Yawn Yawn, wakey wakey !! 2015 mk 2

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    haha - you'll be fed up with the pics once I start :doggieshmooze:
     
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      Nice @Zigs - a "friendly" from admin - I must be getting the hang of this :yes::yes:
       
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        We have lots of, unwritten, rules but all of them are based on politeness and respecting other people's sensitivities - and keeping our house tidy(ish), clean and ruly (my opposite of unruly :heehee:).

        We've not allowed smoking indoors for the last 43 years and I banned it for staff and customers in 1980.

        No shoes to be worn, past the inside front door mat, except for medical reasons.

        No phones, or equivalent, allowed at the table during meals (unless expecting an important call/message or on call).

        Children sit at the table during meals (or a separate table if enough of them) and cannot leave the table without permission. Using the words 'please' and 'thank you' are mandatory (is that a sexist word? :snork:).

        Any calls or messages outside of that time must be taken outside of the area where we are sitting, chatting etc.

        I was leading a group of friends on a walk in the Lake District when one of our friends kept texting, non-stop for the first half hour. The texts were social and not business so I told her she had to turn the phone off or I wouldn't let her walk with us. She nearly had a nervous breakdown. Her husband (a doctor) said that she was addicted to her phone and wouldn't even turn it off at night! She's no longer allowed on holidays with us. :noidea:

        No getting drunk, even at parties.

        We encourage friendliness, discussion, banter (including friendly insults) and people have the run of our place within all these rules.

        Children are given their own room to play in but no fighting or shouting (loud discussion is allowed :biggrin:). Playing in the garden is fine but no going into flower beds except to collect a ball - which has to be done carefully.

        Most of these sort of things are just simple good manners that we were brought up with.

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          Love your post @shiney its brilliant :goodpost: I agree with everything except ball games....NO ball games here.! :nonofinger:

          I might have to join The Grumpy Old Woman's Club! :heehee:
           
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            @Beckie76 As you know me, you get free entry into the club. :dbgrtmb: :snork:

            Ball games are only allowed at the bottom of the garden - fruit trees/wild area :blue thumb:
             
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              Good afternoon everyone,

              @wiseowl ...I'm so sorry to hear Mrs Woo isn't on form at the moment,give her our good wishes from the Loli Clan:thumbsup:...I know distance makes it very difficult but if there anything we can do it will be done:dbgrtmb:

              @Beckie76 ...Make that 2 members then for the Grumpy old womens club:thumbsup:....

              Mr Loli and I don't have any children either and if we did I'm sure social services would be keeping a close watch:snork:....we only like well behaved ones and @shineys rules are top notch :love30:...

              I've had many a to do with nephews and nieces and now Gt Nephews and Nieces ,and even adult friends,mobile phones which I detest in the home situation or out on a social gathering too,I think it's down right ignorant if you ask me:old:...

              And what's all this :scratch:...expecting food on their lap:mad:....my parents have been the kindest most loving parents there are but we never left the table until we asked and then it was 'please may I leave the table'....we just didn't do it....We would never point a finger that wasn't allowed and as for answering back:yikes:...I've had to chastise little ones for speaking to their parents in such a manner but they seem to look at me as though I'm from another planet ,even the parents too:rolleyespink:
              I won't even allow my dogs or my chooks to misbehave :old:...

              What a horrible woman:heehee:

              I love subjects like this I could go on and on and on and........:snork:

              @moyra ...I hope you're feeling better as the day has gone on:grphg:

              Absolutely glorious here and dare I say a little bit too hot:doh: and after all the complaining I've done about the weather:heehee:

              Enjoy your evening everyone,We're off to the seaside for some cockles and an ice cream,got to make hay while the sunshines:thumbsup:
               
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                  Wow! Seaside, cockles, ice cream and hay! :heehee:
                   
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                    With lots of Pepper and Vinegar (you'll have no blood)...I can hear my Grannie saying from the heavens:old::)

