General Chat

I know it is early, but , I am going to turn in to read for a while, then try to sleep. All this playing is very tiring you know.

My son and his girlfriend will have arrived by the time I get home tomorrow. They are staying until Tuesday, so I am not going to have much time on line until they leave.

Goodnight everyone.

It was an all boys school Linda - you wouldn't have liked it :-)

although- on the other hand :-D

I am glad I didn't go to your school

I did feel sorry for Porky Pine who ever only got two or three correct :-D

Gosh - you must have been a good girl :-D

We had a deranged science master at Grammar School. He would ask ten questions at the beginning of each lesson, on the previous lesson.
For every mark you got less than ten, you got that many lashes.
7 out 10 you got three lashes, and so on.

It did tend to focus the mind though :-D

It was my only misdemeanor as far as I can remember. Generally I was a good girl

That was a bit harsh Linda, but some teachers were sadists years ago, and revelled in corporal punishment.
I was terrified of the old women who taught us to write. She would creep up behind you and bring her walking stick down on your knuckles for being left handed, then tell you off because the ink well spilt when you jumped. :-(

I once got canes for talking in the milk queue :-(

Linda I hope Eve stays asleep for you throughout the night, even if you are up at the crack of dawn :-D I expect she has plans for you tomorrow.

Hello Emma - Good to see you, hope you are well.

Carole - Honey is doing well, give her a cwtch from me on Monday, and I hope she has a good birthday.
I've finally got around to having the fireplace in the lounge replaced. There is currently a hideous 50s/60s monstrosity, that I'm replacing with a repro Victorian cast iron and tiled one with oak surround and mantelpiece.
I'm getting a man to do the work as it's too bigger job for me these days.

I used to enjoy school milk, in those little glass bottles with foil top. Never seem to drink it now.
When I started in junior school we also had to line up every afternoon for our vitamin tablets and cod liver oil, administered by the teacher on a large spoon. We of course all shared our bugs and infections in those days :-D

OK so 9PM and she is asleep I think. Lets hope she stays that way because last she was awake in the middle of the night, but mum was in charge.

It is lovely to see so many old friends posting, not that you are that old :-D

We have been to the library and park this morning. Eve wolfed down a large lunch,but then said she wanted a nap. She has gone down with no problem, but that is bad news because she will be up very late tonight. She was so tired though that she would have been awful this afternoon without a sleep. She manages to keep going at museum,but there is lots to distract her there..

Hello all, everyone well I hope?
Welcome back Persie good to see
you back on the boards.

Emma :-)

The eclectus parrots are very pretty, just been looking at a girlfriend for Colin.

Yeah, ladies and Tec...

Hello - are we having a Ladies Meeting? :-)

I have loved milk all of my life and took it in my tea and coffee until I had to change to skim milk. It has taken me a long time to get used to that and I don't mind it now, but don't drink it down with gusto, as I can with the full cream milk. I drink coffee black with no sugar now and I can't remember when I last had a cup of tea. I went right off it, unable to drink tea without milk or sugar, where the transition with the coffee seemed easier - so now I'm a coffee drinker.However, I always favour coffee, but if only tea was available, I would drink it with m & s. The odd drink would not hurt the diet.

I hardly touch milk. I will sometimes have a flat white when I am out but mostly it is a long black and I only drink black at home.

Himself goes through a fair swag of milk on his breakfast etc but I only use it for puddings. custard and baking.

I do hope Honey enjoys her birthday on Monday.

Persie xx

Hi everyone,

Tec, I'm fine thanks, the usual family day to day life, I'm quite boring really. I hope you and the Duchess are both well? What are the latest home projects? Have you been doing much out in your garden?
Honey turn's 12 on Monday, gee, that's 84 in doggy years. I think I'll get her a special treat.

Perse, we were forced to drink the milk at school, same as yours, in little bottles with the foil tops. To this day, I am unable to drink plain milk. I can have it in coffee and cereal, that's as far as I go. My children, on the other hand guzzle the stuff, its nothing in this house to go through 4 litres a day.

Carole <3

No apology needed, Berona <3

It's been cold and windy all day although the sun has been shining brightly. I got a load of washing dry in no time.

Oops. My apologies, Sue. I sent my post and closed down last night, not knowing you had replied.
The weather here is the same as yours. Sunny with a promise of 20 later, but quite cold at the moment - and will be again after sundown. (7c overnight). Still no sign of rain though.