WEEKLY CHAT (Non-osprey) SUNDAY,JANUARY 18. 2015

Good morning all. Rain all night but sunny now and forecast to stay this way today. No frost this morning but the frost yesterday took most of the day to clear. A real battle to keep the bird baths defrosted and the birds never fail to amaze me, especially the sparrows, who all jump in together and have a good splash. I am really hoping that there will be as many birds as there are at the moment when we do the bird count. Willprobably do it tomorrow as OH is working this afternoon. He is out shopping at the moment trying to get it done quickly so hecan crack on with work. I will be relieved as will he too to slow down after the deadline for tax returns. Keep reminding him to do his and not leave it till the last minute as it the usual case. With a bit of luck we will spend a bit of time with each other. Can't believe how many years have passed since Sir Winston Churchill death. On the day of the funeral I was in bed suffering quite badly with chickenpox and listening to the radio. Several programmes on this weekend so have recorded a coupLe that look interesting.

OG hope you have had a good night and feel a little better. Your sprained wrist will probably take a while to heal so do take care and  try not to use it too much.

Lindybird all the family must feel so happy with the news about your OH. This year has starated on a much happier note. As you say it is important to get checked over early if you have suspicions about anything unusual. I am sure you will be looking forward to having a dog again, one that you can walk with as well. I know our Billie provides us both with  a sense of calmness and unconditional love, I know I keep saying it but our life is much richer having this wonderful cat. We both hope that the change of food will help to control her allergy. It will be very expensive to have the myriad of tests to find out what gets at her so fingers crossed. At the moment her coat is like silk  and she is back to her normal demanding lots of cuddles and talking to us most of the time. We will do whatever is necessary to keep her well. By the way the pic of the Panda was so cute.

Wendy you should market your tomato sorbet and kidney bean lollies lol. Are you still under a blanket of snow?

george hope your SIL is OK and Diesel's tummy problem is improving.

Lynette good to hear you enjoyed your birthday meal and also how well the swimming is going. Thanks for eagle pictures, nature is not always nice to watch but I wonder why once again the eldest chick has died. Just hope the smaller one will make it now.

Brenda yummy your meal sounded good. Think I could manage something like that but probably on a smaller scale. food heaven for you having custard on your crumble. Very sad to read about the loss of family pets, they are such a big part of our lives. The pic I posted was once again just good luck. I usually forget how I did it so next time I will make a note as I go lol.

Annette I wish I could have sent some of the rain we had through Tuesday night. Non-sop and very heavy for several hours. Lots of roads flooded locally and for the first time in ages toilet watch came into operation.

Heather pleased you enjoyed your belated birthday meal. Lovely story about the picture of Sheana and her brother when young. How nice the new neighbours would like to hang it up. Hope the nephew will agree. Also good to hear that neighbour has apologised for the bad behaviour, hopefully it will not happen again. As you say it is better to be on good terms. So pleased Callum made a couple of friends and started to eat meals.

rita lovely card for Lynette, such vibrant colours. Hope you are coping with the cold and slippery rosds. Take care if you go out.

diane thanks for the info about the monster asteroid and the link. Hooe yoy are coping with your winter weather.

OH will be back shortly so,will finish off now. I like to check surreptitiously that he has not forgotten anything and more to the point neither have I.

have a good weekend all and keep warm and safe.