Morning early risers!

[jd_here]

Good morning one and all from a cold and frosty eastern shire.

Was treated to a fabulous lunch yesterday in a local French Bistro, and for the first time in my 60+ years I tried snails, not bad either.

Hope you all have a good day, I'll be chopping wood this morning to keep the home fires burning!

[ummmm]

Morning :-)

[NoMercy]

Morning both. Do either of you have any grand plans for the weekend? X

[waterboatman]

Morning jd, ummmm xxx and NM xxx. A hard frost here in Gloucestershire this Saturday morning. I'm glad I haven't got to go out too early!

My fledglings are fine. I saw them feeding themselves under mum and dad's supervision yesterday. They will be off on their own soon.

[NoMercy]

Morning, WBM.

It's pretty Baltic here in Hampshire too.

[waterboatman]

It tends to get like that NM. :o{ I used to live in Cowplain, just up the Me3 from Portsmouth. It is sheltered by Butser Hill so escaped a lot of the snow and gales.
Where are you?

[NoMercy]

Between Fareham and Gosport.

[waterboatman]

Just next door :o} It's nice over there. I used to visit the New Forest a lot. Love it! The first time I took my wife there was fun. I'd been teasing her for quite while about the Portuguese Fireplace. She wouldn't believe there was a stone fireplace in the middle of the field. Of course I hadn't told her why it was there until she saw it!

[NoMercy]

The New Forest is beautiful. Alfie was truly fascinated by all the wild horses.

[waterboatman]

You can find parts that tranquil, even in the grockle season. Wonderful!

[NoMercy]

There are some lovely little pubs round there too.

[waterboatman]

There certainly are! The more out of the way they are the better they seem to be. I have one in mind but can't for the life of me think of it's name. Senior moment! :o{ It's very Olde Worlde. Not too far from Brockenhurst, in a small village. It'll come to me about 3 in the morning I expect!

[emmie]

Morning, hope we have a bit of sun today, could do with cheering up a bit. Love the New Forest, used to visit with the o/h and always enjoyed ourselves, WBM, grockles, i always thought that was a cornish expression from my visits there moons ago

[waterboatman]

Morning em xxx I think it started there but is nationwide now. I like it. A perfect description! :o}

[emmie]

WMB, won't tell you what i call the endless tourists who clog up the capital, but it ain't grockles.

[lady-janine]

good morning jd, ummmm, NoMercy, wbm and em10. haven't looked outside yet so no weather report but would like a bit of sun if poss.
em in cornwall visitors are called emmits - means ants
off for a day out to stithians today. going to a film show - looking forwards to it. but lots to do before i go go.

[waterboatman]

Morning Janine. xxx
I can imagine em! :o}

[ruthann58]

morning all cold and frosty here in suffolk , got to baby sit our new grandson tonight for a couple of hours :)

[emmie]

LJ, a train ticket seller down in deepest cornwall called me my hansome, can't do the accent on here, i was chuffed, it's such a lovely term, better than dear, ducks or other sometime girly endearments.

[lady-janine]

me hansome, my lover, me dear. they all do be terms used down ere,, and long may it continue.

[waterboatman]

Magic em! :o} Moi 'ansome!

Morning Ruthann. i can see that is going to be an ordeal for you1 Not!! :o}