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Good morning blogettes

Am I first?

Sorry not had chance to catch up with blog over the weekend. Hope all are OK. Right coffee & nana time.

Later taters.

Regards PJ

Wonderful news all round Chris.

I have got my lovely Daughter coming home for a couple of days. So, lots to catch up on.

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you all have an 'ovely' one too ;)

Ting ting.

MTF.xx

Hello all

Chris, sounds like your having the perfect day. Loved Michael Buble this morning

The sun is still shining here!

Hope you all have a good Monday.

csn. xx

Good morning, good morning . .
T'is indeed a fine fine matin with the sun trying break through the cloudy blanket . .
Have a great week everyone . .

(9 weeks and counting to the big day - the hitching of Dan the Man . .)

DtM x

Hello CLP & Everyone.

A bright sunny day but cold here on the Wirral peninsula.

Good luck with the signing Chris, do you get writer's cramp doing 1000 signatures?

You are lucky, I'd love to chat to Michael Buble but I just haven't met him yet.

Enjoy your lunch with Tash and Noah. I'm deciding what to put in my sarnie to go with my soup.

MM x

PS So glad that your Mum's got the all clear.

Hi Chris: great to hear all is well in your world. Wonderful news about your mum. Loved the wee section where the show was dedicated to anyone who is 35. What are the chances of us 53 year-olds getting their section?!

C xx

P.S. Hi everyone else!

'Lo!

Chris, you are so very obviously in the most amazing of places at the mo. Your radiance on SFTW was tangible thru the tellybox, and good for you .... and long may it continue!

Now, I went into work this morning but am now back home on t'sofa with a wheat bag on me bum. The painkillers have made me feel doolally but then, what's new!?!? Acupuncture on Wednesday will hopefully ease things off a tad but at the mo, I'm light-headed and ouchey. And very cold.

I'm hoping to feel bettererer by tonight as we're off to see Carl Barat (ex Libertines / Dirty Pretty Things) and I'm really looking forward to it.

For the next few hours tho, it's Ugly Betty, Despo Housewives and the end of Booky Wook II. May even get time to nibble some Fruitcake, if you get my drift!

Back in a bit.

Deevs
x

peeeeeeeees: CLP, save some of that special signing ink for Nov 19th!!

;-)

x

Hey Chris - that is some pile of books, hope you have a lot of green ink in that pen!
I'm bringing my copy to CiN next month in the hope to have some green ink in it!

concur with Deevs - you were very good on Paul O and SFTW - wonder how will-am-i is doing today LOL

Not working today but looking like I might be full with interviews for the rest of the week, so I am going to take myself off to the m£$ deli bar for a spot of light lunch - because I can!

laters taters!
debs
x

Hi everyone:

Well, I was gutted to miss the FNWC - but I am glad to see it was a great success, as I predicted!

Rips: thank you for your wee mention on Friday. And what a great idea of yours to infiltrate next door! Well done to everyone who took part in that - really hilarious!

Bids: yes, I agree, the day that Debs and I have just a glass of water will be the 12th of Never!

CSN: thank you for thinking of me at the FNWC - I was thinking of you too!

Clodagh: what a laugh about being taken for a jockey - I really did laugh out loud! A more gorgeous jockey I cannot imagine!

mtd: no way will Mary or I be questioning your wine intake!

Annie: yes, you have seen what we can neck! And welcome back - glad to hear you had a lovely holiday - though your outward journey sounds terrifying!

Oz: hope you will be happy in your new abode. You will need time to adjust to your new situation, so be good to yourself.

Debs: glad to hear you are taking things easy.

MM: I loved your comment today about Michael Buble - oooh, very slick!

Hope everyone else is ok - I just cannot get warm today - my hands are like ice!

C xx

Breaking News: CLP doing The One Show again tonight!!!

Huzzah for CLP!!!

Deevs
x

Hi all

Breaking news CLP on one show tonight

Woo hooo

Mtd ffb xxx

Chris, glad everything is hunky dory with you and it's just got better for us, the fact that you are hosting the One Show again tonight. Suppose there is no chance of getting a different person to present with you, no, thought not, never mind I'll tune in especially to see you :-)

Hello to everyone.

Wall to wall here, lovely jubbly!

