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<3 <3 <3HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KIM <3 <3 <3 Hope you are enjoying or I should say have enjoyed your day.

Congratulations on the arrival of a beautiful grt.granddaughter William and Carmel. Don't know if this is happening to anyone else but I don't get a chance to read your messages William before the photos come up and cover the message up, but there have been some great photos of your trips out.

Happy Anniversary to Jane and Chris, did I see somewhere you were having a Thai takeaway, yummy.

Well the wedding went off fantastically well, weather wasn't great but it wasn't pouring with rain, it did start to drizzle just as the photographer was about to take photos of groom's family, typical, so we had to go inside for them. Son called round the night before and asked me to iron his new shirt which had creases in from the folds, I was so nervous, thinking don't let me ruin this especially as he said it cost him £50, and to think I must have ironed at least 30 shirts that day :-0

To say I was a bit fragile the next day is an understatement,, I haven't danced so much for years and I need a few glasses before I will even get up to dance ;-) So that's another one wed, three down and one to go.

I'm going to the crematorium soon, will put the table flower arrangement by the rose bush and plaque of my mum and dad. I thought it was very thoughtful of my son and d-i-l that they did a tribute to my mum and son's very good friend who both died from cancer and had made a donation to the charity.

Not us with a BBQ. We have one but don't use it much only if company come down.

I have watered the tunnel and sowed a couple of baby bush marrows as I could'nt get any plants anywhere. I don't want the long trailing ones as I put those in the tunnel too.

Strage goings on with your neighbours Frank. Perhaps they forgot they were going away or had been and come back. Do you speak to them?

Morning everyone/Happy Birthday Kim.,

I thought I would pop in before showering and shaving.

We have lunch booked for 1.30 pm so will need to be away from here by 1.00 pm.

We had such a shock yesterday afternoon. We were in the garden with doors and windows open, and next door was all shut up. curtains drawn and no sign of life. They had said they were going away on MONDAY for a few days to THETFORD Norfolk. We assumed as the weather was nice they had gone early. At about 7.00 pm I went to water the patio and new plants Ros had put in. When out of the BLUE their patio door opened and she came out.. Only to disappear as quickly as she came.

This morning, they have door and bedroom windows open, sun loungers out, and it isn't even that warm yet. Ros thinks they are going senile. :-D :-D :-D

Trust you all have the fine weather, WHO's having a BBQ ???

LOL Pat I thought I only sent 1 pic on that email.I treid to reply to your email last night but don't think it went :-S

It was lovely and sunny but now it has turned cloudy.I think it will come and go like this all day .James and Jess have just gone off somewhere with some friends to play Frisbee Golf.I think near Daventry.Don't ask me what it is .I have no idea :-S

I said yesterday we have a Baby Lesser Spotted Woodpecker...It's a Great Spotted like the big one we have.

Mel my Sister had cracked skin on her fingers really badly with really deep cracks.They are a lot better now .I think she has to use a Steroid Cream.But it is getting on for 2 years.

I think it is time for a coffee and then I must go and stock up with Biscuits etc for the men when they come tomorrow.

Thank you for the lovely photos Jane...Didn't a lot come across lol ,,Glad you enjoyed the break.

Goodmorning All and evening Kim

Happy birthday Kim..Hope you had a good day.

A lovely sunny day here today..nothing planned apart from walking Mocha around the park...

enjoy the sunshine all

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Good morning All and Evening birthday girl.

I hope you have enjoyed your special day, had loads of pressies and were able to go out for your meal.

We have bright sunshine again here today and the wind has dropped at the moment.

Backs a bit better today but I shall not be doing anything to strenuous today.

Hands are all dry at the mo and cracked open in some places. Think it is having my hands in dirt with weeding and using the hosepipe in the tunnel which is covered in dusty earth.

I am going to pick my first three strawberries today!!!!!!!!!! on Kim's birthday.

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Kim
Happy Birthday to yoooooou

Fingers crossed you are up to going for your meal later.
Hope you have had some nice pressies.
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Hello everyone,

Well it's a chilly 12 degrees and the rain is pouring down. Let's hope your weather will be better when you wake.

