Welcome to everyday Lets Talk

It has been a very big week  

Oh my, that is no good about your fall WS, but great that you are able to take it all with good humour as always  I laughed a lot about your James Bond comparison  

Doogs, nice to hear about your fun time at the races with the wins and more importantly a smile from your   I was laughing too a lot at your continual "few drinkies"  Hope that golf with your dad went well.

LW, you are obviously the cat in the hat  

Lai, very exciting to hear the Kip is onboard from next week  And perhaps companionship is the best medicine, so maybe all it will take is an extra fabulous furry around to get Rosie on the mend.  with it all.

I have been a little slack around here, but Thursday I was at my parents, Friday at my mates place to watch the Angels & Airwaves movie Love (though not by them, they just did the soundtrack), then Saturday I was at work. And tomorrow I have a house inspection by the rental agency! Mega  This place is a disaster zone right now! So some much needed cleaning up to take place this afternoon  

And afterwards I can relax with the Tour De France, as tonight is a great stage in prospect  

And there is still another whole week to go of it!

Work has been kinda crazy. With the whole blunder thing we ended up getting extra money out of the builder as well as amended plans with MY sizes (so I was winning  ), but then after sending us the agreed to purchase order they were still questioning it all  It's a cool part of life with its ups and downs, it humbles us and even scares us when it needs to, and then can bring us up again and make us feel okay, and therefore be even more appreciative. It was nothing to do with that job, but on another order I put in an incorrect delivery day (some areas we only have trucks to on specific days), usually not the biggest of deals, but in this case it was an order for a manager of a building company (yep, I know how to pick them  ), so we had to deliver that day. So to my great  I would have to take it there myself....in a manual ute  Well I had not driven a manual since initially trying to learn to drive (and even then I was pretty shabby  ), but in silly gunho mode decided that yes, this still had to be done. Since I was going to my parents that night I would practise in my dad's car before the big trip. My dad rarely gets firm about anything, in this instance it was a flat out no. He was going to refuse to allow me to even do this (insisting on coming with me and driving it himself), and it was one of these moments where I just wanted to crawl into a hole and die! In the end - after some rather poor attempts at driving his manual  - I called up my sales rep to basically plead with him to make the trip...thankfully I never had to get to the pleading stage  As is often the case, my parents were flat out right. I know that a lot of people say this, but I really do have the best parents  I do not tend to get too  about much stuff, but with this it was like I really didn't want to show my face at work, but Friday was all good, and I did some decent work and felt more useful again. I will be getting some nice  to my sales rep as a big  

For now it is time to take the doggies for walkies. I am still in my onesie so shall leave it on  And the disease does seem to be spreading! A fellow female worker posted a pic of her daughter in her new onesie! They are going to take over the world!  

Good Afternoon One and All  

Glad to hear you are feeling ok WS or is that James Bond  at least getting the sun on those knees the cuts will heal quicker    I don't know what made me laugh more, the school boy image or the JB one  

I bet you are looking forward to tomorrow Lai when you collect Kip   I bet that will perk Rosie up and hopefully Tamu will love her new playmate too. Lets hope the vets get to the bottom of Rosies problem, I was thinking of Liver and clotting issues, lets hope it's not that, let us know how things go with her and also the meeting with her two new sisters.

Gosh you really have been having a time of it at work GR, but yes being driven by Dad would have been a tad    but your dad was right, if your not used to a manual car then really it would have been silly, so he was looking out for you........Daddy GR   . Lovely that your work colleague came to the rescue that was nice. Hopefully this week will be blunder free for you GR  

Yesterday I had a lovely day. I had my little Nephew Kian with me, I took him shopping to buy new trainers and believe me we had loads of first choices, nearly all the trainers in the shop actually   but he ended up with 2 pairs, one that my mum brought. Then as I was going to Emma & Toms for a family BBQ in the evening Kian wanted to choose some puddings, so off we went to Sainsburys for a little spend up and of course they have little machines where you pop in a pound and get a little toy, so two machines later and he was happy again. Then it was a drive in the opposite direction and off to MacDonalds.......his choice not mine......for a happy meal and yes he was happy   then it was back to mine and he tested me on his computer login for his schools maths program ( it is allowed to do this) and I must admit it was good fun playing all the math games and i'm proud to say he is a smart   at his maths. Then we got Nero and our goodies for the BBQ and went off home for the BBQ with Emma, Tom, Lara, my sister and hubby and my mum and also Shirley & Martin the other Grannie and Grandad as well, so it was a lovely evening of lots of laughter and Toms first efforts at managing a BBQ and he did well, with dad in laws help   

