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walpurgis
31-05-2016, 11:04
It's like a wet February day out there at the moment. It's chilly and belting down with rain. I don't think there'll be respite for a good while judging by the weather maps. Looks like the pooch may not get a walk today, he hates wet weather! :)
It's gorgeous in Northern Ireland for a change :)
Barely a cloud in the sky here, been the same all weekend.
Admittedly that is a rare occurrence here in the moorlands.
Audio Al
31-05-2016, 12:05
Cold wet windy dreary , Yep its British Summer Time = Enjoy
3 weeks till winter is on its way , 21 June mid Summer :)
Been sunny here for a while.. Its currently splitting the tarmac;). I got sunstroke on Sunday lol
Ali Tait
31-05-2016, 12:27
Yeah lovely weather at the moment, about 23 degrees according to the car.
Virtual-Symmetry
31-05-2016, 12:59
At 4:55am i was stood at the Bus stop for a matter of 4 mins by the time the Bus came i was absolutely freezing. this aint normal for end of May surely!
I was walking into work last week about 0810 and it was bastard freezing!
The next day at the same time it was so warm I didn't even need a jacket. That's British weather for you.
Virtual-Symmetry
31-05-2016, 13:09
Starting work at 08:10 jeeesus you lucky git..
Even better when you don't have to work at all! :eyebrows: :ner:
;)
Marco.
Too hot out there today.. Warm is better...hot and its probably not that hot is too much for this ald yin...lol jane next door is sunbathing...she loves it....the heat that is before Marco slips in with a comment;)
It was more you 'slipping one in' earlier that I was thinking about! :lol:
Marco.
walpurgis
31-05-2016, 14:49
Even better when you don't have to work at all! :eyebrows: :ner:
;)
Marco.
Oh, how true! :D
It was more you 'slipping one in' earlier that I was thinking about! :lol:
Marco.
Tut tut... Shes a lady. And a pal.
Ok, I believe you ;)
Marco.
Virtual-Symmetry
31-05-2016, 17:51
Oh, how true! :D
Idle twatz ;)
twickers
31-05-2016, 18:41
Idle twatz ;)
:exactly:
Hahaha... Plenty to do around the house and in the garden [in between munching pasta and slurping Prosecco]! :D
Marco.
I pass a flooded patch of land while driving every week and we've had so little rain here the last few weeks that's it's dropped from around 70m by 30m and about 1m deep wide to virtually nothing.
Hosepipe ban soon 😂 😜
Another nice day... Nice breeze to keep cool too
Same here! Deep blue skies and warm sunshine in Wrexham. My most important decision of the day will be whether, for lunch, to crack open a bottle of chilled Chablis or Pouilly-Fuissé :hmm:
Marco.
Audio Al
03-06-2016, 10:15
I put my heating on this morning as it was about 8 degrees :rolleyes:
:steam:
Weather's been rubbish in Fife too, I had to go to work in shorts this week which was met with abuse and ridicule 😭 😂
walpurgis
03-06-2016, 10:16
A gloomy 52F/11C here. Better tomorrow I believe.
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Eat your heart out lol
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Audio Al
03-06-2016, 10:26
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Eat your heart out lol
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I'm eating :(
Currently 22°C here with brilliant sunshine.
I'll take one of our garden later - that is if I'm still sober enough to hold the camera! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Bloody dossers, getting pissed in the daytime. I miss that.
yeah you just drink double at night...
Never drink during day.
Don't you get thirsty? ;)
yeah you just drink double at night...
Youve been reading my old mess bills:D
Don't you get thirsty? ;)
Good point Roy... I drink bottled water .... English usually as its hard and has good mineral content etc, which helps protect my liver and kindneys for the bashing to come :eek:
Firebottle
03-06-2016, 12:33
This is the worst start to the year that we have had in the last 9 years.
Some of the flooding just down the lane from us:
This is usually a dry grass field
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt97/Paramotorpilot/P1050464.jpg
Across the road, just the same:
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt97/Paramotorpilot/P1050465.jpg
The first bridge/culvert, this is about 5 feet depth of water, usually bone dry:
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt97/Paramotorpilot/P1050466.jpg
It's got to get better than this :eek:
Just come back from a couple of weeks driving around Andalucia, where it was a balmy 27degC.
Drinking during the daytime? - of course: a beer or two lunchtime is not uncommon. However the weather here is not good enough for a chilled Chablis or Pouilly-Fuissé (or even a Pouilly-Fumé), it's so cold I have had to put the central heating on!
Let's hope we have one of our usual 'Indian 'Summers.
Never drink during day.
When I can, I much prefer doing that, including having my main meal at lunch time, and then something lighter at night.
Firstly, it's healthier that way (and generally what Europeans do), secondly, it's more fun and better for the soul to eat and drink outside in the fresh air, whilst it's still light, enjoying a proper lunch (especially when Del is off), than stuck inside at night when it's dark, nursing a Pot Noodle and a can of Stella! ;)
Anyway, here are some shots earlier I took of the garden... The poppies are coming up nicely:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/921/mntO1a.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/plmntO1aj)
You can also see the old gates to our lodge.
Overview of the main section of the lawn (the size of a bloody small park, which certainly keeps me busy cutting the grass!):
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/uZzERU.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmuZzERUj)
You can see the summerhouse and the sign for the pub next door in the background. Yes, *that's* how close the pub is! Good job we're not alchies... :eyebrows:
Oh, and the Pouilly-Fuissé won! This is before it was slurped:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/uHTkwA.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pnuHTkwAj)
Went rather well with some smoked salmon, trout and horseradish pâté, with home-made bread rolls :)
One of our cats, Abella, enjoying some shade in the undergrowth:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/PwRNt8.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/poPwRNt8j)
She's a chilled-out cat! Going back outside now to polish off the vino.... It's a hard life here in the 'hooligan-ridden midden' that is Wrexham!! :D
Marco.
Cat has right idea, in shade of a leaf.... Looks a bit like a grape
Lol - pity you couldn't join us, mate, as I think you'd love it here, helping us polish off our wine collection! :)
Marco.
All for polishing things off :D. Who cuts the grass... Not you i bet
Yes it most certainly is me! Del's the 'flower queen' :eyebrows:
Marco.
