Lovely picture, Squiggle 
El Loro posted:Yogi, I'm glad you had more of a sleep last night
Moonie, great pictures of your swans and a robin
Summer and Squiggle, I hope you can stay warm
Discovered today that M&S are ditching black plastic containers for their ready meals for environmental reasons. Instead they are using clear plastic containers for the majority of lines with a small number in metal foil containers. At present it seems to be the "balanced for you" range but no doubt that will be extended to their other ranges.
The clear plastic container meals are microwave only. So if, like me, you don't have a microwave, your choices are severely restricted.
Thanks El
squiggle posted:Especially for Moonie
Awww thanks squiggle. Thatâs just so beautiful 
The cygnets are a little large for a piggyback though 
Two years ago when we had a particularly big family, I saw just what is in your picture up our park. Mum swimming and much smaller cygnets trying to get on her back ð
There was always one maybe two who never actually made it
Moonie posted:
Gorgeous pics 
squiggle posted:Good morning everyone, very grey and cold here, I'm cosily snuggled up and I hope you all will be at some time today. Stay warm when you venture out. I'm glad you slept so well to make up for your sleepless night Yogi but that's quite a compliment from your little ones, I bet they slept so soundly with Granny near to keep them feeling cherished and safe.
Enjoy your day everyone
What a lovely thing to say, Squiggle
When it was time to leave, PB hugged me and said, âI donât want to leave youâ and BB hugged me and said, âIâll miss youâ
They melt my heart âĪïļâĪïļ
Loving Moonieâs swan family pics and Squiggleâs swan and cygnets pic
Meant to say last night, Iâm looking forward to the new Father Brown series, El.
I do wish Lady Felicia and Syd weâre still regular characters though.
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros
Hugs for any night owls
Yogi19 posted:Moonie posted:Gorgeous pics
lovely love swans and robins
night everybody yogi summer if you pop in
Yogi19 posted:Moonie posted:Gorgeous pics
Fankoo
Yogi19 posted:squiggle posted:Good morning everyone, very grey and cold here, I'm cosily snuggled up and I hope you all will be at some time today. Stay warm when you venture out. I'm glad you slept so well to make up for your sleepless night Yogi but that's quite a compliment from your little ones, I bet they slept so soundly with Granny near to keep them feeling cherished and safe.
Enjoy your day everyone
What a lovely thing to say, Squiggle
When it was time to leave, PB hugged me and said, âI donât want to leave youâ and BB hugged me and said, âIâll miss youâ
They melt my heart âĪïļâĪïļ
Awwwww, they are little darlings
Rocking Ros Rose posted:Yogi19 posted:Moonie posted:Gorgeous pics
lovely love swans and robins
Fankoo Rosss
*night owls*. ðĶ
popping in to say sweet dreams ðĪ Iâve been doing chores and being Mrs taxi driver for some of my partying friends, I declined the offer of sharing their takeaway pizza though
i hope youve all all had a lovely day. How adorable are the tiddlers! They love their granny 
Good morning everyone 
Cloudy here though warmer than recently.
Well done Mrs taxi driver
Yogi, Nancy Carroll (Lady Felicia) does a lot of stage work so that may be the reason why she is no longer a regular on Father Brown.
The camels and their owners arrived early this morning, and after a few hours sleep, set off for home but rather than return southwards have gone eastwards.
I hope everyone has a good day
Good morning ð overcast here, but Iâm still going to make the best of it! A nice walk with a bouncy Bramble & our friends will be great fun.
Yesterday one of my friends asked if she could take Bramble out while I was at work, which is fine because I trust her. They had a great time but I felt very odd not having to walk her after work myself
what are all doing today?
Those camels sound interesting
Good morning everyone
Overcast weather, up here too.
Enjoy your walk with bouncy Bramble, Summer.
Iâm intrigued by the camels, El.
Off to visit family today.
Have a good day, all
Good morning everyone, cold but dry but very cloudy. I hope you have a great walk today Summer.
Enjoy your day everyone
Re the camels etc, I'm referring to today being the 6th so Epiphany Sunday, where the protestant and Roman Catholic churches mark the visit of the magi/wise men to the baby Jesus.
Matthew 2
So they would have travelled from the east to Jerusalem. Then. after taling with Herod, go to Bethlehem. Bethlehem is about 100 miles to the north of Jerusalem. Camels can walk 100 miles in a day. Then after some sleep, they go back home in an easterly direction rather than going back to Jerusalem.
Although the well known carol refers to 3 kings, there's no direct biblical reference to them as to the number (though there were the 3 gifts) or being kings.
I forgot to post this from the BBC site a couple of days ago.
Summer, you will really want to look at this and play the video clip in the article - it's what is called an ice pancake:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...ey-shetland-46757826
El Loro posted:I forgot to post this from the BBC site a couple of days ago.
Summer, you will really want to look at this and play the video clip in the article - it's what is called an ice pancake:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...ey-shetland-46757826
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros
Hugs for any night owls
night yogi summer if you pop in
An unusual way of recycling Christmas trees
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...land-essex-46763631/
Good morning everyone, drizzly and cold here. What a charming clip about recycling Christmas trees EL 
Enjoy your day everyone
2 victims of that tv licence scam email, one losing ÂĢ9,900, the other about ÂĢ2,500:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46765681
Afternoon troops
Better late than never - it's still early. Wish you all health this year - anything else is a bonus Hope all are well, never been so glad to see the back of a year as 2018 and quite a lot have said it.
Good clip El, t'was on the lunchtime news
2 nuns joining Call the Midwife cast in the series starting on Sunday.
Sister Hilda who was in the Christmas special (Fenella Woolgar who in real life had a great aunt who was a nun - Sister Mary Hilda)
and Sister Frances who was also in the Christmas special (Ella Bruccoleri).
They have been sent there by the new Mother Superior (Mother Mildred) (Miriam Margolyes)
*night owls* whirlwind summer coming through!!!!! I hope youâve all had s good day
wow Ice pancake 
Iâve never heard of them before but I think thatâs amazing. Thanks for the link, El. I love nature & geographical things
Twickers, you make me want a snickers! Happy new year and I hope 2019 is more gentle on you
the walk yesterday was lovely, Iâve tired Bramble out completely lol and I had curry with friends afterwards.
Today was busy at work, I finished so late that I didnât bother putting the decorations in the loft tonight. Theyâll keep for another night ðĪ·ââïļ
the shrug ðĪ·ââïļ <â- is my new favourite emoji, btw.
Sweet dreams lovely friends
El Loro posted:An unusual way of recycling Christmas trees
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/...land-essex-46763631/
EL that is fantastic -love it such a brilliant idea
El Loro posted:2 victims of that tv licence scam email, one losing ÂĢ9,900, the other about ÂĢ2,500:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46765681
that is truly awful