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message 1001: by Jim (new)

Jim | 21809 comments Snow, what snow? :-)


message 1002: by Lynne (Tigger's Mum) (last edited Dec 10, 2017 02:05AM) (new)

Lynne (Tigger's Mum) | 4643 comments Good morning, guess what weather we have? Well it’s wet but it’s not white. It’s quite mild but it’s supposed to be getting colder later. I looked so elegant this morning dodging puddles letting the dogs into the garden.
Old muddy trainers, pale legs - bluey green bruised shins where Thunderguts brakes don’t work, furry pink dressing gown topped with OH’s old gardening coat, all topped with his ‘best’ moleskin cap. Fashion. Who needs it?

Time has flown Will, I picture him like a 12 year old choirboy. Happy birthday

Patti if you want a Tesco delivery have you reserved a slot. I tried a couple of days ago and in my area the latest I got was the 19th.
It will do for the most of mine and I can do a little top up in store.
Stay warm folks.


message 1003: by T4bsF (Call me Flo) (new)

T4bsF (Call me Flo) (time4bedsaidflorence) Morning all. There is a vague possibility that my luck is changing!!! I took some recycling stuff out to the bin this morning - amongst all the cardboard and papers etc - there was one glass object and I'll only give you one guess as to which one it was that fell on the floor........ but, and here's the good bit, - it DIDN'T break....... so maybe things are looking up!! :)


Desley (Cat fosterer) (booktigger) | 12593 comments Morning all, yesterdays snow has disappeared, it is trying to snow but not only are the flakes small, but it's really windy. Should have had a DPD order yesterday, which I rearranged for tomorrow, but had an email at 9.30 saying it will be delivered this morning? Just housework today.

Interesting image Lynne. Happy bithday BBITW Will. How naughty of your neighbour Alicia


message 1005: by Patti (baconater) (new)

Patti (baconater) (goldengreene) | 56525 comments Ah, thanks for that, Lynne.

I'm going to try ASDA delivery this time but I'm not fussed about having stuff delivered until between Christmas and new year, I think.
Might not bother with delivery at all. We won't be bringing much back with us this time. Got too much here that wants using up.


message 1006: by Kath (new)

Kath Middleton | 23860 comments Morning. Just about to toddle off to cut some more greenery. I forgot someone's ring! She's going to collect it tomorrow so I've got time to make up for my misdemeanour!


Desley (Cat fosterer) (booktigger) | 12593 comments Good luck Kath! DPD delivery has just arrived, works out better really


message 1008: by Lindsay (new)

Lindsay (kiwi365) | 3672 comments Morning all,

Been out in the snow with Dexter. It was his first time and he loved it!!!

I hope everyone is doing ok?


message 1009: by Lindsay (new)

Lindsay (kiwi365) | 3672 comments Happy birthday Will's son!


Desley (Cat fosterer) (booktigger) | 12593 comments Lindsay wrote: "Morning all,

Been out in the snow with Dexter. It was his first time and he loved it!!!

I hope everyone is doing ok?"


Aww, bless him


message 1011: by Alicia (new)

Alicia Ehrhardt (aliciabutcherehrhardt) | 4834 comments Patti (baconater) wrote: "Happy birthday BBITW!

Is everyone in snow shock?"


Yes. There is snow out there, and I will have to drive through it to get to church. Husband said yesterday it wouldn't stick. Well, it stuck.

I tried very hard to get us out of New Jersey before this season's white crop, but he is dragging his heels. So I will watch anxiously at the window, again, while he goes out there to remove it each time it falls. Sigh. Not my idea of 'leisure.'


message 1012: by Alicia (new)

Alicia Ehrhardt (aliciabutcherehrhardt) | 4834 comments T4bsF (Call me Flo) wrote: "Morning all. There is a vague possibility that my luck is changing!!! I took some recycling stuff out to the bin this morning - amongst all the cardboard and papers etc - there was one glass object..."

