Morning everyone..It's a new week...11/08/2014

First topic message reminder :

See sometimes I listen and do on your advise
So tomorrow afternoon we are going to the health
Centre in Coton Rd for a walk in COVID jab
Tea time and cold drinks but I won't say a word about the mince pies a said don't say a word about them

Good morning all from Atherstone it's a bit grey yet
A lovely cut that frames you face and almond eyes
Vicky It reminds of a cartoon of a ship stopping a
Rubber boat with two in the captain asked the two in the boat where they are going,
They said they were invading England
The captain said just you two ,they said
The millions are all ready there
Breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later
B

Yes Bond I love my hair, I'd just said to AJ "You know how you're always saying how you'd love to cut my hair....well do it" and she said "Where's my scissors before she changes her mind" I said I won't.....and she cut it.

I'm off to bed.

Night......pray for both sides. Not Hamas though they're just terrorist, like the Taliban, and others. Also pray for Ukraine.

Hate to think it but we don't know who is coming onto these shores.

Hi Marg,my mother in law would say it's the heat it sends them funny in the head
We are not watching the news now in the day and evening only the breakfast news ,
But as I say it just pops in Facebook but is all that true or made up

The world is going through a stage of crazy things happening.
Both man made and natural.
Israel had all its citizens have military training just because
of the threats made on them over time.
The invaders probably amassed in Lebanon.
which is awash with hate groups of all kinds.
All in favor of wiping out all Jews.
Mainly because of their protection by the US.

The current government in Israel is very
right wing, meaning Warbirds not doves.
The way they treat the Palestinian population
is bad. building more Jewish settlements on
their land and refusing medical care across
the border areas. It takes a permit and permission
to cross their border for medical care.
It's the same for food. Its a limited supply allowed
at a time.
These are people who at one time lived next door
to each other in Harmoney.
It is a bloodbath each time Hamas does its thing.
I tend not to watch a lot of the coverage.
One wrap up a day is enough for me.
These Arab countries only know one way to take over a
country is mass killings.

Good evening all, terrible terrible times
Both side killing some more terrible than others
It's not like fighting in the trenches between soldiers,
Lovely photos ladies
A nice cut Vicky
Facebook has some clips popping up of street fighting with attacks on the Jews,
One clip of a family of Jews the children in scull caps throwing
Their water bottles at a couple of ladies Christian tourists so it is spreading in a small way

Those little kids, Babes and young children, being beheaded and burnt alive   have done nothing to anybody  they need to be spoken up for.  Hamas have always been thugs, they want a war,  like Putin "See see it's not our fault but those nasty people"    Sorry but those dancing in the streets at what the thugs are doing to those babies should be ashamed of themselves.

Avatar.......June.last year when I had my hair cut, which I love.

All those people know is to kill any and all opponents to their type of
crusade. The problem between the Jews and Arab nations started
back around WW1 when 3 nations wanted to bring down the Otterman
Empire to capture all the oil leases there were. and draw
lines on a map and create a homeland for the Jews.
(The pressure was already there to do that)

I don't know how much support they can get from Russia who
is running out of equipment and men to fight the Ukraine.
Putin talks out of both sides of his mouth.

The Palestinians have been kept under the thumb of the Jews
for many years and the threats from Lebanon and their blood thirsty
groups has been going on for years also.
It has just not been known in the Western press as much.
(It would curtail tourist traffic to Israel and other places
that need tourist $$$. to survive.)
That area has just suffered the worse earthquakes known,
and all the aid is going to those countries who have better
relationships with the US.
I think it shows provocation to send a US warship closer
to the coast of Israel. This country has taken in large numbers of
Jews over the years and Los Angeles has a large group of them.
I feel for them and their relatives but its putting more coal on the fire
to my way of thinking.
Time for breakfast here.
Slept a little better last night so might get some more done here
today. TTFN XXx

Yes I agree Vicky ,Putin has been bombing residential areas
but when the Ukrainian people fired rockets into Russia he was
NOT happy
They said today that Israel was ready with thousands of men
getting ready to move into the Gaza strip
From what they also said the people living in Gaza are 80%
living in poverty ,it's just the Hamas  terrorists who are doing all this

Oh oh Bond your going to have to go in disguise around Vickys then
.  . .


