Here we are again, happy as can be, all good pals and jolly good company...three cheers and lots of love all round. 
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Ooh Daphne well done, I like a good email to make the point! 
I bet you will be invited to lunch again and I think you should be extremely gracious and accept. Then bore them to death for as long as possible and beat a hasty retreat! 
After a lovely day yesterday with lunch under the trees and a glass of delicious Malbec, today is very wet indeed. Can't decide if I really want to bother staggering to the bank.
Just had a tv aerial fitted in my bedroom so I might just plan an early night! My back really suffers if I sit too long on my sofas.
Oh, what a beautiful day. Marvellous panoramic scene of the Inner Hebridean islands. Almost a flat calm sea.
Daphne Hooray! That was a result, that was. Your "friend" has had a mild twitch of conscience. No matter how tough things are in another's life, when friends meet, that is the time to not only talk but listen and show genuine interest. If you do not get an invitation in future...it will be that lot's loss...most definitely not yours.
We do like to keep in touch and we also lurve baby pics. So, get snapping and share, please.
NanaandGrampy Today's children have a way of persuading parents and grandparents to buckle comply with their preferences. As a child, I had no say when it came to shoes. Clarkes sensible lace-ups for winter, and Clarkes equally sensible sandals for summer. In fact, the very same style of sandal is still available.
How come you needed to rush around preparing an already spotless home for a last minute viewing? There's surely not a home to match yours for many a mile.
I would have liked a photo of you being "attacked" by water cannon.
millym You do NOT need to feel in the slightest bit guilty for falling asleep during Bake Off. I would have been rendered comatose.
Anya The most lawless shire in England has to be Midsummer. Three murders are par for the course. Each dafter than the previous. Also, have you noted that there is usually a bicycle, a horse and a lone fox yowling after dark. However, it is pretty harmless with it.
Tizliz No names mentioned, but a German foursome recently stayed at our pal's guest house. Most evenings, whilst other guests were enjoying a proper meal in the pleasant dining room, they sat down with a picnic that they had purchased in a supermarket. They then had the cheek to ask for plates and cutlery and napkins. 
oldgoat If I get a surprise hunger pang, I opt for a Satsuma. Don't ask.
Last night's sunset below.
All I have to say today is its raining 
Charleyg You wouldn't go into a restaurant and proceed to eat food that you've purchased elsewhere...I know that my pal kept her own counsel. Bless her cotton socks.
Cornerg Rain is good. We've been having lots of the stuff. The sunshine does return. Swings and roundabouts...
Here is a photo of the bench that our neighbour's family have given us. We believe it's made of Teak. Very heavy. We have spent time (in the past) in the sunshine sitting with our pal whose bench it was. As cars passed, the occupants would hoot. I can almost see him on his bench - Sun-tanned and smiling. A truly lovely man, with an awful incurable dementia.
soop yes, Malbec is a fruity red wine
Daphne Just to clarify, I didn't mean your own news was boring, I meant any old boring rubbish! 
Just a quick post - was doing a test cut today and when I had finished I thought..... that's the Kitcheners !!
DaphneB That is a beautiful anniversary photograph.
wot Yes, Teak oil will be purchased tomorrow. Thank you.
TriciaF and anno and Anya We would move it indoors had we the strength to lift it and the room to house it. Our cheapo white bench is taken apart once the weather changes. We then haul it up in bits into the loft. Our friend has left his bench out for numerous years. I think that the Teak oil will protect it. I also like the idea of a protective cover.
It is hot here...but pleasantly so. We've been sitting on the bench for 30 mins. That was long enough. Rory is asleep under the Hydrangea bush.
Lona I'm partial to a glass of fruity wine. I shall look to see if your tipple is sold in Tesco. Or is it far too posh?
NanaandGrampy Your latest creation is so "Us Lot". I love your style. You have a gift.
Tomorrow we shall be visiting the Care Home. I feel bad about missing two visits to the ladies. The last two Tuesdays have kept us busy with hospital appointments.
I'm thinking of harrigran and hoping that she returns with positive news.
Time to log off. Wishing you all a pleasant and peaceful evening. I shall be back tomorrow, just as soon as we return home. 
Bonjour from Flynn en France!
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