Praying that's so, Flo.


message 1013: by Lindsay (new)

Lindsay (kiwi365) | 3672 comments He didn't want to come in!

The snow has been good for something. I have nearly finished all of the boxes I am doing for my teams christmas presents. I have burned their names in a nice font on to a little knick knack box.

They better appreciate it!


message 1014: by Alicia (new)

Alicia Ehrhardt (aliciabutcherehrhardt) | 4834 comments Happy 17th, Will's son.

Happy First Snow, Dexter.


message 1015: by Benjamin (new)

Benjamin Appleby-Dean (benjaminappleby-dean) Afternoon everyone!

I was too busy seeing family yesterday to be able to get online, but today we're having a nice quiet catch-up.


message 1016: by Kelly (new)

Kelly Clayton | 1040 comments Happy Birthday to The Best Boy In The World.

We're being battered by a storm in Jersey. Lashing rain and extremely blowy. Went to B&Q this morning. It is open on Sundays for Christmas. The excitement!


message 1017: by Patti (baconater) (new)

Patti (baconater) (goldengreene) | 56525 comments Lindsay wrote: "He didn't want to come in!

The snow has been good for something. I have nearly finished all of the boxes I am doing for my teams christmas presents. I have burned their names in a nice font on to ..."


F'kin A they better!

I've stopped bringing baking to work since I left a cake on Dave's desk for a friend to take home for their son's birthday party only to discover it was destroyed while the classroom was unattended.
Now I keep it in my backpack and dole it out to individuals.


message 1018: by Patti (baconater) (new)

Patti (baconater) (goldengreene) | 56525 comments Kelly wrote: "Happy Birthday to The Best Boy In The World.

We're being battered by a storm in Jersey. Lashing rain and extremely blowy. Went to B&Q this morning. It is open on Sundays for Christmas. The excitem..."


The supermarket here was playing Christmas carols today. In English.

A first!

I belted out 'little drummer boy'. Dave may have been embaressed.


Desley (Cat fosterer) (booktigger) | 12593 comments Well, been snowing for a while here but its lightweight snow, so doubt it will last. Unlike the side effect of my antibiotics!


message 1020: by Patti (baconater) (new)

Patti (baconater) (goldengreene) | 56525 comments Only anti-biotic side effect I've ever had is thrush. Living in Africa was fun as the only anti-malarial that didn't make me even more nutz was a low grade anti-biotic.
Tell a lie. There was another side effect. Sun sensitivity.

Don't care. Would go back in a heart beat.


Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) (nosemanny) | 8590 comments Enjoying a cup of mulled wine whilst working on my chair's report for tomorrow's AGM. It is dulling the pain somewhat. Two at this time of year, I could do without it tbh.
There seems to be a lot of snow about if the news is to be believed but it's been clear and very frosty here today. It always seems strange to see frost on the sand.


message 1022: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Marie Gabriel (lisamariegabriel) | 1066 comments Happy birthday Will's Best Boy in the World, I hope you soon feel better Desley. Babs is not pleased. We had snow but it's so mild it melts when you tread in it. Result = wet paws and much tail lashing. She watched the birds from the safety of the cat tower today. Mulled wine sounds lovely, sadly the Lincoln Christmas Market is cancelled because of the snow so I will have to make do with a shot of Famous Grouse. Africa sounds tempting right now, white and cold I can enjoy, white and wet is not pleasant. :D


message 1023: by Patti (baconater) (new)

Patti (baconater) (goldengreene) | 56525 comments More papier maché with munchkins.

Yeehaw.

What was the teacher thinking, doing this the week before Christmas break?

Argh!


message 1024: by Will (new)

Will Once (willonce) | 3772 comments Good morning all. Many thanks for the birthday wishes for the BBITW. He claimed birthday boy rights and stayed in his dressing gown and PJs until supper.

Bless, he was swanning around all day dressed like Noel Coward.

