Berrie, Lyra, Oggs and Zeb chat thread 14

[oggsfrog]

Hello! We're back. Boating holiday was great. Just off to catch up on emails etc. I'll be back later.

Well, apart from winning a tenner on the lottery, nothing's happened since I've been away.
We had a great time, the weather was lovely, the boat was just big enough ( and scarily difficult to drive - we had a few close shaves almost crashing into other boats while mooring).
The boys loved it and even had a go at driving the boat themselves (a six-berth motor cruiser with kitchen/living area, front cabin, back cabin and bathroom with stinky loo). The bit they enjoyed most was our two-day stop at Great Yarmouth and the Pleasure Beach. DS1 cried when we left.
We've spent a fortune on pub meals and drinks and are now skint.
I read The Host while I was away and I loved it. Stephenie Meyer is so good at making you care about her characters. What did you think of it Oggs?

Did I scare you all off?

I haven't finished it yet Lyra so no spoilers please

Glad you had a lovely time. We've had absolutely miserable weather up here - it's great you had it good.
Blimey. I might have known you wouldn't have been on a longboat

Berrie, other cat is munching on a vole now. I can see him through the window. He awoke us at 6:30 this morning with a chaffinch cheeping. Luckily it got away and I was able to let it go outside.

Have you still got your cat Lyra?

Look, we x-posted at almost the exact same time
There were hundreds of boats on the broads, but not a single long boat. All motor cruisers or sail boats. I think long boats are more for staying in one place in (?) or better on canals? I don't know.

Yes, Jasper was very pleased to see us come home today. I'd told the neighbours (who were feeding him) that we'd be back on Friday but it turned out we were doing Monday to Monday. Poor thing hasn't been fed all weekend

Oh no! Didn't the neighbours realise you weren't back? Does he have a catflap?

They were away for the weekend. Poor thing was starving.
I'll post a link to our boat when I get a chance. It was from the boatyard's budget range . Really old and a horrible green colour but it did the job.

San Luis

Oh that looks fantastic Lyra. I'm . I've always fancied a boating holiday.

The stinky loo wasn't fantastic We used it as little as possible.

Oh, I'm used to stinky loos

Oh happy days!

Glad you had a nice time Lyra. Was about to search your site to see how much a holiday for us would be then realised there would be no way I could jump from the deck with a rope.

Off the the Toy library base today. Turns out the woman who came to our place yesterday is just a sort of outreach person, she brings the toys back in a fortnight. So we'll go and get some today. They are fabulous a huge range brand new, expensive toys to borrow for free!

Oh oh oh...I dreamed I cuddled up and fell asleep with RP last night. He had a bare top (under my head)

I've been reading the True Blood Thread.

You are Sooooo missing out!

Get watching!

I'm on a Buffy/Angel run at the moment .

Will have to watch True Blood on my own anyway so will wait until dh is out.

Of course you could jump off with a rope Berrie. I did it. I was nervous of all that kind of stuff at first but you soon become an expert.
Ok, what channel is True Blood on again? And is there any way to catch up on what I've missed?

I think she means her back would not allow it. She'd get a twinge mid leap and end up in the canal .

Ah yes, I see.

Berrie, what am I doing wrong with my purple sprouting broccoli? The plants have grown tall and thin and each produced one mini floret which quickly turned into yellow flowers. I'm doing it wrong, aren't I?

Errr...my purple sprouting does not mature until next spring. It takes a year. I'm confused though because the yellow flowers come after the sprouts. When did you plant it? I'm wondering if there are varieties for different seasons?

True Blood is on FX and they do catch ups. I can send you a disc if not but it will only work on the laptop (though dh puts it on a pen drive through the tv/digi box.)

My Dh loves it too Oggs. It's very sexy. I'd positivley recommend watching it together!

Was the soil nice and fertile? That could be it? Did it dry out too much when it was sunny a few months ago?

We planted in March, I think, maybe April. So I have to wait till next year for the broccoli? The soil was fertile and we've kept it well watered.

Mmmm...well mine was pretty much over once it flowered and mine is not flowering on the allotment. I'll ask the neighbours what they think, they are ore experienced than me.

We've had the same problem this year with our broccoli. Not many heads and they were loose rather than tight and they quickly flowered.

I think I'll have a problem getting dh to watch. I think he's all vampired out, what with the Buffy/Angel fest. Plus he won't be able to sit on the futon but would have to sit in a hard backed chair. Hmmm.