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Not so off topic as I!
So determined not to forget the clocks go forward —- I changed them all last night!
So I will be in a tizzwozz all day now!
 
Viktoria—- well I was all last week!

I have heard of that and how well it works ,my pond is only small, just enough for three small goldfish , but no harm in trying with a small amount.
I am very fond of them,very tame .
Thanks for the tip.
Lovely day mostly here ,but a very blustery night with heavy storms last night.
Have bakes two chocolate cakes ,one fir Sunday when eldest son and his wife will join us for tea and one for Monday when Flash Harry ,Kyra and their zmummy and Daddy come for the day before heading South home to Suffolk.
I have made play dough for them  .
A big chicken and salad and nice bread rolls ,then yogs or ice cream and or chocolate cake with chocolate nests I have made with mini eggs in them .

A Thomas The Tank Engine book for FH and aPeppa Pig activity book for Kyra.

Clock go forward tomorrow folks !
Cheerio .Viktoria.

It was in the TV news yesterday,the reporter spoke with Uni rowers who said how filthy it was,a spokesperson mentioned the heavy rains there have been and how the land is waterlogged and is draining into rivers, complete with animal dung and the sewage tanks are also overflowing ,even the seas are
filthy as rivers flow to the seas.

What a mess - literally.

Viktoria.

Quite a lot of anger re the blue !
A radio programme where people could phone in to join a discussion was a real eye opener —- so many people thought the Cross of St. George was only connected to the England team !
Had no idea it was The English part of The Union Flag.
It was a revelation.
We were always taught that to deface The Union Flag was tantamount to treason!
That the broad white diagonal stripe must be at the top nearest the flagpole ,otherwise it was an insult !

Oh dear, how things change .

Very sad about the bridge ,but it looked so flimsy and will be interesting to know about the ship crashing into another bridge some time ago!

Still not found my alarm fob , but someone coming today with a new one that needs programming in I think ,no charge but I do have a Service Contract .

I must pick up a watch I left for a new battery ,forgot the documentation and
back home I find I took out lifetime battery replacement ,so will get a refund .
A pretty dainty Accurist bought in 2001 , I love it .
However it  going away means the waterproof seal will be replaced also.

Hopefully Flash Harry and Kyra ( the one baby demolition squad) are here sometime over the weekend so must do a chocolate cake ,got some mini eggs.
Will do nests with chocolate and dessicated coconut to put on top.
Must hang the pretty plastic eggs on the bushes.

My son and his wife will be here so eight of us if all at the same time ,but I don’t have seating for so many , my son usually sits on a big cushion on the floor . No idea when the youngsters are coming ,it is hard with the
children .,they are after all visiting their Nanna,and she sees them only when they get up .
Boat Race tomorrow,given the disgusting state of The Thames — sewage etc in a report this week , I am surprised it has not been cancelled.

Well things to do and so Cheerio, look after yourselves ,hope you all have a nice weekend .
Viktoria.

Yes, our dog was lovely, could play the piano!
Well stood on her back legs with front paws on the keyboard and walked from bass keys to treble and back again,plink plonk .
She joined my daughter when practising .
It was hard ,she was young and healthy,not like releasing an old ill dog from suffering.
We bought her on impulse, one morning after Church we went to the animal market where believe it or not there were lion cubs for sale ,exotic birds ,kittens and chickens etc.
She sat with her paws crossed,a Black and Tan version of a border collie ,about eight weeks old .
She had a little mark on her mouth which made her look as if she had heard some talk of which she did not approve ,we called her  Prudence,- well Pru .
But the cost was impossible and for her to be there nine months with the possibility there might be another dog  in a cage close to hers which developed rabies so she would have to be put to sleep also ,after months of paying ,no as far as it could be it was as kind as possible with me holding her
and talking to her ,” walkies, we’ll go walkies ,”a flicker of a wagged tail and nothing more.
I am in tears now.
Oh dear how they pull at our heart strings .
Viktoria.
P.S is there a rescue service for goldfish?
I really can’t keep up my little pond anymore ,despite all my efforts, filters aerators etc it goes green so quickly ,too much sunshine, but the fish are quite tame ,and come to the corner where I feed them when I tap on the rim.
It is a big job clearing it out . I have tried shading it more but still goes green even with the fluid for clearing algae ,filters cleaned etc.
I will enquire .
Cheerio.Viktoria.