I took the cover off mine because I like it roasting.

My bath water is always roasting too. I come out of a bath, looking like a lobster.

I used to like a soak in the bath but we have a shower now. On the other hand a shower is quicker

Shower in the morning, bath in the evening - best of both worlds.

Hubby always showers, never bathes.

Got to go now, goodnight Moonie, sweet dreams.

Summer, hope you've had a good day and your mum is now safely home. Sweet dreams.

Nite nite Yogi. Sleep well. Have a happy tomorrow. Sweet dreams

*night owls*

My mum got home safely and smoothly she works on Christmas Day so we won't be spending it together but she retires in the spring so I expect she'll be spending next christmas with us
We're planning a holiday together next year to celebrate her retirement, she wants a relaxing spa hotel on lake Garda- fine by me!

I hope you all warmed up, it has been very cold here too

I should be around more tomorrow, things will be back to normal at last (temporarily )

Sweet dreams to you all, see you tomorrow (or in the manor if you're still about moonie )

Glad your mum got home safe and sound Sweet

 

Nite nite. Sleep well. Have a calmer tomorrow Sweet dreams

Good morning everyone. Weather is dry and overcast atm.

Glad your mum got home safely, Summer. A spa holiday in Lake Garda to celebrate her retirement sounds idyllic, I bet you and your mum can't wait.

Love the little night owl.

Hope you all have a good day.

 

 

 

Good morning everyone

 

Quite sunny here but frosty at present.

 

My brother is visiting me for the weekend and will arrive this afternoon. It's my turn for cakes and I've bought a yummy chocolate cake covered in smarties. It looks a bit like this:

Good morning everyone, that cake looks delish EL.

 

I have yet to catch up on Emmerdale, a long telephone call with a very dear friend, but I agree I don't like the character they've turned Amy into, and Kyle is perfectly happy with Joanie.

 

That holiday post retirement with your mum to Lake Garda sounds perfect Summer, I have been there and it is incredibly beautiful.  I think you may have been there once before?

 

Enjoy your weekend with your brother EL, and everyone else too of course,

 

Good morning everyone

Dull and overcast here. Feels cold but haven't ventured outside as yet

 

Have a good start to your weekend

Moonie, after quite a sunny start here, it's clouded over now and is a bit on the cool side. It's forecast to be blue sky later this afternoon and may get a touch warmer. There's no rain in the forecast so that when my brother walks from the railway station to my house he shouldn't get wet.

 

Sunny and crisp! Lovely cycle ride out in the Tees Valley.  We have just ordered Diavola Parmesan, which I assume is chicken parmo with pepperoni and jalapeño. Also wild boar sausage on bubble n squeak with onion and red wine gravy.

That sounds so much more appetising than the ham and tomato sandwich I've just eaten. Enjoy your lunch and your bike ride, Joe.

Smartie cake looks lovely, El. Enjoy your weekend with your brother.

Squiggle, I hate what the writers did with the character of Amy. They made her so selfish and unlikeable that it was difficult to have any empathy for her at all.

Catching up on the programme, Being Poirot. Has this been shown before, as some of it seems very familiar?  

Moonie, stay indoors and keep warm.

Summer, I hope your customers are nice ones and you get five minutes to yourself.

Skylark, did you manage to have sweet dreams of Cain and Michael?

Good afternoon I'm pleased to be here at last- I've had no service on my phone all morning!

Squiggle I love the snoopy pic!
El, this weekend's cake sounds delicious

Yogi, I don't think Being Poirot has been shown before but there have been other documentaries about Poirot with David Suchet so it would seem familiar.

 

Summer, you must be relieved that your phone service has returned.

 

glad you're back now Sweet

Yogi, have been out twice today. Flippin parky out there  Having said that, the sun is coming out now its nearly time for it to go down

I must have seen another interview where David Suchet went to Agatha Christie's home.

 

Woohoo, welcome back.

 

That's just typical!

Not a sign of sun up here, it's been drizzling rain all day.

Welcome back Summer, it's horrible when phone or internet are down.  Moonie it sure is cold out there, I hope your weather cheers up for the weekend Yogi.

 

I think this picture only needs a couple of these

 

 Oh dearie me, what a blunder!

I'm expecting my brother to arrive shortly so I won't be around that much for the next couple of days.

Although my brother is expecting to be redundant/retired by next March he is being required along with everyone else in his libraries to apply for the handful of jobs on offer. He's already had at least one interview and will be required to have other interviews which he is not looking forward to. I'm sure he realises that the council has to go through this process but staff morale must be unbelievably low. I think the staff who do remain after March won't be any happier as there's little doubt that more and more cuts will be made until there are no libraries left or they are merged into other things such as schools.

