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Chris, Have a fantastic day!

Even if you have to blag a bit about your bowling skills, I sure the "purchaser" of the day will have a ball!!!

Me, I'm off to Hackney!

Wish i was coming with you!!

Sezza xxxx

Good morning all, morning Sezza,

Chris,It looks like it's going to be a busy but enjoyable day for you and lots of fun thrown in.

Sezza ,enjoy your day today ,nice to do or go some where different even if it for work.

A grey day here as was predicted, seems that we've had rain through out the night .
it looks like a soup and crusty bread sort of day.

Loli,I noticed about your whites the other ,Arial stain and soak ,new out is great ,put a good potion in to the water and let it soak. It's very good.

Roo, nice to see you hun ,hope that you're well and Jasper.

Right work beckons so that mean I will have to make a move ,have a good day all.

Take care ...Bids.xxx.

Morning All,

Chris, It's a bit drizzly in Kent, take a brolly.

I spent many a happy summer at Canterbury Cricket Ground when I was a girl; we used to, as a family, go and watch Kent play at Canterbury. When the chaps went in for lunch or tea, me, my Dad and Brother used to play French Cricket on the pitch. I also got some autographs - Dicky Bird and Alan Knott to name but two. The last time I went to the Cricket Ground was to a wedding some years back.

Have a great day.

Morning Sezza and Bids xx

AliB
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Morning all,

First I will check that my work network allows me to post! I did get frustrated attempting to post, and not really sure if it is the ±«Óãtv or my network! Grrrrr......

Chris, have a great day playing cricket! I am sure whatever the score the thing to remember is that CiN is the real winner today! ;-) Good on you and the other celebs not forgetting for one moment Malcolm and his fantastic donation!

I have been up to so much recently so if spared and I find the time I will return with a bullet point update!

Keep smiling

Keith
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Today I have work, later I am going to the cinema with my best bud the JellyBean - she needs some love today - her per rat Rosie died yesterday. Apparently she was an old lady rat and it was her time to go but I still think the JellyBean is super gutted.

Good morning everyone from a rainy, windy and cool Ayrshire,

Hugs to JellyBean, it doesn't matter how old they are, you still miss them terribly.

Have a great day Chris, I hope Malcolm and his family/friends have a fantastic time, I'm sure they will.

X

Gail.

Ooh Chris, you're only going to be about 10 minutes from where I work!! If only I could get away ..... hope the weather cheers up for you all and that you have a great day!

Long time no see peeps ... the new academic year has started with avengeance and it's been crazy, crazy here at work. I'm also starting the next phase of my own part-time degree on Monday and today I've got an introductory lecture for three hours! I'm extremely nervous as I'm so much older than the other students ... they'll probably think I'm the tutor! I haven't studied for over 30 years so wish me luck!

Hope Deevs and Nic have a lovely holibobs.

Love to all and hugs to those who need them.

jillygoat xx

Nice Sent From Me To You...

Bingo Star 'ere...

CLP - WHATTA COINCIDENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only yesterdee a thought of a cricket joke.... Yes me a cricket joke!!!!!!

Ere it is:

Did you 'ear about the cricketer who forgot ter iron 'is smart cricket pants..... 'e played off the crease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scoobs - Just wanted ter wish you a 'VERY 'APPY BIRTHDEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' (for yesterdee! Sorry couldn't get near a PC yesterdee due to work/ me new work routine/ me 'ouse/ And the fact that me PC is too 'eavy ter carry when am cycling.... Ter name butta few excuses!!!!!)

'ope you 'ad a great dee... yesterdee..... And a 'ope you & ALL 'ave a great dee terdee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Talkin' of terdee & birthdees.....

Can a just wish 'elen Plumb a most 'APPY BIRTHDEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for terdee too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok gotta go.... gotta go ter work again all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bye!

Hello CE & Everyone.

A very windy day here on the Wirral peninsula.

Enjoy the cricket Chris. Birkenhead Park is the place to play cricket around here (opened in 1847 and is the first publicly funded park in the country) My uncle used to play there before he emigrated to the US of A.

I used to enjoy a game of cricket myself as a child and even though I say so myself I was very good at catching the ball.

I don't suppose Freddie would come and captain a game at Birkenhead!

I will have some of that tea & cake thank you!

MM xxx

Not sure about Tea & Cake, will a coffee and a Twix (other chocolate bars are available) do?

The weather has been very kind in Devon today I do hope the same can be said for the cricket match in SE England?

I have just come back from a week and a bit away and to be honest I need a rest! LOL Have a great time Deevs and Nic. ;-)

Keep smiling

Keith
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Afternoon each

Enjoy the cricket Chris, hope you have good weather.

Sun is shining here now after tipping it down all morning. Hope everyone is well, haven't caught up yet.

May have to put the heating on, it's bloomin' cold here in Fife. Apparently the oldest grandson paid his brother 10p last night to warm his bed up (the 9yr old is always warm, never seems to feel the cold).

Back in a bit.

xxx

Keith, looking forward to your update.

MTD, hope all is well with your house, sounds a tad scary.

CSN, have you put those men down yet?

Deevs/Nic, have a lovely, relaxing holiday.

