General Chat

You should see the sky here ,black as your hat !!

Oh Mel your hair is long, my hair was nearly that length but just before we got married i had it all cut off it did feel strange to have it so short .
Those cheeky Deer come close don't they ,your poor hand looks nasty ,i imagined it to be more in the middle of your hand i don't know why ,you'll be a bit weary now i suppose using the gun again.

Oh dear Ann, sounds like trouble is brewing in your close ,lets hope it doesn't turn really nasty ,why do things always happen when your out so you miss it all :-0 :-D

Hubby had Steak tonight ,i had Chicken ,i'am not a steak person really .

I have just remembered I have washing in the machine from yesterday!!!!!!!!

I will send the dragons breath photo I took over the back with the mist rolling up the valley.

Got the next lot Ann :-D :-D.I don't know if Fitz has seen them yet.They might have family for the weekend so I won't ring him.
Oh Mel your hand looked really nasty.Thank goodness it has healed up now.I loved the pics of the Bantams and the Deer..And your HAIR it's nearly down to your knees !!!!!.If you trimmed it just a bit it would surely stop breaking off.With it the length it is you would a least be able to see what you were doing .You could hold it on your lap and cut :-D :-D..I would love to see Gills hair .Hopefully her daughter will take a pic on her phone so that Gill could then forward it on to us.

Has anyone watched the programme called (I think ) The Jinx,on Sky Atlantic about the chap called Robert Durst? Oh it is good.Fitz told me about it so I have now managed to watch the first 2..Pretty gruesome stuff.

Liz I don't make cakes.Haven't done for years now.I'm rubbish :-S..Jess likes to make cakes though ,and sometimes when she is here she will do some.

Hannah says they have the Borrow a Doggie dog this weekend.It is just the one called Sunny.I don't know why the other one isn't there this time.I must ask.

I suppose I shall have to think about starting dinner soon.It is steak tonight,a couple of stuffed mushrooms ,baked tomatoes and M&* frozen triple cooked chips.(haven't had them before.
Chris has just brought the washing in ...Good Man :-D :-D

That's good then Jane. I was concerned they may have been too big to download. I hate throwing photos away too! It's like throwing a moment away that will never be captured again!! Have you been doing something to set your hip off do you think?

That was a good pic of the eclipse Mel and I just love your banties with all those beautifully coloured feathers. Do you keep any of the feathers to make things with? They would make nice earrings. :-) My word your hand did look nasty!

Ann,I did get them thank you..I am sorry ,I thought I had replied !!!.I just see another come through this very minute.....All good stuff isn't it :-D :-D :-D.I think Fitz will be decorating you with a medal soon lol
Oh so it is all kicking off now then in the close :-S :-S.The tension between your neighbour and that builder is really hotting up,especially now with having the police there !!!!!!!!!.I bet you never expected anything like this in your lovely peaceful little road.I do hope that it is finally decided that the builder CANNOT take any of your neighbours land.

I haven't done much today as I have such a painful hip.I have been waddling like a blooming duck :-S :-S.This afternoonI have been trying to sort through more photos .But haven't done too well I instead of picking ones to throw out I have only ended up with 1 to go in the bin.I just find it so difficult to throw any away.I have found a couple of lovely ones of Fitz from about 1987/8 :-D

I have emails arriving Ann and Mel so am going to have a look :-D

I have sent more pics.

Liz my oh would love me to have it cut. The thing is now it breaks off every time I comb it and it has got very thin and my hair is very fine anyway. I used to cut about 6 inches off at Christmas for a few years but since mum died I have only cut 6 inches off once. I said when I was 60 I would have it cut but here I am at 66 and still hav'nt had it done.

I shall have to do something though because I am having trouble combing it now and I use a tail comb to reach the ends cos my arms ar'nt long enough now.

I was going to ask if you all got the pics. My emails have all changed and they are really strange now so I have to get use dto another set of different workings. It took oh ages to download my camera and thats unusual for him. Thank goodness he managed it because I had 193 pics on the camera!!!! Have deleted some of them.

It rained here this afternoon quite heavily and no wind so it came down like stair rods. I think it has done a lot of good to the ground this time.

Evening All,

Well, I don't know what happened to the rain, all we got was a few spits for a few minutes!

