Good morning everyone

 

Cloudy here but, after overnight rain, it's dry. Forecast here for the next few days seems to be cloudy but dry.

 

Yogi, I hope you had a better night's sleep overnight,

Welcome back Moonie.

 

Good morning everyone. Weather is dry atm, with showers forecast for later.

I slept better last night.

With Moonie and Skylark's return, the thread is getting back to normal.

Off to my mum and dad's this morning, see you later.

Have a good day everyone.

Yogi, have a nice time at your parents

Thanks El

Have a great time at your parents Yogi 

Good morning too all other Buddies too

Good morning everyone, I slept late this morning.  I am so glad you have your laptop back moonie and that you are feeling better.  Yogi I'm the same I can't even read anything spooky late at night.  Have a good day with your parents.  Is it humid where everyone else is?  It's been awfully humid down here and seems set to continue.  I hope Skylark is OK.

 

Have a good day everyone,

Good morning
It's foggy here, and very humid! I've already turned off the heating

Yogi have a lovely day hopefully see you later

I'm just cutting out some furry fabric to make Xmas tree decorations back shortly

Squiggle, how's your grandson settling in?

Squiggle, although it's still a bit humid there's a bit of blue sky here at present which brightens things up.

Summer, my central heating's been off for the past couple of days even first thing in the morning. I hope your furry Christmas tree decorations goes well.

 

Thank you El I need some white decorations, and I've got some left over faux fur from last year, so I'm sewing some little furry baubles

How are you feeling today?

I'm feeling better than the last few days, less fuzzy headed as the catarrh has lessened

 

I am glad your head is feeling much clearer EL.

 

Summer I have both boys at the moment as my youngest grandson is signed off sick with a broken foot.  It is in fact illegal for him to work at the moment, even if he could, as if he goes in and slips on something in the kitchen the hotel could be sued for negligence.  Good luck with the Christmas decorations.  I remember my hubby making lots of pom pom robins one year when our daughter was in her teens, and all her friends wanted one.  We all joined in with winding the brown wool round two pieces of card, they then got tied in the middle and snipped to make the fluffy body, I know it had a red breast but can't remember whether we wound red wool for that bit, pipe cleaner feet and a stick on bill and hy presto Roly Robins

 

I was talking to a friend yesterday who says at this time of year she feels very low, I said I, like you, look forward to Christmas.

Squiggle, I'm not surprised that your youngest grandson isn't allowed to work. He can't be that mobile at present and if there was a fire in the hotel kitchens he could be struggling to get out. I know he's rather be working, but it is for his own safety.

 

The client of mine who is about to have the ankle operation goes into hospital on Tuesday. That is part 1 of the operation. 4 weeks to recover, That will then be followed by part 2 of the operation which is the big one. 8 weeks to recover. So if everthing goes smoothly he will be able to return to work by mid January.

 

Roly Robins

 

I think people can be a bit low at this time of year as it's getting darker in the evenings so they know that summer's over.

 

Have any of you tried the Finnish salmiakki? It's salty liquorice.

I don't think I could stomach it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24303423

 

Aw roly robins sound like great fun! I wonder who still has one..?
We recently went through MIL's old christmas decorations and there's several that the children had made at school. They look old & fragile but she'd kept them all these years!

It's a shame your grandson can't go in squiggle, bless him, I know I would still want to too.

I love liquorice, and I like salt... But I think I'll pass on the Finnish delicacy thank you

Me too

 

Here is roughly what the roly robins looked like - I remember now you wound red wool around one part only of the circle and brown around the rest of it.

 

I dimly remember roly robins from when I was in the infants school but that is a very long time ago. I don't think I ever made one. I did make the paper chains though.

 

My brother is due to arrive shortly so I doubt if I'll be around here much for the next couple of days. I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

I'm back! The form filling was a bit of a nightmare but is now complete.

I never made roly robins as a child - they are cute! I feel deprived.

I don't think I'd be too keen on Finnish food, if the stuff in El's link is indicative of what they eat!

Moonie, good to see you back again today.

Squiggle, it's probably best that your grandson rests his foot for a while, even though he sounds very committed to his job.

Have a good weekend with your brother, El. Is he bringing cakes?

Summer, I wish I had a tenth of your talent for making things. My attempts would resemble something a four year old would make.

Skylark, hope you are around later.

 

Yogi, my brother better be bringing the cakes otherwise he's sleeping in the shed

(it will be my turn next time as his birthday is in the latter part of November so I will get the birthday cake)

 

 Let's hope for his sake he brings some cakes!

 

He has, so I'll let him sleep in the house

Thornton's chocolate bar:

 

and individual chocolate cakes.

Those look delicious - you can let him sleep in the house now.

Fankoo muchly

 Is your computer all fixed now?

It is fankoo

That's a relief. Now we just need you to get sorted out at the hospital.

Yes, indeed Yogi

You are lovely thankyou xxxxxxxxxx

Hi everyone 
Couldnt get on yesterday as my sister moving house and was giving her a hand buying curtains etc. By the end of the day i was shattered. Today been busy too with one thing and another. Son is off for the weekend to Newcastle so getting him sorted. His girlfriend is 21 tomorrow so they celebrating down there. 
Hope you all well. Those cakes are lovely El, i can vouch for them 

Hi Skylark. Was your sister happy with her curtains, did she manage to find something she really liked?

I hope your son and gf have a great time in Newcastle.

 

 

Hi Frodo, how are things with you?

 

 

Evening Yogi, yes she happy. Daughter going to put them up for her. Keeps her busy. Thanks yes they just away till Monday x
Hi Frodo, didnt see you there !

That's good.

Is it a romantic weekend for son and gf or is there a crowd going to join in the birthday celebrations?

I'm glad you managed to get the curtains sorted for your sister.  I hope your son and his girlfriend have a great time in Newcastle.

 

The cakes look scrumptious EL, enjoy your weekend.

 

Hi frodo nice to see you again moonie.

Squiggle, have the boys settled in now and is Tilly with you?

Just the two of them Yogi. Hope its romantic, he has taken his suit  Although he did ask if it wrong to pack his xbox and Fifa 14. I said YES !! Also had a birds and bees chat...and made him aware any baby, and his mother will be carted off in a straight-jacket 

 @ the Xbox question - he's such a lad!

Oh yes, it's very important to have the chat. Did he pay attention or just roll his eyes?

I'm watching Emmerdale. Poor Ashley, I feel sorry for him, and I don't see any spark between Laurel and Marlon.

Ash looks much bettter now he's shaved off the beard.

All i get Yogi, is yes Mother and  

I feel sorry too for Ashley, cant see any chemistry between Lauren and Marlon, daft storyline. 
Hope family settled too squiggle x

 Mine do the same!

 

The producers seem determined to put Marlon and Laurel together no matter what the viewers think.