Bye the way i mean cuddling the duvet, on my own !!
Goodnight, off to do a "Josie" Bye the way i mean cuddling the duvet, on my own !!
Bye the way i mean cuddling the duvet, on my own !!
Good morning everyone, hope its a pleasant Sunday after yesterday thank you El Loro for rescuing the thread again
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squiggle, I like your Sunday greeting picture.It was your morning pictures that attracted me to the Freddie Fanclub to start with .
Aww that's nice, its just such a faff getting my Photobucket account to load up but I promise I will try to do more, especially as we are in such a 'silly season' with only driftwood left in the BB house. I saw on the BBC news this morning, thinking of driftwood, the headline about the 'crocodile' that the French spotted in the Channel, did you see it? Its not a Croc Monsieur its a piece of wood quite clever play on words.
Good morning everyone.
Squiggle, I'm sorry I haven't been around very much recently to bump the thread. RL has been pretty busy and since I stopped watching BB, I don't feel I can contribute very much to the threads ATM.
I agree with EL Loro about your little pics, they often brightened my mornings.
Squiggle, I'm sorry I haven't been around very much recently to bump the thread. RL has been pretty busy and since I stopped watching BB, I don't feel I can contribute very much to the threads ATM.
I agree with EL Loro about your little pics, they often brightened my mornings.
Afternoon everyone. Nice to bump into you Yogi. Hope all is well with you. I know what you mean about having nothing to contribute to the thread BB wise. I feel the same, and have done so since our lovely Ben left. How are you getting on with your greenhouse? I've had so many tomatoes on my outside plants that I've had to start giving them away!!
Squiggle, it's great to see your little pictures making a reappearance. They always brighten the day.
El Loro, we are all grateful to you for your hard work in keeping the thread where it should be on page 1.
I may not be about much during the coming week as No.1 son and my two grandchildren are coming to stay. It's the children's weeks holiday with their dad. Normally we arrange for them to go away somewhere but that's not happened this year so we will be going out from here. I will pop in whenever I can but, hopefully, things should be back to normal next week.
Nice to bump into you Yogi. Hope all is well with you. I know what you mean about having nothing to contribute to the thread BB wise. I feel the same, and have done so since our lovely Ben left. How are you getting on with your greenhouse? I've had so many tomatoes on my outside plants that I've had to start giving them away!!Squiggle, it's great to see your little pictures making a reappearance. They always brighten the day.
El Loro, we are all grateful to you for your hard work in keeping the thread where it should be on page 1.
I may not be about much during the coming week as No.1 son and my two grandchildren are coming to stay. It's the children's weeks holiday with their dad. Normally we arrange for them to go away somewhere but that's not happened this year so we will be going out from here. I will pop in whenever I can but, hopefully, things should be back to normal next week.
That's beautiful, squiggle 
I've just come back in from walking round the block. At least what before housing development used to be the block where my paerent lived. My definition of block for this purpose is out of the house, turn left and keep on always taking the left turn at the first road turning (ignoring cul de sacs) and keep on going until I get back to the house. That's 5 and a half miles, though I took longer as I was trying out various public footpaths only to find that they had become so overgrown that I would have been torn to shreds. I must take my machete next time, or borrow Lori's scythe
I suspect, squiggle, that if you walked round the block as you live up a hill you could find that your walk was a lot longer.
I've just come back in from walking round the block. At least what before housing development used to be the block where my paerent lived. My definition of block for this purpose is out of the house, turn left and keep on always taking the left turn at the first road turning (ignoring cul de sacs) and keep on going until I get back to the house. That's 5 and a half miles, though I took longer as I was trying out various public footpaths only to find that they had become so overgrown that I would have been torn to shreds. I must take my machete next time, or borrow Lori's scythe
I suspect, squiggle, that if you walked round the block as you live up a hill you could find that your walk was a lot longer.
It would be impossible for me to walk around the block El Loro as I live in a little country lane that ends the house after mine, I like your method though.
It was so interesting the other day they had a piece on our local news about the anniversary of the opening of the South West Coast Path. Anyway they had the guy who carved it out in the first place. And I think he needed a machete! He said something like we walked down here, where the stream was at the bottom where it had carved out the combe (valley) and you could see where you needed to go, over there where that rock is but it was getting there. So they went this way, and took a dog leg and the path today still follows that route even though its a broad path today. And the man said he wonders whether people today following the path say "I wonder why the path takes a sudden turn here". Isn't that great?
It was so interesting the other day they had a piece on our local news about the anniversary of the opening of the South West Coast Path. Anyway they had the guy who carved it out in the first place. And I think he needed a machete! He said something like we walked down here, where the stream was at the bottom where it had carved out the combe (valley) and you could see where you needed to go, over there where that rock is but it was getting there. So they went this way, and took a dog leg and the path today still follows that route even though its a broad path today. And the man said he wonders whether people today following the path say "I wonder why the path takes a sudden turn here". Isn't that great?
