Weekly Chat (Non-Osprey Topics), 19 June 2016

LINDY   We are both leave, as are most of our friends.

Excelled myself this morning and swam 60 lengths (approx 3/4 of a mile.) It is a long time since I swam that far. A quick shop at Tesco and bus home. I stopped at the library but didn't get far with my query as their system is being updated and they are in a bit of a guddle at the mo. Nice to have a chat with them anyway. Had to laugh as my guddle came up with cuddle and although I do like them all I don't think a cuddle in the library would be appropriate!!!!

Very humid and uncomfortable here. We have an amber warning here now for the rain totals and thunderstorms. Doesn't look as if we will get any sleep tonight or any respite tomorrow. Good to see that you are not in the warning, Margo.

Linda, I see that you haven't tried to influence your sons on how they should vote. My son has been sending me, videos of lectures / debates from university professors; copies of e-mails from high profile people. Then he tells me that I must make my own mind up, which he knows will be the case. LOL We sent their postal votes about three weeks ago.

Dibnlib, Well done on your swim. I had to Google 'guddle'. A word of diverse and many meanings. LOL

Diane, I guess your project is on track :-)) Don't try and understand our politics. There will still be two 'camps'. whichever way the voting ends. Cameron may lose his job. 

Hello Everyone,

Diane,  I think you are spot on with your prediction for the referendum.

Pat,    I also like your suggestion for a 'don't know' box, but too many people would be ticking (or crossing) it!

There have been suggestions that the 'Oldies" should not vote, as the  result would affect younger people more, and for long after we have departed.

Margo,  Good to hear from you. I had to smile about Billie being confused about your OH being around more. I am wondering , knowing cats, if she does a great deal more activity than he knew about!

Well done with the swimming, Dibnlib. 60 lengths is some distance.

Morning all:  Listening to discussion of Brexit with Lionel Barber and Tim Stanley (Financial Times and Telegraph respectively) and Roger Cohen of the NY Times.  Yesterday heard an interview with a Brit couple who've been living in France and have had a business there for 15 years and have absolutely no idea what an exit would mean to them.

BrendaH: You mentioned your village's fete the other day and I said my sister had been to one too and that I doubted their tiny, tiny village green could cope. But I was wrong! Apparently, the organizers put up signs around the countryside and, as my sister said "it shows how little there is going on around here that people, as they say, will come to the opening of an envelope if they get the chance."  :-))  Apparently, they raised more than 500 pounds! Amazing.

Lindybird: Going back a bit but those poppies (put a brolly over them to protect them next year?) and that dark clematis are stunning. I'm swooning over your lilac tree - I can smell it from here...

PatO: Lots of scaremongering on both sides of the pond these days. My UK family is voting to Remain.

Margo: Your OH's boss and colleagues sound wonderful and it must make him feel good to still be needed - but without the stress. Really pleased to read of your plans  and hope the weather is good for your New Forest and other outings.

Diane: Indeed - a very dangerous flight for those people. Downright treacherous, but it seems they're on their way back to the British base n the edge of the continent.  I didn't realize it was a 10-hour flight from there to the Amundsen-Scott station. I can't imagine what that female doctor went through when she self-diagnosed and then had to treat her own breast cancer before they could bring her out.

dinblib: Good for you with 60 lengths; sounds like you're building back up again.  Guddle?

Cooler here today. Spent ages up the ladder in the orange tree yesterday and now have another load to haul to the Food Bank...

Take care all

MARGO - lovely to hear that you and OH have some relaxing times planned, while you are in your 'good' phase.

DIBNLIB - 60 lengths! Fantastic. I laughed at your library story.

Who knows what will be the outcome of the referendum? I think it will be a close call. Just as in the referendum about Scottish independence, I rather think that there will be many folk voting with their heart, not their head.

Quiet day here today. I had a kitchen trauma last evening. Made a cheese sauce for pasta. Used most of the sauce and put the saucepan back on the hob without turning the heat off. result, one very blackened le Creuset pan. The very worst to get clean. Why didn't I use a stainless steel pan? Stupid woman.

Happy to read that OG is enjoying her holiday and thanks to all for your posts, sorry no more individual replies today but have enjoyed reading all your news.

Busy few days with youngest who thinks she has to cram 48 weeks into 10!days..

So a Daisy epileptic wobble compounded with a bite from critter on her eye. Saw vet within an hour of phoning treatment delivered and now a happy dog. Wish the NHS was this good.

Voted 3 weeks ago before listening and reading all the scare stuff. After living through the Scottish referendum this is a doddle as it seems we can all now voice our opinion without fear from the bullies who now don't have an overall majority in Hollyrood.

More leave posters than stay. Nicola is stay so this must say something.

Margo - lovely to hear from you. Nice to have things planned.

Annette - I picked large vases full of the lilac blossoms, as I love the smell in the house. More flower pics to come, yet!

Dibnlib - Well Done on swimming so far - you must be very fit!

Like Heather, I can't reply to all the posts: everyone has been so busy! We've had an extremely busy and tiring day. This morning we painted in tandem, both at opposite ends of the room.  Then we had an early lunch and went to St Helens, which is quite a trek from here, to see a solicitor. We have been trying to claim back something owing to us and the correspondence has been going back and forth for over 3 and a half years. Now we have come to a full stop as he can't proceed without more written and professional evidence, which will cost thousands - and no guarantee that we will win our case. We said that we are not willing to put more money into the project, so that's the end of a long saga.

Came home tired and my OH cut the lawn and repainted the kitchen ceiling (for the third time). We still have to repaint the walls one more time, so hope to do that tomorrow - after his golf game, of course!

Not time to read all your posts tonight, but pleased to see one from MARGO - thought of you today as we visited a Donkey Sanctuary farm which has an Owl collection - held some small Owls for photos.  

Take care, all.