Weekly Chat, Sunday November 14, 2010

Evening All. The rain here has been torrential at times. It started last night and it is now just drizzling. Thank goodness we were able to clear all the fallen leaves on Saturday morning.

Annette, I noticed about the snow in the Mid West. The report said there had been 400 road accidents and two deaths and that was this morning, UK time.  I hope, as you say, that Diane was not caught in it's path. Sorry you got your dates confused but it sounds as if you both still enjoyed your day.

Margo, You obviously enjoyed the Joe Brown concert. I hope today in London was also enjoyable.

Wendy, I was so glad to see your signature finally appeared. Sorry about your run of bad luck, computer, back and tooth ! As you say, you have had your run of three and I hope that is the last for you. Take it easy with your back. 

Diane, Thanks for the woodpecker picture. Sorry your Dad is still suffering and then doesn't like the yoghurt you are force feeding him ! Poor man. I am sure he appreciates why he has to eat it though.

AQ, I guess you are still recovering from your daughter's wedding, but we are eagerly waiting for all the news.

Paul,  Your news has never been boring but always good to hear from you and know that you are OK. 

Alan, Good to see your team are still winning. I must admit I don't understand why they deducted 25 points from them when ' the norm' is 9 points. Just noticed the good news that Chelsea have been beaten 3- 0 by Sunderland.

Thanks for all your news.

 

WENDY B  just watch the spinning classes in awe (was warned off by GP as I have osteo-arthritis in right knee)  It is a great pool at DW but do miss the revolving pics at the end. Was told it was very expensive when there was a problem.

Coffee sounds a great idea sometime, we tend to use Tiso outdoor experience or Simpsons Garden Centre.

now watching highlights of Remembrance on tv as missed it this am

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Just a big thankyou to Tiger, Alan and ChloeB for all the help you gave OH in getting my signature up and running. OH is calling it a demnted penguin...it just makes me chuckle.

It also is a good omen I hope fo a better week as last week the bad bits came in the much heralded 3.

First my computer came up with the "blue screen of death"..Googles description not mine. The kiss of life was to no avail so it has gone to that sad scrapyard in the sky.

Secondly it was my back...have a history of problems but going to the gym and doing a few classes there and a swim is normally enough to keep it supple. Not last week picked up a bag and it went into spasm and seized up. Super local doctor so an injection of diazapam and painkiller. Still on happy pills and went into Inverness today for swim so it can only get better.

Thirdly getting ready for an Xray at our local little hospital and I broke a tooth. These things always happen on a Friday. Dentist in Aberlour fitted me in within an hour of panic phone call and now all sorted.

Driving back from Inverness there were some super skies so it was looking good for Loch Gartens goose watch. Snow on tops so I am sure they will be skiing somewhere.

Hope everyone has had a really good Sunday.

Your OH was very welcome Wendy, glad he got it all sorted for you. Demented penguin sounds about right. Makes me smile too :)

Poor you, sounds like you have had a rotten time of it recently. Glad you managed to get the tooth sorted and your back is on the mend. What a shame your computer packed up on you too. Was it an old one? They do say things come in threes so I think you have had yours! Big hug to you and hope you are on a new run of luck now.

My demented penguin makes me chuckle so on a bad day you might just get the penguin!!!

No that old about 3 and a bit years and am using a recon from his company. Not looked after and as I have a bit of OCD being Virgo it will have to go......sooon. And as I am old and really sad it will have to be PINK. Gym stuff is pink and I Pod is pink...just sums me up really.

Simon was the hero... I just went to bed. 

Chloe it is an age thing really and it started on my 60th when I joined a gym for the first time in my life and my eldest daughter sent me a pink I Pod... the rest is history.

As for the computing stuff not a chance...husband works from home for a company in the New Forest and has all these towers linked up...and a man has to do what a man has to do!!!

Annette – usual thanks for the new week.  Sorry about your dates mix-up, but sounds like a good way to spend a day.  Just read there was snow at the Bear Centre in Minnesota (Lily’s place), and Cairngorm Ski Centre opened Saturday – just 146 days after closing last season in June!  Sorry about the tooth – hope it feels better today.

Dianne – love your big Woodpecker – how lucky to have them so close.  Thought of you when our Wren was around this morning – don’t see it every day, they are quite secretive little birds.  Sorry Dad doesn’t like yoghourt – I eat it every day!

Lindy – laughed at the “no weather” report – but I know what you mean – some cloud and some sun, temps about average, very little wind here, so certainly nothing compared with parts of last week!!  Timely reminder, thanks, I really ought to phone Son.  …  He wasn’t in!

Heron – I am sure nothing would be boring, the way you tell it!  Have a good week.

Dibnlib – have you read any of Corrie ten Boom’s books, in particular “The Hiding Place”, about her family’s wartime experiences?

WendyB – love your signature now it is juggling its eyes – doesn’t make my head go squiffy like the running and galloping ones (sorry, boys).  Sorry about your computer, your back and the tooth.  Pleased the tooth was quickly repaired, and good that you have a good local Doctor.  Will you have to buy a new computer?  … oh, just seen you are getting a pink one!

 

OH felt much better today and decided we both needed to get out of the house, so we went to another wee craft fair – only 50p entry for oldies, and we got tea/coffee and cakes for that!  Bought a few small Christmas gifts, some jam and broke our resolve not to buy ourselves “knick-knacks” by getting a lovely turned yew piece – but at least it will fit in with all the other wooden things on the bedroom windowsill!  On the way back we saw a skein of geese, and decided to follow them down to the Solway shore, by which time we couldn’t see them!  Had hot choc and shortbread at the hotel there (gave the diet a rest today!), and then saw a small starling “moot” of about 100 birds, and a flock of 18 Lapwings.  There were Herons at the water’s edge and huge numbers Dunlin (probably) gathered on the sandbanks, together with occasional Cormorants.  Of course, the tide was out and we hadn’t got the good camera with us, but managed some sunset pics with the wee camera which we keep in the car.

I think the cloud actually sitting on the water to the left of and behind the point is a temperature inversion to do with the gulf stream coming in with the tide and meeting the cooler estuary water at a narrow place - maybe we have a meteorologist who will put me right if I've got that wrong!

As they say less is more.

Snow been on the tops for a while we went for a walk around Loch Morlich last Sunday it was white sunny and chilly. Half way round the Loch is the Glenmore forest visitors centre. They do the best scones in Scotland...trust me they do as it is my mission to find the best. The chef is on holiday this week but he is back next week so my Wednesday walk is organised. 

Hi Annette, I was worried that you had collapsed under the weight of your responsibility at the trial...  Thanks for the pics of Santa Barbara, love those Spanish/Moorish buildings, and the tiles, fabulous, especially the ones on the staircase.  I’ve never been further south in Spain than the Pyrenees, would love to go (or SoCal, of course).

Gary, poor old Pud, several of our cats have come to their end with failing kidneys, you’re right, it is quite common.

Alan, whoops, too late to vote for Roy : ((

patriciat, I noticed there were not many ships around on MarineTraffic.com on Thursday.  Hope you survived the night.  We had quite a reasonable day on Friday.

AQ, hope the wedding went well, I have only caught up to Friday and have to finish for now.

Hey isn't today the birthday of the next Monarch? 62 he is today if I recall rightly!

I hope he had a happy birthday!