Good morning everyone, another lovely morning here.  Thank you Velvet I hope your weekend is a happy and blessed one.  Summer I hope you slept well and that you feel better this morning.  What a good plan Yogi to have your Dad on bramble watch, I'm sure it will be a fun outing.  Will you make jam do you think or pies and crumbles?  EL I'm glad your weekend is going well, enjoy those delicious cakes.

I had a much nicer visitor this morning.  A wild rabbit paid me a visit.  He hopped past very gracefully and very quickly, then he came back and we gazed at each other.  He nibbled on the grass, I nibbled on my breakfast cereal.  I wondered if he would venture onto the decking and he did, what a privilege to see a wild creature so close to me.  Very brave on his part because rabbits don't know about glass and for all he knew I could have sprung up and grabbed him, but I get the feeling that wild creatures know they are safe here.

Enjoy our day everyone

Yogi, that's good to know a place to pick the blackberries.

Squiggle, that's a lovely visitor to have

El Loro posted:

Moonie posted:

El Loro posted:

My brother will be arriving shortly for the weekend so I won't be around much. I hope everyone has a good weekend

 I hope you have a great weekend together with plenty of.....cakes 

Thanks, Moonie, he's arrived with cakes.

Ten cake bites in each so plenty for everyone

Ohhh yummy El

Yogi19 posted:

Off bramble picking tomorrow with eldest son, DiL and the tiddlers so I'm having an early night.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone.

Yogi19 posted:

Good morning everyone.

A dry and bright start to the day.

El, we've had my dad on Bramble/blackberry watch on his daily walk and he has found us some good ones.

I hope Summer is feeling better today.

Have a good day everyone.

Hi Yogi

Well done to Yogi's dad for keeping an eye on the bramble/blackberry situation

Hope you and little ones have a supper days picking. I wonder how many will actually get home?

Good afternoon Buddies  

We have sunshine and washing is on the line 

Shopping done. So my day is sorted unless I can find something else to do

Have a lovely day whatever you do everyone

velvet donkey posted:

Have a good weekend El, Moons, Yogi, Squiggs, Sweet, Ros      

 

Hope the weather's bright and all are fine.

Hi Velvet 

I hope you have a great weekend and fankoo 

Moonie, I'm sure there must be some football somewhere to watch

Evening all.

Blackberry picking didn't go to plan. Plenty of them but most are just not ripe enough.

We headed off to an RSPB reserve instead, where the children were able to feed the swans and ducks. PB says to be sure to let Moonie know she fed the swans and one kept ducking his head into the water and sticking his bottom in the air, which she found hilarious.

No Summer, I hope she's not still poorly.

Goodnight and sweet dreams everyone.

Hugs for Ros and any other night owls

night yogi summer- hope you are feeling better

Good morning everyone

Very cloudy here and plenty of rain in the forecast.

Yogi, sounds as if you'll need to go back to the blackberries in a few days time. I hope PB in particular wasn't too disappointed  - she sounds as if she had a good time at the RSPB reserve

I hope Summer is feeking better - she did pop in here yesterday afternoon but didn't post anywhere.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning thank god it's Sunday!  

sorry I've been awol; I've been working, bathing & sleeping on repeat and full of a head cold. I've woken up today feeling much much better  

i tried to catch up y'day but only read half your posts before I had to dash again. 

How is your brother El? I hope you're having a nice weekend 

yogi I hope you get another chance at blackberry picking, but glad you had fun with the tiddlers anyway

squiggle, you are definitely like Snow White with all the animals around you, I love it 

moonie I hope you enjoyed the weekend's sport and all is well with you 

Good morning everyone, very windy and rainy here.  Summer I'm glad you are feeling better this morning.

Enjoy your day everyone

El Loro posted:

Moonie, I'm sure there must be some football somewhere to watch

I found some Nation League and international footie El  

Yogi19 posted:

Evening all.

Blackberry picking didn't go to plan. Plenty of them but most are just not ripe enough.

We headed off to an RSPB reserve instead, where the children were able to feed the swans and ducks. PB says to be sure to let Moonie know she fed the swans and one kept ducking his head into the water and sticking his bottom in the air, which she found hilarious.

 

No Summer, I hope she's not still poorly.

Hi Yogi 

Bad news about the blackberry picking but great news about feeding the swans and ducks 

The head ducking and bottom in the air is when the are seeking food on the bottom of the pool 

Awwwwww that's lovely 

They are very funny in some of the things they get upto 

I am so pleased PB enjoyed herself 

Good morning Buddies  

Dull and overcast here. Plenty of rain forecast here so my day is sealed 

Sweet, pleased you are feeling better this morning. Take care 

Have a lovely day everyone  

Good morning everyone. 

Cloudy and overcast today.

Summer, good to see you back with us and I'm glad you're feeling better.

I like the idea of Squiggle as our very own Snow White.  I tried a type of meditation once and when I imagined my happy place, it was very similar to a scene from Disney's Snow White, with trees, flowers, butterflies and animals around me.

Moonie, you are right, that swan was after the food PB had thrown in, which was sinking to the bottom of the loch.

El, I hope you've had a good weekend with your brother.

Thanks everyone I've just dropped my brother off at the railway station after a plesant weekend.

