Before I forget- I met a man today who has a spaniel, called.. Yogi I had to quietly giggle to myself!

Good morning everyone. Still freezing cold and we had another small flurry of snow last night. @ Yogi the spaniel. I hope he was a cutie! Had a better night's sleep, thank you Summer - so I am refreshed and raring to go

Good morning Very cold out apparently, and it snowed a little here too last night I'm having a nice lay in, and bramble has joined me. Mr summer let her up as he went to work She's a little bit off colour & has conjunctivitis again so I'm popping her to the vets this morning, and then I'm meeting up with SIL to do our annual trip to Harrogate. Anyone want anything from Betty's..? Yogi I'm pleased you had a good sleep and feel refreshed- where are you raring to today?

Good morning everyone

 

Patchy cloud and sun here, no frost but forecast to be a cold night.

 

Summer, I hope Bramble's conjunctivitis clears up and you have a nice time with SIL in Harrogate. I must be one of the few people who stayed in Harrogate for a couple of weeks without popping in at Betty's - I was there on business rather than as a tourist.

 

Good morning everyone.  I'm glad you had a better night's sleep Yogi Hope you had a good catch-up with your brother Skylark Hope you are enjoying your lie-in Summer and that your day is relaxed, glad the Yoga went well too.

 

EL what willpower!  I could not stay away from Betty's whether I was there on business or not.  I had to laugh at your near miss with the wall bit of luck hearing the real culprits 'fess up before you had to throw yourself on your sword.

 

Summer ooooh yes please, you choose - drools

 

Just a small update on my awkward client. I rang another accountant I know who lives on the other side of the country and without disclosing any confidential details went through the problem with him. He sometimes rings me with client problems he has and it's a good idea to have someone to discuss these things with (and is advised by my institute).

 

He agrees with me that I have no choice but to report the problem to the council, the wording will depend as to how co-operative the client is. That means that if my client takes umbrage with me I can say that I have discussed this with a colleague who agrees that he would take the same action.

 

 

I'm off soon to see a client. Once I've seen her on the way back home I'm visiting another client who lives on the way back. Both of these clients are a lot more co-operative than the one I've been dealing with over the past couple of days. I spent the afternoon writing a long letter to her setting out the issues as these need to be in writing rather than by phone as I have advised her to discuss this with those above her.

 

The chances are I won't be back here today so have a great evening

*night owls* very busy but enjoyable day The Xmas lights in Harrogate are very pretty, Betty's was delicious and I picked up a couple of final gifts for mr summer El, I hope things work out well for you regarding that awkward client, I hope you can successfully distance yourself from them

Good morning everyone. We have sleet here today.

Sounds like you had a nice time in Harrogate, Summer.

Fingers crossed you get things sorted out with the awkward client, El.

I need to start writing my Christmas cards over the next few days and get the rest of my Christmas gifts purchased. I'm going to be more organised this year.

Good morning everyone

 

Cloudy here and frosty. Expected to get a bit warmer with rain here later on. I know there's snow in the north but by the time it gets here it's more likely to be rain.

 

Summer, well done on a succesful Harrogate visit

Point of trivia: Harrogate's name derives from Har-low-Gata meaning Grey-Hill-Road.

 

 

Morning 
Its so cold here, with icy patches, so slippy underfoot. 
The days are flying by so quickly arent they  
Got some shopping to do, have a good day x 

Good morning everyone, bitterly cold out

 

Loving your new Avi Skylark   Glad your Harrogate visit went well Summer, what did you have in Betty's?

 

Hope all the Christmas preparations go well Yogi.  El I hope your clients visits went well and well done on handling the awkward client

 

Good morning Cold & icy here, I'm very glad I was off yesterday because I've heard the roads were sheer ice as all the workers left at 5pm and it was chaotic. Most didn't get home until 8-9pm and these are short journeys! Skylark I too like your new avi I too need to get my cards sent out, I haven't even bought stamps yet!

My post arrived about an hour ago and in it was the information I had requested from  my awkward client. She obviously must have changed her attitude after our conversation. The problem was that at the end of their financial year quite a lot of money shown as banked hadn't gone on to the bank statements. I had asked for a copy of the bank statement for the following month to check that the money had gone in. She had been reluctant to send that to me saying that the money hadn't been banked until recently.  I've just seen on the bank statement that the money did go in the bank in the following month so that sorts out the problem. It's just as well I hadn't posted my letter yet as I will now change it as there are other matters.

 

Some clients

One problem solved, El. Hope you can sort out the other matters.

I managed to pick up a few more gifts, Squiggle.

Summer, your post has reminded me that I haven't got my stamps yet.

Great avi, Skylark.

Yogi, my letter to the client on the other matters does include suggestions so I would hope they can be cleared without more kerfuffle

 

Skylark, I too like your new avi.