Oh yes GR, I found the Lemon and Lime alcohol free lagers and got some.......very nice indeedy   and I also found some Alcohol free cider it's by Kopparberg and its mixed fruit.......I well recommend it  

Having a kind of chilling day today, been out this morning but just chilling this afternoon and doing a bit of sorting round the house........oh yes, hope your house inspection went ok GR.

Have a great rest of the weekend everyone

littlewid-x-

Hi guys
Bad news my router has gone faulty so no internet for at least 5 days till ..I get a new one in the post. Using phone but its so slow . Will try to stay in touch as much as poss
W.s

Good morning everyone

WS I'm glad you are okay and not too battered and bruised, but sorry to hear about your router, another one who'll be  now! We're still waiting for Bt although they said they were working on it on Friday we didn't see anyone, so a bit of a lie on their part. Anyway, on and off we have bb at home but no clear line on the phone  

GR you do make me laugh and perhaps you need to practice on a manual car just in case! Good news that it all came together in the end though.

Sounds like you had a busy fun weekend Littlewid, the weather really has been scorching.

Rosie and Tamu had showers yesterday as Rosie had been down a rabbit hole and amongst the sticky weeds and was covered in mud halfway along her body. She looked gorgeous for half a day   They both enjoyed the cool shampooing though and got the mads round the garden afterwards.

We are collecting Kip this afternoon Yayyyyyyyyyyyy    

I am now visualising onesies taking over the world GR  

Lai

I meant to add to the above that we found we have Mrs Duck with 2 chicks and Mrs Duck with 4 chicks (was 5 when we returned now sadly 4) in our garden on our new wildlife pond. Very exciting and the dogs are banned from that part of the garden as they all come to the bird feeders to be fed!

I'm trying to get some photos but they are fast and I don't want to alarm them. Mrs Duck No. 1 will feed directly from the scoop but the chicks are very flighty (or not really) so fingers crossed I can get some pics and also that the remaining chicks all survive.

Lai  

Great to hear your getting . Kip today . Lai hope everything goes ok . I will keep looking in sorry if I miss anyone's post
W. S

Good Evening Everyone  

Lai I hope everything is going fine with Kip joining the household, 3 dogs in the house just sounds wonderful and I am a wee bit envious, Nero is definitely solo boy since Bentley went. Sounds a sif Rosie was having fun today and I love seeing dogs have the mads when they have had a shower or bath, it gets them every time doesn't it  

How lovely that you have the Ducks and chicks on your new wild life pond, thats so exciting and i'm really looking forward to any pictures that you may be able to get  

WS sorry to hear about your router, thats such pain for you, didn't it go last year as well? hopefully you will get a new one soon but we will miss all your banter and all the cams you keep an eye on for us but at least you will have a little more time to recover from your cuts and bruises.

Sounds like a good weekend Doogs with your dad, I take it Phil Mickleson won the golf? Bar work, not something I have ever done but I imagine it can be fun but hard work, just think, you and WS could run a pub together   just dont get too worn out by it all. Hope you have a lovely tea with your friend tonight.

Been another boiler here today and getting hotter tomorrow up to 31 they reckon   far too hot for me I must say, I have now been dreaming of   to me that sounds delightful  

This evening I discovered Rachels Ginger Yougurt......YUM YUM YUM and to my surprise Tiga and Nero loved it too. I could have eaten a whole pot  

Oh yes Doogs, the Kopparberg alcohol free cider was just scrummy, very fruity and refreshing, I have two more bottles in my fridge and will surely be buying more when I go shopping  

Have a great evening one and all, I need to water all my plants later but I will wait till its a little cooler, its still rather hot at the moment.

littlewid-x-

Good afternoon everyone

Well BT are now saying 23rd before they fix everything, and I could     it is driving me nuts as often I work from home and now I can't.

