Good morning everyone. Very overcast and grey day. I slept for eleven hours last night My batteries are well and truly charged! El, I can't watch the clip on my iPad but I'll check it out later I have never seen The Removal Men, it sounds good. I watched half of Autumnwatch before I fell asleep - still struggling with Michaela Strachan as a presenter Bring back Bill and Kate!

I have taped it and shall watch it over the next couple of days sometime Skylark, I can look forward to it even more now

 

Wow you needed that sleep Yogi, so glad your batteries are recharged, hope you slept well too Summer.

 

Thank you EL what a wonderful stirring start to All Souls Day.

Afternoon x
Been one of those mornings where i have been going round in circles getting nowhere  
I hadnt realised you were taping the programme, squiggle, glad i didnt say too much! 
That was a good sleep Yogi, hope you feel the benefit of it   
Thanks El x
 

Good afternoon cold but bright here today. Happy November to you all Yogi I hope you feel better for your long sleep, you must have really needed it!

Skylark how was Halloween?! Did the little witch enjoy herself?

Managed to watch the clip, thanks El.

 

Skylark, have you stopped going round in circles yet?

 

Here's a list of words which will be allowable once they get included in the next edition of Chambers

Endangered words to become officially playable in Scrabble, by region:

Devon:

Zowpeg, Zowpig - woodlouse

Quaazy - unwell

Gleanies - guinea fowl

East Yorkshire:

Swaal - throw, chuck

Twag - play truant

Scaal - to spread over the ground (eg muck)

Cumbria:

Darrack - a day's work

Whick - living, alive - not dead

Lancashire:

Marlock - to play, joke, prank

Meemaw - an antic, grotesque action, expression of freedom

Layrock - skylark or lark

Lincolnshire:

Skelled - tipped

Arrad - tired

Splawder - to walk or run awkwardly and inefficiently, to spread over

Hotchin - a hedgehog

Gawster - to laugh helplessly

Nowter - a nobody, someone who does not count

Norfolk:

Tizzick - cough

Pishamire - ant

Swidge - small puzzle

Northumberland:

Stangy - tailor

Norration - confused noise, disturbance

Kent:

Pogger - compulsive worrier

Boboy - human figure, scarecrow

 

There's some gems here

Some great words there El! Some are like the words i play on Scrabble anyway 
Yes thanks Summer, the little witch had a nice time, she loves dressing up, will have to look for a Christmas outfit now, if you see any on your travels, give me the nod x

Nope cant get organised today Yogi, have given up  

Remind me never to play Scrabble with you.

I'll keep an eye out for Christmas outfits, too.

 

Great words, never heard of any of them before, El.

Off to catch up on last night's episode of DCI Banks, sweet dreams everyone.

I always win at Scrabble 
Goodnight Yogi xx

I am off too, another burnt pizza for son,s supper, why cant i heat up a simple pizza???? 
Goodnight all 



 

Good morning everyone. It's very windy today. I hope the pizza was still edible, Skylark. Got to do the weekly grocery shopping, go to the bank and get my hair cut today - busy, busy! Have a good day, everyone

Good morning A lovely collection of new words, I wonder if any of them are allowed yet on words with friends (aka scrabble app) Is "scrabble" an allowed word..? Yogi I hope you have a smooth time running your errands, it sounds like you're in for a busy day! Squiggle I'm pleased to see little chef is happy I hope he makes you something delicious for Xmas Skylark, I've been perusing costumes for myself lately so I'll keep an eye out for smaller ones I found a lovely jovi elf costume, from the movie elf, but it's £60! I actually think I could make one cheaper than that, I'm tempted to try

Good morning everyone

 

It rained at some point overnight  but is dry at present. May be showers during the day. My area is between the South West where lots of showers are forecast and the Midland which is forecast to be dry.

 

Scrabble is a word which is allowed in Scrabble, Summer

Good morning everyone, we had some really awful weather yesterday, hailstones, thunder and lightning all at the same time!  I hope the weather is better today.

 

Summer not a chance of our little chef cooking for us at Christmas, he is working over all the holiday I doubt we will see him certainly not until later on.

 

Interesting collection of words EL, Skylark you sound fun to play Scrabble with

 

Summer I found a little video clip of how to make an elf costume, it might give you one or two ideas, I can't get it to embed

 

http://www.howcast.com/videos/...-Make-an-Elf-Costume

 

Thanks squiggle I can't watch it on the app but I promise to watch it tonight I think I'm going to get the sewing machine out and give it a go! Congratulations to El on your rather unexpected bus catch this morning did you visit somewhere nice?

Summer, thanks for your congratulations. The bus took me straight to Broadmoor and it was nice to meet some of the inmates who I had known in the past. I didn't stay long and the bus took me back home in time for a mid morning cup of coffee. I'm not intending to go back there though (at least not on a voluntary basis).

Morning x
You have had some terrible weather squiggle  Its very cold here today.
Playing Scrabble in my house can be fun, my daughter is slightly dyslexic so some words are rather odd!!  
£60 is rather a lot Summer, but you work hard so treat yourself! Although you are good at making things so maybe give it a try.
Going out shopping, my sister,s birthday next week so will have to get something, at the moment i dont know what. She always says she doesnt want anything, but nobody listens 
Have a good day all 

Sounds like an interesting trip El, I'm pleased the driver waited for you, when he's on night shift he tends to just drop me off and do a runner! Probably wants to go home for his night cap I imagine Skylark I hope you just see something that stands out, for your sister. I'm sure she enjoys a little gift or 2 really The costume would come from America so it's the shipping that bumps up the price. What puts me off is that it's a one size fits all outfit.. If I make my own, it will fit me properly

For some reason the music to this clip popped into my head so I thought I would post it. The clip is a touch macabre but is suited to the title of the music by Gounod (and was the title music to the Hitchcock television series).

