I have just seem Sweet

Nite nite Sweet. Sleep well and dont work to hard tomorrow. Sweet dreams

Goodnight. Summer, sweet dreams and I'm glad we finally caught up with each other.

My battery on the ipad is getting low, so I better go too. Goodnight Moonie, sweet dreams to you, too.

Nite nite Yogi. Sleep well. Sweet dreams to you too

For Yogi and Sweet.......

 

 

and

 

Good morning everyone

 

Sunny here but cold and frosty.

 

I'm off out for another scale & polish at the dentist in a few minutes. See you later.

 

Good morning everyone. Weather is very chilly and we've had a very light dusting of snow overnight.

Moonie, the owls are gorgeous, thank you.

Hope all goes well with your scale and polish, El. You'll be like this  when you come back.

Have a good day, everyone.

 

Naughty Summer

 

How lovely that Keira is so protective of the baby, I reckon you are all probably in for the best Christmas ever, nothing like seeing it all again through the eyes of a child and with Nativity plays to look forward to in years to come, what joy.

 

I did have to laugh at Bramble and the badger, I bet the badger had a sore bottom the next day, and I bet he didn't taste too nice either   I am glad they are getting on with the floor and hope the smell of the screed goes off quickly.

 

Very windy and cold here today, but sunny.  Have a great day everyone

 Morning

I see Summer and moonie been up to mischief 

Awww PB and her friend Keira x
Hope to see nice shiny teeth later El 
Hope the flooring is going well Summer. 
Be back later, have a nice morning xx

Good morning sunny here with a thick frost
We're waiting to see if any snow falls. Yogi I'm excited that you have some!

Moonie, great owls last night fankoo!

Skylark, hope you have a good morning and El I hope your teeth feel great after

Squiggle, what are you up to today?

I'm back from my scale & polish:

 

dazzling!
That was quick El, are you home for the day now?

Good morning everyone

The sun is streaming in through my bedroom window but there is quite a breeze blowing out there so you can bet its cold. I will find out later, no doubt

Glad you liked the owls Yogi and Sweet

Sweet, I hope they finish your floor soon

Nice shiny choppers El

 

Have a good day friends

Wonderful! 

Not up to much today Summer, grocery delivery due any minute and then just catch up with Celebrity Jungle and finish off the washing.  How about you?

I have no washing to do. Its all done, for now. *smug look on face*

It was a 9.00 sesseion at the dentist which is why I was back quite early. I'm just popping out for a short time and then I'll start doing some client work.

Lovely teeth there El  

Very cold here but nice and fresh. 
Bought my first Christmas gift today, thought i had better make a start! 

I've been out and about. It's sunny outside, although very chilly and slippery underfoot.

That's a brilliant smile, El.

Well done on starting your Christmas gift buying, Skylark. I've got some gifts for PB and my Christmas cards, but I need to get started on the rest of the family's gifts.

Summer, are you at work today? If you are, at least you won't smell the stinky screed.

Moonie, my washing is all done too. *adopts equally smug face*

Squiggle, you'll need to let us know your first impressions of the jungle celebs.

Off to to some cooking - this weather makes me want to cook warm, hearty food.

Hi Yogi, happy cooking. Yes i know what you mean. I wish i had some ingredients for soup but havent enough 

There is lots of nice things with baby,s first Christmas on. 
I havent got any cards yet, will maybe get some tomorrow. I have one to get to post to the USA so best get a move on! 

Yes I'm at work today I popped out at lunch and the puddles are frozen solid, it must be below zero out there.
I feel excited, I hope it does snow a little.

The prep work on the floor is complete if all goes to plan, they should be able to start laying it tomorrow afternoon. We're only a day and a half behind, hopefully it'll be finished by Friday night.

Moonie, stay in lol stay warm!

Did any of you spot this?

 

From the Guardian but in other papers as well the other day.

 

The BBC turned cupcakes and pastries into primetime TV fare with The Great British Bake Off. Now it is hoping to do the same with a horticultural contest on BBC2. Grow, Make, Eat: The Great Allotment Challenge will feature green-fingered contestants growing a crop of fruit and vegetables, and facing three trials each week that test their horticultural knowledge, creativity and culinary skills. The six-hour-long episodes will air early next year – and the show will no doubt be given time to bed in and cultivate an audience. Fronted by Fern Britton, the show will be judged by Royal Horticultural Society judge Jim Buttress, floral designer Jonathan Moseley and cookery writer Thane Prince. Suggestions that 69-year-old Buttress – vice-chairman of the RHS Herbaceous Plant Committee and described by the Daily Telegraph as the "Judge Dread" of the Britain in Bloom competition – may be the new Paul Hollywood appear somewhat premature.