So briefly popped in to say hello and to let you know that we collected Kip last night. Oh boy is she one hyper dog, I don't think she's been in a house before to live, everything is new and she kept us all awake all night, pacing and barking! I had to leave her for a bit today and nearly got bowled over when I went home. I'm going back there now to make sure all is well. She's lovely but has no manners, certainly isn't spacially aware as she knocks into me, Pete, any passing dog, cupboard or whatever. Anyway, all is well if not a little chaotic and I am sure she will settle in well soon.

She's coming to the vet on Wednesday with Rosie so we can have her checked over too.

Don't overdo the work Doogs, and good luck with the new part-time job.

I am laughing about the yoghurt Littlewid, I just love it, but natural yoghurt with honey, I can eat a whole big pot easily  You're definitely far hotter in the south so I don't envy you at all.

Have a good evening everyone.

Lai

Good evening everyone  

I notice this evening we have our smilies back in their usual orange background and not that grey colour  

Kip sounds a little bit of a handful at the moment Lai but then if she has never been in a house before you cant really blame her it must be the equivalent of having feral cat inside for the first time, totally alien to her but she will settle and love having a proper home forever with other 4 legged friends to play with and two 2 legged people who love her. Hopefully she will settle down a little soon but for now I bet she is dead excited. Let us know how it all goes and hopefully her vet check will be fine and fingers crossed for Rosie tomorrow.

I reckon the other half of the yogurt will get devoured this evening Lai, just deciding whether to pour it over a Banana or over a Banana and some Peach Special K, I love yogurt on cereals and fruit YUMMY  

Is anyone else watching Alan Titchmarsh on a Tuesday evening in Love your Garden? he has transformed some gardens into really amazing gardens and much better than the Ground Force days although I did love that program as well.

Another roasting day today and going to be the same tomorrow. I think we are having it a little hotter here in the South Lai and even the Breeze off the sea seems to have forgotten to Breeze  but I think most places are enjoying a summer at last.

Have a "cool" evening everyone

littlewid-x-

  I'm back  
My new router arrived this morning   so I've just got back on. I will try to catch up as soon as poss. Doogs I'm sure you'd be better off this side the bar   with all the work, and o/t you do, but I hope it goes Ok for you, but if you start to feel its to much, give it up.
Kip sounds like a real bundle of energy Lai, hopefully she'll calm down soon. Lack of spacial awareness  that sounds a bit like me coming from the pub   Your BT prob is really turning into a marathon Lai, I hope they are going to compensate you.
Mrs S loves those Rachels Yougurts LW, but she did'nt know about the Ginger one, so she's going to try it thanks for the tip. Her friend that we see has known he for years, she lives near her in Mid Wales. So we will aske her to pass your message of how much you like them on. Hope it starts getting a bit cooler for you soon LW, I know how much you suffer with the heat, and sun, stay cool my friend

WS

 WS & Doogsy?!  

Yep, I'm sure they could run one LW

 very busy around here at the moment which is great!

Good to have WS back on board with his internet connection and Lai too, even if there are still issues.

 that you have Kip! Even if some issues there too  I love your term "no spacial awareness"! It's soooo Leo!  

But maybe WS is onto something with the comparisons to himself when  because Kip must be high on something now Mrs Kipia....yours and Pete's   

 for the update on the ducks also.  that you can get some happy snaps  

Doogs, nice to hear that Phil allowed you to get your fill   He is a bit of an evergreen that guy. Seems to have been around forever.

LW, that Kian sounds like quite a character! But just let him know that he won't be able to get away with as much pudding and Maccas when he is older  I'm glad you got onto those Lemon Lime Bitters  

It wouldn't be a GR week if it was totally blunder free  

Work has been maybe a little less crazy for me this week  And I have this weekend off  Well, as far as I know so far. There are sometimes late changes to the Saturday schedule.

I have not worked out what I am going to do. Perhaps I will even make a return to Melbourne Zoo, as it's been at least two months now I think.

