I noticed today the HMRC hae updated their Meursing code checker. Only relates to importers and exporters of products which have a sugar or milk content so of no interest to anyone other than those people.

It reminded me of the times when cross border smuggling took place over the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland (from about 1923 but had largely ceased by the 1970s. Amongst other things women from Belfast would go to towns near the border to get things such as sugar on what were called sugar trains. Article about this:
http://www.irishborderlands.co...smuggling/index.html

El, those pics of the pink moon are stunning 

Moonie, I hope you got your washing dried 

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros 

Hug for any night owls 

Yogi19 posted:

El, those pics of the pink moon are stunning 

Moonie, I hope you got your washing dried 

I did fankoo Yogi 

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Yogi, Rosss and visitors  

night yogi moonsie summer if you pop in

Good morning everyone it looks like it will be a sunny day today. 

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Looks as if it's going to be a warm sunny day here. For the first time this year my automatic central heating didn't switch on.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies  

The sun is just making an appearance. We are suppose to be getting up to 18 degrees today 

I hope you all have a lovely day but let’s be careful out there  

Moonie, here it could get to 22/23 degrees today so the warmest day of the year so far

Good morning everyone 

The good weather has missed me, we have rain 

Moonie, “Let’s be careful out there” reminded me of one of my favourite programmes from the 80’s, called Hill Street Blues. 
El, we’ve just had the heating on for half an hour as it was a bit chilly.

Have a good day and stay safe, everyone 

El Loro posted:

Moonie, here it could get to 22/23 degrees today so the warmest day of the year so far

I shall look forward to that El 

Yogi19 posted:

Good morning everyone 

The good weather has missed me, we have rain 

Moonie, “Let’s be careful out there” reminded me of one of my favourite programmes from the 80’s, called Hill Street Blues. 
El, we’ve just had the heating on for half an hour as it was a bit chilly.

Have a good day and stay safe, everyone 

That’s where I had it from Yogi  

Strangeky enough, I never saw Hill Street Blues, possibly as I assumed it similar to The Bill which I watched

Moonie posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Good morning everyone 

The good weather has missed me, we have rain 

Moonie, “Let’s be careful out there” reminded me of one of my favourite programmes from the 80’s, called Hill Street Blues. 
El, we’ve just had the heating on for half an hour as it was a bit chilly.

Have a good day and stay safe, everyone 

That’s where I had it from Yogi  

El Loro posted:

Strangeky enough, I never saw Hill Street Blues, possibly as I assumed it similar to The Bill which I watched

It was a similar idea, El, but set in America. 

Photos of 13 railway stations in Gloucestershire which no longer exist, back in the days of steam trains:
https://www.gloucestershireliv...tions-trains-3800914

I do remember quite a few of them,

Good morning from a park bench in a quiet countryside corner it rained overnight but is pleasantly here now, still overcast but not cold. I’ve brought a little picnic out with me

how are you all?  

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Good morning from a park bench in a quiet countryside corner it rained overnight but is pleasantly here now, still overcast but not cold. I’ve brought a little picnic out with me

 

how are you all?  

Hi sweet and Miss Bramble  
Lovely and sunny here now. A slight breeze but by no means cold 
All okay with me fankoo. I hope you and Miss Bramble are okay too 

Enjoy your picnic but stay safe 

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Good morning from a park bench in a quiet countryside corner it rained overnight but is pleasantly here now, still overcast but not cold. I’ve brought a little picnic out with me

 

how are you all?  

No comment

El Loro posted:

Photos of 13 railway stations in Gloucestershire which no longer exist, back in the days of steam trains:
https://www.gloucestershireliv...tions-trains-3800914

I do remember quite a few of them,

Love these pics, especially the ones with steam engines 

El Loro posted:

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Good morning from a park bench in a quiet countryside corner it rained overnight but is pleasantly here now, still overcast but not cold. I’ve brought a little picnic out with me

 

how are you all?  

No comment

What’s up, El? 

Moonie, I hope you are enjoying your sunshine and Summer too 

Yogi19 posted:

El Loro posted:

Photos of 13 railway stations in Gloucestershire which no longer exist, back in the days of steam trains:
https://www.gloucestershireliv...tions-trains-3800914

I do remember quite a few of them,

Love these pics, especially the ones with steam engines 

El Loro posted:

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Good morning from a park bench in a quiet countryside corner it rained overnight but is pleasantly here now, still overcast but not cold. I’ve brought a little picnic out with me

 

how are you all?  

