Hallo all! Have a happy week and don't forget to check last week's thread for any late-breaking developments! :-))
smidgen I think, not that it matters because I actually like AQ's spelling.
Happy Birthday to Diane and Gillian!
I was unsure of spelling of Smidgin, but when I thought about AQ's version, I rather liked it! EDIT: one online dictionary gives all 3 - smidgin, smidgen and smidgeon! I think I have also heard the expression "just a smidge"!
LINDA - pleased that you think you will like your new neighbours in Wales!
Weather improved through the day, ending very warm and with evening sunshine!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes and lovely cards.
Happy birthday Diane.
Glad the weather has improved for you OG. Has been damp all day here.
So pleased that your tests ruled out Parkinson's Lynette.
Had a delicious high tea with lots of cake and everyone was in fine form.
Glad you enjoyed your special tea Gillian. What's not to like with tea and cake!
Happy birthday Diane, when you read this.
bjane: Must've been half asleep this morning: Smidgen it is according to the Oxford English Dict. Thanks for correcting a (former) editor. Where is my dunce cap...
Gillian: Tea and cake (but what sort of cake?)...Yum
As OG says, there are a variety of spellings of That Word. Our "Shorter Oxford" doesn't list it, but Websters gives 3 versions. I like mine, so there!
Down to 5 C overnight, only 8 so far. Amazing, I haven't heard OH complain.
AQ: To each her own dictionary! :-)
Good Morning. Drizzling and grey, here. Hopefully it will clear up, as we're going out for the day. (In some parts of UK, they say "mizzling", and in some parts they say "fizzling!" - then, of course, there's "dreich!" :-) )
GILLIAN - pleased you had a lovely tea with the family.
LINDA - since we seem to be into semantics at the moment (viz smidgeon etc), I wish to disagree about "mizzling" and "drizzling" and "dreich" being the same - but I never heard "fizzling" before and would be interested to know if that comes from a particular region. In my understanding "drizzle" is a very light rain, but can actually make you wetter than you expect because it doesn't look much. Mizzling is a mist which just looks innocent in the atmosphere, then suddenly you find it has made you wet (a bit like what we used to call "Scotch mist"). Dreich is the whole thing - damp, dark, dismal and dreary with or without precipitation but still makes you feel miserable. Anyway, have a lovely day out!