I got out and did the grass lots of leaves starting to fall now
I DREAD THIS time of the year with all those massive four\five
story high Trees behind us

Sunny right now temp only 55f ,lol got some weird looks when
I popped to the bank after from people as I only wore a tee shirt
and my long pants ,no jacket

Yes it started raining here at 2.30pm and it's been on and off. Almost correct Carole.

Have they Bond you know we drove by as well, David's not said. good job we have our roving reporter Bond. I'll have to go upstairs and look out of Susan's bedroom.

Right later.

Good afternoon all it's just started raining again here not much now
Well Vicky where am I going to hide now they have hacked the the big bushes down at the corner of your street ,
They were thick and tall enough to hide behind
I've just been over to Bedworth ( it's raining over there's,the has splashed so engine oil
On his white wall in the garage,well to hear him talk it sounded like the engine oil from the queen Mary ,not a couple of dozen spots but they needed painting out with some oil based paint after a little soap scrub, it took longer to get the lid off the paint and remove the skin ,but I did get a fun size Mars bar out of it ,
This shelter is dead opposite our hotel in Weymouth,we used to go and set in it before breakfast and watch the world go by ,
A couple of mornings we were joined by a nurse
Who sat there for ten minutes before her shift,
She brought her own coffee in a flask to set her up for the day ahead

Afternoon waiting for Asda and then we're off to get a coffee and tea.....we do our own lunch. It was raining early hours but then dried up, so lunch time Benjie was walked in the dry.

Yes it's like Putin he can send in the bombs but if Ukraine sent bombs in it would be WW3 and Hamas are doing the same but if they are getting away with it, and when you hear about the children it just makes you feel Hamas must be stopped. Babies and young children taken away your blood boils. We know 17 Britain's have either been killed or they're missing.

Good photo Carole

New avatar
yours truly Aug 1956 13 yrs old
at Butlins holiday camp my mate Pat Locke's
family had invited me to go with them
as she had been a bridesmaid with me and my mum for
my Aunt Dot earlier in the month
All this before meeting Gil in Sept 1957

05:12:41
Morning Bond
Had a lie in today as with Spencer not working this week
Blaine has been getting up later not having to rush to vacate the

 SO I was RIGHT you have ..... did your "Carol"
tell you it looks like you will have it for the next THREE DAYS
you may have had rain all night Bond but looks like the heaviest in
Nuneaton will not start until around 11:15am then continue through Friday'

Every time we put the TV on now its showing you all the TERRIBLE
killings in Israel  WHOLE families slaughtered not just  to death
but they found children beheaded it looks like ..... WHY is what I am SAYING
WHY

Now they are saying they will kill a hostage if Israel keeps bombing into  Gaza
and yet THEY are still sending rockets into Israel still  

We have a LOT of Israel'ies  living here in CT and they are starting to collect
not just $$ but items that the people now cannot get ,one lady was saying
her son and daughter in law were both soldiers and said they had no food
or personal items they need like soap toothpaste  etc so it showed last night people
collecting all these items filling duffel bags 500 of them and got them to the airport
to be flown over
Also showed a   load of the last people able to leave Israel
arriving here with terrible stories    
Another lot have their sons/daughters attending schools/colleges there and
who are now sheltering in bunkers trying to stay alive
WHAT A NIGHT MARE  

We have a nice day weather wise again and should be warmer than its been
but it will not last as that    is still coming Saturday possibly into
Sunday , so depending on how my hip feels I may go run the mower over the back
grass this morning  as for what ever REASON my hip as been acting up this week
as I tell people "sad when one gets old"  as one thing feels better SOMETHING
else fills the space
too bad we do not have garages for old bodies to get parts replaced like
our cars when they get old     OH HOLD ON WE DO If your HAVE the MONEY
       

Marge glad the roof work is all taken care of at least so  you can feel better
should you get any heavy  
Hope you also got the info for the microwave and your "Ive fallen and cannot get up"
gadget down pat  
Bet Tabitha is happy its all quiet again only until the end of the month though  

Buddy   has been wanting to lay  and sleep on my chest all week ,not sure
if its because of the cooler weather we have been having or if he is going
through a "needy moment"  in his "old age"

OK time to get on Blaine is up now

Nice mother and daughter photo Vicky

I shall pop in later          

Good morning all from Atherstone it's a very wet Atherstone this morning it must of been raining from the early hours
So that's changed my day as I was walking into Atherstone to have my blood test after cleaning but not now ,
Breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later

Nice photo Vicky
Carol Kirkwood our TV weather girl has your dress on this morning mig flowers on a dark background nery nice

Oh spot on Margaret it's just plain rude to bother them when they're in a restaurant  or with friends/family.    Susan and Jessica just thought "Wow and nobody is looking at him"   but to bother him is a no no,    and as you know I wouldn't even go to the stage door to say "Hi" to Ian.     I have at times got an autograph but that's  when other people have queued up to get an autograph ........and they looked pleased to be signing one.

