Yes so many things i thought were totally dead after being neglected have come back to life with a bit of love and attention! i get stupidly excited about flowers growing. Yesterday i cut myself the most enormous bunch of sweet peas in my garden and it ws heavenly the colours the smell just beautiful.

i only know about fencing cos i did it for my Duke of Edinburgh award thingy but my brother was super good and fenced for england when he was younger.
The feeling in the thread was RIchard woz robbed!!! What was great was people were watching because of RIchard representing GB and really getting into it and saying how much they enjoyed it. Hope he feels he did well,i could be wrong but i think it's the best placing by a British Fencer at the Olympics so he did wonderfully well.

I know his family are very proud, especially as these are likely to be his last games. Good looking chap isn't he

I'm still waiting for my sweet peas to bloom, I am wondering if I got some sort of flowerless sweet peas cos they have grown massively and are very healthy, JUST NO FLOWERS! Never grown them that haven't bloomed by now before. Perhaps these are Autumn flowering sweet peas

We've just been out for a sit in the late afternoon sun. Glorious!!! My buddleia are smothered in butterflies and a dragonfly came and investigated it as well as we sat there

The birdies in my ivy over the kitchen door appear to have had a THIRD lot of babies Is this a record??

andy murray through to the final of the singles so is guaranteed a medal brilliant stuff

Hello all, glad you're having a good Saturday and your gardens sound lovely. Still not a glimpse of blue sky here, and hasn't been for over a week, can't remember an August like it.

Not seen any Olympics (buried under tax docs) but I loved the comment the two brothers who got silver for Ireland in the rowing, re their strategy, 'not too complex. A to B as fast as you can and hope for the best. Close the eyes and pull like a dog'

Now must get some dinner on.

sorry about the tax and the weather

the irish brothers were great!!! love them!

i postponed the prosecco until murrayhadgot to the final so i'm a bit offmy face now
i can't help noticing what nice legs nadal has....

You'll be sleeping it off by now!

majusthanging in there but barely!
i'm convinced i]ve got some chocolate hidden somewhere///there must be right?!!

squiffy posting alert!!

Quick, eat this chocolate to sober you up!

ohmygod that looks sooooo nice.....it's good news twass i found a racer barin the cupboard i knew i had something leftfrom before the healthybollox atsrted

ooo the sky is pretty all golden but pale gold almost like a primrose!!

OK, fess up, how much have you REALLY had?????????????????

look what i found

hehehehe just a small bottle of prosecco and a racer bar (i'm watching the cycling so i thought it was appropriate)

Such a lightweight

We had cheese on toast, raw spinach and crisps for dinner. Well there's all the food groups

I am baking this morning. I bought a kilo and a quarter of nectarines from the local market yesterday for 75p!

Some are past their best so I have baked them with ginger and lime and made tarts with greek honey. There is greek yogurt or creme fraice to go with. They are quite hot so be careful

Planets I have a few experimental ones in the oven with feta sprinkled on! I think it will work but no promises.

ETA Whoops - forgot to utilise safe storage. *checks lock is secure*

TK do you know of an Irish cheese that has the look and texture of Parmasan but is not so strong. I have been buying it from Birmingham markets - delicious.
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Hello everyone!!!
it's been an exhausting day, Andy Murray*curtsies* has retained his Olympic Gold Medal the first time a tennis player has done that in history.
today was sensational:
GOLD Andy Murray - Tennis
GOLD Jason Kenny - Cycling Men's Sprint
GOLD Max Whitlock - Gymnastics floor
GOLD Justin Rose - golf
GOLD Max Whitlock - Gymnastics pommel
SILVER Louis Smith - Gymnastics pommel
SILVER Nick Dempsey - Sailing Men's RXS Class
SILVER Callum Skinner _ Cycling Men's Sprint

We appear to be doing quite well

When shall we unleash the box set then, planets?? I'm free all afternoon Work stuffs shall be done this morning.

Woo hoo, we had sunshine today!
Hope you're all well, An sorry I don't know the Irish Parmesan, shamefully ignorant

ooo i like feta it's lovely cooked.
How did they turn out?


Twass i'm so sorry!!! i had to go for more tests and after being up till 5am watching the olympics when i got back i fell asleep i've only just woken up
Am back there again on Wednesday, can we do it after that OR you can start and i can catch up? which ever is good for you....how's your poorly foot?



Hoorah it's sort of sunny here too!!! are you practising for your holiday? is your back any better?

Evening all!! There's no rush at all planets, I've seen it all before....I have to work on Thursday afternoon though. But Friday I think is freeee

Further improvements in the dodgy foot, stick been cautiously abandoned!! I would need it for any walks of more than out of car, into shop but progress!!! How did your tests go, no ill effects from eating cow?

Oh that's good!!! No worries, be nice to start when we both have a few days in a row cos i think once we start it will be hard to stop (i have a feeling it's going to be "oh no i'll just watch one more episode" )

No ill effects from the delicious coo!in fact i felt quite perky yesterday won't get results till thursday/friday (it's one's where they have to grow stuff and check out what grew)

oh my goodness that IS good soon you will be leaping and dancing no need for glittered hospital boots for the festivals!!!

Not sure about leaping and dancing but walking is not longer quite such a problem!

GOT is HIGHLY addictive and one episode is never enough. Just warning you in advance

Good news for feeling perky after the coo.....means you can indulge in meaty fantasies soon enough I reckon! Bacon sarnies for brekky?

Brilliant. Fresh produce on Friday eh? I will get my culinery thinking cap on.

Feta works well in a fruit tart, but I only had sm9oked feta and used thatwhich is perhaps an innovation too far.

Sausage and apple pie anyone?

small dainty steps towards the leaping and dancing

i suspected as much i shall buy lots of food that needs no cooking (hello humous) im looking forward to a proper binge of multiepisodes

i DREAM of bacon sandwiches!!!
mmmmmm i've had a very naughty week

i make a roasted red pepper stuffed with feta which is a delicious combination!!! can recommend!

oooo sausages don't mind if i do......

Well sausage meat certainly; with apples, onions, lots of sage (its medicinal) and mustard, worcs sauce, garlic and ketchup.