Good morning everyone, EL I think your plan could backfire and just makes the chocolate look even more enticing

 

We had a little sprinkling of snow overnight.

 

Summer the gingerbread men look wonderful, well done you must have a lot of patience to do all that detailed work.

 

For this Maundy Thursday

 

Good morning squiggle

 

There was no snow here overnight though there were a few snowflakes blowing in the wind when I walked to my client's house yesterday.

 

Although you know this, the others might not. On Maundy Thursday, it has been the practice for centuries for there to be church services where the priests wash people's feet. This is to follow Jesus's example when he washed the disciples' feet (John 13).

Although the New Testament was originally written in Ancient Greek, it had been translated into Latin and that was the version used in this country. When Jesus explained why he washed the disciples' feet he said "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you".

In Latin that is "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos". It is probable that over time the word "Mandatum" became Maundy and that is why today is known as Maundy Thursday.

"A new commandment.." is also a hymn which we often have in church:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ7GcQ0jEmQ

What a charming clip EL, they are all so individual - lovely.

Lol at the chained up chocolate! quite right too Yogi I hope you don't have to go out for long in the cold i wish grocery shopping would do itself and unpack itself too

Definitely a good idea to postpone the grocery shopping for a while Yogi, it is certainly warming up here and the snow has all gone, I hope it is there too.

 

Now that's what you call an Easter Bunny

 

wow!!!! That's a big bunny! Is there a story to it squiggle?

That's one seriously large bunny

 

On a different site to where squiggle found the picture I found some more information about Herman the German Giant:

http://www.linein.org/blog/200...-bunny-german-giant/

I didn't know the story behind it Summer, it was just on my FB page, EL seems to have filled in the blanks though.

 

EL I might be too late but did you spot that Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House has just started on BBC 2?  Great film.

I did spot the Mr Blandings film in the Radio Times, thank you . I have seen the film a couple of times, and saw it quite recently. Far better than the Money Pit film with Tom Hanks.

I haven't heard of it, what it's about? El, that link isn't working for me, but i think it'll work on my iPad so it'll try again later. I love bunnies!

Summer I've copied and pasted, if you get a chance for a look

 

Largest Easter Bunny – Herman the German Giant

Posted by: john In: animals|funny|pictures

Herman weighs in at 22 pounds and measures a little over 3 feet. He is a breed of rabbit called German Giant (how appropriate!). This is his owner, Hans Wagner, struggling to hold him up.

Herman lives in a specially built solid oak hutch and chomps his way through just over 2kg of food a day. His owner says his favourite snack is lettuce. The giant bunny, who lives in Berlin with owner Hans Wagner, also takes a vitamin supplement to keep him healthy, and munches through a bale of hay a week.

And he' still growing, according to German breeder Hans Wagner, whose hair-raising angora hare was the highlight of a recent rabbit fair in Berlin.

According to the Post article:

To find out how unusual Wagner's wabbit is, The Post contacted Six Bells Rabbitry in Arvada, Colo.

“That’s a huge animal. That’s amazing,” said breeder Michelle Jones. “In the States, it’s hard to get them past 12 to15 pounds.”

How did German Giant get so big?

“I don’t feed him an unusual diet,” said Wagner. “He goes through more than his brothers and sisters, but he eats the same food mix. His favorite food is actually lettuce. He can never get enough of it.”

Herr Hare is unusual in another way, he noted. “Unlike some other rabbits I’ve had, he's really a gentle character — a gentle giant.”

 

There was another picture but I didn't like the way the guy was holding him,Herman really did not look like a happy bunny.

Although this isn't Herman, I found a clip of another German rabbit by the name of Jerry. I wonder if he'll get picked to play for Germany

Have a look and you'll see what I mean:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5qGOAT9b_g

He's getting the hang of it at the end.

I didn't mention it but my brother isn't coming here for Easter after all. He's had a persistent cough (picked up when he was on holiday in Lille). Although he's getting better, he's had very little sleep as a result of coughing and thinks that if he came he would get worse sleep. He's coming at the beginning of May over the bank holiday weekend in 5 weeks time. So the cake I bought will last me twice as long as it would have. The use by date is right at the beginning of April so it's really not an option to leave it until he does come.