Frank your trees and planters look good now and full of blossom and flowers. You do well between you to get it all looking so good.

That's novel having a double decker bus to a wedding Mandy! I haven't seen that before. When there's a wedding at the church in the village I like to see the the bride and bridesmaids dresses.

Mel your hair is really long now isn't it........I shall be calling you Rapunzle at this rate. My sister's is down to her waist and really thick and a coppery gold colour when the sun has lightened it. She has some grey coming at the sides now though, but at least she's kept her colour up to her late 50s, unlike me who had grey coming in my mid 20s. :-S

We were out this morning, but when I came back the neighbours told me the police had been down the close this morning!! Apparently the builder had been with a squirty can to mark what he thinks is his land and altercations broke out!! I was told that both parties had been told to avoid each other. Apparently when the Inspectorate come Monday morning 2 Land Registry people will be coming as well so I will be interested what they are able to say, if anything. The first thing that occurs to me is where they will all park as they will see that will be a problem straightaway.

Liz, we often watch different things on different tellys. It's when we watch something together that we both want to see that my OH can't resist chatting and interrupting. He's the same when we both sit reading newspapers when we are out, he keeps showing me bits in his. Then he will be finished and ready to go and I haven't managed to read half of mine.

Did you get my emails I sent last night ok Jane? I just found your nice misty pic in my emails but couldn't manage to turn it around this time which is a pity.

No, not buns Mandy, just individual sponge cakes with a sprinkle of icing sugar on the top!! I make lots at a time, and if they get left (stale!) they are used as the base for a trifle.
Goodness Mel your hair is VERY long!! mine was long (just beyond my shoulders) years ago, but not like yours, as I always had it cut to keep the same length. Have you never had yours cut? I finally had mine cut short about 15 years ago much to OH's disgust!!!!

Do you mean buns Liz? Nobody seems to make buns anymore it's all Muffins or Cup cakes ,i make little fruit buns the children love them and they are just the right size for them.

Just made a load of little cakes, lemon, chocolate and vanilla! and am sitting outside the back door on the rear balcony, it's well sheltered from the wind, and the sun is lovely! Nothing doing this weekend, just staying quietly at home like Darby and Joan! :-)
Yes Mel, we've been watching Secret Britain, and thoroughly enjoyed it! It's the sort of prog we really enjoy. Frank, did you watch Griff Rhys Jones train journey across Africa last night?! It was fascinating and the scenery fantastic!

Yes we have sun :-D
All the guests have trooped onto the bus ,big cheer as they pulled away .
Wind seems to have got up here ,got to make the most of today as it should be a wet day tomorrow.

I hope the sun comes out for the Wedding Mandy :-D..I have seen a few double deckers used for wedding parties.It's nice to see the old buses still have a use.

It is ever so windy.Almost too windy to sit out.At least the washing will dry quickly now :-D.My hair is all over the place lol.There seems to be a lot more blue sky now and the sun is shining :-D :-D
Lunch time.

Afternoon everyone

It's absolutely pouring down with rain here, I think it's here to stay there isn't a break in the clouds.

Happy 7th Anniversary to everyone. It's been 6 months for Sandra and I, it's gone quick :-D :-D

Hope no one was hurt in the accident Ann, how frightening for the driver and not to mention the person who's house they hit. That must of been a shock.

I gave up on the marriage in Australia and moved on to the UK peeps instead, so much easier. In fact I've been finding so many people today I lost track of time and thought it was a lot earlier than it was.

My Geraniums come up every year. I used to throw them away and buy new each year until my mum said that her granddad used to put them in the greenhouse over winter then bring them back out in the spring. I forgot to put them in the greenhouse last year so I've lost one or two but the rest seem to be coming through ok.

I love the pictures of your garden Frank you and Ros have worked so hard on it. Your tree is about the same size as our apple tree but looks so much better.

I hope the rain stays off so you can make it down the pub for your footie and so you can get your bedding dry Mandy.

I've recorded a program called Secrets of Great British Castles I missed the first one I caught the end of the second one (about 5 mins) and it looked good. Going to watch the third one later. Is that the one you are talking about Mel. Or a different program?

