Lavenders_Blue Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I went to see James Taylor perform at the LG arena in Birmingham last night. It was the 5th time I have been to see him and as usual, he didn't disappoint. Such a fab evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGirlsMum Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Eldest was chosen for maths and science gifted and talented day on Friday for years 7 and 9 and her project of the day won. So she gets presented with a £10 voucher in the end of year assembly. Proud Mummy moment. Youngest didn't dissappoint either she came home with a great report, she's got 4b's in reading and maths and she's the youngest year 4 in the school.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Well done to your girls . Very proud of ES and OH - they ran the Glamaig Hill Race on the Isle of Skye and came 23rd and 33rd out of 105. ES was 2nd junior to finish . It's a horrendous race, up and down this mountain . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Wow! That looks horrendously hard to go up, I think I would be crawling. Well done ES and OH. Beautiful mountain though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 NO WAY could I tackle that!! beautiful pic tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 not for the feint hearted well done them My ED won a creative writing competition at school last week My son completed his DofE bronze expeditition today, he is not the most sporty of boys, I am very proud only 2 blisters this time. I have spent the day pressure washing chicken houses in a pointless war against red mite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Rosie has a Latin prize to collect next week - Wednesday night is award night Gave the hens and bunnies a really thorough fettling yesterday, finally got the extra extension on the cube run Popped into the local suppliers yesterday in the way to walk the dogs.. only went in for some supplies but ended up kitten cuddling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Am going to creosote some coops I love the smell and I know I'll smell of it for days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Am going to creosote some coops I love the smell and I know I'll smell of it for days mmm, I love creosote too! am happy, very old friends are coming down for the w/e in a couple of weeks time. very old as in we've known them donkey's years, rather than very old as in age this does mean we will be spectacularly hungover tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Found my chickens have lice today, and we're going on holiday tomorrow! Talk about bad timing. Got some advice from the forum and sprayed all the girls, hopefully they will be okay Headphones found, sunglasses case found, chargers found and everything charging!! All ready now oh and I've just realised, why is there a ? Did they ever make a brown eglu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Glad that you got them treated Sam, do them again when you get back and keep the housing powdered too. The brown was 'guest colour' back in the days when they made some colours in limited numbers to see if they'd sell - lilac was another one. The brown Eglu just looked like a pile of poo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Not surprised the didn't sell very well... Would have thought lilac would though. Yes will definitely be more aware of the little bugs now, I always have to learn the hard way Brother a bit miffed about having to throw the eggs away, he was looking forward to having his 4 egg omelette every day while I couldn't stop him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Very pleased to just read that Tesco have won their appeal against the councils decision to not give planning permission for them to build a store here in Faringdon. As much as I hate Tesco, I also hate having to drive ten miles to do my shopping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j00lz_12366 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 2nd day of missing cat-he was in the back on monday morning-sitting in the sun, he's generally an indoor cat but goes in the back.. less than an hour laterwhen o/h got up there was no sign of him, but he thought he'd found a cosy corner and was asleep...not been seen since the gate was locked from the inside-no scratches where it'd been climbed over..we've turned house upside down and still cant find him.. ivew printed posters and flyers at school, we have leafleted nearby houses and put posters in shops etc..rung RSPCA and local vets.. had 1 call from someone who thought they'd seen him-they went back and were calling him when we got there but there was no sign..(turned out to be an ex-pupil of mine and his mum and dad were desperate to help) leafleting again this evening around the area where they thought they saw him-they got the leaflet from grandmas house which is on our street.. it's like he's just vanished and I dont know what to do, keep feelig I should have known there was something wrong-but he looked fine washing himself in the sun god bless slinky,x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Very pleased to just read that Tesco have won their appeal against the councils decision to not give planning permission for them to build a store here in Faringdon. As much as I hate Tesco, I also hate having to drive ten miles to do my shopping! I shop online Griffin and have never looked back..... best thing I ever did as I hate shopping, especially supermarkets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I do sometimes shop online, I use either Sainsburys or Asda but if I want just a few fresh bits midweek it'll be nice to have the option of buying them locally rather than asking Mr Griffin to stop somewhere on his way home from work or having to endure the overpriced mouldy crud from Budgens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 3 snippets from me today. Britisg Gas have announced a price hike, effective from mid-Aug. We were paying over the odds I think and Martin Lewis recommends reviewing to see if you can make huge savings. So I did and I have - about £150/yr over the price rises, fixed 'til next summer (not right for everyone, I know), plus I went through Quidco so am due £40 cashback too It took me hours to research it thoroughly - finding old bills was the hard part plus we've only been here 8 months so done my best to guesstimate our usage Talking of money and moving house, DH's homebrew kit is out again... It always comes out soon after moving. He currently has a barrel of Belgian trappist beer and another of Mexican lager in the garage and very tasty they are too My fussy, aging cat is off her food. Again. So I've just been to the supermarket to buy... cooked chicken wings from the deli counter (sorry girls), ham (sorry Babe), and Tuna. Talk about spoilt! 2nd day of missing cat Oh no I hope you find him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 It is 9.30pm, the sun is still shining and it looks like a couple are being married in the ruins of the Castle. A young man in a kilt is standing on the Castle hill playing the Bagpipes. magical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 I think though not 100% sure that there were tiny tiny bats swooping around laurel hedge out front. That is a busy urban road and I am so excited to see them there. I hope I'm right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 tutti frutti - see if you can price fix! we missed a payment on our joint gas & elec (cash flow prob) and they got very hoity toity and wanted to almost double our monthly payment! so I phoned up and said I wasnt prepared to pay that much and would be changing supplier - and they reduced it to LESS than we were previously paying, fixed for 3 years. Result, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Ok, so my crazy daughter is doing last minute outfit shopping for garden party. I wasn't allowed to go because I don't like fascinators. She's at the shops now sending me pictures & getting me to check images on store websites & having big discussions over the phone. I don't know where she gets that stubborness that later you regret from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ygerna Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 2nd day of missing cat-god bless slinky,x Did you find him yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 She did. Thread running here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 DD played cricket last night in Windsor. They lost but had team photo with HM & D of E. Hope to get photo soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Woke up early again today... aha! Just in time for the Next sale I got there at 5:05 - no queues, inside or out, so nowhere near as crazy as Xmas. Even so, I was staggered at how much the lady in front had crammed into SIX bags! I was very controlled and only bought 6 things. The sales girl told me when people buy shed loads, they tend to bring most of it back in a couple of days; it's just like they've been restocked so if you think you've missed out, try again on Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
