Lol interesting thought squiggle I've felt very critical lately but am trying to see things from other people's point of view

Look what I just remembered too -----> I had forgotten this lovely little smiley!

I'm excited look what I learned to do.. I watched a few you tube videos and thought if have a try. With a bit of practise I think I'll master it and make a beautiful bow for mr summer's Xmas wreath I've just been chopping up some foliage ready for my practise one

Those are beautiful bows Summer, they look very professional

Really?! thank you squiggle, I wasn't very happy with them but they don't look bad in the pic, I'm going to just keep doing them! The red ribbon is the one I'll be using for the real wreath

Well done, summer

 

Hi everyone. Packing is almost complete and paperwork in order I'm not sure if I will be able to post while I'm on holiday, so I will wish Mr Summer a very Happy Birthday for Saturday

Summer, the bows are lovely, you are so good at making things.

Squiggle, I liked the post about walking in other people's shoes before judging them

Skylark, you wouldn't want any ice cream if you we're over here today. Brrrrr! Catch up with you all next week, if not before

Have a lovely holiday Yogi, soon you will needing sunscreen not a jumper

we will be thinking of you - you will be turning brown and we will be green with envy

 

Poor mr yogi.. Did she really need to pack THAT much?! Thanks yogi have a super holiday, I'll look forward to hearing all about it upon your return

Good morning everyone

 

Dry at present but quite cloudy. Rain is expected from later this afternoon.

 

I am just about to take my car in for MOT and annual service so I will be out quite a lot of today as it takes time to get back from the car place and this afternoon when I expect to go back to pick the car up. I'm not expecting anything horrific from the MOT.

  at Summer's picture of Mr Yogi.

 

Morning 
Have a superdooper holiday Yogi 
Hope all goes well with the MOT El 
Well done with the bows Summer, the red one looks the best 

Terrible news about this wee girl going missing from Wales. Praying for her safe return 

Good morning everyone, good luck with the MOT EL, I am sure you won't need good luck but anyway it's always a bit of an anxious time.  Rainy as per usual, anyone else fed up with the rain?

 

I haven't yet heard about the wee girl missing Skylark, I will have a look, always horrible to hear things like that.

Yogi, I hope you have a great holiday

 

I'm back from dropping the car off and expect to go out to collect it later this afternoon.

 

It's terrible news this morning with the 5 year old girl (April Jones) being abducted. It's a small community, about 2,100 people living there and there is real community spirit with hundreds of them volunteering to search for April.

This is her in the coat (on the left) she was wearing at the time:

Morning Oh yes, that poor girl I hate to think what could be happening to her, I hope they find her fast and capture the culprits Thank goodness it's exploded on to the main news story! El good luck with your car I can't believe it's been a year already Squiggle I'm sick of the rain, thunder storms are forecast for here later! I'm up to some Christmas craft mischief, pop back shortly Skylark how you feeling now?

Hi Summer, feeling a lot better now thanks. I got that message this morning  x

Oh great, pleased it came through at last and I'm happy you're on the men's Did granddaughter enjoy the holiday? My mischief got postponed because I had to do some work lol but I'll carry on as and when I can

No i am not on the "men,s" but know what you mean  What Christmas mischief are you up to now?  
Granddaughter had a great time, but weather was awful and has returned with new wellies which had to be bought. Unfortunately a cold too and a bit of a cough, but she is fine. Hope you not working too hard 

I've just come back from picking up the car - £260 this time which is more than last time but could have been worse.

The rain stayed off until I reached the car place but started on the way back. Could be quite wet for the next few hours here but I'm back home.

 

Skylark, I'm pleased your granddaughter had a great time, but am not surprised she caught a cold - it's that time of year (but then with the summer we've had, there's been bugs all year long).

 

Hi El, cant really comment on the cost, as i dont drive nor have a car, but thats it done for another year 
Keeping a check on granddaughter, as asthma in the family, but just a cold i think. As you say its just been a year for bugs.
Glad you are home and you can settle now  

I am glad you have the car back EL, and as Skylark says it is done and done with for another year.

 

Sorry to hear about the wee one, all this wet weather I am not surprised she has picked up a bug, hope she feels better soon.

Hi squiggle, yes she is fine, gave her an extra cuddle today 
She is very prone to colds, she has a good diet etc. She still causing trouble jumping around, so she is well!
Hope you have had a good day yourself and keeping well 
 

Good morning everyone

 

After more rain ovenight, it's dry at present, may be showers but today's forecast is better than it was and Thursday looks OK as well. Next batch of heavy rain is forecast for Friday which covers the southern half of the country.