Ah Bond in Egypt, specially in and around Cairo, houses never get finished because if they did they pay tax.   Well that's what our guide told us when someone asked why the houses weren't finished,   though that was in 2001  I think it was changed  later and the Egyptians  just built and built and nobody stopped them.

Avatar......Susan & me  June 2022 coming up to 77.

Good job done then Marg
A simple job but we all need a good roof
Some houses along the Nile have no roofs
As it was 1960s the last time they head heavy rain
So are man told us , perhaps it
Was were the stored things no lived in those part
Most had TV dishes and washed in the Nile
The temperature has dropped a bit from
20 to 17 as I was out at the baths picking
Mrsb up

Roof repair is finished. The proof will be the first time we have heavy rain.
They took photos of the damage and the repairs. Its looks good.
Final cost was $4,020 (that included the wood replacement on the flat roof)
 One job down and the HVAC next.
I still need the mountain ash tree trimmed. Not for me but for my neighbor
whose yard has branches hanging over their patio.

The scrub is growing again on the hill, its up to the level of the top of the fence
once again. Don't think it would be wise to cut it down to ground level again
until spring. It's those roots that are protecting the hill.
We get our share of stars here too. We do not bother them as they need their
time off as well.
Disneyland is where we see them with their children.
They have their favorite restaurants as well as we do.
I have never seen anyone go up to get an autograph while they were eating.
Or take sneaky photos.  We do not have the same amount of theatres that NY
has. Here its mainly films and TV shows.
You see crews filming on location that pop up all over the place.
Our high schools and shopping mall and beaches are used a lot.

Susan and her friend Jessica stayed in NY for 2 weeks,  their yellow cab driver told them to close their eyes and open them when he told them to,    they were a bit   "Why?" anyway they did and then he said "Open your eyes"  and there in front of them was Manhattan all lit up, fantastic view.     ....it was night time.     They went into this bar in NY and Jessica went to find a table  and Susan went to the bar  and she was just about to be served and a guy said "Could I lean over your shoulder?"  and Susan turned and this actor  {I'm getting David to text Susan to find who the actor was} Freddie Prinze Jr was leaning right over Susan's shoulder,  when she turned she was almost kissing him,  Jessica said "You were almost kissing Freddie Prinze Jr"  Susan said  "I know, I daren't breath or he'd know how close I was"....both of them drooling.     and couldn't understand how other females wasn't even looking at the actor.  

I don't think she'd met Matt.

Oh I came from Bolton Margaret,   well Moses Gate really but that was between Farnworth and Bolton but nearer to Bolton.

The blokes did arrive around 9am yesterday and
worked almost nonstop until about 5pm.
Guess they will be back today to finish off.
They found some rotted wood in the flat roof
of the room addition, It was only small patches
in two places so they replaced the wood before
putting the new roof surface on it.

Ny cat sat on my lap as much as she could
during the day as it sounded like the hammering
was over our heads but it was due to there being
no drop ceiling in the garage which is attached to the
room addition on one side. It magnified the sound.

Not a lot of fog this morning, just the usual mist
which will burn off in a couple of hours.
Manhattan is an island in NY proper but land there is at a
premium so most of the skyscrapers are there.
Aside from central park there are not a lot of green
places. You do not realize just how tall they are until
you see it from the top of the Empire State building.
It looks like a city of tiny, tiny people and cars.
It feels like you are in a low flying plane.
We had two days in NY on our way back from the UK
after our postponed 50th anniversary trip.
We were going by train to Chicago to ride the Amtrak,
train back to LA. We had planned a boat trip around the
harbor to see the statue of Liberty but a storm blew through
bringing thunder and lightning so no boat trip.
We had passed by the statue on the Queen Mary 2 on the  
trip from NY to Southampton. We had left after dark so the
skyline was ablaze with lights.
I think I know what it must have been like for those people forced
to leave their home country for an unknown future.

