Hi Yogi, hope you have had a nice day x

Still taking the huff about my black Christmas tree, so no tinsel   

For Summer     
 

I think of you every time I see a black Christmas tree.

I had a nice day thanks, middle son and his fiancée were visiting.

Nice to be thought of......but is it like.. i know someone with a BLACK Christmas tree  

Have to watch BB on plus. wee one was settled but now taking the pee pee. Where is that stick....... Kidding!  She has had far too much attention today and not settling. She should settle soon, she is a bit overtired and ratty. Getting that way myself! xx
 

^^^^ I'm saying nothing.

@ the stick. S'okay, I know you're joking. Hope the wee one has settled down now.

Off to bed, see you tomorrow.

Hugs for the night owls.

evening *night owls* Sweet dreams yogi

Goodnight Yogi xx I am furious with that Caroline 
Hi Summer, you had a good day ? x

I can't stand that Caroline! Hi skylark yes thanks, busy but happy I've been singing along to Lady Antebellum since downloading an album the other day Is little one fast asleep now? Did you have a good day?

(will view those vids/pics from my iPad shortly..)

Hi Summer i keep getting booted out . Now no smilies!
Yes she is sleeping !
Son watching T in the Park, wishing he was there! Why ??? Its a mud bath. Maybe i am getting old.
I love the music tho ! If i get booted out again , Goodnight  x

Oh no I wonder why?! I hate it when that happens! Goodnight just in case I love watching festivals on tv but I wouldn't go to any, I like my home comforts

I just found out my Bestie is going to see lady antebellum next week when they support Bruce Springsteen, I'm envious!

I love this pic, it's fab 

El I've bookmarked xmas in July because it's an hour long, and it's currently 11.26pm 

My track record for passing out whilst posting suggests I would only make it through 1/5 of the film if I attempted to watch it tonight

 

Oh get you and your maths! Enjoy your sleep Summer, i am hoping for a good sleep tonight. Going to see the characters from Ice Age tomorrow at my local cinema, after Church. I so want to sit and watch the Murray/ Federer match. 

Isnt life a b,tch   
Sleep well all xxx 

Night skylark  

Ice age will be great fun I'm sure, but it'd be lovely if you did get to see the match! I'm cheering on feddy, Murray is too miserable for my liking

Murray is a dour Scot! 

He doesnt like the limelight, after what he went thru i dont blame him. He is actually a really nice guy. Hope he gets it. Nite Summer and all x

I'd support him more if he smiled, he's reached the final at Wimbledon, that's the best reason for a big  

Hoping it goes 5 sets so you see the end! 

 

Sweet dreams

Morning all overcast with the look of impending rain here. I think I should go clean out the rabbit hutch ASAP, I just need playful bramble to settle down. Mr summer has gone out walking, he's training for a 25m event, so I'm going to get as much housework done as possible while he's out of the way Back when the tennis starts, have a lovely morning all

Good morning everyone, at least it's dry here at the mo, so I'm grateful for that at least.

 

I am glad the church fete went ahead EL but sad that the rain interfered with some of the fun.

 

I love the Ice Age films Skylark but it would be great if you could see the match this afternoon.

 

I hope that whoever you are supporting this afternoon wins (how diplomatic is that ) I'm not a sports fan myself.

 

Off to church soon, enjoy your day whatever you are up to.

Good morning everyone

 

I wonder what the television viewing figures will be this afternoon. Unlikely to match the 1966 world cup match between England & Germany (32.3m) which holds the record. 

 

I should find out when I go to church how much money the fete raised, though I think it will be down from last year.

 

It's dry here, mainly cloudy but patches of blue. Heavy showers are predicted for this afternoon and there could be thunder.

 

Good morning everyone. Weather is overcast but dry ATM. I hope you enjoy Ice Age, Skylark and good luck to Andy Murray. Summer, I do understand how you feel about him, he doesn't have the most engaging personality. I try to support Brits in sporting events but I don't extend that to reality tv shows. (I really like Federer though, so won't be heartbroken for too long, if Murray doesn't win). Enjoy your day, whatever you are doing, see you later

The fete income was about three quarters of what it was in the previous year, so although down, not a catastrophe.

 

It would be nice if Andy Murray wins today, particularly in Jubilee year and the coming Olympics.

