Hi yogi how are you tonight? I’m just emailing my friend.. 

Off to bed, goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie, Twickers, Summer and Ros 

I honestly think the Durrells is the most enjoyable tv show I’ve known. I like the quirky sense of humour, as well as the setting, characters, music... I will probably cry when it ends lol 

Yogi19 posted:

Off to bed, goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie, Twickers, Summer and Ros 

Sweet dreams

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Moonie posted:

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Evening all 

Moonie, my eldest and middle sons visited yesterday and my youngest son and DiL visited today so, not a very quiet weekend.

Squiggle, did your clouds disappear? 

Summer, I hope the fog lifted and you and Bramble managed to go on your walk

El, a three hour journey was much better for your brother than that eight hour marathon 

Hi Twickers, I hope you’ve had a good day 

😮 that’s a lot of family 

But I know you will have enjoyed every minute of their visits 

I did, Moonie....and youngest son and DiL brought cakes!

Excellent 

Cakes too? 

I don’t suppose there’s any left over, is there Yogi? 

 Help yourself 

Fankooooooo *takes one* 

Yogi19 posted:

Off to bed, goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie, Twickers, Summer and Ros 

Nighty nite Yogi, sleep well, sweet dreams  

night yogi summer moons Twickers

Nighty nite, sleep well , sweet dreams Buddies  

Good morning everyone it's a much brighter morning. So pleased that everyone seems to have had a good weekend.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Other than it's not cold here, the weather is dreich Squiggle, yours is the opposite of mine

Although my brother did bring cakes with him, I didn't mention them as they were the same as for his previous visit and other visits - M&S individual lemon drizzle cakes and tiffins.

Summer, we did play computer adventure games. We finished Thimbleweed Park  (although a relatively recent game it's like older games such as Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion, not surprisingly as all were written by Ron Gilbert). Then we started on one called Tales. That's about a librarian who finds that he has to stop a baddie called Oblivion from destroying stories from the past. It involves going in and out of various stories such as the epic of Gilgamesh (which is considered to be the oldest surviving work of literature), Rabelais's Gargantua and Pantagruel, and Popl Vuh (which is mythology of the K'iche' people of Guatamala). Although that sounds heavy, it's not. The game would get a PEGI 7 (or 12 at most) and doesn't have any of the crudity that the Rabelais writing is notorious for.

I hope everyone has a good day

~Sweet Pea~ posted:

Hi yogi how are you tonight? I’m just emailing my friend.. 

 

Sorry, I missed this post, Summer. We must have been posting at the same time 

Good morning, everyone

A dry but chilly start to the day.

If it heats up, we might potter about in the garden.

Have a good day, all.

El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

 

Other than it's not cold here, the weather is dreich Squiggle, yours is the opposite of mine

 

Although my brother did bring cakes with him, I didn't mention them as they were the same as for his previous visit and other visits - M&S individual lemon drizzle cakes and tiffins.

 

Summer, we did play computer adventure games. We finished Thimbleweed Park  (although a relatively recent game it's like older games such as Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion, not surprisingly as all were written by Ron Gilbert). Then we started on one called Tales. That's about a librarian who finds that he has to stop a baddie called Oblivion from destroying stories from the past. It involves going in and out of various stories such as the epic of Gilgamesh (which is considered to be the oldest surviving work of literature), Rabelais's Gargantua and Pantagruel, and Popl Vuh (which is mythology of the K'iche' people of Guatamala). Although that sounds heavy, it's not.

 

I hope everyone has a good day

 

 

Ooh, good cake choice, El - lemon drizzle cakes are one of my favourites

My Cake Radar has activated 

Oh, right, just talking about cakes 

Moonie posted:

My Cake Radar has activated 

Oh, right, just talking about cakes 

Yogi, I hope you get that garden pottering you want

Good morning everyone  

It’s very overcast here. Cold and breezy 

Still on a good point, it’s dry, for now 

Shopping done. So the rest of the day is yet to be decided 

El, I hope your brother managed to get home safely 

Yogi, hopefully happy pottering about in your garden 

Its cuppa time for me so I will see you all later  

Thanks Moonie, enjoy your cuppa

Good afternoon a cold, grey & a bit foggy here today. How I wish the weather were like Corfu... 