Pen xx

Afternoon each from sunny Fife

All sounds good in your world CLP. Just finished reading 'the book' and enjoyed every page. Haven't done a stroke of work, must try harder.

xxxx

Anyone know who is hosting the One show tonight?? ;)

Just off to work now, hoping for once for a quiet one as I want to get back and have dinner with 'all' the family.

Must dash.

Oh one quickie. Chrissie... Cold hands warm heart.x

Toodles you cool Doodles.

MTF.xx

MTF: love it! I like to think that in the main I do have a warm heart ... that is, when I am not being a miserable git! Hope you have a great time with your daughter being home. Have a lovely family dinner this evening - I must suggest to the other inhabitants of ChezS that we should try that sometime!

C xx

Wooooo FREAK OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CLP, sometimes 'YOU' frighten me.... A was driving me truck terdee & a thought whatever yerv written.... Aswell as replying with a reply... Am gonna bang on for all ter enjoy one of me all time MEGA favourite tunes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So good it's in me top 10 although a can't say where as i've got 300 hundred songs in top 50 all time favs & a can't decide where they go!!!!!

But this one is definately to 10... although again it's impossible for me ter say where it would go in me top 10!!!!!!!!!!!!

And a look at the blog & wooooo FREAK OUT.... The very artists name is mentioned.... a swear on me life & everyone elses am speaking truth 'ere!!!!!!!!

Bye!

Oh.... am so in the zone of wrocking a almost forgot ter bang the tune on... Enjoy >>>>

Three hours work done, leek & potato soup bubbling away, and I'm back.
Dan - 9 weeks and counting to the big day! Is everything organised?
Chrissie - it took me the whole week to get over that journey.
Deevs, hope the bum gets better soon.
Howdedoody Bingo, still as sensible as ever, then?

Hallo to everyone I've missed. Hope you're all having a good day.

xxxx

LOL Annie. Thanks! The painkillers help but they make me so dopey (dopier?). Just really looking forward to my acupuncture on Wednesday after work.

x

Hi chickens:

What a busy day it has been at the coalface - almost home time, thankfully!

CSN: hope your cold is getting better as the day has progressed.

Cheryl: very painful for you, but as you say you are getting your acupuncture on Wednesday and that really should help matters. Hope you manage to go out this evening.

Annie: your wee nerves must have been shot to pieces with that journey. Did you have a small glass of wine when you arrived at your destination?! Leek & Potato soup - last week Debs was making it, and now it's your turn! I must learn how to make this soup - it is my favourite, but it won't be, with me making it!

Have a nice evening everyone: I am in the starting blocks!

C xx

Evening all

Back home again after the long weekend trip to Weymouth via Bizzle. Bit nippy all round but had some lovely time with FiL for his 94th birthday!

Both our kids and their OHs managed to come this time along with lots of cousins etc so a good catch up - just a shame it is so far away.

Thought about you loads MTF when driving rounds those there twisty roads before you get to Dorset.

Sorry missed FNWC but I am sure you all had a fab time.

Will catch up if I can but hope all well with everyone.

Susan xx

Chrissie - No, not a wee glass of wine - the biggest glass I could find!!

Susan, it's lovely when the whole family get together isn't it? Although it can get noisy when they're as loud as my lot. Daughter-in-law put holiday photos on FB and we looked like a bus trip. Nice to see you back.

xxxx

Good afternoon and good evening from wet and colder than expected upstate NY! Sorry I missed the FNWC but I had a sick puppy on my hands. In fact I was at the vet on Saturday with the young Daphster. Glad to report that she's on the mend and actually wanted to play this morning! First time in 4 days which is not like her at all!

Anyway, I hope you all had a good evening on Friday and a great weekend! Monday is over for most of you but for me it's only lunch time, sigh! Oh well. Happy days!!!!!!

CLP

sounds like a perfect day for you.

Hello fellow bloggers how are we all? So what have I missed???? erm it has been just a ickle while since I want last here. Been to Uni today and back again tomorrow and then the rest of the week is my own.

