Chatback #12

[Bigmallly]

Morning girls from a drizzly but mild Nestland, guess it'll be a day of house chores, which isn't bad news as I'm expecting my peeler to be delivered. Have a good one especially those celebrating birthdays.

[gardening_gal]

I'm just up. I had a horrible horrible very intense dream last night about my daughter going missing, she was only maybe 4 or 5 in the dream. I woke up feeling awful and I cant shake it even although I know it was only a dream and I've hugged her at least a dozen times in the last 5 minutes!

I'm off to have tea.


Edit: I've been up for an hour and I still feel uneasy. What's worse is that my daughter's friend has just texted her in a state to say she too had a dream about her last night where she died in a car crash. How weird is that.

She's going out today with friends and I'm really struggling to keep quiet and not say 'you're not going'.

[Scarlet]

You need a rest GG!

Morning all it dull and overcast here and the rain won't be long coming, although after yesterday's glorious weather it's prpbably the for the best. Need to get some housework done!

[lottie dolly]

Morning all,dreams like that are horrible,thats why they are called nightmares,still hard to shake off,hope all goes well for VC,the sky is various colors here but bright and sunny so far,house chores to be looked at,still looking at the iron pile,what gets done does,if not hard luck.have a good day peeps

[Jay22]

Morning all, it's actually a beautiful day here, let's hope it continues! Still waiting for my first red tom...need more sun. Housework and supermarket on the cards today, could see it far enough but hey ho needs must.
Hope you all have a lovely day, especially VC, it sounds as though you have a jungle to sort out!

[veggiechicken]

Morning All - its raining, that very wet Welsh rain that comes in off the Atlantic and coats everything with.............wet stuff Unless it clears and dries up this morning my garden will remain a paradise waiting to be awaken from its slumbers (I'm practising estate agent speak).
Never mind, I've been sweeping the ceilings. Cobwebs are amazing - the way the filaments stretch out, then clump up on the brush "Perfect home for a nature lover - its one big Bug Hotel".
Right, I'm orf, play nice!

[bearded bloke]

Oi VC, how about ............

This desirable seaside residence comes with it's own built in cardiovascular workout, people in nearby towns pay hundreds of pounds for similar treatment.

Or


This residence with it's semi-rural charm includes an area of woodland that featured in a popular online short adventure series.

[Sheneval]

Morning all - good luck VC - advertise it as haunted by a headless chicken - guaranteed to be the only one of its kind

[Sheneval]

rary - you are a jinx - he stayed the night last night

Herewith one of, if not my favourite, pic taken on Ben Challum near Tyndrum with views north towards Ben Lui, (the chocolate box mountain), etc.

[bearded bloke]

Excellent 'moody' picture there Shen'

[Sheneval]

Excellent 'moody' picture there Shen'

Thanks - I took it with a fellow hill walker's camera and she set up the shot - my normal camera and photographing ability did not live up to this standard.

The one below was taken with mine on Am Socach climbing from Glenshee as part of 4 mountains including the ski slopes one Carn Aosda which I had to do one another day as darkness was falling when I came off Am Socach and I waded through a small stream which resulted in my boots being covered in ice. As a result I decided discretion was the better part of valour and went straight off the mountain to the car below. Whilst I like this shot it does not measure up to the previous one.

[rary]

When I was on Ben Challum,there was a group of men who were doing the Boots over Scotland challenge, as the day previous had been a scorcher they had dressed for the same, it was actually quite chilly, but they warmed the air with some, colourful!!! language, as for photos my walking friend and I rarely took a camera, as we has dropped or damaged several over the years previously, rain doing most of the damage, now when I have a waterproof camera I dont do any walking

[lottie dolly]

Like the first pic shen,that would make a nice jigsaw puzzle,i like doing the ones on jigzone,especialy ones with shades and tones.

[rary]

Good evening Folks, it has been warm humid day here, no children today, so got some gardening work done, I have trimmed some bushes lifted some potatoes and removed eight cauliflower plants, they had been growing for several months now standing about three feet tall but no sign of any heart forming so decided to remove them, then shredded every thing, the area where the onions had been has now been cleaned up weeds removed (there was just one or two) 6X and rock dust hoed in, I then soaked the soil and covered it with cardboard, which I then soaked also that is now covered with the shreddings and once I have some transplants ready I will use a bulb planter to punch holes through and transplant, although I think I will need to be using fleece to protect them from the cold. I have now stopped composting the material from the garden, as over the past few months I have been putting the shredded material and grass cuttings, ( if you have some large soft material for composting scatter it over the grass and run the lawnmower over it, it will shred it just fine) around my flower beds the soil is nice and friable,(I read that word in a magazine and had to use it) and less bother with weeds, slugs and snails, so now trying it with the veg. Well I shall wish you all a good night, hope the weather is good for you tomorrow, if its not good for you I hope its good for me. Goodnight

[Sheneval]

When I was on Ben Challum,there was a group of men who were doing the Boots over Scotland challenge, as the day previous had been a scorcher they had dressed for the same, it was actually quite chilly, but they warmed the air with some, colourful!!! language, as for photos my walking friend and I rarely took a camera, as we has dropped or damaged several over the years previously, rain doing most of the damage, now when I have a waterproof camera I dont do any walking

The weather can be extremely treacherous and misleading - I had several experiences of this type but there are 2 that spring to mind in particular - 1st time was on Beinn a'Ghlo near Blair Atholl - at 0900 I had taken a photo of one of our group of 4 in his underpants getting changed into his hill walking gear in beautiful bright warm sunshine - 2 hours later on top of the first Munro it was a complete white out and we could barely see a yard in front of us and every time I moved my arm the ice was crackling and snapping.

2nd time was on Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach near Lochnagar - beautiful morning - sat down for lunch and noticed dark clouds gathering about 20 miles away - packed up took a compass course and started walking off the mountain - within a very short time was in total white out conditions and visibility was almost nil - by good fortune compass course was spot on and eventually white out was replaced with bright sunshine when we were just above Loch Callater.

Always took loads of photos - had got a camera for my long service award and made good use of but how I wish it had been digital