You got a sit on? My bro has one for the orchard... Mind you he has a mini tractor with a big grass cutter too for fields. They are the dogs danglies. He has a small holding type thingy with an all weather riding area too... Who says teachers are poor lol
Bastard hot here, 36 degrees today and not a cloud in the sky
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You got a sit on?
Nah, I enjoy the exercise. Feels great coming in after cutting it, sweating like a bastard, and downing an ice-cold beer! Bear in mind, to keep the grass that short in this weather (sunny then rainy sometimes at night), means I have to do the whole lawn just over once a week - then there's weeding the whole garden, including our 30-yard driveway and its borders! :eek:
My bro has one for the orchard... Mind you he has a mini tractor with a big grass cutter too for fields. They are the dogs danglies. He has a small holding type thingy with an all weather riding area too...
Sounds cool, especially the orchard. If I was in his position, I'd do the same and get a 'sitty'.
Who says teachers are poor lol
Lol... All worked hard for over many years, and not just by Del either! ;)
Marco.
Bastard hot here, 36 degrees today and not a cloud in the sky
Way too warm for me, dude, especially, as I can imagine, with the amount of humidity. I'd be dead in a week! :nono:
Marco.
The humidity can be a bitch, but you do build up a tolerence for it after awhile, but when it gets thundery and 100% on the index, then you really need to be indoors with the A/C turned up.
Having said that, it's a blissful experience to go for a long walk, get sweaty as a pig and then have a cool shower, you feel invigorated afterwards.
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Hope everyone's out enjoying themselves in the sun, and perhaps having a nice Sunday lunch with the family, drinking a few glasses of vino... We certainly are! :cheers:
Marco.
Alki. :eyebrows: Been out but its too hot for me to sit for long.
Hope everyone's out enjoying themselves in the sun, and perhaps having a nice Sunday lunch with the family, drinking a few glasses of vino... We certainly are! :cheers:
Marco.
Afraid not, just about to head off to see Neil Young in concert tonight [emoji12]
But it's another sunny day in Fife, lost count of how many weeks of sunshine we've had, think this might be number 4 or is it 5 [emoji5]
Alki. :eyebrows: Been out but its too hot for me to sit for long.
That's what a pergola is for - we eat in the fresh air, under the shade ;)
Know what you mean, dude. Just be careful. Sun stroke can be nasty, so put a hat on your wee napper!
Marco.
Afraid not, just about to head off to see Neil Young in concert tonight [emoji12]
But it's another sunny day in Fife, lost count of how many weeks of sunshine we've had, think this might be number 4 or is it 5 [emoji5]
Sounds good, Mike. Enjoy! Gotta have some fun in your life, eh? Pity the jealous and joyless malcontents! :cool:
Marco.
Gotvthe straw hat on... Not had use for it for few years so its nice to wear it again.. Ive dozens of nice hats.lol.was doing some little jobs coz i cant just sit, im not good at it unless ive a beer in front of me. But only do that on holiday and i dont do hols now...catch 22.
Audio Al
05-06-2016, 14:15
Sunny and warm here today at last :D
Nice one, mate. It's been like this pretty much all week in warm and sunny North Wales!
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/uZzERU.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmuZzERUj)
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Different bottle of wine today, though! :eyebrows: Prize for anyone who can guess what it is.... ;)
Marco.
23 degrees here in my living room. Had to open a window a bit.
Rarely warm in this room without heating. On a warm day like this it feels like it is air-conditioned. Some sort of supernatural phenomenon most likely.
Inside our house it's currently 22°C. Outside in the sun 28°C! :eek:
No guesses on the wine, daftees?
Marco.
Prosecco
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Good guess (considering the weather), but based on what we were eating, it was a red....
Marco.
Thunderbird. You've got a case which you're going to do in then sit in a deck chair and chuck them at passing cars whilst shouting abuse.
:lolsign:
Twas [still is a bit] a red, daftee!
Marco.
dantheman91
05-06-2016, 15:36
Not a cloud in the sky beautiful down in bournemouth @ the wheels festival vast array of super cars from Dodge viper , Ferrari F440 , F30 , Porsche Audi , Maserati , Jaguar E type & Rally Cars , monster trucks , F1 cars racing the strip along east overcliff + more....excellent driving around town in my mates mini = Original Mayfair you dont half get some looks from the girls...:eek:. I'm after a classic but it would be ford for me although mini's are fun but my hearts with ford.
Had a curry not bad for £6 and a couple of beers in the process "Not driving today" thoroughly enjoyable day just think all of this on your door step in bournemouth yes we piss and moan where we live but it could be worse. PS bit sunburn as got a sore head :lol: though was sensible and had sun cream on....after a nice walk around town its time to head to wind town and have a few more beers later...
Just arrived in Glesga, blooming heck it's 26.5 degrees here. Those of a certain hair colour better hae their oil on and I don't mean the chip variety 😂
:lolsign:
Twas [still is a bit] a red, daftee!
Marco.
It was a Haut-Medoc, which we'd brought back from France:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/Srt6Bt.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pnSrt6Btj)
...and bloody lovely it was, too! :)
Marco.
Now sun is round the front i will get some flowers potted up b4 dinner and then a rest.. Still mighty warm though. Had four bottles of water already
It was a Haut-Medoc, which we'd brought back from France:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/Srt6Bt.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pnSrt6Btj)
...and bloody lovely it was, too! :)
Marco.
Everyone knows 2009 was an outstanding year for Bordeaux, but 2010 and 2011 seem to be continuing the good fortune.
It's at least 25 degC here: too hot not to be sat in the shade!
Just polishing of a 2014 Chateau du Prieur (largely Merlot with some Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc).
Now sun is round the front i will get some flowers potted up b4 dinner and then a rest.. Still mighty warm though. Had four bottles of water already
Are you wearing yer heavy-duty nappy to 'catch' that lot later? :eyebrows:
Marco.
Everyone knows 2009 was an outstanding year for Bordeaux, but 2010 and 2011 seem to be continuing the good fortune.
It's at least 25 degC here: too hot not to be sat in the shade!
Just polishing of a 2014 Chateau du Prieur (largely Merlot with some Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc).
