The weather is glorious Nyannie, just perfect

your deer sound lovely ........ lets hope we can keep our green belt land untouched
what are his chances of being able to build on the land Nyannie.


those chafer grubs are deadly to your lawn, they destroy the roots and the crows come along and dig away. I have lost my big lawn area to them twice now. I was so upset, the lawn is a major feature in my garden, the gardener even puts patterns in it for me, looked like someone had taken a rotavator to it. Hope you get it sorted

and that you had a lovely day with your friend xxx

These chafer grubs sound awful, why are there so many of them around? I love a beautifully manicured lawn as well, mine is nothing like this....but....maybe one day

busy doing housework , this has been such a lazy week, I must get myself motivated!!

Good morning hope you are all well.

The wanderer returns, I apologise for neglecting all my friends here and I promise it won't happen again.

Had a very quick read back - O/h is out at the hairdressers (no quick zip round with the clippers for him though I marvel at how the guy manages to cut the little bit he's got left with scissors ) and I'm supposed to be getting ready to tackle Sainsbury's early (for us) when he gets back.

I'm staggered that you all have to pay for wheelie bins for garden waste. We're provided with THREE bins - black for household, green for recycling (plastics, paper, tins and cardboard) and an enormous brown one for garden waste. Then there's the green box for jars and bottles. The biggest headache is finding somewhere to store them all.

Just had a text message from his nibs, he's on his way back - am I ready??? NO!!!

I'll continue this later........

Have a good day everyone.

LENAAAAAAAA i thought we had lost you, but its
lovely to hear from you

morning all

but its raining
never mind, Its the grand National today just put my bets on
don,t know why i bother never win

went shopping yesterday needed ( well needed is the wrong word really )
wanted some new loafers to wear with jeans, and found some lovely ones in Shoon
so comfy for my little feet.

also had some lovely lebanese food, Hubs always heads there if he can

need to do a bit of a food shop, and i don,t want to miss the boat race this afternoon,
so i better get on.

hope you all have a lovely weekend xxxx

Morning, it's persisting down here too.
But the sun is supposed to be back by lunchtime yay!
Baltic in the bathroom, breeze blowing straight in from the sea.

Fingers crossed for your geegee georgy, champers on you if you win.

History being made today in the boat race - women racing same course on the same day.
Come on Oxford.

New shoes, nice. Bags are my thing, although I've just ordered three pairs myself (rarely find shoes that fit my great wide hoofs in the shops ) nothing fancy just summer stuff.

Dispensed with my suede ankle boots for the first time since autumn yesterday and wore loafers instead - felt really odd to start with lol

Have a great weekend everyone, hoping Man Utd and City share the points - come on Arsenal !!!

i won ...... i won ........ oh and i had the second horse as well
so you're right the Champers is on me Lena

i understand you not wanting to leave your boots,

they are so comfortable , which is why i hate moving into shoes, but i,m lucky with my average size feet. It can be so hard to find good sizes and widths in shoes, my husband has terrible problems. Good luck with your shoe, and i,m also a handbag girls ...... love
soft leather.

well done with your Arsenal win yesterday, should be a good game today with Man city and Man U. I don't mind a share of the points or a Man U Loss will be good for us

well it looks like its going to be a nice sunny day, have a good one all xxxx

well done on the win georgy.....xxx

I have wide feet and have huge problems with shoes......to start with if they are comfy they look like boats, and I don't like the style , but although when I was younger I forced my feet into inappropriate shoes, now I am boring and go for comfort!! but it gives me such a limited choice.

kitchen renovations again this weekend, when will they end!! but I have been promised a trip out somewhere this afternoon.

watched Independence day again last night , what a classic feelgood film, although its getting so old now!

have a lovely sunny weekend everyone xxx

Evening
So good to see you Lena - don't leave it so long next time.

I've spent £26 (thru trusty Amazon) for nematodes that kill the chafer grub - only thing you can use now. Have to treat the lawn again in September - another £26 and then it is almost £100 for new turf. Need to do back lawn but that will be super expensive!!!

We are in mourning for Cambridge - they lost the boat race. We are a Cambridge supporting family.

Reading the biography of Jane Hawking and her life with Stephen. It is amazing that he is still alive.

Meeting my friend from 50 years ago on Tuesday. Really looking forward to it.

Hope everyone is enjoying the weather. . .

Well done on the win Georgy. I watched it and it was very exciting.

See Mike Tindall did OK.

Best get going. Need to make some mayonnaise for my potato salad.

so did anyone watch the first episode of Game of thrones?