MTF have fun with your daughter
csn - I too loved the buble this morn
MM - love the comment about you would like to speak to bubble but you just haven't met him yet, those words have been in my head all afternoon "and I just haven't met you yet"
Deevs - hope your betterer tonight to go and see Carl Barat and you have fun hun, so did you have a nibble on the fruitcake?
Debs - gotta be done books must be taken on the 19th and CLP save some ink please as you did pinch my sharpie last Dec
Mtb and Deevs will watch clp on the one show tonight
Susan - sounds like you had a great weekend hop you got lots of pics

Well off to get some dinner and watch a certain 1 show but have no idea who is presenting on there tonight.

Have a nice eve all

KKs

Bond

How are you? Whats up with your puppy? poor ickle thing.

Cold here in the UK too so you are not missing out.

KKs

Evening Bondy. Cold here too - frost the last 2 mornings, I'm sure it's far too early for that.

Glad the Daphster is on the mend.

I didn't join FNWC either, although I had a glass of wine while watching CLP on Paul O'Grady's show. He had a new shirt!

xxx

K, where you been? Loved the photo on FB of the hand in the balls.

xxx

Hi all

LOL MTF - or should I say spooky Deevs - nearly exactly the same words at the same time......??????

Hi Bondy - glad the daphster's on the mend. Was it something she ate?

mtd ffb xxx

Heavens above! Another new shirt.

xxx

Evening all

Chrissie, thank you. I was feeling better until I decided to go out and look at more wallpaper and do some food shopping, then came home to a pile of ironing and dinner to cook. LOL!

Annie and Susan, Love it when all the family get together, glad you both had a lovely time with yours.

Deevs, hope your back feels better soon and you were well enough to go out tonight.

Bingo, heard your mention on the radio to do with the traffic report.

Bondy, Sorry to hear Daphster has been under the weather, glad she is getting better now.

Hope you all have a good evening.

csn. xx

Hi KaKs. Lovely to see you here, hope all is well with you.

Hi MTD.

Chris is on The One Show now.

csn. xx

With a new shirt covered in cars CSN.
xxxx

Annie, love his spiky hair!

xxxxx

brightAnnie-G I love Chris's shirt tonight. I dunno where I have been no excuses really so mega apologies grovel grovel grovel. He he he at Kaelin's pic in the ball pit if you look hard to the left of his hand under a red ball you can see a little bit of his face

Hi csn I am good thanks all well

It's a fab photo K. And you don't need to grovel, just keep coming back.

xxxx

Hi, I'm here, just put tea in t'oven...

Missed Bublé and the One Show :(

BUT.... I went over that cursed bridge both ways, thanks to all to helped, but especially Daisy!! I didn't do what she said exactly, but I've realised it is my way home to Finlay, and it works...so far...

JG x

Hiya

Hope you've all had a good day,

JG, Keep going girl, over the bridge and beyond!

Seza xx

Good Lord JG, you've got a cursed bridge too!! Does it wobble in the wind?

xxxx

JG cursed bridge where in the world is that I am a wimp when it comes to bridges especially if there is water under them

KKs

JG, glad you made it over the cursed bridge.

Hi Seza.

csn. xx

Dinner over and dishwasher loaded

So I am going to have a bath and take Chris's book to bed!

Sleep well everyone.

csn. xx

Night night CSN, enjoy the book

Seza xx

Night CSN. You'll love the book.

xxx

Hiya folks!

Thanks for all the good birthday wishes and bar a horrible ex-wife a fab 40th birthday weekend was had.

Friday - GM and I went to Loch Fyne restaurant for a yummy lunch. My present from him is a weekend away to Dublin mid - November :) can't wait!

Sunday - both families came over to ours for food and party games! 17 people of all ages playing pass the parcel, musical statues, pin the tail, hupla, pass the balloon under the chin - hilarious!

Only downside was we were not allowed to have GM's children for the weekend as had been previously arranged and agreed with the witch!

Today have been to a few agencies - me thinks finding a new job will not be easy but agency did say it was a bit better out there than this time last year, so will keep my fingers and toes crossed for something to turn up before Christmas.

Hope everyone is well - not had chance to read posts today.

AS x

Night CSN, hope you're feeling better soon.

Evening all. Predicted long day at the grindstone has left me worn out, am contemplating going to bed now, although I know this is a bad idea as I'll be wide awake at 3am or some such equally silly hour and unable to do anything about it (and I refuse to do shredding / packing or anything like that at that hour of the day!). So I'm trying to stay awake for an hour or so longer.