Nice one, Barry. I can confirm 2011 is definitely drinking nicely now :cheers:
Marco.
Even hotter today and very little breeze tboot. Too hot to do much outside or in anymore.
Well I'm at work and bloody freezing. Sat right in the blast from the aircon.
Very pleasant here; sitting with the french windows open polishing up my chapter on Wordsworth. The only downside is that the sodding bluebottles fly in and then can't find the way out, so they buzz around till I shoo them out.
Ive got a net on back door... Used them for a few years and they stop 99% of them. Too hot even with fan on
Firebottle
06-06-2016, 12:36
Well at least all the rain we have had has resulted in a good show for the roses.
Here is a picture taken 3 weeks ago:
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt97/Paramotorpilot/P1050425.jpg
I've just dead headed this bush this morning and taken 321 heads off :eek:
Very pretty.. Is it a banksian bush Alan
Very pleasant here; sitting with the french windows open polishing up my chapter on Wordsworth. The only downside is that the sodding bluebottles fly in and then can't find the way out, so they buzz around till I shoo them out.
Are you still doing that masters?
Currently 26.5 oC indoors with 49% humidity according to my gadget
Currently 26.5 oC indoors with 49% humidity according to my gadget
Pretty much the same here. I'm running out of chilled Prosecco to bathe in! :D
Marco.
Well at least all the rain we have had has resulted in a good show for the roses.
Here is a picture taken 3 weeks ago:
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt97/Paramotorpilot/P1050425.jpg
I've just dead headed this bush this morning and taken 321 heads off :eek:
Looks like a nice pad, Alan. Sorry to hear about all the rain you've been getting ghere lately. My dad's just back from the house in Italy, and it pissed down the whole week he was there! :doh:
So you're not alone... Don't worry, mate, the roles will soon be reversed, once we've had our four days of 'summer', and it'll be back to business as usual ;)
Marco.
Are you still doing that masters?
No, I got my MA (with Distinction) last December. I'm now doing a PhD. 80,000 word thesis to be written.
Currently 26.5 oC indoors with 49% humidity according to my gadget
Our house, like Macca's house, stays cool however hot it is outside. It's like a fridge in winter, but stays nicely cool even when the sun's cracking the flags outside.
That's ok, up to a point, but is your house still nice and cosy in winter, when it's freezing outside? Otherwise, the benefit you're getting now will be short lived.
Our house is a little bit the same, as we have an original tiled floor in the lounge (as the tiles look too nice to cover up), with just a large antique rug in the middle, so no carpet, and as a result lovely and cool in the summer. There is central heating, but it's very rarely used as we detest the 'dry', rather stuffy heat it gives.
Therefore, normally the only form of heating during the winter months comes from the log fire, which makes the room lovely and warm, but minus the 'stuffy effect' of central hearing systems and/or gas or electric fires, plus it doubles as a great waste disposal unit - the perfect recycler! :)
Marco/
That's ok, up to a point, but is your house still nice and cosy in winter, when it's freezing outside? Otherwise, the benefit you're getting now will be short lived.
No, like I said it's like a fridge in winter. We just bung another layer of clothes on. The people in the house opposite had loads of insulation work done a few years back; underfloor insulation, double glazing etc etc. It's nice and cosy there. We're just too tight-fisted to pay for it.
Are you serious, or was that an example of your renowned witty repartee?
No disrespect, but no WAY could I live in a house like that, if it was so cold. Bit of a false self-economy, Joe, if you ask me. Why be so mean?
Ignore this, of course, if what you wrote was a piss take.
Marco.
Just got my walls reinsulated. Roof has about 2 feet of the stuff... Relatively new double glazing and a new heating system... It still gets parky in winter up here .... Godamn country!
Our house, like Macca's house, stays cool however hot it is outside. It's like a fridge in winter, but stays nicely cool even when the sun's cracking the flags outside.
Indian burial ground underneath, mate. It's the only explanation. Think mine were either Sikhs or Punjabis.
Indian burial ground underneath, mate. It's the only explanation. Think mine were either Sikhs or Punjabis.
Think they are cremated... They probably used the Trent.
Are you serious, or was that an example of your renowned witty repartee?
No disrespect, but no WAY could I live in a house like that, if it was so cold. Bit of a false self-economy, Joe, if you ask me. Why be so mean?
Ignore this, of course, if what you wrote was a piss take.
Marco.
It was quite serious. Well, OK maybe slightly exaggerated; some rooms in the house stay cosy, but this one, with the French windows, does get quite nippy, so we tend not to use it much in the winter months.
It's not just meanness that has stopped us getting the insulation done. At first, we simply couldn't afford it. Then, we kept meaning to do it and not getting round to it. Then, we thought quite seriously about down-sizing and didn't think we'd be living here much longer, so didn't bother. Plus, I'm a hardy Northerner, and grew up in a house with no central heating and no carpets in the bedrooms. Compared to my parents' house, it's like the Bahamas here.
walpurgis
06-06-2016, 15:42
Think they are cremated... They probably used the Trent.
Do they have to die first, or can you do this any old time? :)
Do they have to die first, or can you do this any old time? :)
Entirely up to the individual ;). Men were usually dead but his wifes and bits of skirt went on alive. Think it was really to disuade them from poisoning their husbands
Spent all weekend out and about meeting both sides of the family, kicking football with the kids and nieces and nephews etc. Wife's birthday today and took a picnic round the coast (just the two of us as kids at school, poor blighters) which is all she wanted, absolutely glorious day.
Amazing how a bit of nice weather lifts the spirits, recharges the batteries and gets you out and about.
Think we'd all be nicer people if the sun shone more :)
Marco, enjoyed the photos of your garden, it's a credit to you, beautiful.
Its even hotter tiday... Really hot to point is a little uncomfortable being in sun. Still for now it beats the cold n wet were used to
Big increase in moisture levels so may be rain on way. Off to do shopping
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walpurgis
07-06-2016, 14:10
It's been overcast and stormy looking here for the last hour or two. Pretty warm and muggy too. There were a couple of claps of thunder and a very brief and light shower. Not sure what will happen next (if anything).
