Chitchat thread #24

[Nicos]

^^^ ooops- maybe I shouldn’t be talking about smiling at this moment?

[Florence Fennel]

^^^ ooops- maybe I shouldn’t be talking about smiling at this moment?

Luckily the gaps aren't visible

[Florence Fennel]

But I do sound like Sean Connery

[Snoop Puss]

Afternoon all.

Sorry for being so late on parade. Missy is doing very well (change of name as Mr Snoop finds it easier to say without the ts sound). Spent the night under the quilt with us and woke us up on a couple of occasions wanting to play with us. So she's over her fear of us. She's somehow found one of the long hot water bottles folded in a V and is sleeping, nose tucked into the bend of the V. The dog is doing brilliantly, so I hope Missy will get used to her soon. Frankie is a menace, but he'll get used to her sooner or later. Fingers crossed. One of the previous owners drove down this morning on the excuse of giving us some of her toys but really he just wanted to see her and to see if she was over the fright of the drive down the day before. But she had hidden herself away and he left quite bereft. He's quite a wry character and only very rarely shows his soft side. Really lovely man.

I'm sure the smiles were nattering about her. Much younger than she should be to leave her mum, five weeks, maybe six. But she's very playful and quite a character.

Not much other news. A bit of work to get through this afternoon, but I'm about to have a nap first to make up for the Missy interruptions.

Have a great rest of the day, everyone.

[mothhawk]

Afternoon all.

Ouch, Flo, Hope everything heals quickly. Glad Missy is settling in, Snoop, I'm sure she'll get around Frankie soon, no doubt he's a wee bit jealous of her.

Managed to get out for a walk this morning, and picked some wild damsons, which I've turned into 4 jars of jam. It ws hot work as my kitchen faces south and had the full glare of the hot sunshine, but I had to keep the windows closed to keep out the wasps that could evidently smell the fruity jam through the air vent.

[Bren In Pots]

Afternoon

It's just started turning cool here so time to be back indoors and think about sorting out dinner.

Hope your tooth soon heals Flo xx

Snoop I do like Missy for a kitties name.

[bramble]

Evening all.
Flo, glad you got your teeth sorted...Ice cream and jelly will help.

We had a cat called Missy, hope you kitten brings you as much joy as ours did.

Mothhawk, making jam with the sun shining, I can only imagine how hot it was.

Not a lot done here, just odd jobs.
Have a good evening all.

[lottie dolly]

evening all,glad you feeling better CG,Snoop it does not seem long since frankie came into your life,went out dressed for cool weather,and it turned out very warm again,FF you were very brave,i hate dentist,and is'nt it funny how we always say thank you to them,not only for the needles ext,but also the money we give them hehehe,it seems strange at choir doing exmas songs so early,got a few bits from the garden,a large savoy type cabbage,got a good half of nice crisp bits,the slugs and rain had gotten in between the leaves,also more brocoli and a few beans now in the freezer,also toms,a cue,and 3 courgetts,together with 3 large heads of dinner plate dhalia,they were slow to start but now are looking good,it supposed to be nice tomorrow,if so DL going to help me cover up some growing space to stop the weeds in their littte tracks,untill i feel like turning the ground over,unless i can get away with it,and just use the JALO,will see what transpires in the morning,sweet dreams all,

[Containergardener]

Morning
Other than some washing and prepping a bread I didn't do anything yesterday. Sat out in the sun reading instead.
Not full of beans so just taking it easy.
The sun is still shining.
Enjoy your day.

[mothhawk]

Morning CG and all.

It's very misty here, a combination of cold air and warm ground I suppose. Definitely a day to recite Keats "To Autumn". I love the first verse, it completely epitomizes everything lovely about autumn.

Need to make some bread today, and look out the piccalilli recipe. I shall have a lot of green tomatoes this year as I put them at the other end of the garden, completely forgetting that from the end of August that part gets no direct sunshine.

[Snoop Puss]

Morning all.

Missy has been charming all of us except Frankie. We've had him for just over three years, LD. He's definitely not a sharing kind of cat. But not his fault, as he was 'rescued' by a well-meaning little girl when he was only about ten days old, so he's never really had to share with another young cat. With any luck Missy will win him over eventually. The smiles were rather slow to set off on their visits today. Like all kittens she has a mad hour after eating and is hilarious to watch and play with.

On the cards for today: the last of my dental appointments (for this round). She's a lovely person, but I won't be sorry to stop going for a bit. And you're right, LD. I have paid her enough money for a good second-hand car and have nowhere near that amount of metal or technology in my mouth in the way of bridges.

Have a great day, everyone.

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All Sun is shining again. Have a good day

[greenishfing]

Good morning all.

At the moment I'm waiting for the gas engineer to come and service my boiler. He's hopefully coming this morning.

Mothawk, I used to take all the green tomatoes off my plants and lay them on newspaper in seed trays on my sunny windowsills. The last of them usually ripened around New Year. (I can see what my step daughter meant about my lounge windowsill being an allotment extension).

I'm considering whether to do a normal grory hop thus afternoon or tomorrow or whether to have my rare trip to the medium sized Sainsburys for things I can't get anywhere else locally. (Arborio rice, certain herbs/spices, haggis, large tubs of E45 cream, nice blue cheese). I don't visit Sainsburys too frequently as their "goodies" are very badly behaved and attach themselves to my trolley in passing. It's probably just as well that I don't like shopping.

Gas engineer is here now.

[Bren In Pots]

Good Morning All Sun is shining again. Have a good day

Suns shining here as well Flo.

[Nicos]

Mornin n’alln’all
Sunny and breezy here - a great drying day!. Pity I’ve not got any washing to do

Good luck with the dentist Snoop…gosh…I must put in a new order for more “I’ve been brave today” badges!
I feel quite boring in comparison

Missy sounds a delight…as all kittens do - enjoy the moment, they grow up so fast…much faster than children
Cant believe Hibou is 14 already - this last year she’s slowly been getting many more white hairs in her black coat and struggling jumping as high. And her sight is starting to fail…. Got to make the most of every precious moment don’t we?

Not sure what my plans are for today.
I do need to check I have definitely reserved a 3 metres stall for the local Xmas Fair so I can crack on making things. They did specifically invite me as there is no one else offering the same sort of things, so in reality it’s just about the size of stall I need to fill! Fingers crossed please!
I guess we all need to prepare for Xmas now Lottie!

MH…have fun in the kitchen again today. Which piccalilli recipe do you use?
I don’t recall reading the Autumn poem ..
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44484/to-autumn
But only yesterday I noticed my hazelnuts starting to fall along with the apples.
Lovely poem..thanks for mentioning it.

Right…had a slow start today…need to shake a leg and collect the masses of English marigold seeds which we seem to have this year now the morning dew will have been evaporated by the sun and wind.

Enjoy your day peeps..good luck with boilers etc…(there seems to be a jinx around at the moment…my SIL said their solar panels for their hot water stopped working yesterday too )
Modern technology eh?