                    Might try it on some hay:biggrin:
                     
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                      Not fond of Whelks, like chewing rubber, cockles, yeah, now you're talking, even if
                      they have a bit of sand :thumbsup: :yes: :roflol:
                       
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                        @becky76 no pics I'm afraid, he has slight kennel cough and they want to keep an eye on it for a couple of days
                         
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                          Oh gosh poor little chap. I hope he's soon feeling much better & will with you at his forever home soon. Give him a big hug from me when you see him.
                          Sending healing vibes his way. :doggieshmooze:
                           
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                            Oh my goodness my friends I'm exhausted! :snooze: I'm already in bed :old:. I've almost filled the blooming skip! I might need another! & I have five bags of garden rubbish for the tip! :thud:
                            I've got on so well today & I have to say I'm really pleased with my efforts :dbgrtmb:, I've even cleared out Kevs shed with his help & permission.....workshop still needs loads of work but we have made a start, one of my spare bedrooms which is the dumping ground has been sorted & the old paperwork has been shredded :thumbsup: I've cut the grass & weeded the back flowerbeds & made a start on the veggie patch. I'm off into work tomorrow (for a rest! :heehee:) then it's full steam ahead on Sunday!
                            Isn't it lovely when some of the things which have been annoying you are finally sorted, :hapydancsmil:

                            I must switch this phone off now it's certainly sleep time for me!
                            Night all :snooze:
                             
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                              Good morning everyone,

                              Woo...How's Mrs Woo doing? hope she is feeling better and you and Miss Woo are doing OK too:grphg:

                              Beckie...You sound like you've made great progress on clearing things out:phew:...should you find yourself at a loose end at any time I've a few bits you can get stuck into here..do you fancy a trip to Yorkshire by any chance:biggrin:;)

                              Matty...I hope the 'furry lad' soon gets better:doggieshmooze: bet you can't wait to get him home:wub2:

                              Well two tubs of gritty Cockles (the sand really makes them:snork:) an ice cream and some candy floss (I gave the hay a miss:biggrin:) a quick paddle...I wish someone had told the North Sea it was summer...Brrrr and a lovely 'refreshing' walk along the sand,(it was a bit nippy) we headed home and slept like babies.You can't beat the sea air for a good nights sleep:dbgrtmb: Archi and Theo also had a lovely time romping around in the water.I was all set for getting some good photos and when the dogs were chasing around I got the camera out ...Beep beep beep:doh:...flat as a pancake...I wouldn't have minded but it had been on charge best part of the day:gaah: maybe it would have helped if I'd turned the socket on :whistle::doh:...

                              Annnyway...the bread is 'knocked back' and I'm waiting for the clock to go round before I get the clippers out to cut back some Ivy (too early yet don't want to wake the neighbours) then I'm going to make a start on a little seating area I've got planned to incorporate a special climbing Rose:thumbsup:

                              It looks like it's going to be a sunny one:dancy: so enjoy it everyone:dbgrtmb:

                              Waves to all,have a great day and take care:SUNsmile:
                               
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                                Morning all,:spinning:

                                Pinch, punch, first of the month :thud:

                                I seem to be the first one up :thumbsup: , you lot having a lie in :snooze: ? Seriously, hope
                                everyone is good in GC land.

                                Mr Woo, hope Mrs W is better?:grphg:

                                Becky76, hope you are refreshed :snooze:

                                Mattyboy, hope your doggy is better :doggieshmooze:

                                A weary me this morning, up at 2 am,(me) 3.30 am(dog) and 5 am,(husband) :whistle: I never
                                had such heavy eyelids :heehee:

                                Got to get ready for boot sale on Sunday, I hate the build up, and glad it's
                                over at 1pm on Sunday.(fish and chips) :nonofinger:

                                Hope everyone has a good day.

                                Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important
                                thing is not to stop questioning. (Albert Einstein)

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