Good morning everyone

 

Quite cloudy here but dry.

 

I'll be going out shortly to visit that client out in the middle of nowhere so won't be back until mid afternoon.

Good morning sunny intervals here, and an early frost that's now thawed. El, good luck with your journey today, I hope it all goes smoothly Squiggle, how is your back feeling today? did you sleep?

Good morning everyone, I'm a bit back to robot again this morning, I think I must have slept in an awkward position, although I did sleep well thanks Summer.  Anyway I have taken painkillers and will persevere with it.

 

Naughty Bramble giving you such a scare, I'm glad she came back safe.  Good luck with your client EL, is it a nice drive?  And I hope you don't see any of those nasty flies.

 

How did the herb planting go Yogi, we need a long term weather forecast to tell us that glorious warm dry weather is just around the corner don't we?  I wonder what the chances are.

Good morning everyone. The morning started off quite bright but it is raining atm.

Big hug for Robot Squiggle. Do you have anything you can take for the pain - I know it's difficult when you can't tolerate strong painkillers?

Good luck with the client visit, El. Is this the right time for the pesky flies? If so,  I hope you have remembered to don your protective gear.

Herb planting went well, I planted dill and coriander. Don't know why I have planted coriander, as I'm not too keen on it.

I am prescribed paracetamol by the doctor so I just take that Yogi, it's gentle on the tum.

Aw squiggle I hope it eases soon, I'm pleased it didn't keep you awake all night. How about a hot water bottle? Does that help? I've dressed for spring and the sun has vanished and it's turned chilly!

I'll get there Summer, I have the heated throw behind me, it throws out a lot of heat and doesn't need to keep being topped up like a hot water bottle.  It's awful about the cold weather, I've never known a cold April like it.

I'm back from the client. Uneventful drive which is what I want and I didn't see any of those flies. Although this is the time of the year when they are at their most active, the chances are that the protracted cold spell which have delayed them.

 

Squiggle, shame about your back. I hope it eases over the next couple of days

 

If any of you are able to block a phone number block this one:

02922229999

While I was out they rang, didn't leave a message so I did a search. Supposedly an energy survey though looks likely to be a scam.

The search shows that once they start ringing you they will ring over and over again quite possibly 20 times a day. It seems that if you start talking with the caller, one of them will start non stop swearing at you. This makes it lamost certain that this is a scam as no reputable company would employ such a tactic.

 

BT advise people who get called by this number to say nothing, just put the phone to one side ignoring what is said. Eventually the line will go dead.

 

Although the number looks British, it probable isn't coming from this country.

Paracetamol are the only painkillers I can tolerate, too.

The heated throw sounds good, I hope it is helping to ease the pain a little bit.

Summer, it was quite bright when I got up but now it's cold, wet and windy.

I had a couple of Redpolls in my garden yesterday, and following on from the goldfinches' visit, I thought Spring might have been on its way. Not looking good atm.

 

I'll keep a look out for that number and do as advised, El. I'm with Virgin and can't block numbers, but I do have caller ID so I will know if it is the scammers calling.

Glad you didn't encounter the flies on your visit.

Squiggle, where did you get your heated throw? That sounds like something I'd like! El I'm pleased the journey went well, welcome back Yogi, last year mr summer was obsessed with spotting a waxwing. His friend sent a text saying he'd seen one in the garden and that he'll try to get a picture! The next text was a pic of a waxwing photograph in a tree, he had cut it out of a magazine

Hi all 
Thanks for the advice on the number El  I tend not to block numbers for various reasons  but will keep an eye on that one.
Sorry you did yourself an injury squiggle, and hope you well soon x
Lovely avi of Bramble, Summer! 
Was a nice morning, weather wise, but now dark clouds looming over. Hard to think its nearly May!
 

Oddly enough Skylark, after a nice morning there are now dark clouds overhead here and I'm over 300 miles away from you.

 Brilliant! 

I got my newsletter from the RSPB today and they are asking when you last saw a turtle dove. The only turtle doves I've seen were tree ornaments in the film Home Alone 2. Somehow, I don't think they'd be interested in that sighting.

It feels more like November here today!

Dont say November, i dont need another birthday ! But yes, its dismal 

 I hadn't considered extra birthdays! 

Hopefully, the weather will change soon.

El, the sun is shining here now  

On the lunchtime BBC news they had an item about a Gloster Meteor plane about to be lifted this afternoon from Innsworth by a Chinook helicopter and taken to its new home at Gloucester airport.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...cestershire-22244953

The news item said that if the helicopter got into difficulty it would have to drop the plane.

It's at RAF Innsworth which is a couple of miles away. The route it will take does not go over my house - it does in the opposite direction and most of the journey is over fields though there are a few houses underneath on the way. I hope the people there don't get too close a view of the plane.

I don't know if the journey will go ahead today as it is windy but if you watch the BBC news this evening it may show the plane being lifted.

The Gloster Meteor was the first jet engine powered plane and was built at Gloster Aircraft Company on the outskirts of Gloucester at Brockworth. The buildings there are long demolished.

 

 

No such luck here though I may see some sun tomorrow.

I got mine from Amazon but I just looked and it is out of stock.  Mine was a Homefront one, it looks very similar to this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dreaml...eywords=heated+throw but the difference is the price, I paid half of that.  I loved the story about the waxwing in the tree silly devil

 

I've never seen a turtle dove, we usually get big fat wood pigeons although there were some more delicate collared pigeons down the lane.

 

Thank you Skylark nice to have you back in the thread again.

The Gloster Meteor plane was successfully transported this afternoon. The link above (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...cestershire-22244953) has been changed to show a video clip of this.

I saw that on our local news programme and I wondered whether you might have seen it (probably not likely as it only travelled 2 miles).

I saw it on BBC news,

Aw I missed skylark! Hope the sun comes back out for you Thanks for the link squiggle I might just have to bookmark that and when funds allow, buy me a nice cosy heated fleece Has everyone had a nice day? I got busy at work, walked the dog and, brace yourselves- I cooked tea for mr summer! That's twice in a week he loved my steak

Steak! Lucky Mr Summer. How did you cook it, Summer? *drools*

I'm still sticking to my diet and lost four pounds in my first week. 

Well done Yogi, good going

Thanks Squiggle.  I can't pretend it's easy - the weight seems harder to shift now I'm older more mature.

Just popped in to say goodnight x
Check your Pm.s Summer  x 
Sweet dreams all  

Goodnight Skylark, sweet dreams to you too.

Goodnight skylark on it Pan fried, with lots of garlic yogi! well done 4lb's is a brilliant amount in 1 week! How's the hunger pangs?

That steak sounds absolutely delicious!

I'm coping with the hunger pangs, I just need to add more variety to my menus, so that boredom doesn't kick in.

Good idea I like calorie heavy food unfortunately. I just broke into a pack of m&s mint walnut whips that I had intended to give to MIL

 I'm not the least bit jealous of your walnut whips.

They used to make coffee ones, those were my favourites.

Did they?! I think a revival is in order! I just cleaned my teeth so that I can't go eat another one. What's on your menu for tomorrow?

Chicken with stir-fry veg and bean sprouts for dinner, but not sure what to have for lunch - maybe some ryvita with tuna.

Oh I love a stir fry, good choice! It sounds daft but I love using a wok, the shape of it appeals to me lots less washing up too

 Anything which reduces washing up, is a good thing.

Have you seen the new McDonald's advert? It's got a border terrier in, they're becoming very fashionable in the media lately

Not that it would make me go eat there mind