Morning/evening all: Lovely day here. Sunny, warm, cactii are beginning to bloom. Will be keeping one eye on the volcano and the other on EJ while doing other things tonight (hmmm...). Should be interesting. Lots of chat about the volcano on the last page of the previous week. Off to start dinner; back later!
Just been back to look at Annettes link to the Grey Whales - fascinating. Wonder how long they've been pootling about the area before anyone noticed them.
Back in from garden, for some hot soup.....even my Swedish neighbour, was feeling the cold! Bright and sunny, hopefullly the afternoon will warm up a bit.
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data Site
Sat track schedule Spring 2014
LG 7 days; RW & SWT nil; LDOP varies
Morning all. BUT just checked with Trucker Steve and he's already gone over the Sierras and is now coming into Sacramento. Aaaack. I was so looking forward to those view over the mountains. Darn and darn again. Guess I'll just have to make the trip myself.
Lindybird: I always feel so cynical when I hear how parties are "working together." Reminded me of the Yes Minister link - was it you who posted it?
Annette: No it wasn't me but might as well have been, as I adore the programme. Can't watch the shenanigans at No. 10 Downing St. without being reminded of one scene or another from the series. Today we have had a news conference with our two new leaders looking ridiculously young (or is that me getting older?? !) and making jokes about how they are going to get along. Let's hope that all this optimism is not out of place. On the radio this morning, someone was talking about the new regime as being something that some good might come out of, so fingers crossed. (& as they say, watch this space....)
Interruption as EJ returned to the nest....
Went to Friends for a cup of tea. Her kitchen is in pieces and all the contents of the cupboards look like a massive amount of equipment, laid out in the dining room. The two dogs are overexcited, and the cat has almost left home (cats, I know, hate strange men banging around in the house). They (the couple, not the animals!) are eating at friends houses and warming things in the microwave for a couple of days but looking forward to the final result. We usually gossip about our families or cookery or the garden, but this week spent 25 minutes talking politics before going on to those important matters. What a change in us ! - is this happening nationwide?
Sunny here today & got the laundry dry on the line, but still a very cold wind for the time of year. In spite of this things in the garden are growing at an amazing speed.
Lindybird - I read with an awful sense of foreboding your description of your friend's new kitchen! Next week I am getting a new boiler ... and then a new kitchen in a couple of months. As you say the final result will be worth it, but not the upheaval ... and mine is just a small kitchen!
Joan - avid bird and nature watcher in Northumberland!
Index Thread
not a fan of GB or the Labour party, but OH and I thought that GB gave a very dignified and heartfelt leaving speach.Particularly liked the bit where he said he said he was leaving the 2nd most important job to concentrate on the most important, that of husband and father. I am sure everyone wishes him well in his life outside of politics
GEORGE G glad to hear you have a new tv, I am sure your birds and you will not starve. We cot a new flatscreen in Jan, but no HD box as yet.
ANNETTE thank you for that interesting info about the swastika (assumed it was German through and through)
Went to town today and trawled through the charity shops for a pressie for Dillon ( 8 on Saturday). I now have yet another cuddley bunny to wrap up. Think the kangaroo will have to go to the SSPCA as that is his least favourite toy. PATRICIAT I am honestly not gloating when I tell you he had the kennel cough vaccine on Monday. He obviously did not like it but was good as gold. Mentioned to Julie the vet that vets really have to be brave ( or mad she said, adding that in most cases they do muzzle dogs for that particular vaccine, not just for safety but as she said it gives them something to hang on to).
DjoanS Can assure you that horrible and 'nightmarish' as it is, it is really all worth it when you view the result! Come and have a moan on here, if you like, we'll listen & sympathise...
dibnlib We too thought that G Brown gave a very dignified speech & its touching how devoted he & his wife obviously are. Wonder if D. Cameron will have the same problems as T Blair in fitting a young family into No. 10 - I remember that in the end, they actually lived in No. 11.