Your shoes are gorgeous, Summer.

I couldn't walk in them (unfortunately) but I can still admire their beauty.

Ditto 

Will say goodnight all 

I'm off too, goodnight Skylark and Summer.

Ros, if you are around later, I hope your back has been less painful today.

aww thank you everyone for your kind thoughts - no only given Iburofen and told to tootle or it will seize up so still in work - I was going to go home from work Monday but nobody to cover me and i was teaching all day so had to stay.

 

Squiggle - love those lacy boleros and summer love the shoes - i still wear heels for work but not that high

aww just missed you yogi back still painful but went to work + choir cos we are singing Friday

 

night everybody

Morning 

Cold here but bright.

Poor you Ros 

Off to the shops before they get busy, have a nice morning x

Good morning everyone

 

Nice sunny morning here

 

Ros, I hope your spine is a bit less sore today.

 

The new series of Lewis starts tonight. There's also a documentary on BBC2 by Felicity Kendall about Shakespeare's plays performed and taught in India. This is something very close to Felicity Kendall. Her parents brought her up in India. Her parents toured India for many years in a travelling theatre group called Shakespearana. Their experiences were made into a feature film called Shakespeare-Wallah in 1985. She and her parents were the leads in this film, which was her first. The film was one of the first to be directed by James Ivory. It was co-written by Ruth Prawer Jhabwala and produced by Ismail Merchant. And the Ivory/Jhabwala/Merchant triumvirate would be a major force in the film world until Merchant's death in 2005.

Good morning everyone. Dry and bright morning.

I am looking forward to the new series of Lewis tonight - love the relationship between Lewis and Hathaway. Might record the documentary with Felicity, it sounds interesting.

Off to hospital this morning, see you later.

Good morning all sorry I vanished again last night yogi & skylark, I got Brambled! She is so easy to put to bed now, she just goes in the crate herself
Sunny and mild here, if the pup was fully grown I'd take her out all day!
Instead I have to tidy up the house ready for my mum's arrival at the weekend and take my car for its MOT

That felicity Kendall documentary sounds good, I like her

Good morning everyone, I love the shoes Summer, I remember when I could walk in heels like that, alas no more

 

Hope your back is a little less painful this morning Ros.

 

I started to watch Chatsworth last night, got halfway through it before it all kicked off.  Did anyone else see it?  It's the first of 3, a fascinating look into a year in the life of running one of the last privately owned grand houses.  The sheer maintenance to keep it going, and the staff they employ is mind blowing.  Nice to see the Duke and Duchess taking their turn with the litter picking and also taking time to greet the first few coachloads of the season.

 

Good luck at the hospital Yogi, just a check-up? Happy shopping Skylark.

Yogi, I hope all goes well at the hospital this morning

 

Summer, good luck with the MOT

 

Squiggle, I didn't watch Chatsworth. I do know that the sheer cost of maintaining  grand houses like Chatsworth is colossal which is why many of them have either ceased to be privately owned. In some cases they are owned by the likes of the National Trust, in some they become used for other purposes such as hotels or conference centres, some are financed by adopting other forms of income and become tourist attractions, and some become derelict.

 

I think you might find it interesting EL.  It certainly looks a happy ship, the staff have usually been there for years and years and are certainly treated with respect by the Duke and Duchess.  It's just the sheer enormity of the task that fascinates me, the place is huge and very very beautiful.

Back from shopping, the price of food is getting   Had to visit the chemist too, my son,s hayfever is quite bad just now, his eyes are sore and puffy, so stocked up with some antihistamine and nasal sprays. 

That sounds interesting El, re Felicity 


I watched Chatsworth, squiggle, very interesting and what a beautiful house. The staff are so happy arent they. It gives so much work to the area, with all the various things they have going on. The shop looks great with all the fresh farm produce and wonderful cheeses. I would love to visit one day.

Well done Bramble getting herself off to bed 
Hope all goes well at the hospital Yogi x



 

Just what I thought Skylark.  That farm shop looked luscious, I want to shop there myself.  Of course there's a bit of you that is watching the Duke and Duchess and seeing if they are going to throw their weight about but no I was most impressed and it seems a happy place to work.  And as you say the employment they provide for that whole area.  I am looking forward to finishing the first episode and seeing the other 2.

