yum thats sounds lovely Nyannie

i love Wales ..... just not right now....... lol

sounds like a lovely get away

Jonno tweeted me John's latest instagram pic. I retweeted it on my account - Carter17Dan

Thanks Dan

Its a very nice pic

so when I finish reading on here, I can go and feast my eyes on the sight that is John James



This weather is cheering me up, I have been feeling so fed up with chores and life just feeling like groundhog day, everything has a tendency to just repeat......work, clean, shop for food, and so on.......

At least downton and strictly are back...and gogglebox......although those are almost the same lineup as last year as well!!

ideas for making life feel different ....on a budget!!

Thanks Dan. I think I saw it. I am such an idiot when it comes to technology!!!

After a lovely day in London (trauma and chaos to get there), got home, opened my email and got very sad news.

Weather is now perfect for me and I am going sketching in the garden tomorrow.

Pooped - so off to bed to watch the evening's TV.

Agree with you augusta, so glad to see Downton and Googlebox back - wonder when Branson will reappear.

Thanks Dan, I'm guessing that they're not THE decks.

Well he's gone on a positive twitter/instagram fest, posting several pics from his Instagram account onto his twitter account.

Haircuts, sunbeds (not too long on there I hope) , stepping out of cars, his? clothes store in Melbourne. What a treat.

If you still wander round the sites from time to time, keep it up John, it's good to see you looking fit and well. Wishing you luck and fun in all that you do.

By the way, what is Leafy langy and is it coming soon????
Just asking.

Blimey, sounds like they had a touch of 'Arsenal' disease. Poor old Harry didn't look too happy either.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we (Arsenal), produce a performance like Saturdays, against Olympiakos this evening. and not a disaster like our first foray in the Champions League this season.

Arsene Wenger really has got up the nose of grumpy chops. I see he went on another rant about him last week, without actually mentioning his name or being asked about him.

Diego Costa got exactly what he deserved, but according to grumpy it's everyone else's fault not his. He's one sneaky little **** is what he is. It's not like he doesn't have previous.......and breath.

Know exactly what you mean augusta. The sun always makes me feel better, it lifts the spirits.
If only we didn't have to do all the usual everyday stuff......just once in a while.

I'll get my thinking cap on...........nothing yet.

In the meantime, I'm going to load the washing machine again and break out the ironing......... at least I've got Downtown and Doc Martin to catch up on.

I'm so sorry nyannie, sending a little hug your way.

I hope you're enjoying your sketching today, and the garden lift your spirits.

The thing is that he post the pics but we are still none the wiser as to what he is up to? Do not know what happened to Leafy Langy, whatever it was.

I know. John somehow now has the James Dean (1950s) look. I do wonder though, now that he is 30 whether he is more independent and can cook, wash his own clothes etc etc. Don't think we will ever know though.

My guess is that Leafy Langy is a song, film etc etc. Wonder if we will ever know what it is.

Talk about mystery. . .

Not just one feast........ many ...... he went 3 times post mad

the sun does help with every ones mood... i think
its been a very fine weather week so far
lets hope it continues as it my mums birthday tomorrow
so of to visit her

So sorry to hear you received bad news
sending wishes your way from me to you xxx

i watched this it made me very mad

such bad sportsmanship in football these day it starting to spoil games

ops not such a good evening for you last night or chelsea
sad to see your loss ....... not so much with nasty Chelsea

Evening all.

I've signed up for an online course which is supposed to take 3 hrs a week. Well, with the reading, discussion and looking things up I've spent 8 hours, but I really am enjoying it. Looking forward to next week!

No news from John - hope Dan is trawling instagram!

A pesky squirrel is driving me crazy, digging up plants. I now have about 300 bulbs and will have to plant them in pots with wire underneath and place them around the garden - anyone know good, inexpensive deterrents? Cayenne pepper works until it starts to rain!

Evening Nyannie

Pleased your are enjoying your online course hope it continues to go well for you

i shall have a word with my gardener tomorrow and see if he has any suggestions for the
squirrels , he might have a few tricks of the trade

found a wasp nest up around the guttering they had managed to get in a hole for some wiring , told husband just to pay the £45 and just get rid ....... all done now

and our new family car arrived yesterday ( for when we all go out together ) ...... well its a tank really , need to get up some courage and take it out otherwise its going to be just another car in the garage ........ i,m not driving

well i,m going to sit down a watch the liverpool match , have a good evening all xxx

So far, the pics that John puts on Instagram, he also posts on twitter.

Yes, his latest offering is a pic of him in what looks like the changing rooms of his store.

Good morning, sun's been a bit slow today but mist has cleared finally.
Gonna miss this spell of fine weather, much more unsettled next week.

So, all ready for the big game tonight? Come on England!!!!

As for Arsenal midweek........perhaps it's best to say nothing........well maybe just one thing.....we desperately need someone to lead them when they're on the field. Never know who's going to be wearing the Captain's armband from one game to the next.
I know I'm a dinosaur, but I miss the days when we had Tony Adams organising them from the back. Bellowing instructions, leading by example.....sometimes they just seem rudderless. With the amount of talent we have, we should be doing a lot better.

Off to do some gardening and clearing out more stuff for the tip. Still can't see to the end of the loft.

Enjoy your weekend everyone. x

afternoon.....

so who owned the National Gallery before its sale to a private company at the start of November? If it was owned by the country and was truly a national gallery, how can it be sold?

And how and when did all the established thinking about teaching get overturned and changed?

Now we are firmly in the period of children being empty vessels that need to be filled with knowledge. What happened to all the child psychologists who influenced ideas like Montessori, who said that children needed to experience and explore learning, so that they could understand it?

All those old fashioned ideas, like learning to read via sight recognition, or suggesting that young children need to explore non standard measurements before they get onto metric measurements.

Have they changed how they measure horses now? I hope instead of using that archaic method of measuring in hands, they now use standard centimetres and metres.

and welcome back Have I got news for you and Gogglebox!

why not get the squirrel an alternative food to bulbs to distract him? I have no idea what they eat, but maybe there is a cheaper alternative to bulbs?

Its always amused me that squirrels are just tree rats with bushy tails.....so they can almost be as much as a pest....as other rats.....is there a natural deterent or predator to catch and eat squirrel?

Noooooooooooo OUT

i can't believe it
well i can
we were awful

now we have a four year wait
until the next world cup

Now he was one hell of a player
good old fashioned defender, what a leader
don't get that type of player anymore

have you enjoyed the rugby Lena
notice any big differences between footballers and rugby player
well besides the size
none of this rolling around pretending injury
and how about the way they treat the ref
have you ever heard a footballer say......... sorry sir lol

enjoy the gardening have a good weekend

I didn't know it had been sold must of missed that

as for teaching methods why the need to keep changing , poor kids don,t know
were they stand ..... to many exams so much pressure , no fun anymore in the science labs, not allowed to do experiments for themselves ..... to dangerous, health and safety

let just go back to the basic .............. and lets stop adding in useless subjects , oh and science is not one subject it three (physics, chemistry, biology ) why have they lumped them together

shall get of my high horse now
( which by the way is still measured in Hands) lol

have a good weekend Augusta