Welcome to everyday Lets Talk

    I should have known you would have had a cunning plan up your sleeve WS and one that involved       ......lets hope Mrs S doesn't forget to pick you up again    Yes your new car is really great and i'm glad your both pleased with it.

Yesterday I had a lovely lunch with friends, nice food and a good old catch up and then I took my mum out for coffee in the afternoon, we went to our favourite garden centre and sat out in the sunshine.......well under a garden umbrella but it was lovely then had a really nice walk with Nero.

Today, Lara's Nanny was down so I took Lara, Nanny, Kian and my mum out to lunch at a place called Widewater Lagoon, so you have the sea on one side and then the Lagoon on the other with lots of lovely houses and some birds and Swans. We had a nice walk along there after a lovely lunch. Unfortunately I wasn't able to go to see how the swans and the egg was today because they have shut the road to the harbour because they are redoing the sea defences. Its open to the lifeboat men but that's all for the moment but hopefully next weekend I may be able to get there to see how they all are. At least with the road closed they will be safe from tourists etc but then to be honest everyone is really good to them so I would imagine they may be missing the extra feeding they get but at least the Lifeboat men will still be there to keep an eye on them.

The weather has been fantastic hasn't it, so wonderfully sunny and warm, lets hope it lasts for a bit longer.

I will catch up here more tomorrow as it's late now and I have been downloading the pictures of the kids today and a couple of videos to send to Lara & Kians Nanny, Nanna & Grandma.......I was under orders to get them loaded and sent   

Have a good day tomorrow everyone.

littlewid-x-

Shame you didn't get to Littlehampton LW, but it sounds as though you had a brilliant alternative, and from your description it sounds like a beautiful place to visit, and with really good company as well. Looks like you've had a really nice weekend, and that's good, as you say I'm sure that the Swans, and egg will be well looked after at Littlehampton, by everyone including the lifeboat men. Looking forward to some pics of your weekend

WS

It was a shame we couldn't get to the Harbour WS but I am going to try and get there this weekend if the road is open again, hopefully it will be and if it is I will be sure to get some photo's of the swans and egg......fingers crossed.

Widewater is a lovely place and the houses come right down to the water front. My friend lives along there and I think she is really lucky. I was really taking photo's of Lara and Kian and also some of Lara and her Nanny Shirley, so I haven't really got any scenic ones WS. It's been such a mad busy week at work that I have been bringing some work home with me, so sorry I have been a bit absent on here guys but it's nearly the weekend and another Bank Holiday as well   

Heres a photo of two young ones with tired legs after all the walking.



Hope everyone is ok and that your all having a good week.

littlewid-x-

No apologies needed LW, everyone seems busy at the moment, with lai being in France, and Doogs so busy. I'm working all weekend plus Bank Holiday Monday, and I'm also helping to design new posters for the Van. Bank Holiday Humphh the weathers been awful here done nothing but pour down up till now. The kids looked shattered, but I have a sneaky feeling there's a bit of posing there by Kian   .
I'm sure we'll all catch up soon

WS

It is a shame you are working all Bank Holiday WS but hopefully Mrs S is keeping you company on your journeys    It must be nice to be able to be in on the designing for new posters for the new van though   
What a shame about your weather, it was predicted that ours wasn't going to be too nice but it has drizzled over night but so far it has been nice and sunny.

I think there was a bit of posing from both of them WS  but they had walked quite a way as well and Kian is always looking for a sit down, he's like a little old man sometimes   

Tomorrow I am off to the Harbour, i'm taking my sister and bro in law out for lunch so I should be able to check up on the Swans and their egg, I am really hoping all is well. I will let you know tomorrow.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

littlewid-x-

Good morning everyone. Sorry it's taken so long to get back online    we got back very late Friday night and had a busy weekend and then lots of work to catch up on.

I hope everyone is okay and had a good b/h weekend. The weather today is awful    and I'm worried about all those little birds at RSPB Minsmere   really loving Springwatch though and great to see Bill Oddie again.

Have a good day.

Lai   

Welcome back Lai, hope you, and mum had a great time. No need to apologise, we know you've had a busy time, and must have lots of work to catch up on.
The weather here has not been good, but at least not the worst from what I've heard. Yes shame about the weather for the birds at Winsmere, and elsewhere just when they are getting ready to fledge, hopefully it will dry up, and they can get away.

WS

  Doogs, well done and have a great time       

Have a great weekend everyone.

Lai

Glad the   shining for the BBQ Doogs hope you have a great time, and don't get to     . Have a great weekend everyone

WS

Good morning everyone

I hope you've all had a good week and not too much    today, we've just had a real storm but it passed just as quickly as it started.

I'm way behind again as we've been in London for 3 days.

Doogs I hope your weekend was fun and the BBQ went well.

