could have afford to buy one!

Summer, the site doesn't go into as much detail as Lavenham, the closest it gets to is Babergh and gives the price of say a semi detached at an average of £188,543.

 

I did find this house for sale in Lavenham:

It's a 5 bedroom detached house on sale for a mere £799,995

 

But there is also this 3 bedroom semi in Lavenham for £199,995:

 

I wonder though whether the Lavenham name is stretched a bit for the estate agents.  What I mean is that we used to live within a few miles of Chigwell in Essex where the house prices were quite high and of course then many people wanted their house to be in the Chigwell area so many properties which I would not really have said were in Chigwell proper came under that heading in their details.  The former property that you show EL is typical of the style of the area whereas the other is much more standardised new build (well relatively new).

Chigwell reminds me of the TV programme, Birds Of A Feather.

Wow that's a big posh house el, I can't place it though so it must be tucked away in a private lane or such. Most of Lavenham are Tudor properties, the cheaper one will be a former council house, there's a small cul-de-sac with some in. Squiggle I didn't realise you'd lived in Essex Chigwell too reminds me of birds of a feather, I loved that show

Off to watch Homeland, goodnight all.

Hugs for the night owls.

night yogi

Good morning everyone

 

One could get confused between Chigwell and Chigley

 

In Gloucester it's nice and sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky, though colder than last week.

Good morning everyone, quite a nice bright morning.  Yes Summer I am an Essex Girl! (not a white stiletto to be seen ) Yes Birds of a Feather was set in Chigwell, great show.

 

Not to be confused with this lovely place (my daughter and I when she was tiny used to sing this together every time we watched) happy memories

 

 

I have no idea why but watching that clip it reminded me of when we took our daughter to Babbacombe Model Village when she was about 4 and it was a lovely place with a little railway running right around it and various comical little signs the one which sticks in my head the most was the name of the Manor Hall.  Lordelpus Hall!

Good morning everyone. Weather got off to a frosty start and now the sun is shining.

Aww, Chigley, Trumpton and Camberwick Green, that's a lovely blast from the past.

For squiggle:

Thanks for that EL did you spot the van with the Terry Bull Gardening Service written on it?

Good morning Very cold but bright & sunny here Ah yes squiggle, I've never seen a white stiletto in Essex either!

Morning 
Nice and bright here, but very cold .

Anyone been watching Upstairs Downstairs ? Not very keen on it myself 
 

I tried skylark. I watched the first series and liked it, but I gave up before the end of the first episode of this season. It just didn't hold my interest Yogi how are you enjoying homeland? I've recorded last nights, mr summer is enjoying the series so far. I'm a Clare Danes fan so will watch anything she's in

Summer, I am enjoying Homeland and wish it was on more than once a week. Like you and Skylark, I'm not that keen on this series of Upstairs Downstairs. None of the characters have that warmth or likeability of the original series.