Good morning Aw get well soon mini-lark a lot of our local children that just started nursery school have gone down with colds too, I bet she lived the extra cuddles skylark El, what did they do for the £240?! Surely that's a full winter service too, at least? Were there any small repairs? Last time my car passed the MOT it was £40 and needed no work done. What's the latest on your budding chef squiggle? Well, I'm supposed to be doing housework but someone wants a cuddle.. I can see why they call it being in heat, my giddy aunt she's hot!!!! Here's what I was up to yesterday, although it took ages because I was busy at work and I finished it just in time to run out to yoga..! I bought a florists frame off eBay (5 for £5) then foraged some moss.. (Squiggle, it worked a treat!) then bundled some pine foliage, and attached them to the frame I'm delighted with it, and mr summer was very impressed I'm going to add holly, a bow, pine cones.. it's only my practise wreath but I do think I can definitely do it for Christmas

The wreath is coming on a treat Summer, I love that whirly effect.  Are you going to spray the pine cones gold or silver?  That could look lovely.

 

Very showery here, outlook still very unsettled, sadly.

 

I am glad the wee one is a little brighter Skylark and as you say it's a good sign that she's bouncing around.  Yesterday was a difficult day, 3 years since I lost my husband, always a difficult day and I am glad it's behind me for another year.

Summer, well done on your progress

 

The £260 covered the full annual service, and there were bits which needed to be done such as replacing wipers, and one of the pieces of plastic trim on the rear passenger door had become loose and had to be replaced - they said it couldn't be just glued down.

These are for you and mr squiggle, squiggle love never dies and I'm sure mr squiggle watches over you, very proud of you for being such a wonderful & lovely lady

Here.. I think it needs more decorations, but I'm pleased with it

Your wreath is looking very good Summer, I like the frosty look of this one so perhaps a little frosting might be good?  Just a thought.

 

Thank you for your kind post, it's beautiful.  I posted this on my FB page yesterday, it brought a tear to my eye, beautiful thought.

 

Squiggle, a heart felt poem and very fitting.

I like your picture as well.

 

You may have seen this in the papers a few days ago, but it is worth seeing:

 

"Could this be the most beautiful building in Britain?

Every inch of this 15th-century cottage in Llanrwst in North Wales is covered in Virginia Creeper, and the leaves turning from summer green to autumnal copper red makes for a spectacular sight.

Formerly a courthouse, the cottage is now home to the Tu Hwnt i’r Bont tea rooms – and it’s especially busy at this time of year, with tourists keen to admire the charming colours it’s draped in.

Word has it that they also drop in to taste the delicious scones.

The building, which stands next to the River Conwy, is owned by the National Trust."

 

If you want to see the cottage at full screen spectacular, click below:

 

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-i...s-surround-t-008.jpg

 

It is amazing.

 

 

I saw that in the paper EL, it is magnificent.  It made me smile a little though because we had Virginia Creeper coming over our fence at our old house and my hubby went mad cutting it back because he said it would take over.  I always thought it was pretty

Good morning everyone

 

Not warm outside at present, but it's a nice sunny morning and should be dry for the bulk of the day. Heavy rain is forecast for overnight.

 

The American authorities have fined an American woman $163 million for her involvement in conning people into buying pointless software claiming problems with their computers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19816710

Let's hope the authorities take similar action against all other scammers.

 

 

Good morning everyone, dry here at the moment but you know it will not last

Wow EL the American authorities don't muck about well done to them I wonder if there is any chance of them getting the money, or will she just be allowed to go bankrupt?

Hi all, have granddaughter off nursery with this cold and cough. Keeping me busy. Will try to pop in later.

Squiggle  

Hi Skylark, is the wee one getting better?  These things can be hard to shake off can't they?  And I am sure all this wet weather isn't helping.

 

Squiggle, the chances are that the American woman will just become bankrupt and the authorities will get what assets she has. I doubt if she has that level of assets. She has also been prohibited from attempting to sell security software. The important thing is that it will send a strong warning to other scammers around the world. As we know the US is very willing to try to extradite people from all over the world if the authorities consider that anything has been done affecting US establishments or citizens.

 

Skylark, I hope your granddaughter gets better soon and that you don't catch her bug

 

Squiggle, a nice picture. Did you know that if you right click on a picture here which has been scaled down to fit, then select View Image, you can see the picture at full size. The only thing is that you then need to click the "Go back one page" icon Firefox (Back icon in IE) in the browser bar to return here.