Welcome to everyday Lets Talk

Thanks everyone, tooth all done, one hour and 40 mins in the chair and very little my dentist says I talk a lot and finds it very funny that I can't join in the conversation with a mouthful of cotton wool, and drills and being very numb apart from the jaw ache I am fine and it was worth it not to go to Kenya with toothache as you say GR.

So back to less today until I can open wide again.

WS - glad you didn't miss that joke!

PPH a nice photo of the dusting of snow.

Lai

Yay! Lai is okay!

Gee thanks GR - you know how I like to by tomorrow I'll be back to

Lai

Doogs - you are busy busy busy working

Lai

Glad the tooth is all sorted Lai, as you say Kenya and a toothache would not be too clever or much fun either and just think, tomorrow you can as much as you like

Heck Doogs, you have been busy, hope your not going to be working that mad next week Nero does love his scarf, he has worn it out and seemed very proud of it

e have had loads of heavy frost PPH but no snow, loved the picture but I bet it ws chilly with a -5 temp

I'm gonna be on and off here this evening. I got a couple of pressies wrapped yesterday for my mum to deliver to her sister in St Albans today but I have loads of cards to write and get in the post before the deadline, so I need to get a wriggle on and I am out tomorrow to friends and I need to be able to take their card and pressies with me, so I need to get that done as well and with little furry helpers it takes a bit longer.......they seem to think they can write better than me

Have a great evening everyone and I will be catching up along the way

littlewid-x-

I love the idea of the furries helping you Littlewid

Have a good evening everyone

Lai

Hello everyone

Just a quickie to say have a great weekend and fingers crossed it doesn't rain all the time (not you GR we know you have brilliant and we are very )

Tom's here for the weekend so I'm just off to the station to collect him and then we've a busy few days so I might be off-line a bit but don't let that stop you from guessing the Christmas Carol I 'll check in later.

Lai

You be careful Doogs do'nt work to hard. Leave your self time for some fun. Hope your not as busy this weekend. I can just imagine the fun you've been having wrapping those pressies, and doing the cards LW with all the helping paws frost. We've had our first frosts here as well this week, although not to bad really considering where we are, nothing like you've had PPH. Have a great weekend with Tom Lai, and dont worry about the answer to the Christmas Carol, I think its still going to be there on Monday
WS

I couldn't wait to see if anyone had got it WS - and PPH was brilliant!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Lai

Lai have a really great weekend with Tom and wish him Happy Christmas from all of us on the forum and also from all of us in chilly sussex......HAPPY CHRISTMAS TOM

Wrapping pressies and writing cards has been a challenge for me but great fun for the furries and I have more to do.......oh heck

Not so frosty here today, in fact we have had rain, so not very christmassy today. Off out to meet friends for coffee and lunch today, our little christmas get together so it will be nice.

Have great day everyone and enjoy whatever you are up too.

littlewid-x-

Thanks Littlewid - he's still but we're off for lunch with friends and my mum so will be getting into the soon!

Enjoy your lunch and coffee too.

Lai

Back home now after my 2 weeks in Kenya, already getting depressed with the combination of the weather and Christmas!! Had a great time with some fabulous game viewing and took about 2500 photos which I am know trying to sort. Hopefully will post some pics. plus stories in the next few weeks. Will now try and keep up with the various threads that have been posted while I was away.
Christmas greetings to everyone and best wishes for the New Year.

Safriman

Welcome back Safariman. I guess you had an amazing time? Were you with Piers and Kapeen? 2500 photos is a huge number. I took over 1000 in Zambia and deleted down to 500 and thought that was bad enough - I don't envy you.

We're off on 28th to the north, Samburu and Laikipia areas and can't wait.

Looking forward to your stories and photos.

