@ your granddaughter and the creepy crawlies, Skylark. She's braver than me!
I've seen the promos for Dancing On The Edge and will probably take a look. I hope it's better than Mr Selfridge, as I've given up on that.
Weather has contined to be wet and windy, with some hailstones and a snow flurry thrown in for good measure.
Skylark, I'm glad you are feeling better now 
Yogi, I too gave up on Mr Selfridge as none of the characters particularly appealed to me, Mr Selfridge himself is way too smiley to be credible and is closer to a pantomine villain. The BBC was right to show The Paradise before Mr Selfridge as at least that had some depth to it.
No "visitors" as yet Summer, but not for the want of her trying !
I gave up too with Mr Selfridge, he just irritated me. I may give Dancing On The Edge a go..
Thanks El x Hope you havent had another nosebleed, i used to have them regularly in my teens, but touch wood not much since
I'm glad I'm not alone re Mr Selfridge. I really wanted to like it, but alas, it was not to be.
Summer, the answer to that crossword clue was PERDITA, not PANCAKE
21 across to that crossword is:
Squashed? Accomodation urgently needed with an easy lot of pieces (4,2,1,7)
I've done quite a lot of the crossword and have quite a lot of the letters in the answer:
F*A* A* A *A*C*K*
Summer, this is genuine and not a wind-up
I think we all know by now that Summer is bonkers 
I shall run away now...
I think we all know by now that Summer is bonkers
I shall run away now...
But in a good way.
Summer, the answer to that crossword clue was PERDITA, not PANCAKE
21 across to that crossword is:
Squashed? Accomodation urgently needed with an easy lot of pieces (4,2,1,7)
I've done quite a lot of the crossword and have quite a lot of the letters in the answer:
F*A* A* A *A*C*K*
Summer, this is genuine and not a wind-up
I could have got that one.
Squiggle, in case you are interested, series 1 to 5 of Sergeant Cork are available on DVD from Amazon, and series 6 will be released in March:
I think we all know by now that Summer is bonkers
I shall run away now...
But in a good way.
But of course, one of the best 
I think we all know by now that Summer is bonkers
I shall run away now...
But in a good way.
But of course, one of the best
I agree,
I think we all know by now that Summer is bonkers
I shall run away now...
But in a good way.
But of course, one of the best
I agree!
Thanks EL for the info about Sergeant Cork.
You did indeed. I posted about it here as Summer would be far more likely to notice it in this thread and she is likely to be very interested in 21 across She's a bit of a tiganitomaniac.
*goes off to find the dictionary*
You did indeed. I posted about it here as Summer would be far more likely to notice it in this thread and she is likely to be very interested in 21 across She's a bit of a tiganitomaniac.
*goes off to find the dictionary*
You won't find it in any dictionary as it's a word I've invented . Words ending with mania should have an ancient greek word at the beginning. I used the modern greek word instead.
You did indeed. I posted about it here as Summer would be far more likely to notice it in this thread and she is likely to be very interested in 21 across She's a bit of a tiganitomaniac.
*goes off to find the dictionary*
You won't find it in any dictionary as it's a word I've invented . Words ending with mania should have an ancient greek word at the beginning. I used the modern greek word instead.
Got it, i just said bonkers instead. I am not daft you know
You did indeed. I posted about it here as Summer would be far more likely to notice it in this thread and she is likely to be very interested in 21 across She's a bit of a tiganitomaniac.
*goes off to find the dictionary*
You won't find it in any dictionary as it's a word I've invented . Words ending with mania should have an ancient greek word at the beginning. I used the modern greek word instead.
Has it got anything to do with frying pans (pancake style)?
You did indeed. I posted about it here as Summer would be far more likely to notice it in this thread and she is likely to be very interested in 21 across She's a bit of a tiganitomaniac.
*goes off to find the dictionary*
You won't find it in any dictionary as it's a word I've invented . Words ending with mania should have an ancient greek word at the beginning. I used the modern greek word instead.
Got it, i just said bonkers instead. I am not daft you know
I am!
You did indeed. I posted about it here as Summer would be far more likely to notice it in this thread and she is likely to be very interested in 21 across She's a bit of a tiganitomaniac.
*goes off to find the dictionary*
You won't find it in any dictionary as it's a word I've invented . Words ending with mania should have an ancient greek word at the beginning. I used the modern greek word instead.
Has it got anything to do with frying pans (pancake style)?
Sort of
You did indeed. I posted about it here as Summer would be far more likely to notice it in this thread and she is likely to be very interested in 21 across She's a bit of a tiganitomaniac.
