Clare_Bear's smiley happy thread

Sporky

Jake's Toys, in Petersfield.

Looks a bit scruffy outside, but lovely inside. 

munckee

Sporky said:

Jake's Toys, in Petersfield.

Looks a bit scruffy outside, but lovely inside. 

Thanks will take the young man there for a visit.

Sporky

skullfunkerry said:

Sporky said:

skullfunkerry said:

We took my stepdaughter to the local toy shop yesterday to buy some Lego with her birthday money. She got a few bits, and while I was there I picked up the Lamborghini Countach and a little Jules Verne tribute set that I've not seen before.

That was a gift-with-purchase at Lego - wasn't meant to be sold. I really liked the teeny train. 

Oh really? Cheeky fuckers, in that case! Still, I enjoyed building it and I like it so it’s all good

There are usually loads of GWP sets unopened on eBay, and they're not available to the 3rd party shops. I think that one took £120 of purchases... 

rsvmark

Kittyfrisk said:

Yep, Common Lizard & Common Adder or Viper. Lot of them about in the NE  

Always though Adders were SW creatures. Heres another reptile shot:
https://live.staticflickr.com/7286/8713944131_28c2b9aaa8_b.jpg

Kittyfrisk

rsvmark said:

Kittyfrisk said:

Yep, Common Lizard & Common Adder or Viper. Lot of them about in the NE  

Always though Adders were SW creatures. Heres another reptile shot:

No, my mate's elderly Jack Russell was bitten by an adder on his nose last year after disturbing it while doing clumsy snuffling dog stuff, it was touch & go for a few days until he pulled through.
Not saying this is a definitive article, but the distribution is widespread.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23709502.snakes-north-east-warning-dog-owners-12-spotted/

Jfingers

Kittyfrisk said:

Yep, Common Lizard & Common Adder or Viper. Lot of them about in the NE  

Female Adder, I wouldn't want a bite from one but people rarely die due to them. Great pics @Kittyfrisk ;

boogieman

We get adders around here in Kent apparently, though I’ve never seen one in the flesh so far. Our neighbour has a good sized meadow for a back garden and says he spots them fairly regularly, along with grass snakes and slow worms.

I’ve found a couple of these in our garden recently, great crested newts. (It was alive, it was just a cool spring day and he hadn’t warmed up properly yet). 

 

Kittyfrisk

^ I love newts 

Philly_Q

I wasn't sure where to post this, but since this thread is the place for positive vibes...

Happy birthday to my dad, who would have been 90 today.

Sporky

Sporky said:

I switched energy tariff.

£80 a month less. 

That's quite a bit of Lego. 

My sums were wrong.

It's £140 a month less!

Brio

After two weeks searching, today I found my titanium spork. :-)

Sporky

Impressive that you managed two weeks of searching in one day! 

Brio

Work smarter, not harder.

digitalscream

Sporky said:

Sporky said:

I switched energy tariff.

£80 a month less. 

That's quite a bit of Lego. 

My sums were wrong.

It's £140 a month less!

Sadly, it's still not much Lego.

Sporky

It's nearly the G500... 

munckee

With my daughter being away at uni I've been the only muso in the house most of the year, am working at home today and could just about make out the bassline to 'where is my mind' coming from somewhere upstairs. Made me very happy to hear someone playing an instrument in the house.  Even if it was a bass : )

stickyfiddle

I’m on holibobs and it’s my birthday and this morning I went to see the ghostbusters 

theatreanchor

stickyfiddle said:

I’m on holibobs and it’s my birthday and this morning I went to see the ghostbusters 

Happy birthday!

Hope the bustin made you feel good. 

boogieman

Happy birthday Sticky ! 

Kittyfrisk

Happy birthday & continue to enjoy the visit  
However, please do not use the phrase 'holibobs' ever again, or I may need to break into my emergency assassination piggybank   >:)