Awake and up all night

If the rain does not arrive, I'll go out in to the back garden and turn the garden hose on enough to make a refreshing spray.  Well done resisting the cake (so far!). I'm gazing at a bag of paprika crisps to go with the Guinness. The currant scone just echoed in my stomach.  xxx

and why not gill. uki is a talented lad and very brave to do all that cooking in this weather. i have had sandwiches and soup for tea and a muller corner of course.xxx

i keep looking at my cake but decided not to. i didnt know you could get paprika crisps.xxx

He is indeed my love, and I've held back with cooking today, mainly sarnies and Cornettos, of course

Well I think I'll try for some sleep now, so night night Sonia, Ray and Uki. Sleep as well as you can lovelies xxx

night night gill sleep well.xxx

When I lived in Germany, my friend and I used to sit in one of the services clubs drinking beer and eating paprika crisps, as 19 yearold lads tend to do when discussing important matters like motorcycles, women, in fact anything that pulled us away from school work! Unfortunately, all of the paprika crisps sold in the UK taste more like smoky bacon, nowhere near as good as the German ones....but I have to keep trying them in case they've improved. xxx 

was your dad in the serviced ray? or was it you? i love seabrook crisps ready salted.

Hi. Finally caught up with the chat. Funny old day as despite a wee spell of cloud and breeze, the heat seems to have done me in! Everything aches despite a cool soak with unguents.

The Germany Ecuador match cheered me up though

Well now I am finally here I really should say nyt and try a snooze. Want to be up early to ensure Stressy is up early ...to accompany our potential turbt pal to hospital for heart scans and assessment. Urology can't procede without further input on his general health.

If sleep is evasive, I may well be back. Good luck with at least getting some rest.

Nyt

Dad was in the RAF.  We were at RAF Bruggen first, then moved to RAF (Hospital) Wegberg, near Rheindahlen when dad was promoted to Warrant Officer, working in the hospital as Chief Clerk i.e. head of admin. Both bases have been empty since 2013, including Rheindahlen, when they were handed back to the German authorities. My younger brother and I thoroughly enjoyed our 3 years in Germany. I went back there with my late wife in 2005, then again in 2011 with my schoolfriend and finally in 2013 for the school and camp closing ceremony. Much of Bruggen has been demolished and 25% of the hospital has gone as well. Rheindahlen is being overtaken by nature. All rather sad, but time marches on and things change. xxx

Morning all

I had a very disturbed night with the heat and it's flippin hot here now.

I'm at the dentist this afternoon for a filling 

I hope you can stay cool today.

H