I know, El, but it won't stop me checking the news channels every half hour or so, just in case there's any news.

I want one of those pools!

Good morning Cooler over overcast here, with storms due later. I'm hoping for sun instead Squiggle, that's a great smiley! it's very cheery for a Monday morning Great news about the royal baby, I hope Kate doesn't have to be in labour for days

A rather unusual news story today about horses and burgers:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...-manchester-23403935

 

Ugh, my 3G has been dropping in & out today! El, I've really fancied a burger lately, a rare thing for me, but who knows what is actually in them

The story I linked to is nothing to do with the contents of burgers but if you were able to click on the link you would see why I referred to them I hope your 3G is sorted out as that's a bit of an inconvenience for you.

 

I see that David Jacobs is stepping down from his radio 2 show due to ill health.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23407506

He's 87 and has been working for the BBC since 1945.  I remember him from the days of Juke Box Jury. He also had done a bit of acting and was Laurie in the first BBC adaptation of Little Women which was shown late December 1950/January 1951. That's before my time.

 

At 87, I think he deserves a rest and hope he some time to enjoy his retirement.

Absolutely, he's done very well indeed to keep working until such a great age El, I'm afraid that link doesn't work for me, I think it's because I'm on the app rather than home computer

*wonders where my night owl friends are*

Tonight's owl is blue, for a boy

Leaving hugs for moonie, I hope you are taking good care of yourself and for yogi, I hope you sleep well

I was in the BB thread and the Royal Baby thread before that.

I like the Blue Owl for the new baby. Many congratulations to William and Kate.

Goodnight Summer, sweet dreams.

Moonie, get well soon.

aww love the owl

 

night yogi  summer and all the lovely peeps in here

Good morning everyone

 

Summer, a very suitable owl for yesterday's news of RB

 

There have been heavy showers here this morning and I heard rumbles of thunder. The band of rain is moving west to east and I'm hoping the worst is over as I'm due to go out to a client in a couple of hours. Although it is cloudy I can see that the really dark clouds are now to the west of where I live and are lighter to the east.

 

Good morning everyone. Weather is overcast and a bit humid.

I hope you manage to visit your clients before any rain showers, El.

I hope we find out the new RB's name today. The baby is likely to have four names and I think there will be a nod to both sides of the family in the middle names. George seems to be the favourite with the bookies. Anyone got other ideas?

Moonie, I hope you feel well enough to join us today, I miss you.

Have a good day all.

 

 

 

You may remember that I made a post over a month ago about a tennis match being played by Andy Murray and others to raise money for a charity on behalf of Ross Hutchins who had been having chemo treatment for cancer:

https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/topi...9#330620847490412839

 

Yesterday Ross Hutchins announced that the chemo treatment had worked and he was in remission from Hodgkin's lymphoma

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23411305

 

That's very good news for Ross.

Yogi, I think you are right and George has to be a strong possibility. Also Philip, Michael and Peter are contenders. Michael (Kate's father) and Peter (Kate's grandfather who for a couple of months was co-pilot with Prince Philip years ago). 

I wondered if Philip might be in with a chance as a middle name, as William is close to his granfather and it's the male form of Phillipa (Pippa). Also James, for Kate's brother and Henry, for Prince Harry, might be possibilities as middle names.

Good morning Great news about Ross I hope he continues to do well It's very dark here, I think rain is coming!

I think you could be right - your area's forecast is heavy rain this morning, afternoon dry, this evening heavy rain.

What I've noticed is that there's hardly any wind today which means that the rain could be slow moving.

Good morning everyone, it's very humid here too, I don't know what the forecast is but I really feel we could do with a good downpour.  Can't believe I'm saying that after all the rain we've had this year.

 

I think Charles as one of the baby's names has to be a contender and I agree that Philip would be a lovely tribute to a wonderful man and I am sure a wonderful grandfather.

 

Great news about Ross, my hubby had Non-Hodgkins and Hodgkins was the cancer that everyone knew as 'the one that doesn't kill you'.

 

Hope you aren't feeling too unwell moonie

We now know that the Royal family watch Eastenders as the announcment of the birth was made just over 4 hours after the birth immediately after Eastenders finished. They would have known that BBC1 would immediately drop all scheduled programmes for the rest of the evening.

The sky has become so dark here, I have had to put the lights on. I think a thunderstorm may be on the way.

Very heavy rain now.

I think the rain has passed from my area as it's been dry since breakfast time. It's still overcast and muggy though.

 

I'm back from seeing my clients and on the way out of their house I was pounced on by a royal personage

A photo from NASA taken a few days ago by the Cassini probe which is orbiting Saturn. Earth and the moon as seen from Saturn:

And to show it's from Saturn here's another photo in the set released:

What a cute dog EL.  Great photos, why can't we see any other stars though?

The earth looks really tiddly in those pics.

 

Gorgeous dog, El.

Aw cute doggy! I like King Charles spaniels Is it thundering yogi? Our weather has surprisingly improved I can't wait to hear the name of the royal baby

Squiggle, I don't know why stars can't be seen in those photos - the photos are from the NASA website so unlikely to have been doctored in any way. My guess, and it's only a guess, is that the Cassini probe was sent to Saturn to explore Saturn's system of the planet, the rings and the moons of Saturn. The scientific equipment used to take photographs would not have needed the power of a telescope looking at the sky as a whole but would concentrate on images much closer (so closer to binoculars). The Earth and the moon are far closer to Saturn than any star (other then our Sun) so would be more likely to be seen in a photo than stars.

 

We had thunder earlier (no lightning) and heavy rain. Dry atm.

Btw, love those pics! The earth does look so small doesn't it Yogi, is Keira ok in thunderstorms?

It's just possible that the above posting may be a little hoax by me

The thunder never bothered her at all - she slept through it.

Apparently there is going to be a new musical show about Marilyn Monroe.

However if you choose to click on the following link and see who has been chosen for the part, you may need hospital treatment or feel like smashing your computer screen.

You have been warned.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/23418249

 

What a travesty EL!!!!!!!

Exactly. Now you know why I gave that warning.