*goes off to find the dictionary*
You won't find it in any dictionary as it's a word I've invented . Words ending with mania should have an ancient greek word at the beginning. I used the modern greek word instead.
Has it got anything to do with frying pans (pancake style)?
Sort of
Okay Dokay.
Just looking around for a venue for granddaughters 5th birthday bash, back soon x
Just looking around for a venue for granddaughters 5th birthday bash, back soon x
Good luck, I hope you find somewhere nice, and reasonably priced.
Just looking around for a venue for granddaughters 5th birthday bash, back soon x
My grandson's friend has just started out in business making cakes, pity she doesn't live closer to you, she is very talented
Great cake, Squiggle.
She's only a young girl Yogi and has a daughter of 16 months and she is her mum's carer too so she's got a lot on her plate and of course it will help that she can work from home. I would never be able to make the cakes she does so it would be nice to see her business take off.
She's only a young girl Yogi and has a daughter of 16 months and she is her mum's carer too so she's got a lot on her plate and of course it will help that she can work from home. I would never be able to make the cakes she does so it would be nice to see her business take off.
Gosh, she does have her hands full. I wish her every success with the business.
How lovely Squiggle. If she could make a cake for my Granddaughter, i am well prepared to pay for postage and packing, plus making cards to promote her business isnt a problem either
I was just being daft when I posted that Lol
Hehe I love it 
Yes I am bonkers, and I hope I always will be, in a good way of course 
I'm planning on having a little Xmas tree beside my bed, all year round, when I'm very old and in a care home.. of course I probably won't know what christmas is or who I am, but I'm sure I'll find it pretty
I'm pleased I deleted mr selfridge before watching any of it- if you've all given up on it, it can't be good!
I've recorded dancing on the edge, and series link worked on the very first attempt. I shall look forward to watching it 
Squiggle that cake is wonderful, I hope the young lady is hugely successful. It doesn't take long for word of mouth to spread, she'll have plenty of clients soon enough
Extra for yogi if you're around lateSummer, i have my lights on with my flowers and my neighbours think its a Christmas tree. I care not! Join the bonkers club I have told my kids when i finally go gaga , just to plonk me in a home and leave me alone. Peace at last!
Goodnight, sleep well all
@ the image of you in your care home with your Christmas tree all year round - quite right, too! Signing out for now, goodnight Summer, and Skylark if you are still here.
Good morning everyone. We have a couple of inches of snow lying on the ground and it is windy, too.
Wrap up warm, if you have to go out and about today.
Good morning everyone, we had some wintry showers overnight and there's still white spots here and there. Take care and wrap up warm, and Yogi be careful in case there are any icy spots.
Oh how lovely Skylark, I wonder what to do. That cake was a My Little Pony cake as you will have guessed. I will phone my friend and see if she could do a cake for your granddaughter. How could I put you two in touch I wonder? And how long until the birthday?
Good morning everyone 
Squiggle, your grandson's friend should do well - that looks a great cake 
No snow expected here though may be some rain, and it's cold and quite windy.
Yesterday's University Challenge included one of the greatest wrong answers of all time in any quiz programme
Jeremy Paxman: "Timothy Dalton, Orson Welles, Toby Stephens and Michael Fassbender are among the actors who played which romantic figure, the creation of Charlotte Bronte?"
Then Peter Aronica of Imperial College London buzzes in with his answer which is truly staggering.
To get the true effect, it's best to watch the programme in iPlayer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/e...012_2013_Episode_25/
The question starts at 20 minutes 11 seconds
For those who want to see the answer without watching the programme, it follows here (but I've made it invisible so highlighting what follows will show it) :Inspector Clouseau
sunny, windy and cold here. We had a very small amount of snow during the night, I hope we don't get much more
Lol at your posts from last night! skylark I bet your lights look beautiful, and with such dark weather this time of year I'm sure they brighten up the room
I'm pleased I'm not the only one who's about bonkers I actually told mr summer I might have them decorate my coffin like a Xmas present, he just said " 
that wouldn't surprise me at all"
Yogi, I hope you don't need to go far today, but I bet Keira & Harvey would like to lol
El how is your cough?
Squiggle, tell your friend to get a website or fb page for her cakes, I know a lady who did that and she's now fully booked until march!I think we are all secretly members of the bonkers club nothing wrong with sparkly lights and a good plan I think to have a little Christmas tree beside your bed in the care home
I watched the first 5-10 mins of Dancing on the Edge during breakfast this morning, It got my interest straight away and I'm hopeful that it's going to be a good show
My series link worked successfully for it too 