 

There is a considerable amount of people away ill at his library at present so he will probably go in next Tuesday even though he's not due back until Wednesday just to help out. I think the cold weather hasn't helped and I think that staff morale must be very low due to the cut backs which will come in a year's time. Where staff morale is low, sickness rates tend to increase. With goverment funding being cut even more, job prospects are not good for the future. Local councils don't seem to appreciate that libraries are educational. Although the government says that education budgets will be protected from cut backs, that doesn't seem to filter through to libraries.

Squiggle, I know you like hidden object games. I wondered if you had tried Drawn. The first of the series is called The Painted Tower and the second Dark Flight. I bought these two on a disk but they can be downloaded from Big Fish and there's the third instalment there called Trail of Shadows.

 

I've been playing the first two and have now completed them. They are unlike any other hidden object game I've come across and the game play is unique. Some of the puzzles admittedly are very very hard but you can skip them.

 

What makes these stand out is the near-genius of the mind behind these - Chris Campbell - and the atmosphere generated. Although these are not in the same league as Syberia, in terms of casual games they are the best I've seen.

Shame about your brother's visit being postponed, El, but it's probably for the best as he's unwell. I hope he feels better soon.

Yes I have played the first two EL.  The first was the best, a little confusing with you having to go through the portal, I haven't come across the third one yet but I shall look out for it.  I always play on the easiest setting because I am not very good but I do try not to skip the puzzles, it infuriates me when I can't get them.  There was one in another game I was playing recently where I just could not get the concept at all and it was because I was misreading the instructions.  I played the whole game through again because I was determined to understand it.

 

I agree with Yogi it is such a shame about your brother having to postpone, never mind you have the next Bank Holiday weekend to enjoy together.  It must be so stressful for your brother with the uncertainty over the libraries.

 

Did you manage to get your shopping done without hassle Yogi?

I did get the shopping done, thanks Squiggle. Morrisons had been giving out vouchers for the last three weeks. If you managed to collect all three vouchers,  which I did, you got £10 off your shopping.

evening Aaaw that bunny is extraordinary! Herman must loved bunnies thank you for copying and pasting the story for me squiggle El, sorry to hear about your brothers visit being cancelled, and I hope he feels better soon. Coughing and not sleeping is debilitating, I do feel for him Yogi, did you get hot cross buns?! hug for skylark if she's around, hope you're ok

I'm waiting for an Indian takeaway

Well done 

I hope he is worth it 

 Evening Moonie and Summer.

I've just eaten a Chinese takeaway.

Was it nice yogi?! What did you order? Hi again sleepy moonie

Lol I've only just got that!

It was nice, it was something we hadn't tried before, called Deep Fried Shredded Chicken With Thai Sauce. It had a bit of a chilli kick to it, so I hope I don't suffer tomorrow.

 You got there eventually.

Hiya Yogi  

How's your day been?

  who said that? 

Hi  Sweet 

It's been pretty good, thanks Moonie. How's your day been?

Thats good
My day's been okay fankoo

Getting better now the snow is melting even though we still have lots of it about  

Aww, I think you've had it pretty bad with the wintery weather.

Pleased to say, most of our snow has gone now. I'm hoping that's the last of it for this year. *crosses fingers*

Nom nom nom nom

 What are you having?

Not as bad as some parts of the country but bad enough for me 

Its supposed to be a little warmer in the next few days thanks goodness. Having said that the gritter wagon has just gone past 

Oh no, not the gritter wagon! It's like the wagon of doom!

It is indeed  

Last week, I bought Easter Eggs for my three sons, their OHs and Mr Yogi.

Mr Yogi spotted the eggs and duly scoffed his. Now he is asking if I'll buy him another for Sunday, and I am saying "NO". 

I will give in and buy him another egg, but the really annoying thing is he knows I'll give in!

I hate it when the gritter sprays my car! I had a prawn bhuna and garlic rice it was hotter than normal