Ellis Island was the port of entry for all the ships coming
to NY. Even one of my relatives families lived in NY for a short while,
before leaving for Canada with 6 children, all born in Northampton.
Both of my great, great grandparents Guest are buried in upstate NY.
Only managed to trace one of their children so far.
Their eldest child stayed in the UK. he lived and worked in Bolton.

My family tree has branches in Canada and Australia and
us here. Even Peter has a cousin who emigrated in the
mid 30s with a mate at the age of 18. to Australia.
I have two cousins who emigrated there in the 60s.
(Not from the same parents and not at the same time.)
Time to stop waffling and get cracking here.
TTFN xx

My car went in for it's MOT and service anyway sailed through with flying colours.....

Yes Bond   , or no,  sitting in the garden.

Susan ......2022  she's  43.

Hello,now where's that butterfly gone
Lovely sky Carole
It's not so warm today not sitting
Out reading
It must be time for drinks

Looks as if someone is using a vaper.

New Avatar
May 24th 2022 over my back garden
WEIRD looking clouds

04:46:48
Morning
MAN so it was YOU Bond setting off a  " ♪ "  on my Kindle SO EARLY
Gotta remember to LEAVE it in the living room at night
as it work me up  as any notification on here or emails it PINGS  

No Vicky all that flooding is   NOT NORMALLY the norm
but because things have been changing they are warning
that YES THIS could be what happen after we get a TON
of

The race will take runners through all five boroughs of New York City,
starting on the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge on Staten Island and
passing through Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx,
before finishing in Central Park.

The places I highlighted were who got flooding
They are trying to address the situation both there and in other places
but that will all take time and with New York "SINKING " so much every year
that in its self is a PROBLEM

Boston got a lot of flooding too we ALL did this year
A REALLY weird weather year over here from EXTREME PROLONGED
HEAT to the EXCESSIVE
So fingers crossed

Besides Bond YOUR up early too aren't you?
I see another dry day for you but maybe not as warm as yesterday but
they still say  tomorrow morning

A little cooler also for Marge today in the 70's after the fog AGAIN

We are at 49f right now

Anyway I have no other news at present so will look in later
BOND PLEASE STOP  your teeth is BLINDING

Morning.......and it's looking as though it's going to be nice again.

What time are you going to your dentist?

Yes Carole I saw the floods in New York with the cars flouting by, but that wasn't the norm was it? Anyway Andy is running the New York Marathon, and the girls are doing the 5k. Andy is going to Toyo next I think, they've asked Susan and Matt to go with them but she'd rather go somewhere else in America, think she said Boston

Ok back later

Good morning all
A bit of a rush this morning as a early
Morning dentist appointment
I've never been able to run ,for the bus only
I used to push bike a lot a few
Years ago aroun the lanes even do n to Nuneaton
There and back a good 12 to 23 miles it was a good racer,I had it from the big bike shop on the Foleshill road been there years and still there today but I can't for the life of me remember how I got it home I don't think I would of biked it from there
Breakfast time and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later
Back in later

Yes Vicky there will be hundreds running same as the one
run in Boston ,what I was referring to was some streets in NY
were so flooded the were FLOATING as if in a river
Chelsea used to run a 5k ,she did one for breast cancer
in my honor a few years back

Ok I'm having an early night
Catch you all tomorrow

Well Carole people are running the Marathon in New York Andy included, I'm sure American's are also running the Marathon......  And I know the girls are signed up for the 5K  Not sure what Matt's doing but I know he run's a lot.....  Susan was telling me so much  I lost a lot of what she was saying,   I know Matt's going to France this Friday to watch England play Rugby, top flight, and top hotel everything paid for by one of Andy's mates, Andy was going but he can't now so he handed the ticket over to Matt.

Lulworth   Susan and Matt

Hi Vicky enjoy your weather as I told Bond it's changing

Tummy is a lot better than yesterday but just watching what I
put in it ,as I hear noises when I do
So first thing, I had one slice of toast with one slice of cheese

I made a pasta dish for tonight had a small portion of it but could
not finish so guess I'm not 100% yet

As to the weather in New York ,I don't think they would want
EITHER the amount of  NY got otherwise they would not
be running a 10k ,they would be SWIMMING IT

Nice here but cool only in the 60s ,

Spencer down Seaside Park flying his drone

Hope the roof repair went well Marge

Hi all,
Chesil Beach,I remember back in the day
running up this mountain of stones
Thousand and thousands of tons
The sound of the sea rolling these stones up and down the coast
It's deafening when you hit the top
It's easier going down the other side
This was my first oil painting the sun going down
Over Chesil Beach

Another lovely day  

See you over the hill Margaret.