Are you in training for The Great Edinburgh Santa Run this Sunday?

http://www.thesantarun.org.uk/...ttish-santa-run.html

 

Well done El, sometimes people just need a little prod in the right direction and it motivates them to sort things out properly. I hope she's cooperative and the rest of the work can be done without too many hiccups I hope everyone is having a nice day, it's got a little milder here now and the snow is melting

Keeping my fingers crossed for you, El.

 

Summer, we had sleet this morning which turned to rain. It's still quite chilly though.

Pirate!!

*You scumbag you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot. Happy christmas your arse, I pray god it's our last. Richard & Judy deny marriage troubles.*

 

just read that on twitter

Oh dear, are there more rumours about them splitting up?

I read that Richard said they won't be working together on TV again - he's doing a documentary about squatters on itv at the moment. I don't think Judy wants to go back to presenting, she's writing novels now.

Off for a bath and an early night.

Leaving hugs for the night owls.

*collects night owl hug* I don't think I'll be owling for long though, I've just had what was possibly the nicest bath of my life and I feel relaxed & sleepy now Yogi, I hope you enjoy yours too. I hate sleet, I'd sooner it just choose rain or snow and get on with it Night night

Good morning everyone

 

Wet night but dry now.

 

Summer, I've now stickied your christmas thread

Good morning everyone. Rain is off atm, but very damp and dismal day.

I fell asleep at 10pm but woke at 1am and couldn't get back to sleep.

On a positive note, I did finish my book and can now start on a Christmas themed one.

 

 

But of course !!  

Morning x

Got the Nativity this morning with the nursery so that will be nice.
Sorry you didnt sleep well Yogi, nor did i . Too many things going round in my head.
Have a good day all xxx 

Aww, we could have had a natter if we'd known that both of us were awake, Skylark.

Enjoy the Nativity, I'm sure it will be really lovely (and knowing kids, it may be unintentionally funny as well).

 

 

Summer, I saw your pic of the food in Betty's - looks scrumptious!

Yes we could have had! Must fly, be back later xx

See you later, Skylark.

Yogi and Skylark, I'm sorry to hear you both had poor nights. I woke at 2pm but went back to sleep quickly. I hope you have a better night tonight

 

Skylark, enjoy the Nativity this morning

I look forward to seeing photos of you at the Santa run on Sunday

Good morning everyone, bitterly cold again.  We seem to be specialising in hailstones down here lately, don't know why

 

Enjoy the Nativity Skylark, I wish I was there with you.  I ran my friend to her granddaughter's one yesterday, she said on the way home that she had a speaking part "Heee Haw  Heeee Haw" she was a donkey

 

Sorry to hear you two had difficulty sleeping Yogi and Skylark, it's so hard when thoughts keep whizzing around in your head.  I was a bit the same, woke too early, I tell you it's not easy when you are trying to do Christmas on a day which isn't Christmas to fit in with your family.  My daughter said yesterday that they were going for my grandson's day off on the 28th so I altered all my Christmas deliveries online.  And then I spoke to my eldest grandson yesterday evening and he said he was sure that he and his brother had said the 21st December.  I am waiting to hear before changing all my deliveries again

 

It occurred to me that maybe Pirate isn't feeling too festive so this one is in his honour

 

Squiggle, if you are referring to Pirate's post up there ^^^^, I think that was a quote from Twitter, rather than how Pirate is feeling about Christmas.

I hope you get your delivery dates sorted out quickly, Squiggle.

Youngest son did all of his Christmas gift shopping online - in less than an hour - but guess who will have to wait in for the deliveries?

I have no idea - could it possibly be you ?

Oh well it's nice to have a special one in our visitor's honour anyway Yogi, just in case

 

I hope your deliveries aren't coming with Yodel, its gaining quite a reputation for unreliability online.

Got it in one, El.

One parcel arrived today.

I hope they aren't coming with Yodel, they do have a terrible reputation, Squiggle. The parcel which came today was with Hermes, and they have been pretty reliable on previous ocassions. On the other hand (in my experience), DX are terrible!

Good afternoon it's milder than yesterday but still very cold out, I lost a glove too so my hands have been very cold this morning! Sorry to hear you didn't sleep well yogi & skylark, I hope you're not too tired today and hope you can have an early night tonight Skylark I hope the nativity is great Yogi, the afternoon tea at Betty's is delicious, it's my favourite Squiggle, lovely pic I'm feeling very festive today, that's right in sync El, thank you for sticking my thread I've never had a thread up there before!

Thanks Summer, sweet of you to take the time to comment Congratulations on having a stickied thread

Hope your hands have warmed up now, Summer.

Squiggle, have you managed to find out yet, whether it is the 21st or 28th for your deliveries?