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NorthernTeacher started the topic
Dragonfly nymph in the forum Attracting wildlife 1 month agoWell, not to be outdone by Karen’s @VegVamp fabulous Great Diving Beetle, I noticed this dragonfly nymph making his way to get back underwater after I disturbed him while I was trying to get rid of some of the gunge on the top of the pond. I also saw a newt I’d disturbed… The pond is clear under the algae as there’s lots of oxygenator in it and…[Read more]
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NorthernTeacher posted an update 1 month ago
Morning clickers
Hopefully a sunny day – I would like some rain but it’s OH’s birthday, so… 
We’ll be having nice food to celebrate – so lots of prep and cooking during the day. @VegVamp we’ve finished Devs – let me know when you’ve seen it all to compare comments 
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NorthernTeacher posted an update 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thought our clickers who like boats might like this in today’s Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/04/i-live-alone-on-a-boat-at-sea-how-to-be-happy-in-isolation
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Hi Jane thanks for the article a very good read. I used to do a bit of sailing some years ago until work and garden got in the way, leaving me very little spare time at the weekend. Now retired I have never got back into it. When you aren`t sailing regularly you lose touch with friends and things change. I still miss it at times though.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Frank
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Yes I used to sail from Scarborough for pleasure at weekends, I had a litttle Westerly 22 for a few years. Then the commodore of the day asked me if I would crew for him on racing weekends, which my wife was quite happy about as ahe had problems with seasickness so this took the pleasure away from her. She was quite happy to spend the day with the…[Read more]
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Just to add I think it was most yachtsman`s dream to pack everything up, sell up, and just sail wherever the wind takes you. That girl in the article did just that.
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Thanks for that Jane, a great article.
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Good article that Jane, But not one I could follow, I like my creature comforts too much,And as Karen knows I always relied on a big engine, (Not a blanket on a pole,)
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You can’t help that, Al
I’ve only ever been in a little boat once and got really scared when I was expected to move to the other side of it in the middle of nowhere 
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In normal times ,I go out once a month fishing Jane ,Seems funny being the oldest one on the boat when i’m still 20 years old inside.
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Oh yes Allan, and a tad frustrating at times too
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Jenn posted a new activity comment 2 months ago
Thanks all
It will look better once the flowers come…just green at the minute. The apple blossom isn’t out just yet but you can see it is getting ready…the Discovery is an early apple, the Bramley isn’t too far behind and the Cox’s is after those @vegvamp -
gertie posted an update 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Good morning All from a bright blue-sky-
today, thank goodness. I hope it shines for the rest of you today, especially for you Karen[@vegvamp] 
and Lynn and her friend.
I may see if it’s worth wading into GG and pootle about a bit today, then there may be the dreaded shopping to do!
Have a good…[Read more]-
Morning Anne – ‘wading’ is about right – have a lovely day (apart from the shopping)
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Thanks Jenn … just off
I hope all is on the up with you and ‘yours’ now
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Thank you Anne, we’ve had a bit of wet stuff, but my back was quite glad of a rest this morning, it seems to be clearing now though.
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Hi Anne. Lovely and sunny here too. I hope you had a good wading potter today
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Good evening Karen
and Cilla
My wading was forestalled Cilla
as we had to do the ‘dreaded shopping’ too, then cook lunch on our return. I just about caught the post after that and now I’m ready to sit and read some more. Have a lovely first Friday Cilla and rest that back Karen -
It only got rested this morning Anne, the sun came back at 1330hrs, so lots more spud planting.
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Ah well…bravo on the planting
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Sorry, missed this Anne, yes, Andy is getting on fine with the new job thank you.
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Super
that’s a relief
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gertie posted an update 3 months, 3 weeks ago
It’s bright blue sunny here in C.P. and relatively calm so
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Jenn posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Hello laydeees. Weather is much more agreeable today but we know what’s coming, don’t we, eek
One little bit of skirting to do and a window sill and then we are done. Didn’t get to the reclamation yard as other stuff came up but will go on Monday, I think. White House Farm is a bit slow, Karen @vegvamp but it is getting quite…[Read more] -
Allan posted an update 3 months, 3 weeks ago
@VegVamp Son , G Son, And S G Son out there for the nice weather,With the forecast for Sunday,It looks as if they will be out there a bit longer. -
I just hope the match goes one Al
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Yes K, And G Son at the back.
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Your son is very like you.
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gertie posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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gertie posted an update 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Nowt to do with me Anne,
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Methinks you are too modest Karen
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I actually didn’t do anything Anne, other than text Duncan to let him know there was a problem!
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…and you did it early and it was sorted Karen
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gertie posted an update 6 months ago
Evening All Enniskillen looks a pretty place Karen [@VegVamp ]
Strange ole day … very quiet,; an almost yellow sky at sunset, and still cold and c…-
Nice silhouettes, Anne – yes, not as orange as this part of Lincolnshire
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Thank you Jane
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Like the castle gertie.
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Do you mean the silhouette of the houses up the road Dixon? What a fabulous idea
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I like this Anne and love the street lamp…ours are a horrible white light.
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It is a pretty shape Jane
… and right by our gate, outside my Den window Our front windows stick out, and this pic is taken from the uphill side .