I was a cashier in a family dress store, big place it was, I was trying to remember the name,  anyway the money  used to  woosh  up the tube,   it was fun, though the 2 girls I worked with were nasty,    I stuck it out for months  then I said "Ok you win"  and went and gave my notice in....I later found out they'd bullied other girls into giving their notice in.

How's your tum Carole. Oh they don't want it hot in NY so rain is good, Andy is running the New York Marathon, I'm not sure about Matt, whether he's running it also or doing a 10k but I know the girls are doing a 5k run. So they do not want it either hot or even warm. Andy is doing I think it's 6 round the wold marathons

Avatar....Susan and Matt with a certain horse having a drink.

You Guessed right Carole.
I also have my Emergency alert
device as well.
Ian also fixed the TV remote and changed
the cable boxes around so that the one in the
living room is the one to record on.

I am on here early as I don't know what time the
roofer will be here.
Just moved a few items under the ceiling exhaust
from the top of the stove and small countertop
next to it.
Just so I can cover it up the stove top with a plastic cloth.

It's a thick fog alert here this morning.

Fed the cat already so she can run under my bed later
when the man arrives.
I need to move her feeding station and water bowl
out of the kitchen also.
I always prep work areas by removing all small items
so as to give workmen plenty of room.
It will be mostly outside work but with the exhaust tube
open to the sky, there might be some dust involved.
All the ventilation vents are original to the house but
not had a problem with any of the others.

Ian cleaned out all the gutters for me but I still feel
that some might leak in heavy rain.
Just have to wait and see I guess.
I have the information for a handyman and an electrician
through the landlord of the Air B &B he stayed at.
They live not far away and only work part time as they are
retired. They are experts on old houses like mine.

The big job will be the cleanup and installation of the
new HVAC system. that is set for the 28th and 29th of
this month.
We are lucky that we do not get really cold weather here.
It can feel cold at night during the so -called winter months
here but nothing like the frost or ice that other areas get. 
Snow is a rare sight below a certain altitude here.
Hail is something we see once in a blue moon.
I have only seen it twice here where we live since
we moved in here.
Going to get washed and dressed and have a light
breakfast. See you all on the flip side. XXX





















 

Hi Carole it's lovely day here
After I had finished my gardening jobs
We have sat out in the sun for three hours
Reading my books good but how many things can go wrong ,every step forward it's a step back
But it flows along well
Now it's time for drinks and a tiny piece of cake
Very nice picture Carole as you say just right for a painting,
It was more what it took over

04:40:49
Morning Bond
I see Vicky never returned after her trip out  yesterday at 12:24pm

Sorry Bond that you did not like my Squirrel  
How about today's ? could be a good water color painting me thinks
taken many months ago

Weather wise Bridgeport yesterday hit 65f ,magic number opening up
on what is a Federal holiday today so banks and Post offices are closed is in the 40's
we are at 48f but feels like 44f its saying

Do not know what I ate yesterday but OH BOY was I not feeling well ALL day
and into the evening after I got home from  
TERRIBLE stomach pains    
All I ate was one slice of cheese one slice of Salami two slices of ham on a
onion roll with a smear of yellow mustard  
Any way seems a lot better this morning so will be careful what I eat today
 

Again the news is ALL about Israel ,and they are showing protestors in New York
saying free Palestine  

Enjoy your warm weather Bond your high today should reach 72f but
its showing some    tonight into Wednesday and Thursday /Friday
with highs down into the 60's and 50's  
Vicky will want her furry slippers on by end of the week

Marge hope your doing OK today what are you studying the info for ?
your microwave and TV remote ?
You have work men there today right ?  

Any way I should away ,only Blaine working today as Spencer is off
for his weeks vacation
I shall return later or stick my nose in to see whose posted what
Have a good day                

Good morning all from Atherstone it's a quiet morning here
Very still and quiet after a warm night ,
Monday again and the start of another week
Nice enough to go out on the garden for a tidy up .
First breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later
Back later

Hi Marg it's been lovely here we have sat out reading
In the sun you would it was a June afternoon
My book is one it's hard to put down a group
Of school boys who had formed a good local band in Glasgow
One gets expelled from school and decided to
Run off to London he is joined by the rest of the band
This was 1965 it's now 50 years on and they have to go back to face their fears

no one here guessed about 9/11 did they.
Just the usual secret chatter was heard.