Got a sample lease to read through today, nothing too horrid has jumped out at me, so I just need to say "lets go ahead" and set a moving date. The end of an era approaches, just hope the new one ahead is the right one.

Thought for the day (from that mysterious year I found under the bed) Thursday August 30th: "One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory"

Hugs to those in need
Oz

Night Seza and Annie.

Book is really good!

csn. xx

Night Oz and thank you.

csn. xx

Oo Sandy, was it the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar? Yummy.

Oz, the end of an era. When one door closes, another one opens. Good luck me dear.

xxxxx

AS, fingers crossed for you.

Oz, hope all goes well for you.

And yes I am still here. LOL!

csn. xx

Hi again

Just thought I would mention that Scoobs & PiP are doing their best to get the York visit organised and Scoobs is getting grief from the food place so if any of you who are lurking are going on Saturday please visit the CLP bloggers page on FB to make food choices before tomorrow evening.

That was my public service announcement for the night!!

Night all

Sus x

I am so sorry, but I'm not going to be able to go to York :(

I'm out all day on Sunday with my sister, and can't cope with two days out in a row at the moment...plus the 2.5 hour train journey each way!!

The good news is that I made it over the bridge both ways today!!

JG x

One of these days I'll get to a blog meet. York and Leeds are both well placed, I just don't get my rear in gear in time to sort myself out for such a trip. Maybe next year...

Oz

cor tedious job of backing up puter as memory is full

very slow should be studying but catching up with episodes of casualty

I hope to meet the bloggers who are doing CIN on 19 Nov

Me neither JG. Date clashes with the Enchanted Forest in Pitlochry - I promised to take gorgeous little boys ages ago, not realising that the date was the same as the York meet. Will be at Pitlochry Festival Theatre on the Friday to see Dougie McLean, then the forest on the Saturday. Hopefully those going will raise a glass for us.

xxxx

Annie: I'm sure they will :) probably more than one ;)

Oz

Of course they will Oz. I remember the Leeds meet - bottles all over the place.

xxxx

Have just watched Spooks from ages ago, didn't understand it, yet again..Oh well!

Night all!!


JG x

Night JG, sleep well.

Have managed to keep myself awake a while longer puzzling out options to keep myself connected. Not much wiser, perhaps I need to be properly awake when studying such things?!

Time to curl up under duvet in preparation for doing battle tomorrow.

Oz

Will somebody tell that Alex on The One Show to cover her cleavage up .
every time Chris is on she's there showing all she's got ,trying to put him off she is .

Evening all ,grownups gone and just left with the young ones albeit a little lively tonight ,must have ants in their pants .

Chris what a great day you've had and really pleased at your Mums results.did you have soup and crusty bread for luch???
hope Noah got lots of hugs.

Annie I'm so sorry that you wont be in York ,you were one of the reasons I was going .I'll just have to come further north wont I.

Mtf ,hows your family dinner gone ????

Hope everyone is AOK.

Bids.xxx.

Good evening folks. Almost dark here in upstate and I'm off homevto see how the daphster is doing. Thanks for all the good wishes for her. She's had a dodgy tummy and wasn't able to keep anything down or even in, if you know what I mean...... But we had a better day yesterday and I'll soon see how today went!!! Hope you all had a good day!!!

Ello ALL... Just got 'ome after another long, long, long day!!!!!!!!
(those 3 longs are in the style of the Neil Young tune a put on above!!!!!)

PS CLP - Another coincidence... A 'eard yer talking about Canadians... Well The Young Wrocker is one also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As of course is The Bubble, sorry Buble!!!!!!

PPS CLP - A was so excited before a didn't read yer blog properly... Of which i'd now like ter say... Most glad yer mum 'as been given the all clear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Annie G - Yes madness follows me everywhere!!!!!!!

CSN - Yes, a always phone Sally B's travel 'otline if ever a see a traffic delay bad enough ter warrant ringing Sal's 'otline - know what am sayin'!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bit of a nasty accident today in Manchester... Looked light damage but the fire brigade 'ad cut the roof off obviously ter get the occupants out... Probably precation due to the injured occupants complaining of possible back injury a would guess!!!!!!

Shame as the accident looked not too heavy & the new car after having it's roof cut off is now a write off!!!!!!!!

'ope their ok!!!!!!!!

