Goodnight everyone, sweet dreams.

Summer, I hope you've had a good evening.

*night owls* I did it. I survived a night out on the town!
Getting ready was fun, going for the meal was lovely but going out to bars that think they're night clubs? No, that's not fun.
Luckily I got away with having just 2 beers and getting a ride home at 10pm
I'm out again tomorrow night but it's going to be for something far more up my street

Aw moonie, get well soon I'm glad you enjoyed your birthday, and very much hope there was cake

Yogi I'm glad you had a good day too I love it when the little ones start to talk
apparently I didn't talk until I was 2 my nan said she thought I was never going to speak but once I did, I didn't stop lol

Squiggle & El I hope you've both had a good day and are fast asleep by now

Night night
And for skylark a hug...

Good morning

I woke early and am too excited to sleep (tell you later) so I've just caught up with last nights strictly wow the judges were harsh this week!

I hope you all slept well, and moonie I hope you feel better this morning

Sounds like it's raining out there today

Good morning everyone

 

Cloudy but dry here.

 

Moonie, I'm glad you enjoyed your birthday but hope you have recovered from your upset tummy.

 

Summer, well done on surviving the night out and managing to get away by 10.

 

Good morning everyone. A slight frost this morning.

Summer, well done on getting home at 10pm. Intrigued to know where you are off to tonight?

I missed most of Strictly and will need to watch it on Catch Up. 

This is the first year where I have no real favourites. I do like Ashley and Patrick   and I did like Susanna (although I'm going off her a wee bit) but I don't have anyone I really want to win.

Moonie, I hope your tummy upset has gone now.

Not expecting any visitors today, but that's not to say I won't get any.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning everyone.   Oh no moonie, I hope your tummy upset clears up soon.  Tilly has an upset tummy too and unfortunately she had sneaked out of her bed and into my youngest grandson's   So the washing machine is going full blast.  My eldest grandson had left a can of beer in the garden while he worked on his bike and when we came to empty it out after it had been left out overnight there were a couple of slugs in it   He threw them out but unfortunately onto the grass so I think Tilly might have eaten them

 

I'm glad you had a lovely day with PB, I love her new bib oh yes she is going to be a chatterbox I just know it.

 

I too am intrigued at what is so exciting and where you are going tonight Summer.  I am glad you got away so lightly from your night out, I share your feelings about bars that try to be nightclubs, not my scene.

 

Have a good day everyone

Oh no, poor Tilly! I hope she's ok, I know slugs are not good for dogs and I had to pull a couple out of brambles mouth when she was a puppy.

Yes I'm very happy with how last night went lol I've no doubt I'll get lots of stick at work for the next couple of months for being boring, but I only felt insecure about it for 10 seconds, I am who I am and I'm happy

I've got lots to do today but can't do anything until I go get my car, and mr summer just had a migraine so he'll not feel like driving yet.
Top of my list is getting some felt pads to put under the furniture so it doesn't scratch the floor, and then get the washing machine back in action!

Squiggle, it is probably a good thing that Tilly was sick after eating the slugs, as they are not good for dogs as they can give them something nasty, called lungworm. Dogs seem to like slugs, for some bizarre reason (including Keira) and it isn't always possible to stop them. Hopefully, Tilly's tummy will settle down, now that she has been sick.

Summer, I think you are right to stay true to yourself.

I hope Mr Summer's migraine eases and you are able to go pick up your car.

Squiggle, I too hope Tillie is OK.

Summer, you are not boring. Well, if you are, what does that make the rest of us

I hope Mr Summer's migraine eases.

 

I have spent ages, pouring over photos of PB. Mr Yogi is getting a calendar made, with pics of PB - but it was so difficult choosing the 12 pics. I've finished now, but I did drive him nuts by changing my mind, at least half a dozen times.

Lol yogi, it's not easy choosing just 12 pictures, especially if you've got many good ones I did a calendar of bramble last year and picked them to co-incide with each season, there's a funny one of her in the snow for December

Mr summer fell asleep so I asked our niece to take me, she was lovely about it. I'm never leaving my car anywhere again!
The errands took forever because everyone was out christmas shopping, traffic and shops were horrendous- I'm never running errands on a Sunday again!

It's not all bad though; I'm off to the North Pole! I've got a very special train to catch tonight-
I'm going on the Polar Express

I'll report when I get back

No moonie today? I hope he's alright

Woohoo, all aboard the Polar Express! Have a wonderful time, Summer.

Going into town is a bit of a nightmare atm, isn't it? You have my sympathy.

PB is only 7 months, so we couldn't find one for every month of the year, but I started with a pic of her in the hospital and ended up with one from last week, so it charts her life through the months. I have insisted that the witchy one is used for October/Hallowe'en.

As you say, still no Moonie. Hope he is soon feeling better.

That sounds so exciting Summer, hope you have a wonderful time   Good luck with the calendar Yogi, it should be wonderful.  I made one for my mother-in-law towards the end of her life, with pictures of her and her husband and family, interleaved with poems, she loved it.

What a lovely gift, Squiggle. Photographs make the best presents, don't they?