One of the paths I went down and had to retreat from was where I met this elderly woman who was spending her afternoon clearing away the brambles, nettles and overgrowth. The path supposedly goes all the way down to the River Severn, and if it's like that all the way, it's going to take years.
And before you say that I could help her, that would have been difficult as she had her German Shepherd with her, who was extremely protective of her to the point that I realised that if I didn't leave immediately, the woman would have difficulty in holding the dog back from attacking me. Very strange - I suppose the dog is not used to seeing strangers in the middle of nowhere and assumed that I was going to attack the woman.
Anyway I think you need a bit of culture now, so here is the fifth movement from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. I reheard it last night and it's quite unusual. The English title for this segment is Dreams of a Sabbath Night, but this is Walpurgis Night when the witches, hobgoblins, etc come out. this piece has been called the first pyschedelic piece of music written and it is believed that Berlioz may have been under the effectos of opium whilst composing this.
And before you say that I could help her, that would have been difficult as she had her German Shepherd with her, who was extremely protective of her to the point that I realised that if I didn't leave immediately, the woman would have difficulty in holding the dog back from attacking me. Very strange - I suppose the dog is not used to seeing strangers in the middle of nowhere and assumed that I was going to attack the woman.
Anyway I think you need a bit of culture now, so here is the fifth movement from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. I reheard it last night and it's quite unusual. The English title for this segment is Dreams of a Sabbath Night, but this is Walpurgis Night when the witches, hobgoblins, etc come out. this piece has been called the first pyschedelic piece of music written and it is believed that Berlioz may have been under the effectos of opium whilst composing this.
Just one little bump before I sign out for the night. Will catch up with you all tomorrow, hopefully.
I'm off too Joyron, night night now, catch up tomorrow Buddies. Who would vote against Josie winning now? Not me
Good morning El Loro, did the rain keep you awake overnight? Thanks for bumping, its coming down in stair rods here. Good morning to everyone on this rainy rainy Monday morning, hope your mood is brighter than the weather, even if the forecast for inside the BB house is dull dull dull
Good morning everyone.
It's pouring down up here, too.
Joyron, sorry I keep missing you. Well done on your excellent tomato crop.
I have lots of tomatoes growing in the greenhouse, but (apart from some cherry ones) they are all still green. I lurked on an allotment forum
, and a lot of people seem to be having the same trouble.
It's pouring down up here, too.
Joyron, sorry I keep missing you.
Well done on your excellent tomato crop. I have lots of tomatoes growing in the greenhouse, but (apart from some cherry ones) they are all still green. I lurked on an allotment forum, and a lot of people seem to be having the same trouble. Pouring rain here, as per....off to pick up my grandaughter xxReference:
(apart from some cherry ones) they are all still green.
Yogi I heard a good tip (might be old news to you) on Radio Devon from their gardening expert about ripening tomatoes. Put near them either banana skins or an extremely ripe banana. The ripe bananas give off a gas which hastens ripening.
The rain kept me awake a bit overnight, but I drifted off. It was dry this morning, but it's started again.
But last night at around dusk, I happened to look through an upstairs window, and the sunset was extraordinarily vivid. Although there was a house and a tall tree in the way, the effect was a bit like this (lno palm trees though). And they say "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight" but I doubt if the sheep would have agreed.
But last night at around dusk, I happened to look through an upstairs window, and the sunset was extraordinarily vivid. Although there was a house and a tall tree in the way, the effect was a bit like this (lno palm trees though). And they say "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight" but I doubt if the sheep would have agreed.
Afternoon everyone. No.1 son and grandchildren just gone off to the cinema so I have a few hours to myself.
I said in another thread just now that I really enjoyed the HL show last night. It made me smile watching them have fun. I suppose if you have LF (which I don't) it might get a bit boring at times but if that's the case then people can always turn off for a few hours. I'm looking forward to tonight's HL show too, to see how their perfect day went. Let's hope BB has something up their sleeve to keep them occupied today too.
Will try and get back later, before my "tribe" come back.
No.1 son and grandchildren just gone off to the cinema so I have a few hours to myself.I said in another thread just now that I really enjoyed the HL show last night. It made me smile watching them have fun. I suppose if you have LF (which I don't) it might get a bit boring at times but if that's the case then people can always turn off for a few hours. I'm looking forward to tonight's HL show too, to see how their perfect day went. Let's hope BB has something up their sleeve to keep them occupied today too.
Will try and get back later, before my "tribe" come back.
That sunset is beautiful El Loro. I thought you might like to see one I took from my house a year or so ago
Nice pics
Bumpity bump.
This is completely unrelated to big brother and normally I would just post this in the film forum where nobody would see it. I saw by chance a Paul Merton documentary on silent film comedies, but not the American ones, but from this country and France. Various directors were mentioned including the likes of Georges Melies, but this French dieector was unknown to me, but the clip I saw showed some flair and wit.
So I have been doing a bit of searching and found this very short film, just as an example.
Alice Guy (pronounced Jee) made some 350 short films between 1896 and 1920. The above comes from 1906 - this is 8 years before Chaplin even started, so it is a very early film. She was the very first female film director in the world.