Aye didnt get thunder but its very muggy now and reading about 70% humidity now. Wind has dropped and think its warmer again
Audio Al
07-06-2016, 14:33
Thunder , Rain , Clouds bt hey look on the bright side , NO SNOW :)
It's been fine here in Essex. Sat out in the garden supping a nice, cool Peroni 'Nastro Azzurro'. :)
A couple of rumbles of thunder just now, but no rain (yet).
humidity is a more manageable 60% now, but prefer it to be 45/55. Temp is back to 24oC..... fortunately no-one can see me as Ive got me shirt off ;)
humidity is a more manageable 60% now, but prefer it to be 45/55. Temp is back to 24oC..... fortunately no-one can see me as Ive got me shirt off ;)
Why, are you The Invisible Man?
..... fortunately no-one can see me as Ive got me shirt off ;)
Oooh, stop it, you're giving me a chubby... Don't tell me your nipples are stiff, too :D :eyebrows:
Marco.
Why, are you The Invisible Man?
More to do with shocking folk with my fantastic physique :whistle:
Oooh, stop it, you're giving me a chubby... Don't tell me your nipples are stiff, too :D :eyebrows:
Marco.
Champagne corks ;)
Oooh, stop it, you're giving me a chubby... Don't tell me your nipples are stiff, too :D :eyebrows:
Marco.
Only when he rubs an ice cube over them - then they're like the studs on a football player's boot!
:lolsign:
Pics or it didn't happen! :eek: :eyebrows:
Marco.
walpurgis
07-06-2016, 21:42
Lightning all round but not overhead at the moment. Sky thickly overcast. Thunder about ten secs after flashes currently. It's gonna rain any time!
Lightning all round but not overhead at the moment. Sky thickly overcast. Thunder about ten secs after flashes currently. It's gonna rain any time!
about 2 miles away then Geoff... still very warm here, and muggy too. no thunder yet though
Marco, enjoyed the photos of your garden, it's a credit to you, beautiful.
Cheers, John. There's a lot more still to be done, and as its a large garden (and grounds) it takes a while to get things the way you want them :)
I think it's important, if you can, to create a relaxed zone, in the open air, out with of the interior of your home: somewhere that looks nice, where you can chill out in the company of friends and family, or even just by yourself, when you need some 'head space', in total peace and tranquility.
Hi-fi (and music listening) tends to be a rather stuffy and solitary indoor hobby, so it's beneficial to have other interests, and get out and take in the joys of nature. It's defo good for your soul! :cool:
Marco.
More overcast here today, but still warm. No signs of rain. Yesterday was gorgeous, and one of my old neighbours from Glasgow was down visiting my dad, so we all went for lunch at one of our favourite places in the beautiful nearby town of Llangollen:
http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/cornmill/
Sitting outside on the decks (as shown below), sipping chilled Prosecco and enjoying some lovely fresh sea bass, whilst taking in the stunning surrounding scenery, in beautiful sunshine, certainly made you feel that life was good:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/924/j77yPd.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/poj77yPdj)
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:cool:
Marco.
walpurgis
08-06-2016, 08:31
Looks very nice Marco.
Popping into a nearby town around here might mean Slough for instance, which has all the charm of a grubby industrial estate. :)
Lol... Best not say anything further, regarding 'here versus down there', in case I upset any more Londoners or southerners! ;)
'LLan', as we call it (LLangollen), is 20 mins drive from our door...
Marco.
Weather is a little cooler and a little overcast but still sunny and warm enough too. Pleasant i call it
Virtual-Symmetry
08-06-2016, 19:20
Loverly this morning. Stud [thats me] at the Bus stop at 5:00am in a 'T' Shirt.
Arkless Electronics
08-06-2016, 19:22
A tad too "close" here atm...
walpurgis
08-06-2016, 19:28
A tad too "close" here atm...
Is a "tad" the same quantity as a 'smidgen'? Or am I confusing that with a 'gnats whisker'? And how do they compare to 'a bit' and 'a touch'? ;)
And how do they compare to 'a bit' and 'a touch'? ;)
About a fiver more on the 'extras' menu! :eyebrows:
Marco.
dantheman91
08-06-2016, 19:45
Muggy Very Muggy as in uncomfortable :steam:
twickers
08-06-2016, 19:49
Muggy here too, hasn't rained for a bit as well.
A fair bit cooler today and has rained too...
So as its cooler am having Pappardelle Ragu for lunch. Yum!
Yup, cooler here too, as it rained last night - and we're bloody glad of it!
Still nice enough to leave all the windows open in the lounge, and let a pleasant breeze in, but cold enough to ensure that it'll be both more comfortable in the house and indeed sleeping tonight :)
Our bedroom is upstairs, and of course heat rises, and when it's continually been 25-28°C, for the last 5 days, the walls (especially the thickness of the ones here) retain all that heat and our bedroom gets like a bloody oven!! :rolleyes:
Don't know about you guys, but one thing I can stand is a warm and stuffy bedroom. I much prefer it cool.
Marco.
Oldpinkman
10-06-2016, 10:56
Yup, cooler here too, as it rained last night - and we're bloody glad of it!
Still nice enough to leave all the windows open in the lounge, and let a pleasant breeze in, but cold enough to ensure that it'll be both more comfortable in the house and indeed sleeping tonight :)
Our bedroom is upstairs, and of course heat rises, and when it's continually been 25-28°C, for the last 5 days, the walls (especially the thickness of the ones here) retain all that heat and our bedroom gets like a bloody oven!! :rolleyes:
Don't know about you guys, but one thing I can stand is a warm and stuffy bedroom. I much prefer it cool.
Marco.
We have large 3 speed, nearly silent ceiling fans controlled by a bedside remote in all bedrooms here. But the bedrooms are on the east side of the house, so cool down in the afternoon. We also, nearly always get at least a bit of a breeze, and the thick walls and shutters keep the house really cool. It was 35 degrees on the beach on Wednesday but we didn't even have the fan on at night. I'm starting to wonder whether I really need air con for my office, but I think I will get it installed - its a hut in the garden - very different to the house, and I need to be able to work every day I choose to.
But - cool bedrooms :cool:
Ive a nice shed too and tbh its easier to keep warm than cool ... It is well insulated but the heat can get stifling and a large fan only moves air around not cool it... You will need air con
Ive a ceiling fan over bed that helps a lot Marco.
twickers
10-06-2016, 11:04
Not cooler here, very muggy and overcast forecast rain later apparently. The bedroom south facing so when it's a hot day it's like a bloody sauna.