 

Awww have a or two

Now how about that for a coincidence

I didn't see squiggle's picture until after I posted.

 

Well, it was close. All the right letters if not in the right order

El, it must be a very a demoralising time for all of the library staff atm.

It will be a sad day, if libraries as we know them, are phased out.

 

 Looks like the person who made the gates, needs to go back to school.

El, I hope you and your brother have a happy couple of days together

Thanks everyone, I hop you have a nice weekend as well

Well said Yogi, almost unbelievable that they could possibly consider such a move.  It must be so demoralising for your brother and his colleagues EL, and all those countrywide caught up in this.

Eldest son dropped in for a cup of tea and a natter. I roped him in to help put up his brother and SiL's wedding photograph on my wall. It has taken me ages to find the right frame - it is quite a big pic and I had to get a frame which would fit in with the other frames I already have in the room. Anyway, I finally found one I liked, so we moved some pics to different walls and removed my wall clock and I am now happy with the frame and where it is placed.

It has been very quiet on the forum tonight and in here too. Where is everybody? Summer, are you out for tea again? Whatever you are doing, I hope you are enjoying yourself.

Goodnight all, sweet dreams.

 

Evening
Lol at the shcool gates

El I hope you have a wonderful weekend and can lift your brothers spirits. I'm sure a weekend away from the city will certain be a nice change of scenery for him

I've had a bizarre day, some of the clients were horrid! One was a dirty sleezebag, and I'm afraid I told him so too. There's many things I can bite my tongue about but inappropriate behaviour is certainly not one of them!

We're supposed to get new flooring fitted on Monday and after weeks and weeks of being messed around in the first place by the sales people, we just found out that the floor hasn't even been cut, let alone delivered to the warehouse yet. Telling us at 5pm on a Friday has left mr summer no chance to rearrange the holidays he's taken from work, and they knew about the problem on wednesday! he absolutely hit the roof when he found out.

I did face a nice bath though

I hope you've all had a better day than me

Sorry to have just missed you tonight yogi!
I'm glad you got a frame that you're happy with

Yogi and Sweet, nite nite. Sleep well. Have a great weekend.....

 

 

Fwends

 

Sweet dreams

 

Good morning everyone

 

Cloudy but dry here.

Latest long term forecast from the Met Office:

UK Outlook for Wednesday 20 Nov 2013 to Friday 29 Nov 2013:

On Wednesday, many places will have mostly dry and bright weather but with some showers, these mainly affecting coastal counties in the east and northeast. Showers will be a wintry combination of rain, sleet and snow, giving locally significant snow accumulations over higher ground, and perhaps even to lower levels at times. Showers will probably become less frequent and lighter in northern Britain by Thursday. Cold, with widespread overnight frosts likely and icy stretches in places. Thereafter, with higher pressure to the north of the UK, it should become drier across the north and west, with the most unsettled conditions towards central, southern and eastern parts of Britain. It will stay rather cold with an ongoing risk of frost, especially in the north and west where winds will be lighter.

UK Outlook for Saturday 30 Nov 2013 to Saturday 14 Dec 2013:

Pressure to the north of the UK looks more likely than not to remain fairly high at first, suggesting more in the way of dry but cold weather, with overnight frosts likely. More unsettled conditions may continue further south and east for a time but there are indications that rainfall amounts could fall slightly below average even here. In terms of temperature, it is likely to remain on the colder side of normal but there are signs of a slight recovery nearer to normal by the middle of December.

 

Summer, I don't blame you for telling that customer what you thought of him. As for the flooring I'm not surprised Mr Summer hit the ceiling.

Yogi, well done on finding the frame you were looking for

Moonie, I hope it's less cold for you today.

 

Thanks everyone for your comments about my brother's libraries. Needless to say my brother confirmed what I posted yesterday about staff morale. The way the council are going about this amounts to a slow drip feed of death.

 

 

Good morning everyone. Weather is wet and windy.

El, I feel so sorry for your brother and the other library staff. I hope you and your brother are able to have a lovely weekend, in spite of everything that is going on for him at work.

Summer, I'm not surprised Mr Summer was fuming. Have the flooring company given you a definite date for fitting it now?

I'm glad you put the old sleezebag in his place, you shouldn't have to put up with that rubbish.

Love the dog and owl 'fwends', Moonie.

Have a good day everyone.

Morning all x
Couldnt get on yesterday. 

Hope you have a nice time with your brother El, yes very sad situation with the libraries 
Oh so annoying with the flooring situation Summer. 
Granddaughter not at nanas today so wont be around much
. 
Have a good day x

Good morning too you all

Its a bit parky out there *sings* ... here comes summer ... Oh and its raining too   I hope its better where you are 

Have a great day everyone