 

I do hope your son can get his hayfever settled down, my sister suffered dreadfully with it, she was allergic to tree pollen and lived in the middle of Epping Forest.

It's very much the hay fever season now, and I'm sure your son's hayfever will be helped by the antihistamine, Skylark.

 

Squiggle, how unfortunate for your sister to have lived in the middle of a forest and be allergic to tree pollen.

 

I do sometimes suffer from hay fever, but only ever very mildly - I've never needed to use antihistamine, but I do feel for those who suffer badly.

 

Good morning everyone.    Sunny and warm here today.  Sorry I've not been about but had to catch up on those jobs I left undone while No.2 son was here.

 

Just got back from the garden centre.  Bought a load of trailing plants and a couple of shallow, round tubs.  Believe I told you all that we took down two very large trees in the front garden a couple of months ago.  Well the stumps look rather noticeable so I thought I would try and disguise them a bit with some trailing plants, at least until hubby has time to try and get the stumps down to ground level.

 

Yogi I hope all goes well at the hospital today.  Summer I love the whole of your outfit.  You will look great.  I'm off to a wedding, being held in Wales, at the end of June but I didn't need to buy an outfit as I have so many nice things I bought to wear on our last cruise.  I could not have worn those high heels before I had my knee op, and certainly not now!!

 

Rosgirl, hope your back is feeling a little easier today.  Hi to Squiggle, Skylark and El Loro.  Lots of love to you all. 

Yes squiggle, the Duke and Duchess arent at all snooty. How unfortunate for your sister. 
I am not sure what triggers my son,s hay fever off, probably grass and trees.
You are lucky El, when mine starts i get a pounding headache and very itchy skin, not been too bad tho, up to now, thank goodness. 

Skylark, here's a link to a hay fever calendar in the UK which may help work out which things you and your son are allergic to. Pine looks to be a likely cause.

http://www.hayfeverclinic.co.u...llergy-calendar.aspx

 

Back again. All went well at the hospital.

Don't worry about being Brambled, Summer, I guessed what had happened. She is doing really well, going into her crate without any problems at bedtime.

Joyron, what a good idea to disguise the tree stumps with trailing plants.

I feel sorry for all the hay fever sufferers. I can remember my late brother, with his eyes streaming, sneezing and asthma every summer. Hope you can all get some meds to help with the symptoms.

Squiggle, how did your poor sister cope, living in a forest and being allergic to tree pollen? It must have been a complete nightmare for her.

I watched the programme on Chatsworth House. What a lot of work is involved! It was nice to see the relationship between the Duke and Duchess and their staff. I think the fact that most of the staff had been with them for years says a lot.

 

Thanks El, i am off for a look x

Oh just noticed your post Joyron, nice to see you. you sound busy! x 


Have bookmarked the site El  

Hi Yogi, glad all went well at the hospital x 

Yogi, glad all went well at the hospital My poor sister had allergy tests done and amongst other things she was allergic not only to tree pollen but also house dust (the mites I think) and as she said 'not only do I live in the middle of a forest but I am a busy mum (of 5) always doing housework'.  Life!  You can't win.

That must have been awful for her. Did they managed to find some meds to help her?

No they never did and unfortunately it developed into asthma which robbed her of her health and eventually killed her.  Don't panic hayfever sufferers this is very unusual and not the norm - don't want to worry anyone.

That's tragic.

At her funeral Yogi all her grandchildren (13 of them) were lined up at the front to say their bit and one of them was in absolute floods of tears and he was about 8.  I remember thinking that she had been ill for the whole of his life and she inspired such love in them all that they were inconsolable.  I miss her dreadfully.

Oh squiggle 




Off for a bit, must get some housework done, bye for now x

She must have been a special person, to have inspired such affection.

See you later.