So I have been doing a bit of searching and found this very short film, just as an example.
Alice Guy (pronounced Jee) made some 350 short films between 1896 and 1920. The above comes from 1906 - this is 8 years before Chaplin even started, so it is a very early film. She was the very first female film director in the world.
Squiggle, you and El Loro really seem to have "clicked" in this thread!!!
Ha ha Yogi! Don't forget to check out my How to hug a baby thread for some more great pics, not mine this time
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Squiggle, you and El Loro really seem to have "clicked" in this thread!!!
clickety clickety click.The glove puppet I have to my mother as a Christmas present many year ago looked a bit like this
I now have the puppet living with me after my mother passed away. My mother called the puppet Squiggle.
El Loro have you been peeping, how did you know that's just what I look like! 
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Yogi I heard a good tip (might be old news to you) on Radio Devon from their gardening expert about ripening tomatoes. Put near them either banana skins or an extremely ripe banana. The ripe bananas give off a gas which hastens ripening.
It's worth a try Squiggle, I'll put some bananas in the greenhouse tomorrow. Thank you.The sunset pics are lovely, El Loro and Squiggle.
Nite nite, working early in the morning
Night night Skylark, I'm off soon too, reading a Jodi Picoult book at the moment about the Amish, quite interesting, I like to read before I go to sleep. I will have to look out for red and blue feathers flying overhead El Loro, next time you come by chase off those noisy magpies will you? Hope the banana thing works Yogi, you just never know.
Good morning on a nice sunny day so far.
We were near the top of page 3 overnight. I suspect that overnight tonight we could easily drop below page 3 - I think that the activity on this forum this night is going to be at an all time high, so let's hope the servers at Seattle can cope. Several weeks ago I sent a warning to Lori about this climax being today, so they are aware of it. At the same time I also warned that this could be a similar level of activity in 2 weeks time. So they are not going to be thinking - "let's have some downtime today to do an upgrade".
We were near the top of page 3 overnight. I suspect that overnight tonight we could easily drop below page 3 - I think that the activity on this forum this night is going to be at an all time high, so let's hope the servers at Seattle can cope. Several weeks ago I sent a warning to Lori about this climax being today, so they are aware of it. At the same time I also warned that this could be a similar level of activity in 2 weeks time. So they are not going to be thinking - "let's have some downtime today to do an upgrade".
Well done El Loro, first for rescuing us, and secondly for thinking ahead of the forum situation
Good morning everyone, I thought I would post a piccie today of my favourite gardens. I wonder whether anyone else has been there. They are in the South of England. I will tell you later where they are if no-one recognises them. Is this a good trail to follow? We could all upload pictures of places we love and see if others have been there
Good morning everyone, I thought I would post a piccie today of my favourite gardens. I wonder whether anyone else has been there. They are in the South of England. I will tell you later where they are if no-one recognises them. Is this a good trail to follow? We could all upload pictures of places we love and see if others have been there
Morning everyone. Love the picture Squiggle, although I cannot guess where it is. I shall enjoy seeing other people's pictures but I won't be able to partake because I don't know how to upload pictures!!
From what I've read in the other threads on here, if the people named are the ones going into the house then I'm afraid BB ends for me tonight. Apart from Brian Dowling, who I think has become rather conceited over time, there is no one else I would want to follow. I'm really sad that Aisleyne has ruled herself out. I would have liked to see her back.
Might not be back again today. Taking the grandchildren bowling after lunch, and then hoping hubby will take us for for something to eat rather than having to do it myself.
Love the picture Squiggle, although I cannot guess where it is. I shall enjoy seeing other people's pictures but I won't be able to partake because I don't know how to upload pictures!!From what I've read in the other threads on here, if the people named are the ones going into the house then I'm afraid BB ends for me tonight. Apart from Brian Dowling, who I think has become rather conceited over time, there is no one else I would want to follow. I'm really sad that Aisleyne has ruled herself out. I would have liked to see her back.
Might not be back again today. Taking the grandchildren bowling after lunch, and then hoping hubby will take us for for something to eat rather than having to do it myself.
Just a quick note. I've just been looking at the bits on the Channel 4 site and in the article about the final it says that the winner of BB11 will "be given the opportunity to take part in Ultimate BB". From that I take it the winner (probably Josie) can choose not to go back in. Your thoughts??
It does seem a rather lacklustre bunch of HM's admittedly. I hope BB have one or two surprises up their sleeves. Joyron I think Josie will choose to go back in, well that's how I read her anyway, time will tell.
Here are two more pictures of these beautiful gardens and if they still don't ring a bell and no-one has been there then you are missing a treat. If you are in this part of the world they are not to be missed. Further clue, it is not the South West of England where I am living now. If no-one knows I will tell you later on.
Here are two more pictures of these beautiful gardens and if they still don't ring a bell and no-one has been there then you are missing a treat. If you are in this part of the world they are not to be missed. Further clue, it is not the South West of England where I am living now. If no-one knows I will tell you later on.