Lai

Welcome Back Safariman we have missed you but know you would have been having a fabulous time. So looking forward to all your stories and photo's, they will give us all some cheer in this cold, dreary weather and it's just great to have you back.
Enjoy catching up with what has been happening

littlewid-x-

Welcome back Safariman. I'm not surprised your feeling a bit down with this weather, after being in the Maasi, we've all been feeling the same. The only good news is, your back sp now we have something to cheer us up with your photos, and stories. Really looking forward to that
WS

Yes Lai, at the Mara, Kapeen was my spotter and David my guide again and at Meru I had joint guides, my longtime friend Bernard and Jonathon. At both camps Piers had arranged for me to have a vehicle to myself so I was thoroughly spoiled. The Mara was unusually dry as the November rains had failed and it was only as I left that some rain arrived. In contrast Meru which is next door to Samburu has had an unprecedented amount of rain, starting in mid October and continuing well into December and instead of the usual dry scrub , I was met by a lush green tropical paradise. Have a great time on your trip and I look forward to seeing your pics on your return. I have not got round to watching your Zambia pics yet but will do so soon.

oooooooooooh I wish I had remembered you were going Safariman, I would have sent a message to Kapeen and of course Piers.

Amazing how the rains have changed. I have no idea what to expect so will be prepared for everything!

Don't worry the Zambia video is only 5 1/2 mins and I haven't posted any photos due to lack of time.

Really looking forward to yours - no pressure though, I know what it's like when you get back

Lai

Afternoon everyone

Poor you Doogs, all this work and no play - and at this time of year that's really tough going. Let's hope you'll soon be able to relax and I suppose it does mean for £££s for the safari next year ( brilliant news).

Pete is getting there slowly thanks Doogs, still seeing the physio and chiropracter but needs to so he's okay for Kenya. Penny is another matter but fingers crossed, more on that later once we've been back to the vet this Wednesday.

It was great to catch up with Tom, he's loving Uni and has a new girlfriend and can't wait to get back to see her! She's finished Uni and works in Cardiff - that's the problem with him having a very extended gap year as now he is a mature (ish) student

I couldn't believe that ET is such an old film Doogs - wow doesn't time fly? I love it and it always made me

Yes we fly on 28th and whatever the weather I am soooooooooooooooo looking forward to it and to exploring new areas.

Weather okay here, looks like Aberdeen has had it bad Doogs.

Have a good day everyone.

Lai

First day off work today, back to work on new year's eve

Problem is it wasnt a good one. Started off being 10mins late for a blood test (nothing serious), then 15mins late for lunch date, then ran out of tags for pressies and then dropped heavy glass on my toe.

Thankfully my toenail took the brunt and itll be a nice colour for xmas. Only problem is that I have a 120mile drive to visit family tomorrow.

So I decided that bath, ibuprofen and a glass of wine is in order

Perhaps your new name could be princess purple tippy (toe)?

You have certainly been in the wars Hopefully things can only get better for you on your break from now on :) For me, I start my Chrissy holidays at midday today; hopefully I don't have too many mishaps!

Doogs, all this work and no play can make a good girl go grey. I know fifty shades is popular but come on!

And trust me, you don't want me to have to put on my poms poms

But yay, there's a silver lining Great to hear that you guys are off to the Mara next November. I think that half the positiveness about a holiday is the looking forward to it itself (not that my holidays are letdowns), so nearly a year of planning is extra positivity

Everyone is travelling! Lai, I am going to miss our forum interactions heapsy after next week. But it's so wonderful that you and Pete are off to Kenya. Best wishes that your mans back holds up. And remember: pics!!!

Safariman, a "lush green tropical paradise" sounds wonderful. How popular is it in the Mara these days? Is it getting over crowded?

WS, will you be serving behind the bar this festive season, or is your creative journalism taking up too much of your time?

I will catch up properly on this thread tomorrow but I just wanted to say safe journey for tomorrow PPH, I didn't want to miss you incase you were off now for Christmas as you are going to your family tomorrow. I hope you have a lovely time and hopefully no more accidents/hic ups......sounds like you have had a right old day of it today.

Don't forget the strictly final on Saturday...it will be good watching.

Drive carefully and have a great christmas.

littlewid-x-