With the Werribee Zoo, I stalked out the fire show performers email address and sent them some praise  I got a really lovely response from Matt which was fantastic. He really valued my kind words and agreed with my sentiments about their act. He also said that I am the first person who is not an agent or performer to write to them, so I am quite proud that I sent them something. Sometimes words can mean a lot. He will let me know when they have updated their webpage, and also when they have their details up on facebook (I of course already tried stalking them on that but came up empty  )

He gave me the artist links to the music in their show and I already found my favourite song! It's called Catgroove, and I highly recommend it for anyone! Because I don't really traditionally like dance music, but it's just so catchy and smirk-inducing

Something really funny and awesome happened to me on Sunday night too. I was making a purchase of Chivas Regal for my work mate as  and the guy at the counter asked me for ID!! I couldn't stop  It was partly the beanie I was wearing, but also that I'm a child at  So on my tombstone you can put;

Asked for ID at the age of thirty-two

That's a pretty grand achievement   

And the house inspection was no sweat

Good evening Everyone  

I would be pretty proud if I got asked for my ID at 32 GR, thats compliment indeedy   Glad your week is a little better and that you have the weekend off, a visit to the zoo sounds grand to me  

How lovely to get a message back from Matt but I bet they were dead pleased to get your message too, how odd that no-one had written to them before from the public, it's always nice to get a thanks isn't it.

Great to have you back WS   its never the same without all your banter in full flow  
How strange that Mrs S's friend knows the lady from Rachels. I adore her yogurts and always buy them but only discovered the Ginger one at the weekend. It's a lovely thick yoghurt, greek style that has the hint of ginger then it has ginger pieces in it and it really is scrummy, I will be buying more at the weekend for sure. Thank you for getting my delight at them passed on   I hope Mrs S enjoys it as much as I do.

How did it go t the vets today Lai, I hope Kip got the all clear and how did Rosie get on? any news? I hope things are looking up for her.

Been another boiler here today 32 degrees and its knocking everyone for six, me included, if someone sat me in ice now I would not be complianing  

Tomorrow at work we have a big BBQ going on all day We have just become the first Trust in the south cost to become a Foundation Trust which is quite an achievement and goes to show how good we are and I am proud to say that. So to thank everyone for all their hard work in a collective achievement of getting there, the Trust is throwing a huge BBQ for everyone, free food and drinks all day with a lovely menu but I reckon the place will stink at the end of the day, but who cares its going to be fun and even though everyone is working we are all looking forward to it, it ill be a great social gathering and work will be even more fun tomorrow.

Have a good Thursday everyone and stay safe in the sun

littlewid-x-

Thanks LW hope the Barbie goes well, stay up wind of the fire. Thats good of you to take the trouble to email Matt GR, to many people are quick off the mark to complain, but not many take the time to compliment, and say thanks.
ID, I can beat that GR. I was in B&Q which is a big DIY Store when I was 55, and the girl knocked 10% off cos she thought I was 60, so being asked for ID at 32 is nothing to  about .
  not sure if thats better or not  

WS

Good morning everyone

 No internet at home yesterday and arrrrrrrgh it is driving me do lally. So apologies for not catching up and missing threads. We await the 23rd, the promised date for all to be well with our lines.

Kip is fine and a bundle of energy, she is much better now after 3 nights and just loves all and everyone. Tamu and Rosie are okay with her and for the first time ever shared a bed to get away from Kip, despite the fact that they have one each and their own space. I took a pic on my mobile and once it's on Dropbox I will post it.

Poor old Rosie has this bad toe which is going to be operated on on Monday, probably removed as it is very swollen and more like a tumour now. Bloods came back ok, not a liver problem, but still this clotting issue, which will be taken into account on Monday. The problem is how far do you go with tests? and what does it achieve? mmmmmmm lots to think about.

Kip passed the vets check over and now is up to date with vaccinations and Kennel cough. She really is lovely and has the waggiest tail ever, which gives me whiplash all the time.

Sounds like you deserve a BBQ at work at Littlewid, well done for all your hard work.

Sorry to be so quick and to miss everyone's posts but I must get on  

Lai

No worries about the quick replies Lai, your internets a pain. Glad Kip past the tests Ok, but what a shame about Rosie, I hope everything goes OK for her on Monday. It is a real worry how far you go with things like this, and I think we've all been down that route. Anyway hopefully things will turn out OK, try and let us know Rosie goes on we will be thinking about you all
WS

Thanks WS and especially for kind words about Rosie, I hope she will be okay as she really is such a sweet natured, gentle dog, with the odd bit of madness thrown in  

We came back last night to a message from BT saying the cable had been pulled through and our lines, internet BB and mobiles etc are all now working    so far so good and a huge relief.

Have a good day everyone, it's toasty hot again today and not a cloud in the sky, would it be awful to ask for some rain now?  

