Yogi19 posted:

Good morning everyone.

Heavy rain overnight and still pouring atm.

 

I remember singing Stille Nacht when I was doing German O Level - love it in English or German.

Lovely choral music video, El.

 

Aww Ros, what a shame that nasty bug has affected your singing in choir

I hope you and Moonie are soon fighting fit again

 

Good morning Velvet, hope all is well 

 

Squiggle, are your little ones excited about Christmas?

PB was a narrator at her nativity this year and BB was the innkeeper at his - his one line was, “We only have a stable but help yourself to straw”. So sweet.

Visiting my parents this evening. Have a good day, all.

Hope both are well Mrs Y      

Yogi, I hope your parental visit goes well

Got my bank statement in the post today. I wasn't expecting one as I get monthly ones and got one last week. Not much on it as just for 4 days - 1 payment out. Seems a waste of paper and postage

(I choose to get paper statements in case HMRC were to ever want to see them, not that they have)

El Loro posted:

I heard this German Christmas carol on Classic FM.

Sublime choral music. It's from Voces8's 2018 album Equinox.

 

@Rocking Ros Rose in particular will appreciate this. And @Lori

How beautiful! I've also sung this, but in English. Thanks for sharing!  

Thanks Lori

Michael Praetorius's music for Es ist ein Ros entsprungen ("A rose has sprung up") was also used for "A great and mighty wonder".

Good evening Buddies  

Cold but dry here

All Christmas shopping completed so that’s me sorted  

Yogi, lovely re PB and BB

I hope your parents are okay and ready for Christmas 🙂

Have a great evening, all 

Well done Moonie on your shopping

El Loro posted:

Well done Moonie on your shopping

Thanks El 

night everybody yogi missed you summer moons if you pop in

Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams everyone  

Good morning everyone. Well done on getting your Christmas shopping all done Moonie. 

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Raining here at present, should clear later.

A Cheltenham photographer is walking around Britain on the coastline. Here is a BBC collection of some of his "winter walks" photos - worth looking at.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-50742373

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone.

Showers and light winds are forecast.

Well done on getting your shopping sorted, Moonie.

Thank you gents, mum and dad are fine and organised for Christmas 

Some stunning pics in that link, El 

Sorry I didn’t make it onto the forum last night, Ros, we got back later than I expected.

Have a good day, everyone.

Yogi, I'm glad that your parents are all set for Christmas

El Loro posted:

Yogi, I'm glad that your parents are all set for Christmas

Thanks El 

I doubt if you've ever seen anything quite like this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-50896946/

Good afternoon happy Christmas Eve!!! It’s my favourite day of the year! 

Happy Christmas Eve to you, Summer

An update on my post back in October about an artwork found in a French woman's kitchen which had been sold at auction for €24m.
https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/top...0#602832861960959060

The French government has blocked the export so that funds can be raised to keep the artwork in France.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50901497

A similar thing has happened in this country regarding a Gainsborough painting:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...and-suffolk-50893118

Good evening Buddies  

It’s not been a bad day here today 

I have just been relaxing ready for tomorrow 

Have a nice Christmas Eve everyone 

El Loro posted:

I doubt if you've ever seen anything quite like this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-50896946/

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Good afternoon happy Christmas Eve!!! It’s my favourite day of the year! 

Hi Summer  Happy Christmas Eve to you too 

Moonie posted:

Good evening Buddies  

It’s not been a bad day here today 

I have just been relaxing ready for tomorrow 

Have a nice Christmas Eve everyone 

Relaxing sounds good to me 

Our TV in the living room went on the blink this afternoon.😱

Cue MrY on a mad dash to get a new one before the shops shut, then spending an hour trying to figure out how to put the little stand onto the bottom of the tv.

I’ve set it up and he is now happily sitting in his recliner, viewing his tv. 