Been very pleasant here today, though it always looked as it could start raining at any time (it didn't).
Couple of pints of Sharpe's 'Doombar' this lunchtime, sat in the pub garden enjoying a Salmon fillet with a Caesar Salad. :)
Lucky you. Monsoon here and I had to go out in it.
Got some Scottish strawberries on the way home, though. Scottish strawberries! What an age we live in.
Virtual-Symmetry
12-06-2016, 10:55
I cant tell if its going to rain or not. Like Humid here.
walpurgis
12-06-2016, 11:15
I cant tell if its going to rain or not. Like Humid here.
Raining here mate. Wellies on for dog walking shortly! :)
Aye here too. Had to put heating on again... Summer is over! Not bad we got 3 weeks this time instead of 3 days normally... Damned cold damp country Scotland... Thats why its not too overcrowded i suppose.. We get immigrants but most head south as fast as they can as its too cold for them... I like this Country and all it offers but at my age and state of health, its a deathtrap lol
Rained heavily (in spurts) yesterday, and that helped clear the air, which was badly needed. Overcast today, but still pretty warm here, currently 21°C, so defo no need for heaters! :)
Marco.
Virtual-Symmetry
12-06-2016, 12:52
Aye here comes the rain again
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walpurgis
14-06-2016, 10:29
This thread should now be called 'Crap Weather for June'.
It's been raining on and off for three days now. It makes the grass grow and that is annoying for a lazy bugger like me! :)
Rained heavily (in spurts) yesterday, and that helped clear the air, which was badly needed. Overcast today, but still pretty warm here, currently 21°C, so defo no need for heaters! :)
Marco.
Nothing worse than lots of spurts
twickers
14-06-2016, 12:54
I jinxed it. Since I posted about it not raining, it hasn't stopped raining.
Nothing worse than lots of spurts
Yesh I noticed that when I saw the ceiling in your bathroom! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Virtual-Symmetry
15-06-2016, 13:04
Since this rain aint ever gonna stop we need a Crap weather for June thread
Lol... I'm sitting here at the moment in the lounge bathing in the lovely warm sunshine streaming through our windows, whilst watching the footy!
Problem is, you daftees live too far up north :eyebrows:;)
Marco.
Virtual-Symmetry
15-06-2016, 13:12
Every time ive been down in the valee's its pissed it down..Aye boyo
Lol - well it sure isn't now, boyo. Once the footy's finished, I'll be going out to cut the grass, as with all the recent rain (and now sunshine) we've had, it's starting to sprout up big time :eek:
Marco.
walpurgis
15-06-2016, 13:20
Since this rain aint ever gonna stop we need a Crap weather for June thread
It is one now! :D
And it's been raining on and off here all day so far.
Overcast but dry at moment..bit of a breeze too
Cold, wet and windy in sunny Devon. I must be too far south.
Lol... The middle ground is usually the most sensible place to occupy ;)
Marco.
Overcast but dry at moment..bit of a breeze too
Yesh, is that from your bottee? :eyebrows:
Marco.
The usual plastic ones, I spied drying on your radiator? :D
Marco.
Latex actually... Much tighter fit...no leaks
What about the sweat factor? Tee-hee...
Marco.
Firebottle
15-06-2016, 15:59
Lol... The middle ground is usually the most sensible place to occupy ;)
Marco.
Not in France it's not :steam:
It's diabolical for June, the worst year since we have been here..........
Sorry to hear that, mate. Hope it changes soon. Trust me, based on feedback I've had from relatives, Italy has been the same.
After largely a day of warm sunshine, we're getting heavy thunder now, so it's going to piss down again soon! Doesn't bother me though, as I quite like a bit of rain, especially the smell it leaves in the air afterwards, once there has been thunder and/or lightening :cool:
Marco.
Virtual-Symmetry
15-06-2016, 16:18
Guess what. Its raining :(
What about the sweat factor? Tee-hee...
Marco.
Still cool enough, and can fit a fleecy inner if you dont like squelch
Where I live it rains on average once every three days. If you don't get used to it you've got big problems.
I quite like it myself. Damps down the dust and cleans the air. Since my neighbourhood is surrounded on 3 sides by a massive highway that really helps.
hifi_dave
15-06-2016, 17:04
Third crap year in a row but nothing's gonna change until the Jetstream gets back to it's normal position, above the UK.
There are ripples in the Jetstream which occur every few days and this allows the rubbish weather from up't North to affect the UK. We have a few OK days, followed by a week or two of crap and that's the way it's gonna be for the foreseeable.
Been our best summer for years. About time the south got some of our rubbish weather;)
Virtual-Symmetry
15-06-2016, 17:21
South! No life outside Yorkshire is their?
Virtual-Symmetry
16-06-2016, 13:25
Jesus, it's hammering it darn ergeean
walpurgis
18-06-2016, 10:24
Some decent weather would be nice. I need to cut the grass, but at the moment I'd just be squelching about in mud! :rolleyes:
Lol - nice and sunny again here in Wrexham! It's been that way since I got up at 8am, and consequently enjoyed sipping my usual frothy cup of cappuccino, outside on the patio, as I caught up with some emails :)
It's dulling down a bit now, but still pleasantly warm. Yesterday was a scorcher, so managed (at last) to get the grass cut! Looking forward to having a barbecue outside later and some drinkies, whilst watching the footy! :cool:
Marco.
It's been a mixture of sunhine and showers, some of which were very, very heavy. I too, need to cut the grass - Sunday looks good.
Warm enough but overcast here... Just painted some garden furniture...very badly but it will save them for a year.... My front patch of grass needs cut really badly... Neighbour doesnt seem keen, the lazy sod, so gonna try it myself.. If you dont here from me youll know ive expired lol
Not quite looking like this today....
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/uZzERU.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmuZzERUj)
...as it's pretty overcast. However, still pretty warm and dry, so lunch will be served outside. As it's father's day, we've got the old man coming over for some scran, and so we'll be opening some 'special' bottles of wine and having a lovely meal together :)
Later's chaps!