Summer, I'm glad you are now feeling better

Squiggle, I assume you've spotted on the Talking Pictures channel that they are having a season of Laurel and Hardy films during September. Today was Block-heads (1938), Monday 4th Pardon Us (1931), Tuesday 5th Pack Up Your Troubles (1932), Wednesday 6th Saps at Sea (1940), Thursday 7th Way Out West (and for anyone who hasn't seen their films, that's one of their best, probably the best comedy western made and includes the song Trail of the Lonesome Pine), Friday 8th The Bohemian Girl, (1936), Saturday 9th A Chump at Oxford (1940), Sunday 10th Swiss Miss. Some of them get repeated the following week including today's Blockheads on Friday 15th, they have Sons of the Desert (1933) on Saturday 16th and Our Relations (1937) on Sunday 17th. Gap the following week. Pardon Us (1936) on Tuesday 26th. On the night of October 1st/2nd they have Lucky Dog (1917) a short and the first time they performed together, That's followed by Flying Deuces (1939) then some home movies of them (that's already been shown recently).

Yogi19 posted:

Good morning everyone. 

Cloudy and overcast today.

Summer, good to see you back with us and I'm glad you're feeling better.

I like the idea of Squiggle as our very own Snow White.  I tried a type of meditation once and when I imagined my happy place, it was very similar to a scene from Disney's Snow White, with trees, flowers, butterflies and animals around me.

Moonie, you are right, that swan was after the food PB had thrown in, which was sinking to the bottom of the loch.

El, I hope you've had a good weekend with your brother.

Hi Yogi

They are funny on occasions. I find when I have fed them and I have no more food left, the male jabbers and clacks its beak just like he is asking me for more. So funny  

El, very pleased you and your brother had a good time together 

*wonders if there is any Thorntons left*  

Moonie, not cake bur here's one of Thornton's chocolate bars for you:

Just be aware that it's abour 29 million calories.

 Heck El 

That's a whopper 

*takes 200 hundred calories worth* 

That more than makes up for no cake leftovers, fankoo El 

Apparently it's the biggest chocolate bar ever made

Moonie posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Good morning everyone. 

Cloudy and overcast today.

Summer, good to see you back with us and I'm glad you're feeling better.

I like the idea of Squiggle as our very own Snow White.  I tried a type of meditation once and when I imagined my happy place, it was very similar to a scene from Disney's Snow White, with trees, flowers, butterflies and animals around me.

Moonie, you are right, that swan was after the food PB had thrown in, which was sinking to the bottom of the loch.

El, I hope you've had a good weekend with your brother.

Hi Yogi

They are funny on occasions. I find when I have fed them and I have no more food left, the male jabbers and clacks its beak just like he is asking me for more. So funny  

 One male did that to PB - he even climbed out of the water to follow us along the path.

El Loro posted:

Moonie, not cake bur here's one of Thornton's chocolate bars for you:

Just be aware that it's abour 29 million calories.

 That's enormous!

Goodnight and sweet dreams. Hugs for the night owls.

El Loro posted:

Thanks everyone I've just dropped my brother off at the railway station after a plesant weekend.

 

Summer, I'm glad you are now feeling better

 

Oh that's just the tonic, thank you  

El Loro posted:

Moonie, not cake bur here's one of Thornton's chocolate bars for you:

Just be aware that it's abour 29 million calories.

I think we could do that between us during the festive period

EVening all i don't know where time go to, I really don't! The house is tidy and I'm going to bed with fresh bedding, pj's and hair. What a lovely feeling 

yogi, your happy place sounds very happy, I like it. I always feel happy when I come on here too  

sweet dreams all  

night yogi and summer summer glad you are feeling better

EL hope you had  a lovely weekend with your brother

Good morning everyone

Very cloudy here, grey and featureless sky.

Tolkien and his Santa letter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/u...xfordshire-41123558/

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning all. 

It's raining!

Summer, it's really good to have you back.

El, I love the Tolkien Santa letter.

Got a busy day ahead, catch up later. Have a good day, everyone.

El Loro posted:

Apparently it's the biggest chocolate bar ever made

Yogi19 posted:

Moonie posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Good morning everyone. 

Cloudy and overcast today.

Summer, good to see you back with us and I'm glad you're feeling better.

I like the idea of Squiggle as our very own Snow White.  I tried a type of meditation once and when I imagined my happy place, it was very similar to a scene from Disney's Snow White, with trees, flowers, butterflies and animals around me.

Moonie, you are right, that swan was after the food PB had thrown in, which was sinking to the bottom of the loch.

El, I hope you've had a good weekend with your brother.

Hi Yogi

They are funny on occasions. I find when I have fed them and I have no more food left, the male jabbers and clacks its beak just like he is asking me for more. So funny  

 One male did that to PB - he even climbed out of the water to follow us along the path.

Awwwww lovely 

~Sweet Summer~ posted:

El Loro posted:

Moonie, not cake bur here's one of Thornton's chocolate bars for you:

Just be aware that it's abour 29 million calories.

I think we could do that between us during the festive period

~Sweet Summer~ posted:

EVening all i don't know where time go to, I really don't! The house is tidy and I'm going to bed with fresh bedding, pj's and hair. What a lovely feeling 

 

yogi, your happy place sounds very happy, I like it. I always feel happy when I come on here too  

 

sweet dreams all  

Hi Sweet 

Sounds like you're finally over your illness. That's good news 

Good morning everyone  

We have drizzle here and it's quite cool. Hopefully it will brighten up later for us all 

Shopping to do and rent to pay. I am going to wait for a dry bit in the day to do that though 

Have a great day friends and I hope the sun shines on you at sometime today  

Good morning everyone, a very good description EL, a grey and featureless sky, that is what it is like here too, even the sea is stone grey this morning.  It looks like a bleak Winter day, just the fast-fading foliage to strike a wrong note and give a clue to the actual season.

That is such a lovely feeling Summer, clean everything and it shows me more clearly than anything that you are over the cold now

Enjoy your day everyone

The trainer who sings opera to racehorses:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/u...xfordshire-41123560/