We went with 3 other friends and saw a DSWT film 'The elephant to who loved to much' as it was Dame Daphne's 80th birthday.  If you've read her book you'll know the story, a real tear jerker     Benjamin who is the head keeper at Ithumba was flown over by BA (his first time out of Kenya) and after the film he did Q&As - he was brilliant, completely unfazed by 300 people, a strange country and standing up and taking questions.  It was great evening and hopefully raised lots of money for them.  At the moment they've about 30 eles in the orphanage in Nairobi   

I took Pete to see Miss Saigon, which I must admit I saw when it first came out in the 80's but Pete wanted to see it, another real    but we had a lovely 3 days break and now lots to catch up with.

Have a great weekend whatever you are up to.

Lai

That sounds as though it was a great time with Benjamin, would have loved to be there. You just have to salute and admire their dedication to he orphans. Glad you had a good time in London.
We had that storm early hours of yesterday morning, then it rained most of the day, finally drying up around teatime, when the   came out. It's lovely today though, hope you've all got the same

WS

Hello Everyone   

I must apologise for not being around, it's not as I planned it to be    I had a very busy time sorting out my jam packed garage with my neighbour, it was full to the brim with stuff and he helped me empty it as he was and is renting it, it's too small to get a car in and then get out of your car, so it's no good for me really. Anyway it took ages to clear and get rid of the stuff. Then the garage door broke so I had to sort out getting a new one and was looking around for good deals etc and now I have that sorted and it will be fitted in the next couple of weeks.....lets hope the existing door doesn't fall on my neighbour again   
Then Nero was poorly, so I had to sort him out, he is ok now and fighting fit again but he is very soppy when he is poorly and I was concerned about him. Then Splodge had a day at the vets for grooming, nail clipping and vaccinations and she was stuck to me like glue when she got home and there was no way that evening I was being parted from her....she made sure of that   
Work has been a major full on battle so slightly shattered in the evenings and then to top it I had been suffering with loads of vertigo, nausea, headaches and deafness which has been going on for a while and I had hearing tests and an MRI scan and it turns out to be Menieres disease, so now on tablets for that but they also cause sleepiness so guess who was falling asleep in the evenings whilst trying to get used to them......little ol me   
Today I have been out with my mum and just to finish the last few weeks off, my car broke down on the way back on a very busy duel carriage way in the blistering heat and we had to sit and wait for over an hour for the green Flag man, who then couldn't fix it. its now at my local Toyota garage and hopefully they can sort it tomorrow, so I now have a lovely headache from the heat and the sun and a lovely lupus face that is doing a good impression of a beetroot  
On the good side, all the furries are fine and the fans are going in the house to keep them cool with this heat and I'M ALIVE   

I am going to get my tea and flop out for the evening and watch the charity football this evening and all being well I will be back yacking and catching up tomorrow. Again I am so sorry I have not been around but hopefully things will calm down a little bit now and get back to normal.

I hope you are all ok and keeping well and I have missed you all so im really looking forward to getting back to catching up with all the news.

Have a good evening everyone.

littlewid-x-  

 Flippin eck LW sounds like a script for a disaster movie, hopefully all sorted now, and as long as you, and the furries are all Ok that's all that matters. Take your time catching up, and if you nod you nod, you must need it.
Its an awful day here today pouring down, and really dark   Hope its better where you Guys are.

WS

Big    Littlewid, that's some awful time you've had and are having, one thing on top of another.  Take care of yourself and the furries and don't worry about catching up, you need to get better and take time to relax.

Good to know Nero is okay and fit and well, send him a huge    from me and I hope your car gets fixed.

   today but who knows how long it will last    the weather is so changeable at the moment!

Have a good day everyone.

Lai

Good Evening Everyone   

Lai i'm glad you and your mum had a good time in France, sorry its a bit late to mention that and the DWST evening sounds Fab and i'm so impressed that it was the first time Benjamin had been out of Kenya and he did what he did without being phased by it all, what a    he is, not sure I could have done that.

How did your mums 70th Birthday go Doogs? I am sure you all had a brilliant time and if I remember right the weather was good wasn't it. You will smile Doogs, yesterday I brought another car, it's a Rav4 like my one but a newer version but the thing is, it comes out of Scotland, so I need to find a Scottish name for my new car, I get it a week on Thursday so I/we have time to think   

Lai, tomorrow I am off for a strictly night with Pasha and Katya. They have a show at the Pavillion, it's the two of them with their own troup of Dancers. The one mum and I went to in Brighton last year with Craig, Artem and crew was fab so I am sure this will be just as brilliant. We are both looking forward to it, I am not sure if they are coming your way or not.

I know the weather is playing havoc with Hayfever and chest complaints etc but hasn't it been glorious.......although we did apparently have a huge thunder and lightening storm Friday night into Saturday morning, but I didn't hear it but it has been real summery hasn't it and everyone is so cheerful.