 

It would be nice if Roger Federer wins today as he is more likeable than Andy Murray. Also a man placed a bet on Roger Federer winning 7 Wimbledon titles by 2019. He had died since and left the betting slip to Oxfam. If Federer wins today that will be his seventh title and Oxfam would receive £101,840.

 

 

Am I dreaming or did Sue Barker just say at Wimbledon that the first minister of Scotland had just arrived - Alex Ferguson

Apparently so el

Here's hoping all the more that federer smashes that record today, what a nice thing to leave the betting form to oxfam

So I thought I would did a quick bit of cutting back a bush which had become overgrown in the last couple of weeks during the rain break at Wimbledon.

 

I cut back the worst, put the cuttings in the gardening recycle bin, and then the skies opened with a very heavy shower. That shower must have made very rapid progress from Wimbledon

 

Apparently both Alex Salmond and Alex Ferguson are at Wimbledon - I spotted Ferguson in the crowd. 

Roger Federer has, justly, won the match and regains the world number one ranking. And Oxfam will be off to collect their winnings

 

Oh, and I did spot Alex Salmond there as well sitting near David Cameron.

 

Hope you've all had a good day, off to bed now.

Goodnight night owls.

Good morning everyone

 

I hope you have recovered from the excitement of yesterday's match (if you were watching)

 

Someone I know at church has recently got her language degree. She is now officially tri-lingual as she is fluent in German (her chosen langauge) and Italian. She is now off to a well known language centre in Germany to teach English to Germans.

 

Dry here, but cloudy.

Good morning everyone, the weekend seems to have shot past in a flash

 

Good news and bad about the tennis, I like Roger Federer and in my view he is pretty unstoppable (and Yay Oxfam gets to benefit) BUT I know it would have been much appreciated by his fans if Andy Murray had won but at least he made it to the final.

 

I hope we get a little less rain this week, c'mon EL give us a forecast with a bit of hope in it

Squiggle, I wish I could give a better forecast, but the best I can do is that according to the Met Office although the weather will remain unsettled, the overall conditions over the next month are not expected to be as bad as they have been. Low chance of any heatwave.

 

You have probably heard that the poor weather has been caused by the gulf air stream is normally pushed well to the north missing the UK at this time of year, but at present is right over the southern part of the UK. What you might not have heard is the reason why the gulf stream hasn't moved to miss the UK. When there are hurricanes and tropical storms in the Caribbean area, the strength of these push the gulf stream up. This year, so far, it's been much quieter in the Caribbean.

 

Good morning everyone. It's raining cats and dogs up here. I checked on he Yahoo weather link and there doesn't appear to be a change for the better, for the next week.

Talking of fluent language speakers, I read somewhere that Roger Federer is fluent in five languages. Is there no end to his talents? (His twin daughters are gorgeous, too.)

I thought Andy played well and can hold his head high. His emotional speech following the match, showed a very different side to him and made me warm to him.

Because Roger Federer is Swiss and there are two main languages spoken in Switzerland I think that may be a good boost to anyone keen to study language but it is an admirable trait.

 

I think Andy's throwaway remark about "anyone but England to win" still rankles with many English people.

Good morning overcast and light rain here, no flip flopping today then El that's lovely about your friend, it must be wonderful to be fluent in other languages Federer was grand yesterday, and such a lovely personality too. His girls were adorable! Andy did become more appealing as he gave his speech, I even saw a smile after for a moment I heard he's taking a little break from tennis for a while now ..?

Hello forum aunties (& uncle) I've been playful this weekend And I helped mum do laundry..

Yogi, the Wiki article on Roger Federer says he can speak English, French and German fluently, but when at home with his family speaks Swiss-German. May be able to speak some Spanish and Italian as well. 

 

Summer, nice Bramble photos

I though I better do some emergency gardening as apart from a brief shower this morning it's been dry. I was able to cut the grass, cut back a bush which had become rather overgrown, and got rid of quite a lot of bindweed. My gardening recycling wheelie is now full.

 

Summer, the pics of Bramble are brilliant. I see she is going through the leggy stage, where their legs seem to grow before their bodies catch up. Well done on getting the grass cut, El. No chance of any gardening up here today.