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gertie posted an update 6 months, 2 weeks ago
@VegVamp Hope that your day and drive to/fro Carrick Fergus was comfortable ,safe and ultimately enjoyable Karen
HAGD today -
Allan posted an update 6 months, 3 weeks ago
@VegVamp Saw this and was just wondering, -
Cheeky beggar, I don’t even mention the word till mid December.
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That’s impressive Allan!
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Jenn posted an update 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Morning clickers and HAppy Birthday to Karen @vegvamp. A bit warmer today than yesterday but an absolute mudbath. OH is out the front cutting our side of next door’s hedge and I am feeling guilty because I haven’t got anything done – up too late reading
Had better get my bum in gear before it’s dark. HAGU -
Thank you Lynn, just back from @ days away and catching up with all the lovely greetings.
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cilla posted an update 6 months, 3 weeks ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Karen @VegVamp, I hope you are having a wowser weekend and being spoilt rotten.
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Morning Cilla and a very happy birthday to Karen from me, too!!!
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Thank you Jane, it’s very frosty but lovely and sunny, which will be gorgeous for the drive down.
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Morning Cilla, thank you honey; we’re just getting organised and will set off in about an hour. Looking forward to the break.
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NorthernTeacher posted a new activity comment 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Hi Anne
I wondered if you had Tina’s number and glad you’ve been in touch with her. I’ll do this @VegVamp in case Karen misses that you’ve spoken to her Of course, you may well have pm’d her -
I did
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She did indeed thank you Jane & Anne. Good to hear that you had got hold of her Anne.
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It was lucky Karen. Dom found out the ‘phone number from her address and I rang just as she was having late lunch, so we didn’t chat for long.
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and Good morning Karen
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Sorry, no Anne, have replied to your PM, thought I already had – another senior moment.
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Allan posted an update 7 months ago
@VegVamp Hi K, Went to look at the October comp,There’s only attachments written there, Tried clicking on different pointers but with no luck,
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Hi Allan … I’m here with Microsoft Edge and I can see all the pictures clearly, no delay. I wish you luck
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Hi Al, Bum, and lots of other bad words.
They are all showing for me so it is really difficult to sort out what is happening. Will you try these links Al, the https on first, and let me know if either of them help. In the mean time I’ll fire up a windows 10 laptop and check on…[Read more]-
Clicked on top one Karen,Worked OK,👍
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gertie posted an update 7 months, 2 weeks ago
@VegVamp Hi Karen
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Morning Anne, sorry, missed this last night. Aye, not too bad,
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Good morning Karen, It’s almost dry, just mizzley and damp
Dave, the decorator is on the roof nevertheless , scraping away to repair the chimneys poor soul…lousy weather to work in but what can you do? Hope the knees are improving
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Hope it dries up for poor Dave.
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Oh good Karen
[re the knee that is … it’s lousy being ‘knee-crook’]
Dave just got on and the sun eventually came out. He seems to be doing a thoroughly good job, between the vicissitudes of the weather
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gertie posted an update 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Good day all from a grey, damp C.P. Decorator has been and gone…too wet to work on the roof where the next job is
Let’s hope that tomorrow is dryer.
@vegvamp … hope the knee gets better quickly Karen
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Hi Anne. What flippin’ weather it is, glad I’m not gardening for a living any more. I hope your day was tolerable
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Hi Cilla
Yes!! And to think that I was suffering in the heat of Summer and wanting it to rain 
Now it doesn’t know when to let up! I now, of course ,want the garden to be drier HAGE
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Ps noticed what looks like a mis-spelling Karen so I looked it up …..
[Driest vs Dryest – What’s the difference? | WikiDiff
https://wikidiff.com/dryest/driestDriest is an alternative form of dryest. In en-superlative of|dry terms the difference between driest and dryest is that driest is (dry) while dryest is (dry). As adjectives the d…[Read more]
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gertie replied to the topic Posting problem in the forum Support Issues 8 months, 1 week ago
@vegvamp
Hi Karen … re photo resizing etc, following your earlier comment, the instructions for sizing photos when uploading a blog actually changed anyway, some time ago. There is slightly less choice now. I assumed it was to reduce the difficulty of up loading large photos to the site. … - Load More
Morning Jane. Breakfast and lunch will be as normal here just steak for dinner and OH will cook that as I hate frying, I shall do the accompaniments. Have a lovely day and
for some rain, the forecast is a bit hit and miss in that department.
Morning Jane, and Happy Birthday to your OH,
🎁🍾 
🍾🎁 
Have…[Read more]
hope you have a lovely celebration.
Yip will let you know about Devs, we watched #5 last night and it is certainly holding our attention but then got sidetracked by a programme on the Valley of the Kings.
Morning Karen
OH says thank you 
We need to find summat else to watch now 
Hope you’re having a lovely day 
Was actually thinking of putting a new group on for tv recommendations during these desperate times. Same sort of idea as the books one. Would anyone be interested?
I think it’s a good idea for those of us who like boxed sets, Karen but who don’t want to trawl through what’s available. Besides you, me and Cilla though, I don’t know who else watches anything
Might be easier just doing it on clicks then.
We sometimes watch odd things on BBC Scotland, ITV3 and Drama. We’ve been watching old Judge John Dees, Inspector George Gently and Inspector Lynley
You have to pay, though, if you want catch up on the Drama channel.