Lai

  I like the 'Dawa Doogs' cocktail idea Doogs.

Re the manners, we'll be teaching her and she's a quick learner, so far so good, no barging through doors, and preferably no jumping up and knocking people over, especially me  

Hope work is okay tonight Doogs, and you enjoy that piece of steak. I think it's supposed to be a little cooler here tomorrow and I am so pleased as we've got 12 from the Wirral & Cheshire badger group coming to help tidy up a bit of woodland where we used to have an active badger sett. We've refenced it and are hoping they'll move back in soon. Should be fun if not a little hot but we're providing lots of sandwiches, cakes, flapjacks and cold drinks to keep everyone happy  

Have a fun evening everyone and stay cool  

Lai

Have there been dream creatures for me lurking on these boards that I just haven't previously been made aware of?

I noticed that having birthdays this week are liongirl92 & MissLeopard28 and this lion boy  went all a flutter  

With the cricket, I was watching some of it Thursday night at my parents, and it cracked me up inside when Shane Warne started commentating, as Dad doesn't like him much, and he started going on about his 'selfies' that he takes (only he didn't say selfies of course!), "does he really think that people are interested in him taking photos of himself in bed? Stick to your cricket Warney."

I sat there smirking quietly, thinking about myself in flying squirrel and and snow leopard onesie mode  

It has given me the idea though that I haven't done the in bed shot yet  

We were also joking about the prestige of the Lords long room, and wondering how Leaping Leo would go with this grand entrance and so forth. We don't think that Leo would do much grovelling to royalty! I can just imagine him getting his paws on that caviar before it has even been served  

 on the Foundation Trust LW  I hope that the BBQ is a joyous occasion for everyone concerned.

I saw on another thread that you are going to the zoo yourself in September  You must remember your camera  

WS, not so sure if I'd take your ID experience in the same way  But you definitely deserve a  for that one  

Lai, terrific to hear that Kip is settling in and loving life. The waggiest tail ever sounds great. I think that Kip must have the energy of this smiley dude  

Best of luck with Rosie and getting her issues sorted. Has Tamu been dealing well with all the changes? It must be a lot for a dog (or a human) to take in.

Doogs, thanks for the compliments on my way with words, and yes, that pic is from the American sitcom Cheers. I laughed about the lack of profits with you and WS  

Another night of the Tour De France for me  Don't think I will make it to the zoo this weekend as I'm a little tired. And WS, that does not give you a licence for more  jokes  

Good Evening Everyone  

Can't wait to see the picture of Tamu and Rosie sharing a bed Lai, that must have been lovely to see  how is Rosie getting on? lets hope things turn out well for her as its been a rough start. Kip sounds full of fun but as you say, a few lessons in manners from you and Pete and I am sure all will be good, she must still be so excited to be in a loving home.
How did it go with the Badger Sett clearing? I bet it was actually good fun and I am hoping that the Badgers do return, that would just be fantastic wouldn't it, you will have to let us know if they do.

Fingers crossed Phil does it again for you Doogs. I havent watched any of the golf but I am sure it has been good. Hope you enjoy the BBQ as well and if you were not starting work till 9pm that must have been a late finish for you, you look after yourself.
If you get the chance to try Rachels Ginger Yogurt Doogs you will love it, its hard not to eat the whole pot. I left one at Emma & Toms last week, Emma told Tom it was heavenly and he said to save him some, she said she would and then promptly ate the lot, with the excuse of once I started I couldn't stop   poor Tom!

The Trust BBQ went really well thanks Guys, everyone loved it and they had put so much effort into it and the food was just scrummy. It was well organised and they had even hired in tables and chairs so you could sit out or sit under the trees. They all worked so hard and made sure everyone enjoyed themselves, it really was fun.

Mmmm what would your dad make of your Selfies GR  do you think he would   or be more  OMG seems like we might be getting some   shots   that might really blow your dads mind  
I reckon leaping Leo would litterally bowl everyone over on his entrance, I have an image of the doors being taken out with his charge and then everyone being taken out like dominoes on his massive leap.......good old Leo  

Tomorrow is my sisters birthday, so Emma and Tom held another BBQ this afternoon which was fab and my mum made a scrummy Red Chocolate cake iced with white vanilla icing (we also brought her a B'Day cake). Lots of family fun was had and Nero was in his element too but got a little bit disappointed when he had to go off to the groomers for his bath and haircut, but he does look rather lovely and smells scrummy too.

it was a little cooler here today which was nice but its going to be mega hot from now on according to the weather , think I may try and hunt out more fans tomorrow but I hear they are like gold dust!