Nice to see you Jilly.

xxxxxx

Evening all

Hope you're all well?

Had quite an easy day getting into Hackney - for once all the trains ran smoothly!

Just a question, probably for the ladies here but could be anyone! Has anyone had a "makeover" at one of the make-up counters in the big stores, did you enjoy it and where did you go?

Was very tempted while I was waiting for my train but chickened out!

Sezza xxxx

Hi all

Hope the cricket went OK Chris.

Sezza - I had a makeover at the L*nc*me counter in D*b*nh**sa couple of weeks ago, it was quite nice but I've had better (most of the counters in the stores do them - the best I've had was probably the B*n*f*t one). I had just had my hair done and my hairdresser wanted to see the results - she said it looked good. It was a shame that I wasn't going out that evening. Mind you the last one was the first where I didn't feel pressurised to buy at least one of the products used (probably because they knew I'd bought quite bit a couple of weeks earlier). If you do go for it, a tip would be not to do a full make up before you go (apparently some people do!!!). Personally, I like them, especially as I don't really have a clue when it comes to using make up and tend to go without most of the time.

Seeing Bingo above reminds me that I forgot to congratulate you on your engagement. Now we know what the wedding outfit is for eh MM???

Laters

mtd ffb xxx

Sezza, I had a makeover, long time ago, at Jenners in Edinburgh (the poshest shop before Harvey Nicks came on the scene). The salesgirls were really snooty and made me feel like a chookter but they managed to sell me very expensive products. Didn't do that again!

Good advice from mtd. xxxxx

I'll just talk to myself - the word is actually teuchter - Scottish word for yokel, highlander, someone from the bogs.

xxxx

I bet the Cricketers had a brilliant day today - what fab memories for the kids! Hope all went well.

I had a Cl*n*que makeover in a large branch of 'Shoes' once. Nice lady, but managed to stay strong and buy only stuff I was actually going to use (obviously that was back in my solvent days, hehe!). Also, when I was going to be a bridesmaid for my sister in law, I went and had a "consultancy" in another department store and took with me a swatch of the fabric my dress would be in. that was quite helpful for helping the lady to get ranges of colours, etc. On the whole though, I don't really wear that much make-up. Just a reliable mascara and lipstick, bit of powder - and maybe some subtle eye-liner if any eligible gents are likely to come into radar range...!

Jasper-dog has not allowed me anywhere near HIM with make-up since an unfortunate incident with a medieval cross and a Dragonboat race earlier this year...

Roo xx

CLP

hope you had a fab time with the cricket. Sorry I didn't have time to catch up last night will try better tonight, actually I did have time I just got pre-occupied with Sudoku!!!

Anyway must get lil legs bathed and bedded so will check in and catch up later.

TTFN

kks
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I've never had a makeover in my life, prefer to do my own.

What on earth are all these mascara adverts on about, what is that silly LA voice talking about telling us to millionise our lashes? And each new mascara ad is suggesting that the previous one was rubbish. And then there's the shape of the brush (or comb) which they keep on changing.

It's all a rip off as there's such a small amount in the tubes compared to the oldfashioned block mascara!

MM xxx

Maddy, you're so right.

Now, tell me, how have we only got 19 posts and Simon has 196??

xxxx

Annie - it's Simon's birthday; they're pitying him... ;-)

Maddy - The only thing that can make eyelashes more numerous (millionise?!? Is that even a word?!) is sticking on a pair of falsies! All designed to bleed money out of the credulous. Alas, that sometimes includes me - I've got loads of mascaras - and I only EVER resort to using the same two (and one of THOSE was a free sample)!

Tammy was right - sometimes it IS hard to be a woman... ;-)

Roo xx

Roo, that's ok then.

Switching off now, going to watch Who Do You Think You Are with hot chocolate and millionaires shortbread.

Night all. xxxxx

'Night Annie - sounds like a top evening to me! Enjoy. xx

Back from a taxi run

It was the B*n*fit counter that tempted me today so maybe I'll take myself off sometime

There's only one mascara I can use. Not sure if it "millionises" anything. Just makes me look like I have a some eyelashes!

Roo, good to hear you've stopped Jasper from raiding the make-up bag!

Annie, good word!! Nearly as good as my favourite scottish word - dreich!

Mtd, You went to some make-up launch junket didn't you?

MM, hello

Sezza xxxx

Roo.

Surely if we had millionised lashes we'd be blind! Wonder what the next word they come up with will be? I was going to make a protest and stop buying it but I'm just not brave enough to go out without it.

KandK

I had to stop doing Sudoku, get too frustrated when it goes wrong. I now keep to online crosswords and jigzone.

MM xxx

Hello Sezza.

Don't let me put you off going to the counter makeover, they are experts.

Althought I like to do my own I probably do use the wrong shades for my skin colouring.

MM xxx

MM, I think with make-up you get to know what works for you

I'm just a bit bored and wonder what someone else would do with my face

I can't do sudoku!! No hope! Just about managed a crossword in the paper today - first one I've done for ages!