Thanks Shirl for the early birthday wishes.

Thank you to everyone who sent cards, they are really lovely. I had such fun opening them. Another lovely handpainted card from Maureen of a delicate, pink rose. So beautiful Maureen as always.

We've had home made pikelets for breakfast, which made a nice change.

I am hoping to be able to go out for dinner at Wallarah Bay Recreational Club. It just depends how I get though the day, but that's the plan folks. The meals are always very nice there.

Now off to open some presents, so might be back later. I hope the weather is kind to you today. Cheers. 1.42 pm AEST.

The secret is that I got up to go to the 'bathroom' as the American's say, saw the sky, took the first photos, had some more zzz's - then when I wanted to make a cuppa at 7am, took the other two photos.

Have just been out again and seen two together but when I tried to take the camera down the garden one by the solar light who was eating dried food hissed at the other one and it ran under the decking.

Thanks for the pics Jane.

I really like the ones of Chris on the lounger.

You have some lovely views to remember from that trip.

Fed the hogs and have the camera out again on the step hoping to catch him in the light. Have seen the one down the garden already eating it's cat meat.

Ann, I can't wait to hear from Lewis tomorrow, when they get home. It will more than likely be the Chinese restaurant VOICE. Good evening Mr Bedford what voud you lik tonight. I always carry it on with a No. 75, 83,96.. "will you need fried mice". and so it goes on. We do miss not speaking to him two or three times a week. When he's had enough of us, he says would you like to speak to mum or dad, I'll pass you over. !! little B.

Well my Saturday evening has been on the computer, looking at Ebay and playing cards. There was BGT now Les Dawson (who I liked years ago, but his humour now is old hat) then it's BGT results YAWN YAWN.. I can see me having an early night.

No football now the season is over. But tomorrow it's England V Brazil. I can see us getting a right old hammering there. :-( :-(

Lovely still evening here, I think I might go a sit on the patio with a couple of beers.

Sleep tight all, see you in the morning.

Evening All,

Thanks for the pics Jane which arrived at lunchtime today. The abbey looks lovely and the scenery reminded me of a few hols OH and I spent in the Dales. We used to stay further east around Wensleydale. West Witton was one place I remember because years later I discovered that Countdown's Richard Whiteley lived there!

William, you were an 'earlybird' to get those lovely sunrise pics. I missed it with zzzzzzzzing I'm afraid. Hope you have a nice time at your celebration tomorrow.

It's been wall to wall sun all day here too, so we were both in the garden, OH fence painting and me trying to swap the pond pump!! I thought the tube connector thing the wires go into was a waterproof plug connector but no!! :-S We undid the screw on ends but couldn't get the middle bit out to disconnect the wire, so we'll have to get the electrician back. I specifically told him we wanted to be able to unplug it as well. :-S Two pests have appeared in the garden today (besides OH!! lol......no I didn't mean that!) ants between some of the rocks and a few snails hiding in my trays of plants. I've had the spray out for the ants, so will see if that gets rid of them and the snails are in the bin now.

I had a bit more luck on the languishing car keys..........I've e-mailed pics of the hole to the director and he will look at them on Tuesday when he's back at his desk and he will see about sending a fitter round. :-D

After planting some things yesterday Mel, my knees were twinging down the insides and my back ached. OH said his legs were stiff too. The thought of adding bellringing just makes me think 'ouch'!! We went to Hinckley and the shops later and I was almost hobbling back to the car. I'm much better today, but have done less!! I went round the rest of the fencing brushing some wet rot stuff on the bars across the panels where the snow tends to lie. Hopefully it will stay sound a few more years after it has been painted now. That bark mulch we put at the back of our borders has really helped keep our weeds down. Eventually we'll put more on between the shrubs so just the edges are left for sticking a few annuals in. It's best to leave the edges clear anyway as the birds like to scratch under it and it stops it flying over the edges!! :-S How nice that your Snowy has eggs that are hatching!!

The farmer was in the field at the bottom of the garden with a big digger and grabbed and ripped out some of the hedge over to the left. We thought/hoped he might be clearing it out of the way ready to dig the ditch out, but we were ready to go out so didn't see what happened next. You can't see for the brambles in the way, so OH will go in the field and have a look tomorrow.