All the folks going to take over and fly the planes
were all in flight schools in the US already.

It was only the CCTV cameras that caught
them entering the country at different airports
after the event. It was a big black eye for the
secret services here.
Its partly the fault of the government not paying
the money needed to keep the safety and security
of the country at the highest level.
The privately owned high tech companies are way
ahead of the resources the government is using.
Once more it's all about the $$$.

The members of the US government would rather
spend money on cosmetic projects in their own states
to look good than fund a heavy -duty security system
for the whole country.
It's been stone walled so many times, its never
been acted on.
Its right next to the bill restricting certain kinds of guns.
They can "Table" bills for years before something happens
to change their minds. It's an attitude of "Lets leave it in
someone else's lap".

I would guess that the Jewish ultra conservative party in power
now in Israel, thought they could handle anything.
It does not pay to be so cocky.
I always heard that every man and woman does National Service
in that country to prepare for situations such as this.
Their secret service, The Mossad is supposed to the best in the world!
Israel does like poking the Palestinians constantly.
They treat them with no humanity whatsoever.
It's a shame that the US seems to be siding with the Israel side
at this point.

It's quite foggy here again this morning, can just see beyond my
fence right now. Up several times in the night to visit the pink throne,
must remember to not drink fluids after 8pm.
Time for breakfast here. Then it's hitting the information booklets
that came with the new items I have.
TTFN XXXX

Hi Carole I ment to say it was a meal for 10 of us counting Emmett and
We had chicken wings prawn crackers and salad for lunch ,
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter
Don't get me wrong it's a blooming mess around
,I suppose you have to go back to 1947 when they were given the land backed by USA and Britannia
An old boy I used to work with said ,a big stone in a field a Arab would sit on it and have a smoke a Israeli would pick it up and plant a tree
It's all stil horrific

09:59:45
Morning Vicky
Off out I see
Bond that was THURSDAY as then I posted my son's picture for his 59th birthday

Although  very  here it's only 53f

Watching once again the war in Israel ,buildings having been
blown up and collapsed, over 500 dead including Israelians and
Palestinians the terrorists are also
taking hostages over into the Gaza
They are questioning HOW DID THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES
not pick up on this attack

Hi all, Lulworth Cove the start of the Jurassic coast line
Formed by the softer rock being washed away over time
One day the arch will fall into the sea leaving a rock stack
It's a lovely area I've driven all along that cost
Hi Carole I had a nice surprise when a came in
Your avatar was your glamorous photo of the red
Off the shoulder number
But it's gone now replaced by a
Blooming rat with a fluffy tail
Ok ok I'll get the drinks
And I won't mention the lemon drizzle cake
Carole it was a meal for 10 of us counting Emmett
So not bad and we had chicken wings, prawn crackers salad for lunch for

Well Susan's gone home.......she'll let us know when she arrives there.

Bond I asked you where it was? not what you all called it.

Right off out.

New avatar
A squirrel stealing the bird food
a couple of winters ago on my deck

05:19:24
Morning.....100 POUND Bond for CHINESE take away
HOW MANY were you FEEDING
Our prices have gone up I have to admit ,used to be $6.99 now its
$9.99 a person for a carton of say chicken/pork or beef with pork fried rice
and an egg roll
I myself prefer Lo-Mein noodles {soft noodles}with either chicken pork or all veggies

Had a lie in today PLUS the temps DROPPED
so THAT was why was STUCK behind
my legs cuddled up as its ONLY FEELING like 45f right now
so guess its a short jacket and a sweat top when I make my
run at 7am
Highs today only in the 60's

I see its still very mild where you are Bond yesterday it says you
hit 75F today cloudy but dry again in the low 70's so looks like
OUR heat has DRIFTED across the pond no rain for you
until it looks like Wednesday

The lady Spencer is seeing occasionally treated him to a cream cake
yesterday afternoon at one of our local Italian eating places near us
for his birthday Friday being as he never got a cake
Spencer is not sure whether the relationship is any thing other than
just THAT friendship ,but at least it gives him the company he seems to crave

I see the war in Israel is getting worse over 100 dead last I heard and hundreds
more injured all civilians
People are surprised that Israel were so taken by surprise at the attack by
Hamas terrorists
We have a LOT of Jewish people living here in Connecticut who are ALL
now trying to contact their relatives to see if they are safe
Its the anniversary of the war back in 1970's they are saying

I do not know between Putin now this WHO will be NEXT

Marge Ian's visit then was a HUGE success lets hope
your repairs now go well so you can relax
Looks like your "HEAT WAVE" is over as your temps will be back down
into the 70's all week showing some "fog" in areas
PLUS you can record your programs

OK I better get going just had my one and only


Vicky are you still Benjie with David ?