hope you’re all enjoying the day xx 

Afternoon troops   

Hope all are well. The sky's like Corfu here Sweet but the temperature gauge seems to be broken. Not warm   

Here's it's been one of those days when, apart from being warmer, it could have been a bleak November day on the moors suitable for one of those Hammer horror films

I remember watching them in the late 60's early 70's El as a youth. Quite scary   

If last summer was anything to go by I imagine it'll pick up quite soon down South   

I don't know whether anyone here watches The Repair Shop but there was such a lovely moment just now.  This dear lady who had lost her husband to cancer brought in a family heirloom, a rocking horse.  She thought her husband had signed his name under the saddle, (the saddle was fixed in place).  When she came to collect the horse, beautifully restored, Susie had made a new saddle that could be removed.  The lady could hardly bring herself to look but there it was and she was close to tears, looking around the workshop everyone else had tears in their eyes as well.  Lovely lovely bittersweet moment.  Susie had also lost her husband to cancer as well.

We decided it was too cold for gardening.....and went to the garden centre instead. 

Hope you have all had a good day

Squiggle, I have seen some episodes of The Repair Shop when it was shown in the early evening on BBC 2 - it looks as if they've moved it to BBC 1 in the late afternoon for this latest series so it's not something I had spotted.

Yogi, at least it was garden orientated

Twickers, although I'm not much of a fan of horror films, some of the Hammer films are quite effective, their 1958 version of Dracula, the 1959 Hound of the Baskervilles, the 1961 Taste of Fear (not a typical Hammer horror film, closer to the French film Les Diaboliques).

El Loro posted:

Squiggle, I have seen some episodes of The Repair Shop when it was shown in the early evening on BBC 2 - it looks as if they've moved it to BBC 1 in the late afternoon for this latest series so it's not something I had spotted.

 

Yogi, at least it was garden orientated

 

Twickers, although I'm not much of a fan of horror films, some of the Hammer films are quite effective, their 1958 version of Dracula, the 1959 Hound of the Baskervilles, the 1961 Taste of Fear (not a typical Hammer horror film, closer to the French film Les Diaboliques).

Yes, I stuck with the gardening theme

Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone

Hugs for the night owls

Noite Yogi    

Good morning everyone

Little change in the weather here from yesterday - tomorrow is looking sunny,

A follow up to the BBC article on the death of that painting by numbers pioneer with some contributions etc from people:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-47832466

I hope everyone has a good day

Morning troops    

The sun has got it's hat on again. Talking gardening Yogi I tackled a monster out of control honeysuckle yesterday. Real hard work. Surprising how out of control that got and it wasn't mine.

Hope you've got the balance right El and it's not all work   

Have a good one all. May meets Macron today   

Twickers, was it a triffid rather than a honeysuckle

It's still the quiet time for work for me. Although we are into the new tax year, clients aren't yet ready with their paperwork for me, though it won't be too long before I get a phone call saying "It's that time of year again" which seems to be a popular opening sentence by clients when they ring me.

I like to  hear you're ticking over El.

I know what a good man is. And you are one      

Thanks Twickers

You're welcome Modfather. It is true.

My brother did get back home on Sunday without any problems and the trains were on time

Good morning everyone, a very grey morning here, no sunshine today.  I'm glad your brother's journey home was trouble free EL.  Mrs May met Graham Brady yesterday, that didn't seem to make a dent, I reckon she's iron clad.

Enjoy your day everyone

Mine was a minute late yesterday. I was in Fife.

Scottish Govt say Scotrail are on their final warning. They've said that for years. The train line is a good barometer of how your country is doing.

Thanks Squiggle re my brother's journey

Back from my local shopping (things like bread & milk). I've just looked at my very local weather site which is currently showing humidity at 96%. That's exceptionally high for mid-day at my location but not surprising with the weather here.

squiggle posted:

Good morning everyone, a very grey morning here, no sunshine today.  I'm glad your brother's journey home was trouble free EL.  Mrs May met Graham Brady yesterday, that didn't seem to make a dent, I reckon she's iron clad.

 

Enjoy your day everyone

You failed  there sqiiggs.

She's hanging on by her fingernails

You're still top class    

Good afternoon, after another grey start here, it’s now sunny i hope you’re all having a good day

There's some sunshine here

It's good to know that the sun is still there as after the last couple of days, I was starting to think that it had gone out