Eddie99

It’s a dull day here, with added spells of mizzle. Such a shame after a rare sunny day yesterday. It was nice for the balloon festival, but a shame (afaiac) that they had to conclude with a window-shaking firework extravaganza at 10.15 last night. I expect I’m just a miserable old fart 🙄 My best bit of today was coming across a little field vole on our walk today. He was very bold (or perhaps unconcerned?). Crossed the path in front of me and then sat chomping on a seed case from a tree, as OH, I and the dog walked past Not my pic, but this is what he looked like

Thank you Jane - you look lovely. Your brows are gorgeous. i have sparse eyebrows but somehow can’t stand myself with pencilled-in etc. it just doesn’t look right to me. I feel I have a look of permanent surprise Yes, Pauline is lovely. I recognised her on Iona - was more confident that it was her than that the gentleman of the couple was Graham

There is a number in a pinned post at the top of this sub-forum However, it was unobtainable when I tried it recently

It’s also World Naked Gardening Day 😳 Eek!

Morning all For the first time this year (I think) I’ve done the early dog walk without a coat. Light hoodie yes, but no actual coat. That must indicate progress. Hurrah! We seem to have missed out on recent decent weather/nice temperatures, so I really hope this is the start of some decent weather Sarah - hope your Mum had a decent night and makes good progress today Graham - your meal looks lovely. We didn’t go out but we did splash out on some lovely brill from the fishmonger. Plus the first of the Jersey royals. Even if I say it myself - doesn’t that look good? It certainly tasted good Have a lovely Star Wars Day everyone. May the Fourth be with you.

Agree about the Chef’s Table The only advantage is that you get the guaranteed time

Morning all Best wishes for all with hospital appointments today We’ve been to vote, so I thought I’d do a *Dogs at Polling Stations* picture. Excuse the state of her - the polling station is the cricket club so she had a good run around the (wet) cricket field before we went in.

Morning all Happy May Day - it’s dull and drizzly, with thunderstorms forecast for this evening 🙄

Has anyone mentioned propulsion system, stability, storm-worthiness, etc? They’re probably important Outside my area of expertise though. Anyone? 🚢

That makes 3 folk complaining about the weather in the SW 🙄 We still have that cold wind. It’s 11° apparently, rising to 13, but still not pleasant

Cafe Jardin from Oceana

Happy Birthday Avril 🎂 🎈 🎉 Remember the song Things Can Only Get Better 🎶 🤞 We have weak sunshine but that nagging wind is still around 😠

Graham! (And Pauline) - Wow! Yum yum! The artisanal market was mostly *stuff* (nice stuff) but some edibles. We got orange chocolate brownies, which were very nice with vodka soaked poached cherries and crème fraîche Preceded by steak & chips with asparagus. Might be time for just a few 💤 now, in front of the footie/cricket on the telly

Morning all Chilly here too, at 5°, but pretty much dry. We had rain overnight, if it was real rain I heard and not just part of a dream. We have an *artisanal market* around the place today. Handy if you need to buy an artisanal, I guess? They were setting up their stalls and gazebos as Hattie & I were walking an hour ago. Looked like nice stuff, but seriously, it’s all *stuff* and we’re trying very hard not to fill our place with more and more stuff. We’ll have a look round after our proper dog walk - maybe there will be tasty treats, which is a much more attractive proposition Have a lovely day all. Bon voyage @zap99 and @IlovemygardenHope you have smooth seas and sunshine ☀️

Afternoon all Yes, I’ve had IT issues today. Couldn’t access CC at all via the iPad. iPhone appeared OK but I don’t/can’t/won’t use that teeny screen and keypad for recreational browsing etc. I’m glad whatever the glitch was, it’s been resolved … and after all that, I really have nothing to say! I’ll enjoy reading the threads though, and maybe I’ll find something to comment Have a good rest-of-the-day everyone

Lucky you Graham. The north seems to be enjoying better weather than the south at present. It’s really cold (for the time of year) here and we have a very wet forecast for tomorrow My son is in Sunderland visiting a friend at the moment, so it’s nice that he has a bit of sun

Michael Palin seems an all round good egg You may be interested in a 3 part retrospective on BBC Radio 4 Extra, recently broadcast but available anytime on BBC Sounds Called (iirc) Michal Palin - The Radio Years - he is in discussion with John McCarthy and there are pieces from old works He has had a long (and distinguished, and continuing) broadcast career. Sort of silver medal to David Attenborough’s gold 🙂)

Have a lovely cruise anyway zap 🚢

Have a wonderful time, both of you - and the rest of your party. What a shame someone is missing 😕. I think there should be much raising of glasses on your exclusive dinner table, “To absent friends” I hope you have a lovely waiting team Enjoy the carpets! (I had an email from P&O wrt my booking from the 2026 schedule … “We can’t wait to welcome you onboard - just 126 weeks” 😳🤣)

That all sounds good Brian - a real change from your Italian second home and very enjoyable I’ve put a deposit on a 5 night trip on Britannia in 2026, using the FCC which somehow remained on my account 🤷‍♀️. If anyone else has FCC (somehow I doubt it - this forum is full of very active cruisers), I noted that it needs to be committed by July 2027. Talk about Plan Ahead! We did the annual bluebell walk yesterday. Very enjoyable but we would have liked a little more sun, particularly for the pictures Have a lovely day everyone

Good BOGOF at the supermarket today

Morning all. London Marathon day, so it must be Spring! It’s a lovely sunny day here, though that nightly wind is still around All seems very calm round these parts. I have £93 in FCC (don’t ask me how - I don’t understand how the financial stuff from cancelled cruises was worked out). It’s not exactly burning a hole in my pocket, and my TA tells me it’ll stay on my account indefinitely, but I’m wondering if I should book something from the latest release? I’ll look again today