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[Michael]

It keeps raining, which is annoying.

It means I have to keep turning the heating on and off as the temperature changes.

[Helen]

I'm now refusing to turn the heating on in the evenings, which means I'm sitting here in 3 layers!

[Michael]

We are about two weeks away from June, there shouldn't be a need to turn it on!

Stupid weather is stupid.

[Helen]

Exactly! I did manage to wear a summer dress to work W"ednesday, and successfully stayed out of the rain too! Been in boots the rest of the week. However, my garden looks lovely.

[Jane]

Bought flip flops today (Bogof) will I ever be able to wear them ?

[Michael]

No, you should use them as oven gloves instead.

I have to say that flip-flops are a very strange thing to have on BOGOF.

[Jane]

2 pairs for the price of one .. Bargain

[Louise]

should I be ashamed to say,that for a long time I thought this was a joke in the shoe shop??
as in buy one shoe, get a second one free (because we all like something for nothing)
hadnt realised they meant PAIR!!!!!

I can laugh at myself thankfully....
it took me longer to get the shaun the sheep gag from Wallace and Gromit

[Helen]

I laughed so much at Shaun the sheep, I also liked the penguin in disguise.

[Michael]

Dear Louise

You are mad.


Love from everyone on Goodreads.

[Louise]

Michael wrote: "Dear Louise

You are mad.


Love from everyone on Goodreads."

ha, not the first time I have heard this... I like to think of it as "special"

:)

[Dave]

So I went into Cardiff yesterday with every intention of buying myself a Kindle.

However I was lured into the bright shiny Apple store and found myself outside again with an iPad in hand and considerably less money in my bank account.

I think it's a good but through I can still read books, and more importantly comic books look great on it :)

[Helen]

Wow. What have you put on it?

[Michael]

Photos of himself probably, he looks the type.

[Dave]

Helen - so far lots of video stuff BBC iPlayer etc. and book/comic book readers. Have spent most of the afternoon looking through the kindle and marvel apps - its far to easy to buy on things on here :)

Michael - no pictures of me on my precious iPad please, worried they might crack the screen, or possibly scare young children.

[Liz, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "I'm now refusing to turn the heating on in the evenings, which means I'm sitting here in 3 layers!"

Oh no! Is it cold at the moment? I'm coming home for a visit next week. I'm really excited, but not looking forward to being chilled to the bone. (After three years in the tropics, I have gone soft....)

Guess I'll have to pack for all four seasons (as usual!)

[Dave]

It can't seem to make its mind up at the moment Liz. A glorious day here in Wales today but the weekend was freezing!!

[Em]

Supposed to be nice this week... who can say for sure?! It was chilly over the weekend, but lovely today as Dave says.

[Helen]

Liz, we only do two seasons now! It was cold yesterday but today is alot warmer. So t-shirts and woolys.

[Em]

and umbrellas and suncream. We basically don't know.

[Ian, Moderator]

Warm till Thursday, but will turn colder again on Friday.

[Liz, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "Liz, we only do two seasons now! It was cold yesterday but today is alot warmer. So t-shirts and woolys."

Ok, will pack EVERYTHING! ;)

[Nick 2E0NAQ]

Hi everyone, sorry that I haven’t been very active; I have had a lot on my mind and I have been busy. My English tutor told me on Monday that on the 18th June I am going to sit my G&C English level 1 exam. About Two weeks ago I sat the mock and only got 36 out of 40.

[Angela]

Nick wrote: "Hi everyone, sorry that I haven’t been very active; I have had a lot on my mind and I have been busy. My English tutor told me on Monday that on the 18th June I am going to sit my G&C English level..."

Good luck with the exam, Nick:)

[Angela]

Had a perfect afternoon yesterday - sitting in the garden, reading, with a cup of tea:)

[Deanne]

Good luck Nick.

Just discovered I can download books from Project Gutenberg onto my kindle, alsorts of weird books that are out of print or hard to find.
Found another second-hand bookshop in Leicester, books everywhere and pictures often hanging from shelves making it hard to look at some books. However the owner also mentioned that the basement is twice the size and if I give them a list of books they'll be able to check down there for me. Less than 100 books on the 1001 books to read list left.

[Ian, Moderator]

36 out of 40 sounds good to me Nick......so less of the only 36. Good luck with the real thing.