My mum has asked for photos of my sons and their wives/GF and of PB, for Christmas, instead of gifts.

For those of us who don't catch the Polar Express, here's a link to tell you what it's about, and there's a video clip.

https://www.weardale-railway.c...e-polar-express.html

 

I wonder if Summer will be going in her pyjamas

 

Quite possibly.

I think it all sounds magical and I'm sure Summer will love it.

Off to bed, goodnight all.

Leaving a night owl hug for Summer and a get well hug for Moonie.

*night owls*

Oh my goodness, we've had the most magical evening! the atmosphere, the decorations, the dancing chefs, the hot chocolate & cookies, the visit from Santa... it was superb! I'll definitely go back again.

Yogi, I bet the October pic will go down very well indeed what a beautiful calender it will be!

Sweet dreams all

Good morning everyone

 

Fairly cloudy here but dry.

 

Summer, I'm glad you had a magical evening. That's a lovely snowy owl

Good morning everyone. Weather is dry and frosty.

Summer, that sounds like a totally perfect evening, it's no wonder you want to go back again. 

Thank you for the gorgeous owl - the berries, covered in snow, are so pretty. 

I might try to get some online Christmas shopping done today. It's about time I got started on the adult's gifts.

Moonie, I hope you feel better now and are able to join us.

Have a good day, everyone.

 

 

 

 

Good morning everyone, what a perfect evening that sounds Summer, much more your style than a few drinks in a boring club.

 

Good luck with the online shopping Yogi, moonie hope you are feeling better.  Skylark a quick hug for you

 

I have managed to capture a picture of the very train that Summer was on - she was a few carriages back

 

Good afternoon everyone

Just popped in to let you know all is well with me now and I will be back in a couple of days, forum allowing

 

Sweet, glad you had a good time on both of your 'outings'

Yogi, if there are any extra copies of PB's calender going spare put me down for one. I am willing to pay for it and packaging too

 

Squiggle, that's a lovely Santa train picture

 

Moonie, I'm glad you are feeling better now.

 

Just returned from seeing a client. His wife gave me a piece of what she called fruit cake with my mug of coffee. It was in fact a large slice of her birthday cake (her birthday was a few days ago) which her sister had baked for, complete with icing and marzipan. It wa rather nice

Hi all 

I am alive and well! Not on my comp just now so cant get onto other stuff , will do later. 
Sorry i missed your birthday moonie, hope it was a good one x
We were in town last night for the lights going on. It all looks lovely, but terribly busy. Thought of you Summer! 
Will need to catch up later, but all is well, sort of....

Yay, welcome back, Skylark and Moonie. Glad you are feeling better, Moonie.

Did your granddaughter enjoy the lights, Skylark. I bet she was even more excited about Christmas after seeing them.

Squiggle, the santa train pic is lovely and twinkly.

That birthday cake sounds nice, El - and cakes should always come in large slices.

 

Hi Yogi, yes she loved them. The town looks lovely. she wanted to go on the big wheel, i am sure its bigger than the London Eye. No way, you couldnt pay me enough to go on that, its huge! The look on her face though, with all the lights, was priceless xx

Going home soon so will be on my own comp to catch up x

Welcome back Skylark

 

Talking of Christmas lights, this has been on the news:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GVEa5GLlWI

Warning, don't watch if you are sensitive to flashing lights.

I hope the family intend to raise money for charities by doing this as otherwise I think it's somewhat excessive.

 

 That's some display of lights. I wouldn't want to get their next electricity bill!

 

Haha, Skylark, I'm not keen on fairground rides either. Luckily, Mr Yogi didn't mind taking the boys on the scary ones. 

Oh my El 

I dont class this as a fairground ride Yogi, but maybe because i am terrified of heights ...


its big 
Castle in background about 300 yards away...

Good afternoon all I'm having a steady day but my I between time has been bombarded with phone calls about the polar express! Some of my friends have tickets for later dates and want to know everything ,

Love that train squiggle! I would definitely go on it.
I can't wait to put my tree up.

I've got my washing machine and sofas back in now and there's a joiner coming tonight to arrange putting the skirting boards on... Hopefully it won't be much longer before we're back to normal.

Moonie! glad you're feeling better, come back soon.

Skylark, I'm glad you're ok, and that granddaughter enjoyed the lights. I'm coming up there on the train in a couple of weeks with SIL and her friends, they do it every year before Xmas and have insisted I go with them this year.
Could you ask the town people to make the lights extra sparkly for us please

I certainly will Summer, you will be most welcome here, Any info you need just ask xx

That's huge! Unless it moves round very slowly, you'd never get me on it!

Nor me!!!  

Glad you are getting the house back in order, Summer. The skirting boards will just finish it off perfectly.

Yes indeed x
Have to get off now, love to all 

I'll be going out to see a prospective new client in a few minutes so probably won't be back until tomorrow. I won't have any excuses for being late as he lives about 1 minute walk away

 

 See you later.

You won't need the car then?

I think I can safely say that I won't need my car to get to his house. Also I won't be able to make excuses if I am ever late by saying that it was because of the traffic