The Compers Inn (part 48)

rosemac

Rash had not got any worse thank goodness alfie. At least I know it is nothing contagious. So I am safe to get out and about

fire**fly

all :wave:
been a funny day again weather wise here with sunshine
& showers
hope you got a good catch up on comps yesterday Alfie

great your colds have gone sheils x

good to hear your rash is now ok rose x

sounds very good news re the Chiropractor leanfun &
hope all goes well for future for DH xx

leanfun30 wrote: »

Hope there a win in the Inn soon.
Good luck all.

had this unexpected win delivered yesterday from
this thread :j:j
thanks to one-eye....:T:T
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/75599253#Comment_75599253


have a lovely evening all & fingers crossed for all

AlfieBlue

:hello: Good morning all, happy first day of Spring!


Also ....


Supermoon 2019: Watch the March Worm Supermoon coincide
with the Spring Equinox



THE upcoming March Full Moon Supermoon will coincide with the
astronomical start of Spring, the Spring Equinox. Here is
everything you need to know about the Supermoon.

The March Supermoon is the third and final of a brilliant
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Spring Equinox, also known as the Vernal Equinox, which in the
Northern Hemisphere kickstarts the season of Spring. Together,
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else this year.... [Cont'd] >

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1101665/Supermoon-2019-march-full-moon-worm-supermoon-spring-equinox

fire**fly wrote: »

[had this unexpected win delivered yesterday from
this thread :j:j
thanks to one-eye....:T:T
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/75599253#Comment_75599253


have a lovely evening all & fingers crossed for all

:T Brilliant book win fire**fly. Had a quick peek - sounds
a great read! :j


Have a lovely & lucky day all, take care.


Alfie xxx

leanfun30

Morning Alfie and all. You were about early expect you might be off out soon for your walk.
Thanks for the info very interesting about the Spring equinox.

Well done on surprise delivery FireFly. Love surprises. Great book win.

Rose hope your rash goes quickly.

Forgot to ask if anyone watched Garith’s programmes with the children from the school under Grenfell tower on Monday. It was so moving brought tears.

Hope there’s some sun today. Be lucky.

rosemac

Morning folks. Weather not so promising dull and damp. Leanfun did not see that programme. Had a bit of a surprise yesterday. Put on a jacket I had not worn for ages and when I locked the door when leaving put my keys in my pocket and found what felt like a piece of paper. Pulled it out and it was a £20 note. Must have stuck it in there one day when I was out without a bag. So it is now in my treat jar which I use when I want something and cannot justify just throwing money at it. GK's also benefit from it. Hope I find you all well.

jcaan

AlfieBlue wrote: »

Hi jcaan, welcome to the Inn. :hello: ^^^ This site sounds
dreadful! :eek: Had no idea, thank goodness I've never used
them! _pale_


Ps .... It's clouded over here now with light showers, so I'm back
indoors again. Did manage quite a bit of gardening this
morning though.

I'm going to have a quick comp catch-up session first, then
'maybe' start a bit of spring cleaning! :eek: :rotfl::rotfl:
Alfie xxx

Sorry only log in intermittently, thank you for your help/advice

fire**fly

good afternoon all :wave:
been a lovely day here with sunshine


brilliant info/ linky Alfie re spring equinox &
March Full Moon Super moon :Tbig thanks :A

didn't see the programme leanfun sounds very very
moving ((hugs)) x


lol, well done finding the money rose always nice
to find extra cash


hope everyone else is well & you all have
a great evening

AlfieBlue

:hello: Good morning, hope you're all ok today.

leanfun30 wrote: »

Morning Alfie and all. You were about early expect you might be off out soon for your walk.
Thanks for the info very interesting about the Spring equinox.

Forgot to ask if anyone watched Garith’s programmes with the children from the school under Grenfell tower on Monday. It was so moving brought tears.

Oh, I missed the Gareth programme leanfun, I'd even seen
the trailer about it & meant to watch it, but totally forgot.