Have a good rest of the weekend everyone whatever you are up too.

littlewid-x-

Oops meant to say, yes I am going to the zoo in September GR, Emma and Tom are taking me for my Birthday again and i'm really excited about it and I will not forget my camera, I was really pleased with the photos I got last time so am hoping I will get some good ones this time. We are going to try and make an organised day of it this time so we can catch lots of the talks etc as we missed loads last time and we all love listening and learning. Emma and Tom are animal mad and so are Lara and Kian, so this time we want a learning adventure as well as seeing all the animals......and they have an amazing gift shop which is good as it looks like I might have to buy my own Meerkat  

  What happened to the weather? Today is overcast and degrees cooler, I know it was getting too hot but  today is Sunday and the expected   has gone!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekends, bbqs and generally having fun.

Our day with the badger group was amazing. 11 people turned up to help us try and make the small wood habitable again for the badgers. We tidied up and cleared out the opening for the setts and it was wonderful how much we achieved with the help of the group. It was so kind of them to come and help and we really hope the badgers will return. Once we finished we came back home and sat in the garden, gave them lots of food for all their hard work, and enjoyed the visiting wildlife. The dogs loved having them and Tamu in particular who sneaked round helping herself to people sandwiches when they weren't looking  

Have a fun day.

Lai

I cracked up at Tamu's antcis Lai! Very Leoish. It never ceases to amaze me the appetite for food he has. Sometimes I think he is some sort of magician; "Abracadabra, I will make this food disappear"  

So with my dogs snacks, he will finish four times quicker than Bella, and she will grumble and growl the rest of the way through her food to keep him at bay!

Not that Leaping Leo would ever dare try to take food away from the Bella Wella Woo!

She is the matriarch of this household. I reckon she's got both Leo and I under her thumb  

They have had a good run today, with two decent walks (no onesie wearing though this time), heaps of food and treats, some nice snuggles this morning, plus they got a couple of new toys. Or actually four. I broke out two new tennis balls this morning, and this afternoon bought a rubber bone thingy and a green plush giraffe, the ass of which has already been nawed into  

During my brief shop today I came upon some true awesomeness! In one of those small stalls out in the walkways we had three shop assistants wearing onesies! And they were selling them on the front counter! It was $45 for one or $80 for two, so I was a little tempted! The leopard one that they had wasn't available in larger than medium, so I passed. But I'm sure that this stall will still be around in the weeks ahead!

The guy was trying to sell me the blue elephant one. I should have replied with, "Does my butt look big?" 

Then further down the shopping centre complex I came across a smallish variety shop which was displaying onesies out the front! It was soooo smirk-inducing; and I think that for a few minutes maybe people were looking at me thinking that I'm a massive weirdo (which I kinda am anyhoo  ) as I strolled around Target (a big chain store) with probably a big grin on my face! I think that people think you're suspicious if you're too happy sometimes  

But it's as if the world has gone onesie mad in the blink of an eye. Anyone who sees anything onesie related please report it; and we will keep track of its taking over the world  

LW, sounds like Tom would be doing this  in regards to Emma's   

That's good news on the BBQ front with a couple going well in succession  I really like your use of the word scrummy  

My dad has more of a Fawlty Towers English sense of humour rather than a childish onesie wearing one  So I think it would be more of a  and  reaction  

I agree with your image of Leo  And even better would be that in the aftermath to his entrance, to him it's like nothing has happened and whilst flashing an enormous grin he just goes and helps himself to the hors d'oeuvres...

I had to look up the spelling of that  

September is not far away young LW, so it must be pretty exciting for you to have the zoo trip on the horizon  I do whole heartedly apologise if you do have to buy your own meerkat...I tell you, if I ever get my hands on those responsible at the Royal Mail...

 

A big  for yours and Pete's work with the badgers Lai. Very selfless work it sounds like by one and all. And at least after all of that hard labour you ought to  well.

I should know (not about the hard labour bit  )!