Yes, I hope Maureen had a nice day for the wedding. I think she said her son or daughter were staying over with her?

I wonder what pranks young Lewis will have up his sleeve for Frank!! lol. Whenever his name comes up it makes me smile!! :-D

Did'nt get back in till 4pm after talking to a friend and his wife. I was starving as I only had asmall bowl of cereal (sp) this morning so I could take my pills. Anyway my back was aching so much and i HAD BEEN STANDING IN A COLD WIND EVEN THOUGH THE SUN WAS SHINING. Blast I am not typing that again so Shirl will be able to read that bit.

Don't think the ringing did my back any good. after a sandwich oh went out back in the garden but I stayed indoors.

Went and had a look at Snowy and there are two eggs chipping now.

I was thinking the other day, well yesterday actually, do people still carve their names or initials on trees like we did when we were young?

G & T and only 4.00 pm. What a good life you have ;-) ;-)

Well I have hogged all the sunshine, been in shorts since this morning and have got a bit burnt on my shoulders, will have to put some after sun on later.

I have planted my extra runner beans in between the one already there and put more canes in where needed. Separated the Courgette plants into separate pots, and set up the FREE herb pots I got with my last order of plants. They are three tiers of three compartments, there are NINE seed pouches that you put in each of the compartments with seed compost, sharp sand and cover them with about 1/2 inch of soil. Don't know what they are as they are in GERMAN or DUTCH. will have to wait till they come up (if ever) !!

Many the weather forecast wasn't that good for East Anglia today.. So it might be a bit better tomorrow. I AM BAKING and it's wall to wall sunshine. You can't complain, you had it nice one day last week with Mel, while we had rain and cloud <3 <3

You are an early bird Will. getting up at that time to take a photo, the only thing I do at that time is to have a leak. lol

Nice day for some ones wedding then Mel, Looks like you are bathed in sunshine down your way too.

Lewis and family should be home tomorrow, no doubt we will hear from them when they are home. We always worry about all the driving Harvey does, it's such a long way, do hope the weather improved for them.

Ros is still in the garden, pulling up forget-me-nots, and planting summer plants. I will have the job of watering the garden and pots later.

Not sure if it will be Indian or Chinese tonight. I leave that6 for Ros to choose, and I go along with it.

No doubt I will be back later when BGT comes on later.

SEE YER

William .I hope you all have a great time tomorrow and that Carmel is feeling less achey.Looks like it will be another lovely day :-D.I will be getting curtains down and moving stuff in preparation for new windows.I wish I knew whether they will be doing upstairs or down first.

I expect Mel and OH will have done the ringing of the wedding bells by now.

I think we have a young Lesser Spotted Woodpecker :-D.It was on the Coconut yesterday making a right old din.I saw the bigger one too.
It's gone very quiet here.No mowers ,or dogs barking and hardly any sound from the A14.......oh now I can hear next doors German Shepherd .

Mandy I have just rolled my trousers up ,and come in as I got too hot !!.I was just sitting in the lounger having a read.

No ,no pudding was made....I new it wouldn't :-).She is so doolally.
Well I know Shirl got all those pics .Did anyone else or was it just her.That email was the Fountains Abbey one that I sent to you all .But Shirl has had about 80 odd and I see Frank has too !!!!!! I don't understand!!!
A lot I took through the car windows as sometimes it was impossible to stop because of traffic behind us or just no pull in bits at the roadside.

I hope you can flush out any nasties Mandy.Might be anti biotics for you :-S

Chris is shouting "IS IT TIME FOR A G&T" !!!! ..sounds like a good idea to me.

Hope you both enjoy your family get together tomorrow William ,more lovely sky photo's i see :-D

Jane , you only sent me two of your photo's, didn't get the whole lot here.

Still cloudy ,i started off today in my three quarter trousers and short sleeved top, now in long trousers and long sleeved top!! :-S

Pork pie and new potatoes with Greek salad for us tonight , if had known it was going to be cooler i would have sorted out a hot meal for tonight :-S