Yogi19 posted:

Moonie posted:

Good evening Buddies  

It’s not been a bad day here today 

I have just been relaxing ready for tomorrow 

Have a nice Christmas Eve everyone 

Relaxing sounds good to me 

 

Our TV in the living room went on the blink this afternoon.😱

Cue MrY on a mad dash to get a new one before the shops shut, then spending an hour trying to figure out how to put the little stand onto the bottom of the tv.

I’ve set it up and he is now happily sitting in his recliner, viewing his tv. 

Well, done Mr Y. Top of the class for you young man  

Happy reclining 

Moonie posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Moonie posted:

Good evening Buddies  

It’s not been a bad day here today 

I have just been relaxing ready for tomorrow 

Have a nice Christmas Eve everyone 

Relaxing sounds good to me 

 

Our TV in the living room went on the blink this afternoon.😱

Cue MrY on a mad dash to get a new one before the shops shut, then spending an hour trying to figure out how to put the little stand onto the bottom of the tv.

I’ve set it up and he is now happily sitting in his recliner, viewing his tv. 

 

Well, done Mr Y. Top of the class for you young man  

Happy reclining 

He only had 8 screws but they weren’t keen to go where they ought to 

Yogi19 posted:

Moonie posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Moonie posted:

Good evening Buddies  

It’s not been a bad day here today 

I have just been relaxing ready for tomorrow 

Have a nice Christmas Eve everyone 

Relaxing sounds good to me 

 

Our TV in the living room went on the blink this afternoon.😱

Cue MrY on a mad dash to get a new one before the shops shut, then spending an hour trying to figure out how to put the little stand onto the bottom of the tv.

I’ve set it up and he is now happily sitting in his recliner, viewing his tv. 

 

Well, done Mr Y. Top of the class for you young man  

Happy reclining 

He only had 8 screws but they weren’t keen to go where they ought to 

Typical of new screws  

Moonie posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Moonie posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Moonie posted:

Good evening Buddies  

It’s not been a bad day here today 

I have just been relaxing ready for tomorrow 

Have a nice Christmas Eve everyone 

Relaxing sounds good to me 

 

Our TV in the living room went on the blink this afternoon.😱

Cue MrY on a mad dash to get a new one before the shops shut, then spending an hour trying to figure out how to put the little stand onto the bottom of the tv.

I’ve set it up and he is now happily sitting in his recliner, viewing his tv. 

 

Well, done Mr Y. Top of the class for you young man  

Happy reclining 

He only had 8 screws but they weren’t keen to go where they ought to 

Typical of new screws  

Heading off to bed. Have a wonderful Christmas, everyone.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros 

Hug for the night owls

Yogi19 posted:

Heading off to bed. Have a wonderful Christmas, everyone.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros 

Hug for the night owls

Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Yogi. I hope you and your family have a magical Christmas  

Merry Christmas Buddies  

Sweet dreams yogi & Moonie I hope you hear sleigh bells in the night! Santa is almost here!!!! 

merry Christmas my beautiful friends  

El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

 

Raining here at present, should clear later.

 

A Cheltenham photographer is walking around Britain on the coastline. Here is a BBC collection of some of his "winter walks" photos - worth looking at.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-50742373

 

I hope everyone has a good day

love them EL - know the Barmouth one well

night yogi moons summer

Happy Christmas everyone I hope your day is special

Yours too squiggs and all with faith    

Happy Christmas everyone

Here's the Gloucester cathedral choir singing In the Bleak Midwinter. The words were by Christina Rossetti. The music was composed by Gustav Holst. He was born and grew up in Cheltenham and would often walk in the Cotswold hills. The music is called Cramham. Cranham is a tiny hamlet and there are several woods in the area including Brockworth Wood, Buckholt Wood, Cranham Wood, Witcombe Wood and Buckle Wood. Brockworth Wood is next to Coopers Hill which is best known for the annual cheese rolling event.

Happy Christmas to all the lovely Buddies 

Merry Christmas to all my friends in Buddies    

Merry Christmas Buddies 

I hope everyone has had a lovely day.

Yogi19 posted:

I hope everyone has had a lovely day.

I certainly have and I hope you have too,Yogi