Marco.
Warm enough but overcast here... Just painted some garden furniture...very badly but it will save them for a year.... My front patch of grass needs cut really badly... Neighbour doesnt seem keen, the lazy sod, so gonna try it myself.. If you dont here from me youll know ive expired lol
I'm quite good at cutting grass really badly ;)
Not quite looking like this today....
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/uZzERU.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pmuZzERUj)
...as it's pretty overcast. However, still pretty warm and dry, so lunch will be served outside. As it's father's day, we've got the old man coming over for some scran, and so we'll be opening some 'special' bottles of wine and having a lovely meal together :)
Later's chaps!
Marco.
Enjoy, miss my dad.
It's a beautiful day here today: sunny and warm. And although I'm not a father, and my own passed away 16 years ago, were still going to do something special. :)
Virtual-Symmetry
19-06-2016, 13:37
Totally miserable here today [Just like myself].. I give up with this country i really do.May as well just be recluse..
Not especially nice here but quite close and sticky indoors.. Ive got a bad cold and thoroughly pissed off on fathers day... Got nice pressies though which was nice.. 2 nice cards currenty 1 on each speaker so i can see em.
Absolutely cracking, sunny and warm, summer's day today here in North Wales, so we're off to beautiful Snowdonia, and one of our favourite haunts, the quaint and picturesque village Beddgelert:
http://www.beddgelerttourism.com/
We'll be having some lunch in a nice little pub, outside in the fresh air, then going for a nice walk in the country. Can't wait! :cool:
I'll be thinking of those of you who are stuck inside a stuffy office... :ner: ;)
Marco.
walpurgis
23-06-2016, 08:57
Damp and gloomy here again.
Really?? My goodness - it couldn't be more different here! The sun's splitting the sky... Nightmare, mate. I'll get the Welsh Gods to blow the clouds away for you :D
Marco.
Sunny here too for change a few clouds too but so far this will do me. Not too warm
Shouldnt have said that...sun just gone behind cloud doh
Absolutely cracking, sunny and warm, summer's day today here in North Wales, so we're off to beautiful Snowdonia, and one of our favourite haunts, the quaint and picturesque village Beddgelert:
http://www.beddgelerttourism.com/
We'll be having some lunch in a nice little pub, outside in the fresh air, then going for a nice walk in the country. Can't wait! :cool:
I'll be thinking of those of you who are stuck inside a stuffy office... :ner: ;)
Marco.
Enjoy, sounds brill!
Shouldnt have said that...sun just gone behind cloud doh
In that case, I'm saying nothing ;)
Enjoy, sounds brill!
Cheers, mate. This is the little pub we usually go to, called The Tanronnen Inn (the nice natural stone property shown as soon as you open the link): http://www.beddgelerttourism.com/Eat-Drink/
:cool:
Marco.
Sunny here too for change a few clouds too but so far this will do me. Not too warm
I think it's going to get really warm here today, currently 23°C and rising! I don't like it too warm either, but hey, we're nearly into July, and down here we do tend to get some semblance of a summer :)
Marco.
Virtual-Symmetry
23-06-2016, 10:36
yesterday was the first time we had some sun, very humid outside. i was working all day at work upstairs in the spare stock room, transferring tons metal shelving & fixtures from downstairs. i could not breath it was that hot up there.
http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/weather/flooding_causing_transport_chaos_across_havering_a fter_river_bursts_its_banks_1_4588934
(luckily I live on top of a hill)
Firebottle
23-06-2016, 10:56
Fabulous couple of days here. Over 30 degrees, I got to fly my paramotor last night in T shirt and shorts, that doesn't happen very often.
Went for a walk around the local lake this morning, fabulous wild life. Saw Demoiselle and Dragonfly including mating couples, plus Waterboatmen.
Then on the drive back we saw a heron flying around one of the small lakes and a deer at the roadside.
:)
Saw a mating couple the other day.... Car was going uppety-downety for ages[emoji3]
Clouded over and winds up..very dark too..gonna thunder ...just managed to cut back off second speaker... Im soaked in sweat.
Saw a mating couple the other day.... Car was going uppety-downety for ages[emoji3]
Did you time how long he lasted for? Some don't have much stamina these days :D
Marco.
http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/weather/flooding_causing_transport_chaos_across_havering_a fter_river_bursts_its_banks_1_4588934
(luckily I live on top of a hill)
Man, that's mental! To think I was touring around Snowdonia today, enjoying scenery like this:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/923/RGC6Ae.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pnRGC6Aej) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/922/0BzL6e.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pm0BzL6ej)
53 miles exactly from my front door.
:cool:
Marco.
& it's raining again....
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/73/1a/5f/731a5f4e3c4825bc3ee9d58669fe1566.jpg
Uncharcteristically gorgeous here today. Just strolled down to the local school to cast my vote. Not been in a primary school since I was 11 years old - 1979 - they still smell the same.
Absolutely cracking, sunny and warm, summer's day today here in North Wales, so we're off to beautiful Snowdonia, and one of our favourite haunts, the quaint and picturesque village Beddgelert:
http://www.beddgelerttourism.com/
We'll be having some lunch in a nice little pub, outside in the fresh air, then going for a nice walk in the country. Can't wait! :cool:
I'll be thinking of those of you who are stuck inside a stuffy office... :ner: ;)
Marco.
Well, how'd it go today?
Anything nice for lunch?
Been very close and muggy today. like the jungle, if you move you sweat. rained a dozen times but no helped; in fact made the humidity go through roof. Its gonna be a tough night breathing wise ... can only hope its better tomorrow
twickers
24-06-2016, 20:10
Been like that here Grant. Feels very muggy, be crap for sleeping tonight.
walpurgis
24-06-2016, 20:11
It was quite decent here. Patchy cloud and sunny spells. Not too warm.
Well, how'd it go today?
Anything nice for lunch?
Lol - sorry for the late reply, John. We actually went to a new place this time.
Yes, I had some beautiful locally sourced trout (you couldn't get it much fresher, as the river where it was caught was running past us, where we were sitting outside of the restaurant on some nice decking), served in a light butter sauce with capers and fresh samphire, boiled new potatoes and french beans, all washed down with a few glasses of chilled Sauvignon Blanc :)
That was followed up with a superb double espresso (one of the best I've tasted) and some home-made chocolate fudge! Del (my wife) and my dad had a lovely meal, too :cool:
Marco.