I just had a thought you say David does not want to hold your
hand in case you fall for fear of pulling your arm out of socket
maybe he should consider putting a HARNESS on you then he could pull
you up by THAT should you trip
guess THAT is a NO

Good morning all quiet in here
It's not a bad morning out a bit grey
Sunday breakfast and it's crumpets and syrup
Then tidy up
So coffee tea and large lemon and lime for later
Back later

Good evening, all the kids have gone all the things away and washing up done after £100 well £97
Worh of Chinese takeaway, we didn't see any change but loads of food some to take home
So now it's sit and watch strictly with a

I think what I meant was the other brand has
a limited use area it covers.

Talking about toys, The first thing that Ian
was attached to, was a toy car.
He had to carry it around instead of a soft toy.
He was fixated on the Batman TV series while
still in the UK. (It was his first word!)
When we lived in a rented town house on our arrival,
We bought him a Bat mobile,
which he took on one of our beach outings and
promptly buried it in the sand!
We never found it again.
Bet he wished he had it now.
Ian had a set of Dinky cars which,
must be here somewhere, and a formula 1
racetrack set of race cars with the car carrier.
(they were the little green bean looking ones)
Stirling Moss era.
Later, he had sets of Hot Wheels and race tracks
all over the house. Some of those are well played
with. We don't have any of the ones that are fetching
top $$ these days (In fine condition)
He does have a few pre production ones made to test
the assembly line.
Our neighbor was a tool maker at Mattel's factory,
only a few miles away from where we live now,
in Inglewood.
The workers used to test the toys on their own kids
at home before being manufactured.
We gave away some of the larger vehicles, to the Children's
ward at the local hospital. There was a rideable Texico
fuel truck and some metal Jeeps and a dump truck.
(They had an indoor sand pit in a wading pool)
Boys played in it for hours.
You would never guess how ill some of them were,
Nothing wrong with their imaginations.

Ian deserves a medal for all the work he did here
in just 10 days. Some were an easy fix but some
took longer than others.
I am taking it easy today and resting up for the Roof
guy on Monday.
I have homework to do, reading the instruction leaflets
to 3 new items.
I also have some laundry to do and finding hangers for
the Jeans and slacks I need to put in the built -in closet.
There are some at the bottom of a box in the bedroom.

Those two sides have been sniping at each other for years!
Remember the 6 day war?
The Jews have been trying to take over land that the Arabs
have traditionally called theirs by building settlements on it.
Just to go shopping for food is a series of search and stop posts
to enter forbidden territory.
At this stage, its not who started it or who is in the right but
its a humanitarian crisis right now and it has been for a long time.

Overall, both sides had lived for many years as neighbors with no
major problems until the occupation by the Brits.
There are always groups of decenters everywhere but
partition never cures anything.
I don't want to start a discussion about it, just making a comment.
One of my Uncles by marriage was stationed there in about 1947/48.

Almost forgot 

Israel is at WAR with Hamas terrorists who have fired 
the news is saying THOUSANDS of rockets into civilian 
houses 

08:43:04
Well just popped to my pharmacy to get my thyroid pills 
before the rain comes ,but right now we only have drizzle
but I see New York and New Jersey are getting flooding 
areas again and showing cars getting stranded on the highways 
Vicky better hope its not rainy when. Your daughter
across the *pond*  although this is NOT normal just that we have had 
too.much   this year spring summer and now

Bond that's pretty cool doing that bringing the windows alive 

Ok ill be back later cannot  the carpet here in
the living room because it will wake Spencer up being right below me


Maybe another L&L Bond please as its humid this morning

This weekend or last weekend was window come alive day when the windows model's walked talked and waved ,there was is some fabulous clothes and charity shops so plenty of things to dress up in, the twenties flappers

I don't think they would be collector's items now
Carole,did he think they were being sent off to some magical place
I bit like your money used to in the co op
When it went wooshing up the tube ,
I can remember one of the shops in Nuneaton had like over head cable car that went from the desk to a cashier's box she would then do the change and send it back ,how times have changed