[Dave]

Good luck Nick.

Anyone planning on seeing the Olympic torch?

[Helen]

36/40 sounds good to me Nick. How many do you need to pass? Good luck.

[Nick 2E0NAQ]

Helen wrote: "36/40 sounds good to me Nick. How many do you need to pass? Good luck."

Helen I think I need at least 25 to get a pass. I am not sure though.

[Helen]

Well you'll do fine then, let us know how it goes.

[Lynne - The Book Squirrel]

Dave wrote: "Good luck Nick.

Anyone planning on seeing the Olympic torch?"

Saw it yesterday by accident while stuck in traffic waiting for it to come up the road at Trowbridge. Biggest farce out, looked more like a giant Mr Whippy icecream to me and wasn't even real! What a waste in my opinion.

[Helen]

Was on the local news yesterday. Some village have planned parties etc aound it journeying through their village but that leg consists of the torch travelling in a van.

[Fiona]

Dave wrote: "Good luck Nick.

Anyone planning on seeing the Olympic torch?"

I am hoping to see it in Wolverhampton on June 30th!

[Michael]

I hope the torch isn't being taken through any thatched-roofed villages. They might catch fire.

[Lynne - The Book Squirrel]

Michael wrote: "I hope the torch isn't being taken through any thatched-roofed villages. They might catch fire."

I doubt it it hasn't got a real flame!

[Michael]

Really? Well that's a bit of a swizz.

It's that sort of thing that people hate Boris Johnson for.

[Ian, Moderator]

Dave wrote: "Good luck Nick.

Anyone planning on seeing the Olympic torch?"

It's actually going right past my flat on 1st June but tbh couldn't be less interested.

[Helen]

Mum is planning to watch at 7am when it passes through Barry.

[Dave]

Lol shame about the village and the van :)

I've been lured to see the torch with the promise of a weather spoons breakfast!! 7am Saturday morning what fool organised that!!

[Michael]

Don't forget; my giveaway ends tomorrow. If you haven't already done so, why not put your name down for A COVERT WAR? It's a cracking read with good reviews. Failing that, you can pick it up free on Kindle this Sunday together with NORTH SLOPE.

[Dave]

Saw the torch being handed over/lit, quite interesting and made be feel strangely patriotic.

Then on to Barry Island for an early morning breakfast :)

[Louise]

Personally I wish the olympics and the jubilee would go away....

[Angela]

Louise wrote: "Personally I wish the olympics and the jubilee would go away...."

Wot! Not a fan of the Jubilympics? :))

[Lynne - The Book Squirrel]

Not a fan of the olympics myself either and as I was working for the Salvation Army in London on the Silver Jubilee and missed it all I am making the most of this one.

Have decorated my porch and my big doll is dressed to kill in little Union Jack socks, sunglasses and baseball cap, and red white and blue rugby shirt! She looks very cool!

[Dave]

Lynne - The Book Squirrel wrote: "Not a fan of the olympics myself either and as I was working for the Salvation Army in London on the Silver Jubilee and missed it all I am making the most of this one.

Have decorated my porch and ..."

Liking the doll image Lynne.

Looking forward to Saturday as my brass band is off 'overseas' to Sommerset to play at a Jubillee party.

[Robert]

It's been a sea of Union Jacks here, so there's no forgetting the Jubilee. Actually I find myself quite a fan of the bunting, so I'm in favour of it staying on as a permanent fixture!

[Lynne - The Book Squirrel]

@Dave where in Somerset are you playing? It's the next county to me. I am near Bath/Frome/Wincanton/Glastonbury part of Somerset.

[Angela]

Robert wrote: "It's been a sea of Union Jacks here, so there's no forgetting the Jubilee. Actually I find myself quite a fan of the bunting, so I'm in favour of it staying on as a permanent fixture!"

We haven't got a lot of Jubilee bunting around here, but I do like it too. It's like Christmas lights - I love to see the trees sparkling over Christmas and always feel sorry when they're turned off.

[Angela]

Dave wrote: "Lynne - The Book Squirrel wrote: "Not a fan of the olympics myself either and as I was working for the Salvation Army in London on the Silver Jubilee and missed it all I am making the most of this ..."

That sounds pretty good, Dave. Hope you have a great time. We haven't got anything planned really, but will probably have the family round for eats, drinks and general merry-making:)