I was out singing! its only when you actually sing something that I actually look at the words! some lyrics are quite

I couldn't believe it Augusta, i,m so unlucky with the national usually

when i said to my hubs, can you put on my bet, he said which three are you dooming this year ( i,m sorry to say ...... i gloated long and hard the rest of the day )

i feel for you with the shoes, its even getting hard to buy 1/2 sizes these days, but i agree
comfort is the way to go.

hope your kitchen renovation went well over the weekend, and your kitchen is up and running. i also caught a bit of the Independence day film, such a patriotic film, America at its finest

I hope it works Nyannie, bloody chafer grubs, such a nightmare

i also wanted Cambridge to win, and they lost both the men and womens

hope your friend meet went well today
sending my best xxx

Thank you Nyannie, it was a rather nice windfall

now you have me wondering......
what the hell were you singing

I,m off to the seaside
so who's for a whippy

have a great day all xxxx

Good morning, weather absolutely beautiful today. Another cloudless sky and that nippy breeze has gone today.

Didn't see Game of Thrones, but did watch season finale of Extant and the penultimate episode of The 100 which left us . Should've known they couldn't trust the 'Grounders'.
Do you ever sit and watch something that has so much action and tension that you actually feel worn out afterwards?

Has anyone caught a glimpse of Gracepoint, it's the U.S. version of Broadchurch? I watched the first twenty five minutes but gave up as I couldn't stand the peculiar accent that David Tennant had adopted and I found him even more annoying than I did the first time round. Never mind I have more than enough stuff to keep me going - still got Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones to catch up on.

I'm glad that wasn't just me then rofl.

Enjoy your day georgy, think you might not be a million miles from me.

I'm off to do a bit of ironing (don't want to show too much willing) , dye my hair ( which is more white than blonde nowadays) and then sit in the sun and sort through a pile of house magazines before recycling day tomorrow.

Have a lovely day everyone, whatever you're doing.

well I suppose I should have known , we were singing 'in the midnight ' hour, by simply red!!!
after an unsuccessful trip to the dump with my garden waste, it was closed, I am going to have to give in and get the garden compost bin?

I hate the principal, we already pay council tax so why do I need to pay extra for rubbish when other areas near us don't! A lot depend on when the council updated their systems......if they have a big stock of wheelie bins, its not too much effort to get more in for free.....but we don't have wheelie bins.

its a beautiful sunny day again, almost like midsummer. the parasol is up in the garden again, just about, I only hit my head once getting it up....

I have dispensed with my sweaters and heavy coat - need a new one thouggh.

Busy weekend to come.

[quote=Lena J;77704009]Good morning, weather absolutely beautiful today. Another cloudless sky and that nippy breeze has gone today.

Didn't see Game of Thrones, but did watch season finale of Extant and the penultimate episode of The 100 which left us . Should've known they couldn't trust the 'Grounders'.
Do you ever sit and watch something that has so much action and tension that you actually feel worn out afterwards?

Has anyone caught a glimpse of Gracepoint, it's the U.S. version of Broadchurch? I watched the first twenty five minutes but gave up as I couldn't stand the peculiar accent that David Tennant had adopted and I found him even more annoying than I did the first time round. Never mind I have more than enough stuff to keep me going - s


We don't have SKY so will miss out on GT. I did, however, watch Griff Rhys Jones - he is NO Michael Palin.


Had a great day on Tuesday - met up with a former classmate from 50 years ago. Had a great time!!! Hopefully it won't be another 50 years before we meet again.

Have a good weekend everyone.

so dog now has had the staples removed from his paw, hopefully he is now on the mend, I m just looking at all the housework I need to do.........it can wait a few minutes!

We watched the second part of the code of a killer, on ITV, which was fascinating, and I keeps seeing adverts for the new spitting images comedy show. I wonder what it will be like. Spitting image was a show that was so cruel , but also hilarious it was kind of must see stuff. I suppose lot depends on how well it is written.

we are away this weekind so its going to be a rush home from work, I love being busy, but it needs organising...I hope the dogs are going to be ok...!!

Another cloudless sky (I could get used to this) but there's a bit of a stiff breeze. .....still it's doing a great job of drying the washing. Nothing quite like the smell of air dried towels and sheets.

Busy sporting day today - live qualifying for Bahrain Grand Prix followed by a trip to Wembley (from the comfort of my sofa) for the first FA cup semi-final of the weekend - Arsenal v Reading. COME ON ARSENAL!!!!!

Aston Villa v Liverpool tomorrow, good luck georgy and Lindy. Unfortunately it's on at the same time as grand prix so I'll just watch the highlights.

Still haven't got round to watching Slow Train To Africa, agree with you nyannie, Michael Palin so watchable. Saw Griff Rhys Jones doing his river journeys which I enjoyed, so keeping an open mind for now.

So pleased you had a lovely day with your old classmate, must have been lots of fun meeting again and reminiscing on old times.

Have to admit I lost touch with all of my classmates soon after I left school.

Good to hear dog is on the mend, the vet bills are a nightmare.
I was stunned to hear my sister pays seventy pounds a month in insurance for her accident prone hound and half that again for the other one!!! Her o/h is convinced they've paid for the vets holiday home in the south of France.

I watched the first episode of Newzoids, cruel but hilarious and very topical. The puppets are very good. In fits with the Jeremy Clarkson in anger management, Ant and Dec in the jungle with Miliband and Lewis Hamilton at the barbers.

Have a super weekend everyone.