Hi everyone x
My headache passed, thanks. think i just needed to have a good sleep x
I am sorry to hear , Joyron that hubby isnt keen on you being on here , but hope to see you when you can pop in x
As for this thread , i cant see a huge influx of new members. There will be discussions, but as there will be no live feed, i cant see the forum being all that busy, to be honest. This thread will survive. I dont see a problem .
squiggle, love the posts with buddy pics   And thanks for making me a boat and not a bird  

You're very welcome Skylark I couldn't find a boat with the name on so I downloaded it, added the name and uploaded it again

Well done squiggle, clever girl 

Hope you are enjoying your day off Bendy Wendy (Summer ) 
Glad to read you will be on thread watch !  Did you get the Magnesium Sulphate?  
Had the dog for a bit of a walk, its not raining  

Hi Skylark. It's dry over on this side, too.

@ Bendy Wendy. Summer does really well with her yoga - I have enough trouble bending down to put my shoes on.

I know the feeling!  The other night looking for the remote, i got down to look under the bed, and took about  5 minutes getting up again !

It's bad when you have to crawl over to something like the couch so that you can haul yourself up.

 Thank goodness no webcam on here!

You're not kidding!

We get a weekly local paper delivered to the house by a wee lad of about 11.

Youngest son had been a Sunday paperboy and thought he would like to encourage this youngster's private enterprise - so how come I have ended up paying £2 every week for a paper that only costs 70p?!

Son says we can't give him any less otherwise we'll be considered tight tippers.

Oh dear   
Word will get around, bolt the door around Halloween time, the "guisers " will be queuing up   

No, I don't answer the door at Halloween.

Nor do i , dont know who is behind those masks 

Off to get son,s tea on. Bye for now 

My curry needs some attention, I better get off too.

Catch you later.

I don't open the door at Halloween either, but it's rare that I get anyone knocking at my door that night.

When we lived in a street we used to keep a bowl of sweeties by the door but now I live down a little lane no-one knocks.  Maybe not a bad thing because I do lock up quite early on.

 I am having a look around for ideas as a present for my sister, she is 50 in November. Nothing too expensive, as she isnt really materialistic , and she wouldnt want us spending too much. Its hard to get something original, that she wouldnt be expecting 
I have been looking on the Simpsons Fine Art site, some nice prints.....i dont know.
Any ideas ?? 

Skylark, I've been having a look at the Simpsons site. There are some beautiful prints on there. Could you chose one where the area/place had some special meaning for your sister? I think that would be a lovely gift.

Hi Yogi x
Yes i have been having a look, but no Montrose ?  
Lovely prints tho, i shall choose one, i think. Not one with fireworks as she has had that all her life,.me being born on the 5th and she the 6th ! ( a few years apart !)
This year is going so fast, its scary  

Going to get off, my son has his friend in to watch the Barcelona match, and i can take the hint to get lost ! It doesnt start till later but they have to discuss it all! 
Goodnight all, sweet dreams  

This year has whizzed by.

My (maternal) nana's birthday and anniversary was on 5th of November. I have happy memories of Bonfire Night at her house.

Blooming football!!!

Goodnight Skylark, catch up soon.

I'm off too, going to read my book, speak to everyone tomorrow

Enjoy your book, Squiggle.

Speak to you tomorrow, goodnight for now.

night skylark and squiggle

 

hi yogi

Hi Ros, how are you tonight?

I managed to persuade Mr Yogi to pick up youngest son from the station, so I had an early bath and am now lying on top of the bed with my lappy.

that sounds brill yogi - went dark before 9 tonight - the nights are really drawing in 

I know, Ros.

Skylark and I were saying earlier that this year is just flying past.

I bought some little plug plants today, some winter-flowering pansies and some primroses. The weather had been fine, so I set up 80 little pots and filled them with compost. I only got halfway through planting them when the Heavens opened - but I was determined to finish. I must have looked like a nutter to the neighbours (with my rainjacket on and hood up) planting flowers into dinky little pots, in the pouring rain.

i love winter pansies - we always plant some - i just feel a bit depressed the time has gone so quickly - it feels autumny

It does feel like more like autumn, and summer never really made an appearance.

April was lovely and we have had  a few days of nice sun - it just has gone so quickly

80 pots?! Crikey yogi! I knew you liked gardening but I didn't realise you did that much Hi again ros

It has, Ros.

A lot of the Scottish schools went back yesterday/ today. I always see that as the end of summer.

They were only little 3inch pots, I was only potting them on, Summer.

 

Did you read back? Skylark was calling you Bendy Wendy, after seeing the Yoga pic.

This year IS going fast, it's been a whirlwind of weddings, christenings & birthdays etc.. And we've just been invited to our 5th wedding of the year! The chemist was out of magnesium sulphate I swear I jinx chemist supplies, every other time I go there I get told the item I need will be in "tomorrow afternoon" I do answer the door at Halloween, I usually carve a pumpkin to put in the kitchen window, then decorate the hallway all spooky! we only seem to get small children dressed up in fancy dress, and have always been so polite too, so I'm happy to buy sweets for them I LOVE autumn!

80 is still 80 yogi, that's a little production line!

You are lucky getting little ones at your door, Summer.

We gave up answering the door, when older ones (who we didn't know at all) started coming round - and they weren't interested in nuts and sweet, just money.

 

The one thing I love about autumn is the beautiful changing colours of the leaves and shrubs.

*takes a bow*

They better grow after all my madness hard work.

Fingers crossed yogi Yes, older ones do just want money don't they I refuse, sweets or nothing from us I'm afraid! I tend to blow out the pumpkin & switch of the lights around 8pm, there's no little ones about after then.. I love the autumn colors! Are there any turners up your way yogi? There are a few here already