I just finished watching Chatsworth - and Summer in one of the poshest houses in the land they had a Henry

As I've mentioned before sometimes I watch Doctors over lunch. Today was quite an interesting one as today's core story was about faith and healing. It's on iPlayer for the next 7 days if anyone is interested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/e...Series_14_Testament/

 (The helicopter story mentioned in it is a variation of quite a well known story http://epistle.us/inspiration/godwillsaveme.html which I've heard before)

 

Oh i never noticed! Is he Sir Henry now 

I may catch up with that El, on Sunday, hoping for a nice chill out day. I sometimes watch Doctors. Used to watch it a while back, but missed a lot because of work.

evening

I LOVE LOVE LOVE chatsworth!!!! I've had a fascination with it since they used it for Mr. Darcy's Pemberly in Pride & Prejudice.
I saw it from a distance as a teenager and vowed I would one day go there.
Then, 2 years ago, I was driving home from a weekend away with my best friend when I saw the sign for chatsworth on the M1- I couldn't resist it and took a detour. I had a wonderful afternoon there, you would all love it I'm sure
Naturally I'm kicking myself for missing the programme, what channel was it on?

Squiggle that's awfully sad about your sister, I used to suffer hay fever and had asthma as a child, I hate to think how uncomfortable your sister must have been she must have been a wonderful lady with a lot of love to give.

Skylark, i recommend  balm tissues if you dont already have them, they will at least help son's nose be less sore.

Joyron I hope everything is ok with son and that you have a peaceful house again

Yogi I'm pleased your appointment was all ok, long may it continue

The car passed

Ros hope you're getting some rest and started to heal

Night all x

squiggle - so sorry to hear about your sister - so sad and tragic - so terrible how some peeps suffer

night lovely peeps -

Good morning everyone

 

Cloudy but dry here at present.

 

Summer, Chatsworth is on BBC1 Mondays at 9 pm.

 

Today is Ascension Day which in Christianity is the day the resurrected Jesus Christ made his ascension from this world to Heaven thus paving the way for the Holy Spirit to come to this world which is celebrated at Pentecost/Whit Sunday. Ascension Day takes places 40 days after Easter Sunday. This compares to the 40 days approximately of the season of Lent before Easter, and the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness at the start of his mission when he resisted temptation.

 

For those of you who saw Lewis yesterday and want to read The Hunting of the Snark, here's a link to it. There's a preface followed by the poem itself which is in 8 sections called fits.

http://www.literature.org/auth...unting-of-the-snark/

 

Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) was a mathematician and was also a logician (someone who is interested in the philosophy of valid reasoning). It is that which have made people try to see if there is some underlying logic to The Hunting of the Snark rather than just being a nonsense poem, and is there a hidden meaning to it. The poem is not intended for children in the way that the Alice books are.

 

Good morning everyone.    Still quite bright here today.

 

Sorry but I couldn't get back into the thread yesterday afternoon.  I believe someone has said it could be to do with the servers.  It always seems a little easier to get in in the mornings!!

 

Got plenty of jobs to do and don't know which to tackle first.  Hope you all have a good day whatever you are up to. 

Good morning everyone. It's raining up here.

Yay to Summer's car for passing the MOT.

I enjoyed last night's episode of Lewis and will check out that link, thanks, El.

Ros, sorry I missed you last night, I got sidetracked. Hope your back is getting better.

Have a good day everyone, whatever you are doing.

Good morning everyone, Chatsworth did look lovely and it's one of the few stately homes I would love to go round, don't suppose I ever will though.

 

Glad the car got through OK Summer do catch up with the Chatsworth show on catch up, you will enjoy it, it's always fascinating to get a behind the scenes peep.

 

Looks to be an interesting programme on Saturday about the restoration of The Cutty Sark too.

Joyron, I found that getting on this thread took a long time sometimes yesterday and again today so you are not alone. I reported this to Lori yesterday and she has passed it on to the tech guys.

 

Thanks, squiggle, I'll keep an eye out for that Cutty Sark programme (BBC2 Saturday 8pm). I'll be interested for obvious reasons though I have no evidence of any connection between the Cutty Sark and my grandfather. It could have been a different clipper.