 

I'm not convinced that it will have the same appeal as Bake Off.

 

Down in this part of the country it's colder than it has been but the early frost went some hours ago and there's no ice.

 

Roll on Friday then Summer, i bet you are saying !

Not sure about that programme El, will maybe watch, although Fern Britton, these days seems slightly odd in her behaviour. A bit OTT at times. 
Grandpa picking GD up from school, i am being spoilt these days. Not complaining though 

Great stuff skylark take the time to do something for yourself instead
What's GD getting from Santa?

I think the growing/gardening show sounds like fun, I'm not a fab of fern though

No idea what she getting yet. She does need a new bike. Maybe a really good quality art set, she loves painting and drawing, and at an age now where she looks after her things. Will have a chat with nana so we dont get the same things, although it wouldnt really matter so much as she can have stuff there and here. Mum is getting her skates....that should be fun...as long as she has knee and arm pads, she does tend to be a bit clumsy!

Not sure if i am using the time wisely, am watching Jeremy Kyle, not sure why 

I don't watch Jeremy Kyle. Don't watch Matthew Wright either (& I know he's currently down under not that I'm watching it).

 

 

Turned Jeremy off, getting a headache! 

I don't blame you for turning him off, I just don't like that type of programme.

I prefer programmes more like Last Tango in Halifax which is back tonight.

Skylark, we got a lovely Christmas tree bauble with My First Christmas on it. It also has PB's name and says love from granny and grandad. Fingers crossed that Harv doesn't batter the tree with his tail, or the bauble will be in pieces!

Is your granddaughter getting excited about Christmas yet? I see most places have started their Santa Grottos already - personally it seems a bit too early, but what do I know. PB is a bit young to visit Santa this year, but maybe next year.

Summer, I hope your flooring looks beautiful when it's finished. It's a pain having this sort of work done, but it will be worth it in the end.

El, that new programme could be something I'd like to watch. I don't mind Fern Britton but does anyone know what's going on with her and Phil Vicker? I keep seeing magazine headlines which appear to hint that all is not well with their marriage but I never buy the magazines, so don't know what's going on.

 I like Last Tango In Halifax.

I missed the last episode of Last Tango, still never kept up. I do tend to watch things in my bed, then conk out. 
Aww lovely Yogi. Yes you can have names on the baubles, nice you got PB, on hers. Nice to keep, up high on the tree!!
Gd hasnt really stopped talking about Christmas, since last ! I put her in the shopping trolley in Tesco the other day, and we gave a fine rendition of Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer, as one does!  Some sighs from shoppers, who a bit like me, bah humbug, but children just love this time of year, so let her sing on! 

 sing on, I say too!

Aaaaaaw I love singing rudolph the red nosed reindeer!
Her presents sounds great skylark, I like that she draws

I am like everyone else as regarding Jungle I think Yogi, I like Steve but Joey hasn't been quite as bad as I expected so far, although I find it hard to believe that someone of his age can't tell the time

 

I went off Fern Britton when I read her autobiography I'm afraid so definitely won't be watching, she irritates me now.

Skylark, Wiki's summary of the last episode of the first series of Last Tango:

 

Lawrence accepts Caroline's relationship with Kate. However, Celia does not; her homophobic views shock Alan, who implores her to give Kate a chance. Celia agrees to meet Kate at a dinner party hosted by Caroline. However, Celia's bigotry and hostility towards Kate ruins the evening, leading Alan to call off the wedding and driving a wedge between Caroline and Kate. Caroline and Celia have a blazing row, trading insults and expletives. Celia realises that her behaviour had made her daughter unhappy and visits Kate, apologising for her own behaviour and imploring that she give Caroline another chance. Alan meanwhile, suffers a heart attack. Celia realises that she may have lost everything and rushes to his bedside. They reconcile and decide the wedding will go ahead. The first series ends with a flashback to sixty years ago, showing the teenage Alan asking Celia on a date, just as the present-day Alan regains consciousness. He tells Celia that he knew in his heart he would see her again, and Celia tells Alan that Kate will be able to play the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba at their wedding.

I think Joey's 'ignorance' is definitely exaggerated, which will annoy me as time goes on. Everyone else seems okay so far, but (as always) I reserve the right to change my mind.

I haven't read Fern's autobiography. Why did you go off her, after reading it?

My hairdresser lent the book to me, I quite liked her before I read it, maybe it was just me but she came across as very self-obsessed and quite callous to the feeling of others.  For instance Phil Vickery was seeing someone else but she went after him quite deliberately which I wasn't keen on, she took the view that Phil wasn't serious about his girlfriend but it left a nasty taste to me.

Oh dear, that's not a nice attitude.