The Compers Inn (part 48)

fire**fly

everyone :wave:


hope you're all having a lovely easter break
with the lovely weather

fingers crossed the exercises will help DH leanfun x

great links/pics again Alfie/sheils thanks :T
love the prison stay idea lol def wouldn't want to escape
from one of them


x

leanfun30

HAPPY EASTER ALL

Firefly thanks for the lovely pictures and wishes.

Fully agree May the joys of this glorious season be yours.

Hope everyone enjoys this lovely sunny day.

sheils6

Hope everyone has had a lovely day x

indie

Morning, Nephews were very good saturday night and hardly saw them, one went out and the other 2 were upstairs on there game machines. I have a busy day today as have MOT tomorrow so need to clean car inside and out.Looks like it's going to be another nice day so will get some washing done as well. Hope you all have a good Bank Holiday.

leanfun30

Morning. It’s going to be a quiet day here. Like you Indie hope to do some things here. Pleased to hear all went well at your Nephews. Hope their Dad enjoyed the party.

We had DD1, GS and DS and a friend here for a meal yesterday evening. In the afternoon DH and I did sit and have coffee in the garden.

Hope everyone enjoys the warm bank holiday.

AlfieBlue

Good morning, happy St. George's Day.


Hope you all had a wonderful long weekend - did the Easter
Bunny pay you a visit?


Had a brilliant time with family. :T :j Absolutely glorious
weather over the Easter weekend for everyone!


Looks as if the dry spell will end mid-week'ish with much needed
rain. The garden is now dry as a bone & plants/wildlife will be
thankful for a little bit of the wet stuff!


https://www.independent.co.uk/weather/uk-weather-today-met-office-hottest-easter-monday-record-temperature-a8881471.html


I'm sure you mentioned in a previous post that today is
the birthday of one of your lovely GK's leanfun. If I've got
the right day (?) then sending mega birthday wishes. xx _party_




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Have a lovely & lucky Tuesday all, take care.

Alfie xxx

indie

Morning, a lot cooler here today, but still nice out.I am getting ready to take car in for MOT, it's just down the road so come home till it's done.I have some plants to plant out so will be doing that today. Glad the weekend was nice for you and your family Alfie,makes all the difference when you have nice weather as you can get out and about. Hope everyone has a lucky day.

sheils6

Been really enjoying the lovely weather here but this morning will be an end to it I thnk as showers due in afternoon. Typical when we are heading off to Wales tomorrow. ( Ewloe near Chester, Caerphilly, Barry Island, Abergavennay and last stop Oswestry) Nice decent size break.



DS3 has been here as he starts back at Gleneagles on 29th. Going to drop him at Lockerbie Railway station tomorrow as he is off to stay with DS2 for a few days. DS2 doesn't live that far from Gleneagles so handy.
DD busy with her last 2 exams and has just started her last 12 week placement. She is starting to apply for jobs now. The time has gone in fairly quickly. Her bf just has another week to do after this and then it will be his passing out parade. Then he gets 20 days off when he is really looking forward to. Staying in a Premier Inn for 14wks must seem a long time even if you get home at weekends.



Sounds like everyone has had a lovely Easter.
Wishing everyone lots of luck.


sheils x

indie

Morning, rain expected here as well sheils, it's very dull out but not cold.glad you have had your sons visiting, nice they can meet up with working and living close.Good luck to your DD job hunting,sure it won't take her long to find what she wants.
My car failed it's MOT, needs a little welding but she is 11 years old now so that's not bad. Got to pick it up later today. I did get some gardening done yesterday afternoon,put some plants in bigger pots and put out front in garden. May do a little more gardening later.Hope you all have a lucky day.

leanfun30

Woke up to brilliant sunshine here. Don’t know if rain is forecast here too.

We had a very busy day yesterday. DS went back so we dropped him at station. We drove to cemetery to visit my friend’s grave but went in a different cemetery entrance and it took a long time to find her grave even though it only has a wooden cross. It’s a massive cemetery and I walked on ahead looking but when I turned around I couldn’t see DH. I thought now can’t find grave and have lost DH in a cemetery. He turned up in the car. Then it was him driving in car and me walking. As we were about to give up we found the grave. The ground was so dry. No rain for ages.

St George’s day would have been my friend’s 95th birthday. She died last November. Yes, Alfie GD was 4 yesterday. DD2 said she was up at 6am opening presents. She’s an early bird. Party is on Saturday. DD1 is taking her son down for it. Not sure yet if I’m going. Thanks for St George’s info Alfie.

Well last week we had a surprise that this friend has left me some money but cheque had an extra e in my surname. I have not been to the bank for years. Go down to find machines and one counter. Lots of people standing about not knowing what to do. One young assistant trying to help everyone. Eventually when I saw her she said bank would not accept cheque. My other query she said needed more ID. I only had Freedom Pass. So she asked for a signature she went off, came back and said it wasn’t good enough. To do it again. Bare in mind I don’t ever remember giving a signature but it’s years since we used cheques and my right hand has some arthritis. In the end she said they would do my request but I had to queue at the counter and answer security questions. At one point I had been second in that queue and told I was in wrong place by now there were eight angry people in queue and they were due to close. As I’ll have to go back with a different cheque I left. I’m not a stressed person but it was stressful being around all those people and this is progress. I even got on the wrong bus to go home.

At home I sat down and thought oh for a coffee. I asked DH if DD1 had phoned yes, he said he’d forgotten she wanted us to pick GS up from childminder as she had to work late. It was already time we needed to leave. We have not done this for ages but it’s nearly end of April and she works in the city in finance. You need to allow an hour for a twenty minute car journey at that time. Life really has progressed.

Sheils hope you have a good journey to Wales and you miss some of the rain. Been thinking your DD must have finals coming up. Time seems to have gone quickly. Hope she finds the job she wants without too much travelling. Great your DS visited.

Forgot to say I too won 10 and 20p on humming bird. I also won a children’s book and yesterday heard I’ve won an Easter Egg on Instagram.

Enough chat better crack on. Good luck everyone.