A good reason to be wary of cold callers knocking on your front door
https://www.gloucestershireliv...hes-man-face-1421702

~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:

Grass cutting?! Oh my goodness I wish I could cut my grass, I hope you enjoyed it El. Do you have to do any weed & feed on your lawn? 

I hadn't seen your post as we were posting at exactly the same time No, I don't. I hope your weather improves quickly so that it's more spring-like

There's a rather interesting BBC radio item on a survey recently carried out:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09xcslp

Starts about 17 minutes in.

Evening all 

I had a good day with PB and got to see BB too 

Haven’t read back yet, will pop in after MC 

Yogi19 posted:

Evening all 

I had a good day with PB and got to see BB too 

Haven’t read back yet, will pop in after MC 

Yeeeeeey  

velvet donkey posted:

Evening Lady and Gentleman     

 

 

Hi Velvet 

If you are referring to me, i'm no gentleman  

I hope all is well with you

velvet donkey posted:

Moonie posted:

velvet donkey posted:

Evening Lady and Gentleman     

 

 

Hi Velvet 

If you are referring to me, i'm no gentleman  

I hope all is well with you

You sure behave like one on here     

 

Not bad thanks and hope you've picked up. Always a brighter place with you around   

Fankoo but that's just my online persona

Yep, not feeling to  bad now, ta muchly

That is a very nice thing to say Velvet, fankoo

Evening gents!  Hope you’ve both had a good day

velvet donkey posted:

I hope there was laughter today Yogi.

 

And that pull on your heart  

Lots of laughter and hugs 

I couldn’t see them on Easter Sunday because BB was still contagious at that point, so today we did an Easter egg hunt - 23times!!

velvet donkey posted:

I can picture that   

 It’s not easy to find new hiding places when you do it so many times 

velvet donkey posted:

It's fun though. And that is truly the name of the game      

 Absolutely 

I think it was Squiggle who called it “making memories” and I love that.

Off to read for a while - if I don’t conk out 

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Velvet and Moonie

 Night owl hugs for Ros and Summer 

night yogi and velvet summer if you pop in

Yogi19 posted:

velvet donkey posted:

I hope there was laughter today Yogi.

 

And that pull on your heart  

Lots of laughter and hugs as still contagious at that point, so today we did an Easter egg hunt - 23times!!

aww fanastic yogi precious times

*night owls* 

23 times?! yogi i crown you the Easter Bunny Queen 👸🏻 🐰 I’m very impressed  

good to see velvet & moonie around tonight, I’m sorry to have missed you all! 

Sweet dreams everyone  

Good morning everyone

Cloudier here than yesterday.

Yogi, I'm glad you had a good Easter egg hunt day with PB and got to see BB

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone 

Weather is dry and cloudy.

Summer, your Pancake Princess said to tell you we made squirrel pancakes.

Out and about today. Have a good day, everyone.

Squirrel pancakes

Good morning everyone, a few white clouds this morning and a bit breezy but not too bad.  Sounds like a lot of fun was had Yogi and I'm glad you got to see BB and he got to see his Gran.

Enjoy your day everyone 

Good morning Pleasant but cool here today, we’ve all got that Friday feeling 😊  

yay yogi! Well done, are you getting good at squirrels? 🐿🥞🎉

The long running saga with my client who had paid off her student loan in November 2016 but was still being required to pay some through her self assessment tax in January this year is still continuing. She hadn't authorised me to contact HMRC about this in the hope that it would sort itself out. When I looked on her 2017/18 tax return page on the HMRC site (it's moved from 2016/17 to 2017/18 overnight as it's a new tax year) I found that the flag for student loans on her tax return is still set so that by default she would have to pay more next January.

So I got in touch with her and told her to authorise me to contact HMRC as we can't let this go on. She did and I've contacted them.

Although I rang the agent number, they were able to put me through to their student loan department. That has not been possible in the past so that's clearly a change in policy. The woman I spoke to agreed to get the 2016/17 element reversed so once that goes through I'll be able to get it repaid to my client.

The 2017/18 issue may be a bit more complex and the woman I spoke to said she would need to talk to someone and would come back to me. I think it may be that we will have to file the 17/18 tax return using HMRC's own tax return system rather than using the 3rd party tax software I usually use.

 El, that does sound so complex 

Thank goodness you’re on the ball El, I hope they can get it swiftly resolved for you both 

Thanks Moonie and Summer

The film rights will be with either Ridley Scott if I opt for the epic way or Ken Loach for the hard hitting social aspect way

My brother will be arriving shortly for a weekend visit so I won't be around here much.

I hope you all have a good weekend

PS , it appears that the Thornton cakes he's brought in the past are no longer available. He's bringing some Sainsbury's blueberry muffins instead:

You are welcome to try some if you want

Thanks Velvet

El Loro posted:

Squirrel pancakes

~Sweet Pancakes~ posted:

Good morning Pleasant but cool here today, we’ve all got that Friday feeling 😊  

 

yay yogi! Well done, are you getting good at squirrels? 🐿🥞🎉

 Don’t worry El, they’re only squirrel shaped

PB stated that yesterday’s batch of pancakes didn’t look like roadkill, they looked like squirrels, so I think my technique is improving.

velvet donkey posted:

Afternoon troops     

 

Hope all are well and planning their weekend menus     

 

Something gentle and you are under no compunction...

 

That’s lovely, Velvet 

Have a lovely weekend with your brother, El 

The blueberry muffins look yummy.

velvet donkey posted:

Yogi19 posted:

velvet donkey posted:

Afternoon troops     

 

Hope all are well and planning their weekend menus     

 

Something gentle and you are under no compunction...

 

That’s lovely, Velvet 

It's an all star cast. Danny Thompson on double bass and Aly Bain. Amongst others. I'm glad you liked it and it's a grower         

velvet donkey posted:

It'll fade into grey now but Emily's Christmas album is untouchable.

 

Her Silent Night won't be beaten   

She has a very sweet voice 

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros 

Hug for any night owls 

Yogi19 posted:

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros 

Hug for any night owls 

night yogi summer if you pop in

Good morning everyone

Very dark clouds here and heavy rain expected this morning.

Having a pleasant weekend with my brother

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone.

It’s dry and cloudy atm. If the rain stays off, I might get the chance to potter about in the garden. *fingers crossed*

El, I’m glad you are having a nice time with your brother.

Have a good day, everyone 

Good morning everyone, raining and misty at the moment but expected to clear up this afternoon.

Enjoy your day everyone 

Thanks Yogi

I hope the weather has stayed dry for you do do your pottering

Squiggle, the weather here has dried up though still cloudy so hopefully your weather is better now

For those interested in thunder & lightning from on high rather than at ground level and the International Space Station:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scie...environment-43585113

velvet donkey posted:

That's for Bramble's ringleader   

Thank you velvet 😘🎅🏻

Evening all a rotten, wet day here. I hope you’ve all had better & drier day 

El, I hope you’re having a wonderful time with your brother blueberry muffins are one of my favourites

i thought id post this cos i know you lot like a chuckle..the last 2 are the best though lol