Summer,  the snow was only going to stay for a short time anyway. Met Office forecast for early January does expect some snow and they say it could come by late December. A small chance that there could be some over Christmas.

Yogi, I hope you have a nice day with your family

Squiggle, I've never watched Strictly, but then things like that,X-factor etc never had any appeal to me

Back at the end of Augist I posted about there being a hole in the ISS:
https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/top...1#588895125603175781

They still don't know what caused it. A few days ago they cut out some samples around the hole for analysis. Here's a short clip of part of that and it gives you a better idea as to the size of the hole:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...nvironment-46535455/

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros.

Hugs for any night owls.

night yogi summer if you pop in

Good morning everyone

Sunny here at present, forecast to cloud over, no rain forecast today for a change though tomorrow is expected to be another thoroughly wet day.

Printers connected to the internet being hacked:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46552339
Doesn't apply to home networked printers.

I hope everyone has a good day

Hope  all are okay   

Good morning everyone.

Weather is dry atm.

Squiggle, I found I wasn’t engaged with Strictly this year and agree it has lost it’s sparkle.  

I have found I am increasingly bored with reality shows and was actually glad to see BB end. IAC has lost its appeal and The Apprentice was beyond boring this year. I think I may be suffering from reality tv fatigue.

I will give Dancing On Ice a go in January, although the inclusion of Gemma Collins fills me with dread.

Some final gifts to pick up today, then I should be finished.

Have a good day, all.

Got that right Yogi. The Apprentice isn't the show it was.

Reality is dead  

I can't comment on "reality" television as I don't watch it

Good morning everyone, cold and dry here, I know they said it was going to warm up but it feels very chilly to me this morning.

Enjoy your day everyone

Squiggle, I've just been out and it's not that warm. I looked on the Met Office site, the temperature allowing for wind chill is 4 C and the humidity is on the high side as well which is why it doesn't feel warm.

I'm not Roman Catholic but these photos of the Vatican nativity scene are extraordinary. The scene is entirely made up of sand (mixed with water & compressed to make it durable). A work of art of the highest quality.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46591761

Good afternoon sunny and bright here!  

🤔 what can get yogi to watch instead of reality shows..? The thought of Gemma Collins on ice is enough to make me give away my tv! 

The only time I've seen Gemma Collins was on Celebrity Masterchef earlier this year. Clearly incapable of keeping quiet.

El Loro posted:

I'm not Roman Catholic but these photos of the Vatican nativity scene are extraordinary. The scene is entirely made up of sand (mixed with water & compressed to make it durable). A work of art of the highest quality.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46591761

They are amazing

~Sweet Sparkles~ posted:

Good afternoon sunny and bright here!  

 

🤔 what can get yogi to watch instead of reality shows..? The thought of Gemma Collins on ice is enough to make me give away my tv! 

I like cookery programmes and history ones too.

I’ll need to hide all heavy objects when GC is on screen, or my tv will be in danger.

El Loro posted:

The only time I've seen Gemma Collins was on Celebrity Masterchef earlier this year. Clearly incapable of keeping quiet.

She is a horror, El.

El Loro posted:

The only time I've seen Gemma Collins was on Celebrity Masterchef earlier this year. Clearly incapable of keeping quiet.

So much so, that the mute button is ineffective  

i hope youve all all had a lovely day, I’m treating myself to an early night. Sweet dreams (only 8 sleeps to go!)  

I’ve got the tiddlers tomorrow so I’m off too.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer, Ros and Velvet 

El Loro posted:

I'm not Roman Catholic but these photos of the Vatican nativity scene are extraordinary. The scene is entirely made up of sand (mixed with water & compressed to make it durable). A work of art of the highest quality.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46591761

that is awesome EL-loved them

night yogi summer velvet

Good morning everyone

Raining here, light at present, then a short lull before the heavier rain starts. Should end some time this evening.

Yogi, I hope you have a good time with the tiddlers

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone  

It’s raining , blowing a gale. I’m not venturing out so I don’t know how cold it is out there 

Yogi, I hope you have a great day with the little ones 

Have a great day everyone and if you have to go out, please take care 

Oh, and btw we are forecast to have 90% to 95% rain all day 

Good morning everyone, drizzling here at the moment but gale force winds and it feels very unpleasant.  As Moonie says take care, and wrap up warm if you have to go out

Enjoy your day everyone

Weather wise I think we are all in the same boat, somewhat appropriately

Oooooh they are adorable!!!! 

Good evening gang a very dark & wet day here, I feel like I’ve worked a night shift! I’ve never known it like this for such a long season. Thank goodness for hygge! 

I hope you’ve all had a good day  

Summer, it's been dark and thoroughly wet here too

At least we have hope  

Evening all 

A good, if noisy day with the Tiddlers - getting very excited about Christmas 

Seriously cute ducklings, El 

Aww, I hope you now have your feet up and are chilling, Summer

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros 

Hug for any night owls 

night yogi and summer if you pop in

Good morning everyone

Forecast here is a day of sunshine and showers.

Yogi, I'm glad you had a good day with the tiddlers

The results of a recent Radio Times survey on the most popular Christmas film
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46616452

I hope everyone has a good day

Following on from being awarded an MBE, Sarah Gordy has been given an honary degree from the University of Nottingham.  She has been hailed an "inspirational role model" for challenging attitudes towards people with learning disabilities by her performances in theatre, film and television.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...inghamshire-46536375

You will recall her from series 3 of Call the Midwife.

Good morning all

Weather is dry atm 

El, I’m delighted my favourite film won 

Have a good day, everyone 

Yogi, I agree re the film and it's amazing that it was a box office flop when it was first released

Good morning everyone, a much brighter morning here, we might even get some dry patches now and then.  Amazing to think that it will be Boxing Day in a week's time, it seems to be speeding up now.

Enjoy your day everyone

The New Horizons probe (the one that went past Pluto some 3 years ago) is on track to fly by Ultima Thule on New Year's Day making it the most distant visit to a Solar System body. It's hoped that it will be able to take photos of Ultima Thule.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-46610812

Ultima Thule is an asteroid in the Kuiper belt. In ancient Greek and Roman literature Thule was the place furthest north. Virgil came up with the idea of Ultima Thule as a place beyond the known world. At one time Thule was used for Iceland (later Norway) and Ultima Thule for Greenland.

175 years ago today, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol was published:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46378745

The completel title is "A Christmas Carol in prose being a Ghost Story of Christmas".