HI SHIRL I'M GILL, I'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE THREAD FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS AND EVERYONE'S MADE ME FEEL SO WELCOME. SORRY TO HEAR YOU HAVE TO HAVE INJECTIONS BUT LIKE MANDY SAID IF IT HELPS YOUR SIGHT THEN IT'S GOT TO BE WORTH IT <3

Off to get some lunch now
BBL

Oh please don't mention rain.I am just about to hang load of washing out !!!!!!
It is very cloudy but I didn't think we were due rain until much later.I can see some blue :-D
The Plumber has been here to change a valve on the Hot Cylinder.He would charge me anything so he has gone off with a nice Bottle of Red tucked under his arm :-D

7 YEARS ALREADY..I was just a young girl then :-D..Thanks for starting the thread Mel it has been fun and long may we continue <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Hi Shirl is snowy Canada..When is it ever going to let up???? It can't go on for much longer now surely..Shame you will have to carry on with the Eye Injections :-( hopefully you won't have to have them too often.It gives me the willies just thinking of having the eyeball injected.

I wonder if Frank has gone to the pub now? My washing machine is playing tune which tells me the washing is ready to come out.

BBL

Wedding today at the church ,i have just seen the bridesmaids and bride get out of an old red doubledecker bus :-Dit has big creamy yellow ribbon bows on the front and on the handles as you get in.

Not a bad morning here, OH finished planting the spuds, and proudly showed me all the seeds that he's planted in the greenhouse! They're coming on very well and should soon be ready to 'put out'! He really has worked hard on the veg patch this year and it should hopefully pay dividends!
Oh dear Mel, I can't understand your OH disrupting your TV progs! particularly something you really want to watch! I'm afraid that would cause a right old row in this house!! Luckily OH usually puts on his headphones and goes onto his laptop on the odd occasion I'm watching something he's not interested in, and I do the same the other way round! It works pretty well and saves a load of friction!!. :-|
Terrible earthquake just being reported in Nepal! Oh those poor people, if it's not one thing it's another. :-(

It's at the point here whether to dash (ME DASH) now that's something. to the pub, before the rain comes or to wait and see how long it lasts. TOO LATE it's just starting to spit. If it settles in I will stay home.

I am watch the 1st World War celebrations on BBC 1 very interesting, I bet Liz is glued to the T.V.

The blue tits are raiding the cherry blossom to line their nests with. There were 4 flitting around a few minutes ago.

The doves are very busy billing and cooing, I bet they will nest in my big tree in the front. I already have the pigeons up there. Their dropping are all down the back of Ros's car :-( :-( :-( She keeps going out to wash it off !!!

The blackbird is sitting on the tit box, singing his heart out. He must be happy.

Morning all
HAPPY 7th ANNIVERSARY <3 <3 Where have the years gone !!

We had a little rain in the night there were a few puddles on the road this morning ,it was bright a while ago now it's clouded over and we've just had a few more spots of rain ,i do wish it would make it's mind up what it's doing i need to hang bedding out ,we badly need the rain though as the ground is so dry.

NICE TO SEE YOU SHIRL ,I CARN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE STILL GETTING THE SNOW !!
NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE EMAILS SHIRL ,I WONDER WHY SOME COME THOUGH AND SOME DON'T ,VERY STRANGE.
MORE EYE INJECTIONS :-0 YOUR BRAVER THAN ME ,BUT IF ITS HELPING YOUR SIGHT THEY HAVE TO BE DONE DON'T THEY <3

Frank the tree looks a picture now with all the blossom out, the pots on the fence look very pretty too.

Now do i or don't i hang the washing out ,oh blow it i'll take a chance .

BBL

Morning all, evening Kim,

We had a drop of rain too Mel, you could only see it had rained from where a car had moved. and left a dry patch. Not enough to do any good, but it will help.

That was a nasty accident Ann, Could it be he/she had a blow out and lost control.??

7 years for the thread, who would have believed it was that long. Trust our Shirl to remember (ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET) :-D :-D :-D ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) <3 <3 <3 <3 SORRY SHIRL, YOU KNOW ME !!!!

We take cuttings of our Geranium plants each year and grow them on. It saves a lot of money and you get what you want.

Madam is off to feed the DUCK then going shopping with Martine.

I might go down the pub for the football, depending who's playing.