You're right though, I was up & out early yesterday for my
forest walk.


Unfortunately I had to call Hants police on my return home.
I'd spotted two youths (on a motorbike) speeding recklessly
on one of the local forest roads. They weren't wearing helmets
& even worse, they were driving onto the heathland & purposely
heading for & scaring livestock. Thankfully another lady
out walking had also seen the blighters.


When I was walking back home I spoke to another dog walker,
& warned her about the two louts. She told me that there's also
been a spate of dogs being stolen locally (to be used for dog
fighting). _pale_ I can recall seeing this on a police watch
programme quite recently.


Anyhow, she told me that a local dog walker actually saw two
men attempting to steal her dog and she was having none of it.
She ran over to the culprits & started tussling with one of the
men who was trying to put her pet in their van, & she managed
to get him to release the dog by biting his hand! :T Needless to
say the men sped away empty handed but the owner was able
to give the police excellent descriptions. :T Do hope the men
are caught. Don't know how these scumbags sleep at night,
makes me so angry.


When I eventually rang the police about the motorbike louts,
they were extremely helpful & said they would inform our local
community police. Sadly, we've also had many hit & run
accidents (usually occurring during the night/early hours), where
animals have been left to suffer needlessly. The reward has also
now been upped from £1,000 to £5,000 to snare these blighters.
The police have also set up speed traps in various parts of the
forest & have already caught quite a few reckless drivers.

rosemac wrote: »

Had a bit of a surprise yesterday. Put on a jacket I had not worn for ages and when I locked the door when leaving put my keys in my pocket and found what felt like a piece of paper. Pulled it out and it was a £20 note. Must have stuck it in there one day when I was out without a bag.

Lovely surprise to find unexpected cash rose - will come in
handy! :T


You're most welcome fire**fly/leanfun re links/info posted
yesterday.





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This is the video which shows 50 young people saying "don't stop
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This World Down Syndrome Day - which takes place on March 21 -
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“Don’t Stop Me Now!” seeks to highlight the ways which people
with Down Syndrome of all ages achieve and enjoy life.

It even features one of our own. Heidi from Coventry can be seen
in the video being proposed to - a truly beautiful moment.... [Cont'd] >

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/world-down-syndrome-day-video-15987837

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Have a lovely day all, take care.

Alfie xxx

indie

Morning, thanks for the links Alfie. I worked in a home many years ago for downs Syndrome young adults. They had all different needs, but were lovely. I remember when i first arrived they were all making there lunch boxes for school the next day and all wanted to make me a cup of tea. As there were 20 of them i had to refuse saying i just had 1,lol. If the home hadn't been so far away i would have chosen to work there full time but it was out in the country and over 40 mins drive each way.
Well done on finding the money rose, hope you treat yourself to something nice. It's a dull here at the moment but dry,and not cold so may get some gardening done out back. Hope you all have a lucky day.

leanfun30

Morning. Alfie thanks for the links especially WDSD another great video.
Sorry to hear about your experience out walking. Great you reported it.
We had a spate of dog fighting in a large park a short car ride from us a few years ago. Not heard of any recently.

Indie shame you were not able to work in that home with Downs young adults. Enjoy the gardening.

Rose what a lovely surprise finding the money. Hope you find a good treat for yourself or GKs.

Thought of Rose yesterday I did a massive sheperd’s Pie baking. One large one for us and even larger one for freezer and a quorn one for DS for freezer. Ours usually lasts two days but DD was on day off. Her washing machine had broken and when repair man came he didn’t have part so she brought washing over with GS. She was going straight back but asked could they stay for dinner.

GS was in tracksuit. I might have said already he joined after school football club in January. All the going to the park with the Kicker ball I won last year has given him so much confidence. That was one of my best wins. It’s too bouncy for the garden but brilliant in a large open space. Even I can kick it with a bend it like Beckham.

Dull here now like yesterday but when I went to local shops it was much milder. Definitely spring. Hurray.

Have a good day all and be lucky.