Lol - sorry for the late reply, John. We actually went to a new place this time.
Yes, I had some beautiful locally sourced trout (you couldn't get it much fresher, as the river where it was caught was running past us, where we were sitting outside of the restaurant on some nice decking), served in a light butter sauce with capers and fresh samphire, boiled new potatoes and french beans, all washed down with a few glasses of chilled Sauvignon Blanc :)
That was followed up with a superb double espresso (one of the best I've tasted) and some home-made chocolate fudge! Del (my wife) and my dad had a lovely meal, too :cool:
Marco.
That lot sounds right up my street, yum.
You can't beat a good day out with tasty nosh etc.
We collected some pictures we were getting framed today, had a big fry up, played some tennis with the kids and took some goodies back to my brother and his wife's to watch the match. Big mugs of tea and apple tart helped soften the defeat by Wales!
We've had a great summer so far which just makes life so much more enjoyable, our last 3 of 4 summers have been non existent so it's a welcome change.
walpurgis
25-06-2016, 22:12
It was reasonably pleasant today, but now it's pouring! Hope it dries out by morning.
Virtual-Symmetry
26-06-2016, 09:26
Guess what Raining once again..At this rate we will have blistering sunshine on christmas day.
Guess what Raining once again..At this rate we will have blistering sunshine on christmas day.
Lol... I hate to tell you, yet again, that it's warm and sunny here in Wrexham, and dry as a bone - just about to set the table outside for Sunday lunch... :ner:
I used to think Yorkshire was a lovely place, too... Next time we go, we'll be sure to pack some brollies! :eyebrows:;)
Marco.
Virtual-Symmetry
26-06-2016, 15:01
Neurotic weather at best.
Clouded over a bit now and starting to spit a bit, still very clammy, though...
Marco.
Virtual-Symmetry
26-06-2016, 15:08
:lol: Just face it mate its as on & off as it is here :eyebrows:
BTH K10A
26-06-2016, 15:09
Guess what Raining once again..At this rate we will have blistering sunshine on christmas day.
It's because Yorkshire's been disenfranchised from the sun :eyebrows:
Virtual-Symmetry
26-06-2016, 15:16
looks that way
:lol: Just face it mate its as on & off as it is here :eyebrows:
Lol... Honestly, since I got up this morning at 7.30am, until around 3.30pm, it's been a beautiful summers's day here - enough to get lunch over and done with - and then it started clouding over, and now it's just gently spitting a bit, but nothing major.
For the majority of the day it's been great! :cool:
Marco.
walpurgis
26-06-2016, 15:22
Mild, but resolutely gloomy here. Bit like me!
Wet here, but relatively mild... Very close too... You want to wear a jacket and coat to stay dry but just get soaked in sweat instead. Worst kind of weather.. Neither one ting nor t'other
Virtual-Symmetry
26-06-2016, 15:26
Geoff:
Think yourself you aint psychotic/Depressive/Moody all rolled into one
Geoff:
Think yourself you aint psychotic/Depressive/Moody all rolled into one
Yes he is! ;)
Geoff:
Think yourself you aint psychotic/Depressive/Moody all rolled into one
Aye, and that's when you're not just in a bad mood! :D
Marco.
'Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day
Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts.'
HMHB, A Country Practice
walpurgis
27-06-2016, 09:26
Despite a forecast to the contrary, it's another gloomy day. When is Summer actually going to arrive? Obviously it won't happen yet with the Wimbledon tennis starting today. That always magically attracts bad weather.
Fresh and sunny here for now. Doubt it will last as wind is up a bit, so could go anywhere. Pleasant at moment though a!d certainly not so sticky
Sunny Wrexham delivers yet again this morning! :)
Currently 18°C, suns out along with a delightful coolish breeze, with no hint of humidity - just my type of weather :cool:
Marco.
Bit chilly here this morning.
Virtual-Symmetry
27-06-2016, 18:40
Bingo! a day of sunshine
Nice one... I blew some blue sky up for ya :eyebrows:
Conversely here, it's rather grey and dull, and the forecast is for it to piss down all day!
Marco.
Virtual-Symmetry
28-06-2016, 19:25
Um Wish i had not spoken too soon,. Pissed it down all day here
Well, snap here now (for a change), and the same is forecast for tomorrow...
Marco.
walpurgis
28-06-2016, 22:50
Nice enough earlier, but rain on and off for a few hours now. Same likely tomorrow apparently.
Friday supposed to be dry and sunny and I've got the day off :)
Excellent... Will you be tidying the house then, as you intimated you were going to do before? :eyebrows:;)
Marco.
walpurgis
29-06-2016, 09:51
The rain is back as expected and the forecast for the next week or so does not look promising. Better get my wellies out again. Wimbledon tennis will be a bit soggy I reckon. The thread title may need changing to 'Crap Weather for July'! ;)
Excellent... Will you be tidying the house then, as you intimated you were going to do before? :eyebrows:;)
Marco.
No, I'm off out.
Still dry here :eyebrows:
Pissing down here. Cold, dark and blowing a gale. If it wasn't for the leaves on the trees you'd think it was the middle of winter.
spendorman
29-06-2016, 13:12
Wet
Came on rain here too but didnt last too long. Still fairly warm though.
walpurgis
29-06-2016, 14:57
If it wasn't for the leaves on the trees you'd think it was the middle of winter.
It's the same here. Pretty cool and wet, rather February like.
Spent half the morning extracting an in calf heifer from a shallow ditch in monsoon conditions !!!:rolleyes:
Soaked and covered in sh one t ,but at least the heifer is ok - sort of :rolleyes:
Pissing down here. Cold, dark and blowing a gale. If it wasn't for the leaves on the trees you'd think it was the middle of winter.
Another effect of Brexit.
walpurgis
30-06-2016, 17:02
The forecast for July does not look exactly wonderful.
next 5 days here are low temp, light, wind and chance of rain, with very high humidity alas which is a killer 80/90 % :doh:
walpurgis
30-06-2016, 17:25
It seems things will carry on much as they are for the time being.
next 5 days here are low temp, light, wind and chance of rain, with very high humidity alas which is a killer 80/90 % :doh:
You have some weird weather where you are Grant. Just checked my humidity meter and it is 65%. Been raining for a few hours now too.