I also spotted this clip with around 10,000 people singing Ode to Joy:

As Ode of Joy is intended to call for the unity of all people, 10,000 is not excessive.

 

One of the nicer adverts on at present with fruit shaped bubbles and the music is Gassenhauer by Carl Orff:

and a longer version of the music (which is part of a collection called Musica Poetica though this Gassenhauer piece is the famous one):

El, you little , I was like reading about your trip to Broadmoor - then the penny dropped and I realised you were on The bus! Gullible is my middle name.

 

Off to get my headphones to listen to the music clips.

 

Squiggle, I hope your weather has improved. Still very rainy up here.

 

Skylark, have you tried Asda and Tesco online, for the Christmas outfits?

 

Summer, I think you could run up an elf costume, no probs.

Bath, book then bed. Goodnight all, see you tomorrow.

Happy bathing, reading & sleeping yogi hope you had a good day

Good morning everyone

 

Guess what, it's been raining here and looks as if there could be more. Snow is forecast about 60 miles to the west of me (at the top of the Brecon beacons )

Morning  everyone x
Its so cold here this morning.
I will look around internet Yogi, later when i am organised  Have some food shopping to do and the dreaded housework
Have a good day, whatever you are up to 
 

Good morning everyone, extremely showery here.  We keep getting bits of blue sky and just when you think 'that's better' it pours down again.

 

There's lovely autumn colour on the opposite hillside and I know it's only going to be a couple of weeks before all the tree are bare.

 

Hope everyone slept well and that your day goes well.

 

I've just returned from shopping and bought a couple of clementine and cranberry cookies from M&S - I don't think they've had these before.

The only photo I could find.

 

I like the flapjack cookies and the lemon meringue cookies but have not seen the clementine and cranberry ones, I wonder if they are a Christmas line.

I think they almost certainly are.

Good morning everyone. Sunshine and showers today.

I woke early this morning (6.20am) and went downstairs to make a cup of tea. The kettle had just begun to boil when we had a power cut. It lasted for an hour and a half, then everything came back on - except Virgin tv and broadband. I phoned their helpline number and was informed that they knew there was a problem in my area and it should be fixed by 10.45am. However, at 11am, still no tv or broadband so I called back and was told it wouldn't be sorted until 2.45pm. I was having palpitations! Anyway, it seems to be sorted now, and my heart rate has returned to normal.

All this talk of cookies makes me want one - lemon meringue ones.

Squiggle, I am reliably informed that the clementine and cranberry ones are a Christmas line.

Have a good day everyone.

 

Squiggle, I thought you'd like this pic.

Did someone say christmas?! Squiggle I loved the elf costume video so much that I immediately bought some fabric off eBay and am going to make my own the costume in the film is similar to my existing santa costume so I'll use that as a guide, I can't wait to get the sewing machine out Yogi I'm pleased you're electric issues are resolved, being off line through no choice of your own makes me feel sick lol El, will you be pleased to see snow if it arrives? Skylark I hope you have a nice day, and don't get back too late to relax

Glad you are back on Yogi 
I fancied something nice too, i got a raspberry cheesecake. will have it tomorrow.
My wee doggy not too well today. Dont know whats wrong with her, she is looking rather sorry for herself and just wants to cuddle in  

Hi Summer, just saw you there, i am back , now going to do some housework, i am on my own today so i can get on. Good luck with making the costume x

Yogi that's a lovely picture, I love pictures like that, I found this one too which just made me want sit there and drink in the view

 

 

Hope you get on OK with the housework Skylark, remember to treat yourself to lots of tea breaks

 

So glad you liked the make an elf costume video Summer, you must show us a pic when you have finished.

 

Oh no Yogi!  For a minute there I thought we were on a schedule with us all taking turns to get no TV (or Strictly) over the weekend, thank goodness you are back on now.  I had a to do night before last when I couldn't get on to the internet on the laptop, I think it's because I have to unplug and plug in the router every now and then.

Summer, I don't mind snow if I don't have to do out in it. Unfortunately I do, and I don't like driving in snow. Where I live, snow is less common than up north, so you don't need to see much snow for there to be traffic chaos. I'm not expecting any snow here just yet, it would be unusual to get any before December.

 

Yogi, and squiggle, lovely pictures

 

Yogi, I'm glad your power cut is over and broadband/TV is back.

Oh no poor doggy I wonder if she's picked up a bug skylark. Is she off her food? I hope she perks up soon Bramble was very clingy when she was off colour but is back to her normal self again now

Skylark, I hope your doggy feels better quickly

Yes she is off her food, and just been sick (sorry if you are having lunch). Probably a bug, hopefully she will be on the mend soon. trying to get her to lie down she keeps following me around, poor thing.

Aww, Poor Kia, give her a big hug from me, Skylark.

I love that pic, Squiggle. I want to sit on that rocking chair and just enjoy the beautiful view.