Back to normality today. Everyone have a good one.


message 1025: by Kay (Golden Girl) (new)

Kay (Golden Girl) | 2193 comments Good morning,once again not been on here for weeks(maybe months) life seems to be getting in the way .Congrats to any new babies,any weddings and any other good news.Hope not too many illnesses,Flo sorry to see you are still having a lot of troubles with illness in family.I just read last few pages of posts so not really up to all news .Kath I see you are busy again making wreaths for Christmas..Happy 17th birthday to Wills BBITW,
Must make New Years promise to come on here more often ,best forum .Merry Christmas and all Good wishes for 2018 in case I don’t make it again before then.xx


message 1026: by Darren (new)

Darren Humphries (darrenhf) | 6903 comments Good morning everyone. Just popping in to say that if it froze last night and you already have snow then the roads will be treacherous with ice hiding beneath the snow.

If you must drive, drive accordingly and be safe.

For those who are having a snow day (forced or otherwise) get out there and play whilst it lasts.

For those who don't have snow, well you'll just have to find another way to play and have fun, but that's not an excuse for not doing so.

In short (which I haven't been for years) stay safe and have a good day.


Desley (Cat fosterer) (booktigger) | 12593 comments Morning all, no snow as such but we have little patches of frozen stuff, so will drive carefully. Boring admin week at work

Lovely to see you Kay, glad you are enjoying life.


message 1028: by Benjamin (new)

Benjamin Appleby-Dean (benjaminappleby-dean) Morning all! No snow here either, but ice had gridlocked the whole area - my train was about 20 minutes late this morning, and I hear others are worse


message 1029: by ✿Claire✿ (new)

✿Claire✿ (clairelm) | 2602 comments Morning. Nice layering of powdering white stuff this morning. Interesting how it seems to make some drivers forget how to drive! Stay safe and warm everyone :)


message 1030: by Patti (baconater) (new)

Patti (baconater) (goldengreene) | 56525 comments I always enjoyed driving in snow. Just have to be careful to watch your speed. Braking distance can be greatly increased.

No lessons this afternoon, so I've come home. No point hanging around at school with nothing to do.


message 1031: by Jim (new)

Jim | 21809 comments Patti (baconater) wrote: "I always enjoyed driving in snow. Just have to be careful to watch your speed. Braking distance can be greatly increased.

No lessons this afternoon, so I've come home. No point hanging around at s..."


and always remember that driving in British snow can be very different from driving on snow in places where it's stayed below freezing for weeks on end

We us we get rain which freezes, thaws, gets snowed on, driven through, thaws and freezes and half thaws and you end up with something that varies between hardpacked snow and sheet ice. Often in the space of a car length :-(


message 1032: by Kath (new)

Kath Middleton | 23860 comments Morning! Nice to hear from you again, Kay. Don't be a stranger - at least, not any stranger than the rest of us!

Today's the only day I don't have anything in my diary - which means I need to catch up on all the things that I need to do but don't need a dedicated diary space.

Tiny little sprinkling of icing-sugar snow overnight but it's jolly cold. Half an inch of ice on the chicken's water bowl.


message 1033: by Will (new)

Will Macmillan Jones (willmacmillanjones) | 11324 comments What started as a hectic weekend ended quite peacefully. I actually had an audience turn up for my Oral Storytelling at the Llandeilo Book Fair on Saturday - I'm not sure who was more surprised, them or me.

Then yesterday ended up as a very chilled day - we were supposed to take K's grandchildren out, but that side of West Wales got all the snow and so we got to stay in instead.


message 1034: by T4bsF (Call me Flo) (new)

T4bsF (Call me Flo) (time4bedsaidflorence)

This is how the shingles has affected my poor Niece's eye.


message 1035: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Marie Gabriel (lisamariegabriel) | 1066 comments Good morning everyone. It's still too cold and wet to work in the cabin. My pet hate arrived this morning aka the timid delivery driver who leaves a note and runs away when you are actually in. Mind you I am not surprised he is timid. The firm that shipped the goods (UPS) is demanding COD postage on an item where express shipping has already paid for. I have contacted them about it.