Ok... am off ter practice me guitar whilst watching one of me fav programmes ave got on tape.... Grand Designs!!!!!!!!!!! (also a fav of CLP's... another coincidence!!!!)

Bye!

Thought I would be the first to wish you all good morning as I say goodnight!!! Hope you all have a good day. The boss us in the office tomorrow........

Morning all

KandKs - great to see you back blogging, and really looking forward to 19th November.

AS - huzzah! to a groovy birthday weekend, and I know where you're coming from with the W1 TCH as I have one of those lurking in the background too. It must be a Midlands thing - we'll have to start a club and compare notes one day! Good luck with the agencies: tediously repetitive but needs to be done.

So, we made it to Carl Barat last night and despite a shooting pain in my leg, I really enjoyed it. Not sure it was all Nic's thing - Mr Barat did a fair bit of OLD Libertines material and a bit of his Dirty Pretty Things back catalogue. I really enjoyed it, but again, the oiks throwing their beer over the crowd put a downer on it a wee bit.

I'm going back to work today so will catch up with you all later.

Deevs
x

Tweet Tweet .... Mr Evans, I think I love you!

x

OK.which one of you have taken the sun as I'd like it back please.

Morning all,boys still in bed and staying there till I've gone off to work then grandad will get breakfast for them,anice fry I think is on the cards .

Bondy ,nice to see you ,hope you and yours are well.

Deev ,did someone tweet you by any chance.???

Hope everyone else is hunky dorey.


Have a good day all.

Bids.xxx

LOL Bids - no, I Tweeted CLP and he read it out at 7.20. Made my (grey, wet and windy) morning!

Now at work.

Oh the joy. And the pain .....

x

morning all

had my last day in the office yesterday, now its kinda struck I'm unemployed and I'm now very scared indeed, and not wanting to do anything.

Mr bp has recommended a trip to the gym to help me get some spring back in my step, so thats on the cards, and I've applied for some more jobs. Have been turned down for every inteview I've been on so far.

Welcome back everyone who has come back, great to see you.

Baggy

Baggy

Have you put yourself on the list for temping? A good way to get to know a company and may open other avenues for you once you've got a foot in the door, so to speak.

Good luck, and chin up!

Deevs
x

Morning everyone

Cold and dull here

Didn't sleep well, woke up with a stiff neck and mental dog wanted to go out at six this morning.

Lovely husband who has got the lurgy too, got up and let her out.

Deevs that was nice for you, hope your feeling better today.

Bids, hope grandad has a lovely day with little ones and you all had a lovely evening last night.

Hope you all have a good day.

csn. xx

csn. xx

csn, csn .... so good they named her twice! x

I'm feeling bettererer today than I did yesterday, but let's see how the day pans out.

Hope you perk up too csn, stiff necks are unbearably painful, poor you.

Huggles all round.

Deevs
x

Thanks Deevs.

You take care and don't over do it today.

Hugs to you too!

csn. xx

hi

yes, I've said I will temp, but at my level its more the month to month stuff available then daily or weekly, thats just the way it is.

Have however just been lined up for a telephone interview after an application I did this morning - onwards and upwards

Baggy

Hi Baggy

Hope you find something very soon!

Hugs to you too.

csn. xx

Baggy, both Nic and I are punching below our weight in terms of capabilities in the job place at the mo, but cashflow counts and needs must.

Trust me, I'm a Diva!

x

deev - they wont let me - I've tried!

Thanks CSN

PS - just talked myself into an interview :-)

Sniff - morning all - snuffle........... :-(

Don't get too close now, you might catch it too.....

A weeks holiday from work and today is the first time I've been out of bed since Saturday ....... it's soooo unfair!

Hope all that need hugs and a bit of luck find both today. And me? I'm off back to bed........cough - feeling sorry for myself ......

CG xx

Morning all

Well I've started off reasonably well, books from one (smaller) bookcase all packed up and ready to go. Now to tackle the bigger bookcase (it's coming with me, but still needs emptying)... I suspect I'm going to run out of boxes shortly!

Well done on the interview Baggy.

Hope today is less ouchie Deev.

Hope you're feeling better soon CG, it's horrid to waste hols feeling ill.

Glad you're starting on the mend CSN.

Hugs to those in need
Oz