Ergates (pronounced Ur gat eez) is a character in one of my favourite books, Feersum Endjinn, by Iain M Banks. She is a talking ant!
Safe journey, @Busy-Lizzie. Glad the combi-oven fitted, and now ready for action, @Allotment Boy. Woke to icy roofs and frosty grass. Not as cold...
Sounds interesting, @Ante1! Hope your throat gets better quickly. Good to hear from you, @Anna42. Poor @AuntyRach, and anyone else having to go...
@Penny_Forthem, you’ve reminded me that we have a small piece of the Berlin Wall, gifted to my daughter by a German friend. It’s been sitting in a...
Only 3C here this morning, but the sun is out and it’s glorious! I have dragged OH out of bed for breakfast at our usual venue, and a walk to...
I still keep going to the old thread, @Tui34! It’ll probably take me a couple of weeks to get out of the habit.
Good Morning all, and Happy New Year! I too was surprised at no posts this morning, until I twigged there would be a new one. Duh. Very dull and...
Woohoo, @Ladybird4! Happy New Year!
I do feel for you, @AuntyRach. Make the most of your evening at home ( I too am in lounge wear!) Collected my prescription on the way home, and...
Our bird feeders are very popular at the moment, but there is certainly a lot of chasing around in pairs. Surely that’s too early? I was hoping to...
I’ve been lurking, but no time or energy to post! Now have time but no energy! Weekend guests have gone home this afternoon, and it’s time to...
I did wake in the night for an hour, but read a book, and then slept through till 9am. Visitors didn’t surface till nearer 10am, so a very...
Despite having prepped in good time for our visitors, still spent over an hour having a final mop round and finding more stuff to put away. Quick...
Hope all enjoying Boxing Day. We had a very relaxed lunch, mainly leftovers, and none of the pressure of yesterday (despite there only being the...
Happy Christmas to you all, and a Happy Birthday to @Ladybird4. A very quiet morning here. We both woke in the night, and then slept till well...
Safe journey, @Busy-Lizzie. That wheat looks very impressive, @Ante1. Nicely timed for Christmas! Just been to the garden centre to get extra...
Just back from the supermarket. Wasn’t as bad as I had feared. We managed to park right outside the door, I think a lot of drivers were panicking...
Lovely pictures, @Ante1. We have had wind, sun and rain this morning! We both slept well last night, although we could hear the wind starting to...
Glad the dog has found his home, and that you don’t suffer from withdrawal symptoms, @Obelix-Vendée. You won’t miss the lack of house training...
Whew, OH’s parcel has arrived, thank you DHL! We were given a two hour window, then an alert that the van was three stops away. Package undamaged...
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