Desley (Cat fosterer) (booktigger) | 12593 comments Well, most of the snow has gone, but left patches of white shiny stuff, my journey was fine, the pavements were very white, but the roads were OK, the worst bit was our car park. Unfortunately we have had another issue with the boiler so the office is freezing, as it is -1 outside.

Crikey, your poor niece Flo.


message 1037: by Kath (new)

Kath Middleton | 23860 comments Oh, Flo! that looks nasty!

Just off to the farm round the corner for their home-made sausages and bacon. We're going to have the world's best pigs in blankets come Christmas day!


message 1038: by Kelly (new)

Kelly Clayton | 1040 comments Flo, that looks shocking. I suffer from shingles and it can be excruciating but your poor niece is really suffering with it there.

No snow in Jersey . . . just huge downpours of rain and battering winds.


message 1039: by Jim (new)

Jim | 21809 comments apparently we were down to -7 last night


message 1040: by Alicia (new)

Alicia Ehrhardt (aliciabutcherehrhardt) | 4834 comments The neighbor's granddaughter is out playing in our tiny bit of snow as if it were huge. She's about 3, so it's adorable. Grandma is out with her; looks very cold!


Lynne (Tigger's Mum) | 4643 comments Well it was a truly beautiful morning, no frost even but after lunch guess what - it’s Wales and it puddles down and it’s doing it again now. Sounds like hail too.
Just seen on the news the place we’ve ordered the turkey from is on fire. Oh dear, I’ve paid for it as well!


Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) (nosemanny) | 8590 comments Maybe it will be delivered cooked Lynne!
Sunny and freezy here again. I've had my AGM and it was all over quite painlessly, so that's it for another year. No-one stepped up to be vice chair although I warned them I won't be doing it for ever...
I fear there is no longer any putting it off - I am going to have to do some tidying. Both daughters will be coming home and I seem to have filled their rooms with frames, boards and assorted easels. Oops.


message 1043: by Darren (new)

Darren Humphries (darrenhf) | 6903 comments The temperature is plunging here and all that lovely slush will be lovely ice by morning. See if we have as many drivers acting as though it's not there as there were today. A good day to walk to work if you can.


message 1044: by Darren (new)

Darren Humphries (darrenhf) | 6903 comments Who was it who accused another actress of being 'as pure as the driven slush?'


message 1045: by Jim (new)

Jim | 21809 comments Tallulah Bankhead is said to have used it about herself


message 1046: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Marie Gabriel (lisamariegabriel) | 1066 comments Lynne (Tigger's Mum) wrote: "Well it was a truly beautiful morning, no frost even but after lunch guess what - it’s Wales and it puddles down and it’s doing it again now. Sounds like hail too.
Just seen on the news the place ..."


Oh no, that's not good news. Perhaps they will be able to process orders somehow?


message 1047: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Marie Gabriel (lisamariegabriel) | 1066 comments Jim wrote: "Tallulah Bankhead is said to have used it about herself"

I have used it myself on occasion. ;)


Desley (Cat fosterer) (booktigger) | 12593 comments Hope you still get your turkey Lynne. I got my first Christmas present today, and opened my first card. Neighbour brought my chocolate as a thank you for catsitting


message 1049: by Lynne (Tigger's Mum) (last edited Dec 11, 2017 12:20PM) (new)

Lynne (Tigger's Mum) | 4643 comments Looking at the pictures it could be smoked turkey. It’s thick black smoke from the garage side of the turkey farm. 6 fire engines so it’s not a small fire. I ordered a bronze it might be jet black.
They supply M & S with their bronze turkeys.


message 1050: by Will (new)

Will Macmillan Jones (willmacmillanjones) | 11324 comments The forecast is for parts of Wales to go down to -15 tonight.

That would make Patti feel at home!


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