No comment

What’s up, El? 

Picnic maybe? I did a double take when I read it.

velvet donkey posted:

Yogi19 posted:

El Loro posted:

Photos of 13 railway stations in Gloucestershire which no longer exist, back in the days of steam trains:
https://www.gloucestershireliv...tions-trains-3800914

I do remember quite a few of them,

Love these pics, especially the ones with steam engines 

El Loro posted:

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Good morning from a park bench in a quiet countryside corner it rained overnight but is pleasantly here now, still overcast but not cold. I’ve brought a little picnic out with me

 

how are you all?  

No comment

What’s up, El? 

Picnic maybe? I did a double take when I read it.

Yes

velvet donkey posted:

Yogi19 posted:

El Loro posted:

Photos of 13 railway stations in Gloucestershire which no longer exist, back in the days of steam trains:
https://www.gloucestershireliv...tions-trains-3800914

I do remember quite a few of them,

Love these pics, especially the ones with steam engines 

El Loro posted:

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Good morning from a park bench in a quiet countryside corner it rained overnight but is pleasantly here now, still overcast but not cold. I’ve brought a little picnic out with me

 

how are you all?  

No comment

What’s up, El? 

Picnic maybe? I did a double take when I read it.

With you now 

Yogi19 posted:

Moonie, I hope you are enjoying your sunshine and Summer too 

I am fankoo Yogi 

Just to clarify; it wasn’t an actual picnic, and I wasn’t in an actual park.. I had a cereal bar in my pocket and I briefly sat on a bench to enjoy the view while I ate it, my apologies if I’ve made it sound far more exciting than it really was x 

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Just to clarify; it wasn’t an actual picnic, and I wasn’t in an actual park.. I had a cereal bar in my pocket and I briefly sat on a bench to enjoy the view while I ate it, my apologies if I’ve made it sound far more exciting than it really was x 

If you enjoyed yourself then that’s all that matter. We shall call it a mini-nic  

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Just to clarify; it wasn’t an actual picnic, and I wasn’t in an actual park.. I had a cereal bar in my pocket and I briefly sat on a bench to enjoy the view while I ate it, my apologies if I’ve made it sound far more exciting than it really was x 

Thanks for clearing that up As you know, having outdoor picnics, other than in your back garden, is a no-no at this time.

~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Just to clarify; it wasn’t an actual picnic, and I wasn’t in an actual park.. I had a cereal bar in my pocket and I briefly sat on a bench to enjoy the view while I ate it, my apologies if I’ve made it sound far more exciting than it really was x 

I thought it might be something like that 

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros and Moonie 

Hug for any night owls 

night yogi moons summer

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Yogi, Rosss and visitors  

Good morning everyone it's a nice morning. I'm glad you enjoyed your mini picnic Summer and the fresh air. It's good to take a moment now and then especially in these stressful times.

Me and my hubby loved Hill Street Blues, somehow they all felt like family and there was a lot of humour too. They truly don't make shows like that any more. 

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Another warm sunny day here.

I hope everyone has a good day

An obscure connection between two of the most famous American film actors. Henry Fonda made his acting debut with the Omaha Community Playhouse, a local amateur theater troupe directed by Dorothy Brando who was the mother of Marlon Brando.

Good morning everyone 

Weather is dry and cloudy.

Mr Y is going to do some power washing in the back garden and I’m going to clear moss from the stones in the front garden borders. I’ll stay well away from any passers by.

Stay safe everyone

Yogi, I hope your gathering moss from those rolling stones is going well

Good afternoon after a cloudy start, it’s now glorious here. 

squiggle, do they still show hill street blues on tv? 

yogi, I hope mr y’s power washing is going well  

Recording the 1951 film version of Tom Brown's Schooldays this afternoon (Talking Pictures channel). Seen it before a couple of times over the years but not for some time. Of the tiny English public schools films, it's the best of them (not including If... as in that genre as it's an allegorical film rather than a public school film). Tom Brown's Schooldays has a good cast. Tom Brown was played by John Howard Davies (Oliver Twist in the 1948 film of that name). The headmaster, Dr Thomas Arnold, was played by Robert Newton (Bill Sykes in that Oliver Twist film).

Robert Newton was in Odd Man Out shown on Talking Pictures in the last couple of days. Seen that several times. One of the darkest British film noir films made, and one of James Mason's best films. The scenes with James Mason and Robert Newton are quite something.