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JJ, you will get a session with Sven with talk like that, breaking house rule no 3 ;-)

Welcome GD, great to see you, help yourself to a few pints of biddingtons.

Al, there tend to be a few more FEBS around at the weekend ;-)

Spacey ... "well"....LOL

OK, kettle on and chilled everything available...

Wow, Golddog with a daughter, whatever next. Takes after him too, poor lass. Congrats all the same GD. Great to see you in the Coffee House too.

jj - fresh tomatoes are OK, but I do like to soak everything in the juice you get out of the tin. ;-)))

FEBs are for every day, Spacie. A good sprinkling of Lea and Perrins and ground black pepper are of course required too.

PS - Congrats Golddog. Wondered where you'd been. ;-)

He's been making babies Al.... very ardous task.
Congrats Poochy, lots of bods left around here from times gone bye....still in date! :-0)

Morning all

congrats golddoog :-)

still suffering on dial up here till my broadband gets sorted :-(

Many congratulations to Poochy and his lady on the arrival of little Katie, the newest and youngest member of the cafe team.

Congratulations to Golddog!

I've been looking for an excuse for a mid-morning glass of bubbly -- pass the Mumm Napa, if you will, and a sufficiency of glasses for all those present.

*Pop* *Fizz* *glug, glug* *Slurp* Cheers all!

Didn't know you needed any excuse, MM. ;-))

Good morning from a grey Cotswolds. Woken up by an early bird today, to be precise a rampant pigeon plighting his troth out side my window.

I'll get the tea and coffee on so that any bleary eyed early risers don't have to wait.

I see Pru is still living in the garden shed and doing a sterling job keeping the garden in order. In fact the garden will be competition for Versailles if he keeps up the good work. Bit worried about where he's getting the statuary from though.

Ouch!

Just walked around where a sign used to be and bumped into the wall.

Morning Socco,
Lots of troth plighting going on up here as well, pidgeons and doves, problem is being so close to houses they cannot be shot. Running out of pidgeon I am!

Morning Opto, maybe we will have to import some hawks.

Afternoon Socco, good idea but I think we will need a lot. Wood pidgeons and doves seem to be taking over throughout the country. Not long ago it was difficult to get near to a wood pidgeon, now they appear to have become almost domesticated.....and they make an awful mess.

Opto
I think nature will take it's course. As a surfeit of pigeon prey becomes available, the population of hawks will increase and adapt to city/town life. It's already happened in a small way but may take a long time before a balance is reached.

Now I have to go out, I feel an irresistable urge to participate in the Morrison's Grand Prix trolley race. Mainly due to there being hardly anything to eat left in the house. Back later, ta ta for now.

One has returned.

Well done Socco 15.19 and task completed. I have done three visits, two family one friend....NO supermarkets!!! rare happening on Saturday.
Today will be rounded off with a visit to the local watering hole.......well it is very warm :-)

Good morning all. Sunny day in the Cotswolds, which reminds me, I have to go water all the plant pots. FEB is the order of the day, tea and toast to follow.

Morning Socco, hot and sunny here in Yorks.
Morrisons this morning.....well I can't expect to get away without visting a supermarket two days in a row!