I have a week of looking after my neighbours cat Katy, Adrian has gone fishing for a week with his army pals, so i'm in charge of Katy, she is a gorgeous little cat but a devil for getting in in the evenings sometimes   

Anyone following the world cup? I have watched a little but gave up on the England game last night as it was on so late but they are playing again on Thursday evening about 7 or 7.30 I think, I hope we do well.

Thanks for the previous well wishes guy's and I hope everyone else is ok and enjoying the sunshine   

littlewid-x-

Good morning all

   That's sounds wonderful Littlewid, I hope you had a great time and really enjoyed Pasha and Katya, I bet it was a superb evening    I will Google it and have a look as my mum would love it.

The hayfever has started, although I never used to get it but just now it's awful   

I hope your furries enjoy having a visitor, I am sure Nero will be a great host   

Sadly yesterday we had a wet dull day and 20 friends for lunch    the idea was to be outside, so it was half and half with 12 crammed into our African Breeze hut and 8 inside, we all had a fun time and drank a fair about of bubbly so perhaps no one noticed the weather   

No football in our house as neither of us enjoy it, but it will soon be Wimbledon   

Have a good day everyone.

Lai

Good Evening Everyone   

What a shame about the weather for your lunch Lai but at least it wasn't a total wipeout and you had a good time......bubbly always helps   
Sorry to hear you are suffering with the Hayfever, I think more and more people are suffering these days with it, which is not good news.

Lai you and your mum would simply love Pasha and Katya. It was an incredible evening, so different from Craigs show in Brighton last year, that was really good but this was spectacular. They opened with the Strictly theme tune and then it was just a fab evening of loads of amazing dances. They really are superb dancers and it was so nice to see them doing what they love as two professionals. They had two other couples with them that also dance on Strictly shows from around the world and they too were amazing.
They had a little Q/A session and Katya who always seems so shy and straight on the show is so cheeky and funny, Pasha is quieter and they complement each other so well.
It was full on Ballroom with all your fav dances and the music was brilliant. They also encouraged the audience to clap and cheer whenever you want to and not wait for a dance to finish and it was a great audience and at one point they got everyone up so they could get everyone learning a strictly wiggle of the hips and at the end everyone was dancing as well.
You and your mum would love it so I hope they are coming near you, they have a 72 date tour I believe and this is the third time they have been to Worthing and I hope they are back next year.

Thank you for that little message Doogs    i'm ok thanks, i'm not great with the heat etc but I do love to see the sun    it makes everyone so much happier doesn't it.

I hope everyone is ok and having a good week.

littlewid-x-

Good morning everyone

It sounds like a really wonderful show Littlewid, it's lovely to know what they are really like away from Strictly.

I checked out their website Littlewid, and sadly nothing near here and it only seems to have dates up to the end of June, probably means time for holidays and then Strictly training   I must keep an eye out for next year, in fact that would be a good thing to check out all the professionals and see who is coming to Manchester in 2015. Thanks for the tip   

My big excitement is I only have another 10 sleeps until Namibia    10 of us are going with J & A to about 3 or 4 different camps in Namibia ending up at CCF with Laurie Marker. It should be a really fantastic opportunity for photography.

I hope everyone is okay and not suffering too much with hayfever    I do wish the weather would stay    and not   which it's about to do.

Have a fun day.

Lai

I'm struggling with the high pollen levels at the moment   . Like you Lai I never suffered before, but since last August when I had bad breathing problems, and again at Xmas. although its not hayfever. I have a mild case of COPD which has caused a slight narrowing of the airway. I've been fine since finishing my last course of steroids in march until the pollen count went up. To make things worse where we live on the caravan park, they cut the grass two, or three times a week, and we are surrounded by farms who are getting the silage, andhay in. The weather's been   here for days with no rain, and although iit started cloudy the sun is getting his hat on again now.
  only 10 sleeps Lai, bet you cant wait, and it sounds like a fabulous trip I'm really envious. Hopefully you'll come back with some great pics, and vids.
Hope everyone else gets our sunshine.

WS

  WS. Sorry to hear about your hayfever and problems. That's tough for you with the grass being cut that often, what a shame. I hope things get better for you, even Pete is suffering so we've decided it must really be a bad year as so many people now have a pollen problem.

Have a good day everyone - let's hope for    we keep missing out here   and only get half days!

Lai

Sorry Guys haven't been able to post today. Got home from work, and the field behind our cottage had been cut for the hay, and my eyes are streaming.

WS

  WS - I hope you're a bit better today   

We were at the Arley Garden festival yesterday on the Wirral and Cheshire Badger Group stand so I didn't have a chance to catch up.

Hope everyone is enjoying the   

Lai