Usually a lot of moisture in air here due to the geography. its warm enough to draw it in, but not warm enough to dry it up. its a narrow corridor, so winds can get pretty strong as well. Fairly quiet by English standards though so thats a bonus. You would likely trip out at the silence. A lot of folk do initially if they came from noisy areas and run away.lol
Where I live is usually very quite after about 1800.
Different out in the countryside though. Stayed in a place out on the Welsh Marches one time. Right out in the bushes up a tiny lane. The silence was unnerving at first. And at night when you put the light out you couldn't see your own hand waving right in front of your eyes. That was especially weird as I had just spent 2 years living next to a factory that was going day and night, on a busy main road.
Like that here at night and early morning........... at night you can hear a pin drop .A number of folk have moved here, and left after a year or less unnerved by it. Not as quiet as it was, or as friendly. Modern folk seem to just want to shut the door on neighbours these days. very sad
You say that but then some people like to be private. I bet they would still come out and help if there was a fire or something.
walpurgis
30-06-2016, 18:30
Fairly quiet by English standards though so thats a bonus. You would likely trip out at the silence. A lot of folk do initially if they came from noisy areas and run away.lol
It's like that at my brother's place. The only sound at night is the odd owl hoot or fox bark and faint lapping of waves from the beach a quarter of a mile away. And you can clearly see The Milky Way in the sky.
Suits me just fine.
Not any more here. Used to be the case until they upgraded the streetlamps. Like Las Vegas.
Best night sky I ever saw was on St Kitts. More stars than black in every direction.
we got new street lighting a couple of years ago.. as you say its like daytime, and there is one right outside my bedroom.:doh: preferred the old ones as they never worked
we got new street lighting a couple of years ago.. as you say its like daytime, and there is one right outside my bedroom.:doh: preferred the old ones as they never worked
Yes we used to have two for the whole (quite long) street. One at either end. And one was always out. I don't know if it is the scouser in me or what but I've always preferred the enveloping cloak of darkness.
spendorman
30-06-2016, 19:56
we got new street lighting a couple of years ago.. as you say its like daytime, and there is one right outside my bedroom.:doh: preferred the old ones as they never worked
They did that here, put a street lamp just outside a bedroom window. Got them to move it. Not easy, but it's much better.
It's like that at my brother's place. The only sound at night is the odd owl hoot or fox bark and faint lapping of waves from the beach a quarter of a mile away.
Suits me just fine.
Anything's better than fireworks, eh? ;)
Marco.
I don't know if it is the scouser in me or what but I've always preferred the enveloping cloak of darkness.
Especially in the bedroom, eh? Helps hide the skidmarks on your Y-fronts! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Well, after a couple of days of rain, it's another lovely sunny day here in Wrexham! :)
Just about to enjoy today's repast (Sunday lunch), outside on the patio, consisting of, to start, some locally-sourced smoked salmon, served with home-made mustard and dill sauce and a side salad of watercress and lollo rosso leaves, lightly dressed with Del's home-made vinaigrette.
That will be followed by pot-roasted silverside of beef (again locally sourced from our butcher), with a red wine and French onion gravy, home-made Yorkshire puddings, horseradish mash, roasted new potatoes, infused with fresh garlic and rosemary, leeks and caramelised baby carrots and fresh spinach.
Today's vino is a 2011 Chateau Vieux-Garrouilh Saint- Emilion. Espresso coffee and petit fours will follow.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/921/g7K3fe.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/plg7K3fej)
Laters, muchachos! :cheers:
Marco.
This one?
http://sr3.wine-searcher.net/images/labels/62/94/chateau-vieux-garrouilh-saint-emilion-france-10226294.jpg
http://www.udpse.com/vins/167-chateau-vieux-garrouilh/2012
All sounds good. I am going to make some celery soup. Got a big bunch for 14p. Like celery soup
This one?
http://sr3.wine-searcher.net/images/labels/62/94/chateau-vieux-garrouilh-saint-emilion-france-10226294.jpg
http://www.udpse.com/vins/167-chateau-vieux-garrouilh/2012
Yup, but the 2011 version (see the pic I just posted)... I'll let you know what it's like! :)
Marco.
All sounds good. I am going to make some celery soup. Got a big bunch for 14p. Like celery soup
Lol... Wish I could share some of it with you.
Marco.
I m having this first
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160703/8d823ffb35f98bdf90d94a8627290d25.jpg
Looks gorgeous, and eclipses any coffee I could make.... But, to start? :scratch:
Coffee finishes OFF a meal, surely....? :)
Marco.
Looks gorgeous, and eclipses any coffee I could make.... But, to start? :scratch:
Coffee finishes OFF a meal, surely....? :)
Marco.
I forgot I was going over to my bro's for dinner at 5, so the soups off til tomorrow. so it was coffee time...was delicious too
spendorman
03-07-2016, 19:51
Nah, got to be tea, big mug of Tetly here.
Hate tea. apparently when I was a kid i drank loads of tea, but dont like it now. Like real coffee, but not instant
walpurgis
03-07-2016, 20:02
I like both, but stick strictly to tea at home and only have coffee when visiting or eating out. Keeps my caffeine levels down. Got to watch the old BP. 112/73 at mo. Normal. Often not!
Lol... The Tea vs. Coffee thing is a classic. Brits just LOVE their cups of tea!
I can't think of the last time I had a cup of tea... I enjoy the occasional one, but much prefer a good cup of coffee/cappuccino or espresso, such as Grant has illustrated - the latter, for me, always finishes off a nice meal :)
Anyway, it's absolutely gorgeous weather-wise here today, and Del's off now for her 6 weeks summer hols, so we'll be enjoying it to the full! :cool:
Marco.
The soup was great. Didn't have time to make soda bread as hip was getting sore.
A fairly easy , cheap, yet luxurious dish
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160704/af90f466daa49d6eed1c0281955475bd.jpg
Cream of celery soup and farmhouse bread. Cost minimal. Time, about 35 mins
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