Oh dear, has she earmuffs??

 I bet she wishes she had.

He is always singing, but he never knows the right words and makes it up as he goes along. Actually, he seemed to know the words to the carols, so that's a bonus.

Aww he sounds a lovely man , well from here anyway 

 He is lovely - and a little bit mad.

Got to go now, goodnight everyone and sweet dreams.

Hugs for Skylark and our resident night owls, Summer and Moonie.

poor Keira

I missed you Yogi

 

Nite nite. Sleep well. Sweet dreams

Aww goodnight Yogi, and to your mad hubby 

Love that piccie Skylark

Its nice 
Who is the bigger, the mouse or the owl?
I shall say goodnight to all. 
Sweet dreams everyone. Take care 

The mouse

Goodnight Skylark. Sleep well. Sweet dreams  

 Sleep well too, moonie 

Evening apologies for this morning, I must have churchilled using Hagatha's account and didn't realise this morning!

Sweet dreams all who've gone to bed already

Moonie, we need to talk! I appear to have caught your cold and my nose is running like a tap
I've put black pepper/grapefruit/tea tree oils in my bath, that should help fight it off!

Yogi I hope you got plenty of rest today

Squiggle- Nat King Cole's Christmas song is my favourite I love the dean Martin/frank Sinatra Xmas songs <3

Hi Hagatha

Thats okay

*coughs* I did have a mask on Hagatha *coughs* so I am innocent

I hope that concoction does work. If not it will certainly be good for stuffing the chicken

Lol that would be one funky tasting chicken
I've just mixed up some lime juice/brandy/honey in hot water!
That'll work a treat too

How are you now moonie?

Now that sounds like my kind of remedy Hagatha

I'm feeling much better now fankoo

Goodnight Sweet and Yogi. Sleep well and have sweet dreams

 

For my two sleeping night owls

 

Good morning everyone

 

At present it's mainly blue sky here and no wind. Tomorrow afternoon and evening is forecast to be stormy weather. Apparently this storm is called Emily after Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights).

Good morning cold & fresh here today, but dry and bright. I like it
Luckily, I've woken with just a head cold, no signs of flu *crosses fingers*

El, is Emily bringing any snow?
My cousin in upstate New York has had to use his snow blower this week!

Moonie, last nights owls are my favourite so far- the detailing is beautiful

Good morning everyone. Weather is dry and the wind has died down.

Beautiful owls, Moonie.

My back is still really painful and I hardly slept last night.

Have a good day everyone, maybe speak to you all later.

Aw yogi, have a big hug I hope you've got some painkillers in stock?

Summer, I'm sorry that you have a cold but it should go before Christmas Day.

Yogi, I'm sorry that your back is really painful and I hope it eases soon

for everyone

 

Summer, there's more likely to be snow from Emily in the north rather than the south. I know you like snow but it's better if there is none as the forecast strength of the wind would result in heavy blizzards and dangerous driving conditions.

Good morning everyone, just had to quickly rush my youngest grandson off to his dental appointment, he sprung it on me at the last minute.  Still I am really pleased that he is in with a good dentist and taking care of his teeth.

 

Oh poor Yogi, and with hardly any sleep either you must be exhausted.  I wonder whether something like this would help, I have had one for over 20 years and wouldn't be without it, I have lent it to friends too and it has helped them.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Home...-VE609-/140572774711

 

Lovely picture of the mouse and owl Skylark

 

Have a good day everyone, I am off this afternoon with my other grandson to the same dentist

I do hope that Emily blows through really quickly, blizzards and dangerous driving conditions are the last thing anyone wants with all the Christmas rush on.

 

Hug for Summer, hope your cold disappears quickly

 

A nice hot honey and lemon for you

 

Aw thank you squiggle it really helps! We've been given some home made honey, which is delicious- the bees are kept near heather, so I put plenty of that in my drink last night.

I was so shocked to hear from a bee keeper recently that some unscrupulous bee keepers are starving their bees.  They take all the honey and replace it with sugar and water and there is insufficient nutrition for the bees.  He said that the bees will always share if another bee asks for food and when they don't have enough they kill the bees one by one leaving the queen for last.  I was quite shocked that they could be so irresponsible.

Squiggle, that's disgusting that any bee keeper should do that, and there's even less excuse when it's a known fact that bees have been in serious decline for some years around the world. Don't they realise that the bees are a vital part of the world's ecosystem as they fertilse agricultural plants as well as other plants and their actions are jeopardising our futures.

 

that's terrible! Less bees means less honey so what are they playing at?!!
The gentleman who gave us the honey is very protective of his bees, I know he'll not be doing such a thing. He must have had a decent supply this year too because he gave us 2 jars, just for fun

I agree with you both, the bee keeper said the amount of honey that hives produce has been going down year on year.  The well being of bees is important to all of us and as you say EL they are a vital part of the world's ecosystems.  It is ridiculously greedy and short-sighted.

Good afternoon everyone

Quite a cold and frosty morning but with blue sky. The sun is warming up nicely now

 

Hagatha(Sweet), here's hoping you only do have a head cold, as horrible as they are I love the owls too

 

Yogi, sorry your back is still hurting I hope it feels better soon and you manage to get some sleep tonight too

 

Squiggle, I hope everything turned okay with both of your grandsons' dental visits I like the look of that hot honey and lemon tea myself

 

for everyone. Back later

 

 

 

I had a phone call from a client saying that he had received a tax bill from HMRC and wanted to know what it was for. I confirmed that it was correct, was for the year to 5 April 2013 and agreed with my calculation that I had given to him when I did his tax return.

He didn't accept this and said that he had paid his tax bill in June. I said I had no knowledge of any such payment. I looked on the HMRC site showing his tax payments and what he owed and that did not show any such payment. He still didn't accept this and said that his cheque book stub showed that it was for his tax bill. I suggested that he had a look at his papers to find out what the payment related to and to come back to me.

I then had an idea, checked it out and I was right. So I rang him back and said that the cheque had nothing to do with his tax bill.

 

It was his cheque he had given me for my fee

 

Ooppss!

Oh dear, it must have been a shock for him

 oh dear!

Summer, I hope your head cold disappears soon.

I am keeping up with the MM thread. Not got a clue who the murderer is yet.

Moonie, how are you today?

 @ the bad bee keepers! Squiggle, I agree that it doesn't make sense to starve your bees, which will then reduce their honey output.

Hug for Skylark.

 

 

Aww poor mum, imagine having a rhino on your nose