Sezza xxx

Maddy - know exactly what you mean, how hyped-up can it get?! It's make-up for goodness sake! Some of those ads are so over-enthusiastic it almost looks like they're offering you superhuman powers in exchange for buying their bit of old slap!

Roo xx

Evening all,

Here we go my bullet points I promised.....

:- Got a job as a consultant delivering Key Skills/NVQ’s in Management, Business Administration and Customer service. Only probably 3 days a month.

:- Started my own Limited company to run the consultancy through, my first ever company!

:- Been away on holiday in our motorhome for a week and a half.

:- Bought my first ever brand new motorhome! Collect it on 4 Oct, very excited!

:- Finally after two and a half years I managed to get my daughter to attend some counselling! This is a very BIG step forward.


Keep smiling

Keith
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Its all going on Keith. Well done and especially to your Daughter.

Looking out for you in new monster truck, but see that you have't got it yet. Exciting eh?

Hello to everyone else.

MTF.xx

Fabulous news Keith - really fantastic. Hope this is a first step on a happier path for your daughter, you and the family.

Hello MTF; night night! xx

Roo. xxx

Night night Roo. Early one for me too.

MTF.xx

Good morning everyone,

It's trying to be sunny here in Ayrshire, quite blowy though.

We don't watch adverts at all, we S**+ everything so that we can skip through them, last night we watched Inside Nature's Giants, it was about thoroughbred racehorses which was absolutely fascinating (if a little gruesome).

Off work tomorrow, we are going away for 3 nights in the caravan, which I am really looking forward to, I am so envious of you Keith, we would absolutely love a motorhome but we are also happy with our little caravan, it gives us so much more freedom, especially having the 2 dogs and at £40 for the 3 nights including electric hook up, it's a cheap way to holiday for us.

Have a great weekend when it comes everyone.

X

Gail.

Morning all,

I am enjoyig the show this morning! So pleased the cricket went well (always a risk the weather could spoil events at this time of year) we could always try to arrange a blog day out to it next year? They sell beer at cricket matches........ ;-)

MTF, Roo thank you. I have told her this is the start of the rest of her life! I even shed a tear or two if I am honest when she walked through the door. ;-)

Keep smiling

Keith
xx

Good morning all,

Lovely sunny morning here this morning ,hope it's going to last .As yesterday it turned turned out to be a nice day after the gloomy start.

Make over debate, had a make over years ago and got roped in to buy what I didn't want. But I've had a few facials which I do like ,normally get a shoulder and arm massage thrown in as well ,now that's nice.

Right must dash ,dragging my heels this morning.

Take care all..Bids.xxx.

Gail, we caravaned for many years and loved it, we even traded my last caravan for our first motorhome. From little acorns I have moved onto my dream turnip! It is a lot of money and could only be justified if you actually use it. So many are parked up on driveways. :-( As for cheap we just paid £7.50 a night with electric on the coast, perfect. ;-) xx

Tenby 1972 - The last time I spent a night in a caravan and the only way I would ever spend another night in one is if I am kidnapped by travellers.

They are truely the work of the Devil!

Hi everyone:

Enjoyed all the chat about make-overs. I never have had one, no offense intended to any "beauty consultants" lurking, but they just make me feel so uneasy ... teuchter describes it perfectly, Annie! One day, a couple of years ago, I was collared by some dame selling nail products, nail files, that sort of thing, and I spent £25 on them! I genuinely felt ill when I realised what I had allowed myself to be talked into!

Keith: great to see your update - what a busy time for you, sounds terrific. And that's wonderful news about your daughter. xx

Gail: have a lovely wee break - I take it, you are getting the Holiday Monday coming up?

I really did think it was Friday this morning ... until Chris told me it was Thursday!

Have a good day, all.

C xx

Morning all hope you are all well.

NSBU we have a caravan and unfortunately it has sat in storage this year and not been out, we have been too busy to get out in it but I know what you mean you do need to use them, it is a great freedom to just hitch up and get off. Its sounds like everything is going well for you and I hope you have many happy hours touring around in your new motorhome.

As for make up, havent been to a counter but generally if I decide to invest in something expensive it is normally Cl####s. I buy mine from the internet it is alot cheaper then off the counter and cant help but think if I went for a make over I might come out looking more like aunt sally then seductive and sultry.

Sun shining at the mo in Shropshire and this week is going very slow not like the last two I had in the sun - funny that.

CB x

Chrissie, David has the holiday Friday and Monday as he works for the Council Roads Dept., but we don't get any public holidays, we have to save them all up for our fortnight shutdown at Christmas and New Year (which is great), so I have put in for holidays for tomorrow and Monday, which still leaves me with 6 days to use before the end of the year - YAY!

X

Gail.

Gail, that's great you are taking some holidays, and still have loads left! I did wonder about the holiday Monday thingy because I know you don't get those holidays. I hate to say this, but it's not long until your "fortnight shutdown"!!

C xx

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Hi Chris,
I was listening to your show yesterday morning,and heard you were in Canterbury and i also remember the other day you speaking about Chitty chitty bang bang,and thought you should know that the first Chitty car was built in Higham Park,Canterbury and was owned by Count Dborowski.It's a small world.
Regards
Les Shonk,Ramsgate,Kent