BS: What are you up to this weekend?

Subject: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Trevor
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 06:50 AM

Just wondered about the diverse ways 'catters were going to be spending the next couple of days.

I'm wassailing with a few people I've not sung with before at the Mediaeval Fair in Ludlow, UK, tomorrow, out for dinner with my sweetie and and friends tomorrow night, bit of a lie in on Sunday followed by more singing at the fair and home in time for Top Gear.

Sounds a bit boring when I read it back, but, hey, I don't care!

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 07:04 AM

I'm having a 'drink like a pirate' day, whilst watching the three 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films, making cards for our choir to sell for charity and then on Sunday it's 'have a hangover like a pirate' day with any luck.

Where's the rum?

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: The PA
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 07:40 AM

Out tonight for a curry with family.

Saturday usual horsie jobs and a gallop through the woods, weather permitting. Evening, music, TV depending whats on and a bottle of wine.

Sunday usual horsie jobs, mom over for lunch. She's 84 and off to Australia next Wednesday for a birthday party for one of her 'old' friends. I will be worried to death until she gets there, and then worried to death again until she gets back, but she loves travelling.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 07:42 AM

Or I could be lying in a dark room with the migraine that's hovering just behind my right eye...

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 08:03 AM

well, it started a few hours ago with a concert, then tomorrow afternoon the Nov/Christmas meeting of one of the organisations I belong to. Gotta get some food for the party, also a little pressie, and mustn't forget to take my library books back as I missed the Oct meeting.

Then in the evening (after voting sometime during the day!!) it's my folk club - we all have out fingers crossed the the Govt will change & the Prime Miniscule (aka Little Fascist Johnny) will lose his seat, as well as government.

Sunday afternoon a concert at JennyO's club, then a CD launch at a pub in the evening.

Apart from that, nuffin' much.

sandra (sniffing away with a nasty little summer cold)

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 08:28 AM

I've just been to the local craft store and bought $500 worth of yarn for $50.

We're going to have a turkey dinner at SINSULL'S tomorrow night, ride out with the antique cars and then coffee with a good friend on Sunday.

A bit quieter this weekend than it has been for a while.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 08:40 AM

As little as possible after I get the laundry done.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 08:56 AM

Gainsborough Folk Club tonight.....Castle Donington Giant Antique Fair in the morning.....gym/sauna/steam room in the afternoon.....prayer meeting in the evening......car boot Sunday morning...then church.....dinner out.....afternoon with daughter/husband and three grandsons...church again in the evening...then TV and internet. Exciting or boring? Suits me fine!
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: catspaw49
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 09:56 AM

Yesterday, Thaursday and Thanksgiving, we spent the whole day with my son Michael. Several things we planned didn't work out but we had a good day together anyhow. On Sunday we are going back to the residential center he is in and move him to a Therapeutic Foster Home.....He's making progress.

Saturday we'll be with Connie and Wayne and I'm making Cioppino......I make GREAT Cioppino! We'll have an antipasto salad and garlic bread then sit around, BS, and digest.....Hey...we're a fun group(;<)).....but we do eat well!

Tristan is also out of school on Monday which is garbage pick-up and he'll be able to talk to the guys and he's having Mom make up a plate of tin of her homemade cookies to give them. He loves ALL trucks but the garbage truck is a BIG deal. One of the owner/drivers is an old student of mine who has done really well in the business and Ryan enjoys Tris. He's let him help sometimes which makes Tristan's day/week/etc. In all seriousness, down the road a bit that is a job Tris could do and would LOVE to do. Ryan might play a large part in that. He always said I was the best teacher he ever had so maybe we have an "in" ****Big Grin***.............


Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Peace
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 09:57 AM

Haircut

Yearly bath

Assorted writing

Walk in the sub-zero clime

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Linda Goodman Zebooker
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 10:09 AM

A twelve-hour Contra dance - the ButterBall

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: JeZeBeL
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 10:12 AM

Celidh tonight

Gym tomorrow

card making and craft shopping on Sunday

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: katlaughing
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 10:20 AM

Kewl, Spaw, glad to hear about the progress for Michael AND Tris' joys.

We have a few errands to run, today. I hope the station will NOT call Rog in for anything, or even call him for trivial crap like they did four times yesterday! (I think they forget some people rarely have days off and should not be bothered unless the place is burning down!)

Later on, I am sure we'll watch a movie or something whilst eating leftovers.:-) Yesterday we had a blast watching the old Disney animal version of Robin Hood, with Roger Miller's great songs, with my brother and grandson. I love that movie!

Tomorrow, we will relax, maybe try getting the gutters cleaned or finish painting the shutters or just clean up after Tksgiving dinner. (I have a list and I am not afraid to wave it around.:-)

Sunday is Rog's day to do absolutely nothing, if that's what he wants. We'll both be on the internet; I will probably try to finish up some editing work that's way past due. I am sure there will naps taken at some point and maybe a short drive in the country.

Thanks for asking,

kat

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Rasener
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 10:28 AM

Gaisnborough Folk Club tonight
Lincoln tomorrow to take daughters trampolining
Bugger all Sunday other than going to see Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher at Grimsby Folk Club - yes our very own bit of Lincolnshire magic.

Broing or what :-)

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Mooh
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 10:38 AM

About five foot nine inches. They pile it at least that high 'round here.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Alice
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 11:07 AM

rest
Rest
REST

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Morticia
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 11:19 AM

I'm with Alice, 'cept for the usual laundry and housework, seeing some friends tonight and about half a ton of small christmas craft projects for a friend who needs them for her charity stall and getting the house ready for Pixie who is coming to spend a couple of days since the spare room is covered in crap. Aside from all that, definitely resting.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 11:21 AM

Saturday watching South Africa play Wales in Rugby and on Sunday lazy day reading the newspapers.




Scooby.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: MaineDog
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 11:23 AM

There was a great contra Wednesday nite at Peterboro (NH)
Thursday, ate too much turkey with some of the family.
Friday : recovery
Saturday: Dress Rehearsal for

Sunday, 2:30 PM, The Annual Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire Gala Concert at the Concord (NH) City Auditorium! Y'all come and see MaineDog try to keep decent on stage while wearing a kilt in the front row.
The concert is suitable for all ages, featuring Scottish music and dancing, and hopefully not too many unexpected exposures. The Audi is at Green and Prince streets in downtown Concord.
Happy holidays to all
MD

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Sooz
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 12:19 PM

Gainsborough Folk Club tonight to see Paul Pearson and Chris Treebeard, Christmas craft fair at Gainsborough Old Hall on Saturday and Sunday selling Mike's woodturning then seeing Sultans of Squeeze in Lincoln on Sunday evening.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 12:51 PM

I will be entertaining a deaf friend on Saturday, then in the evening we are both off to an award ceremony as we both achieved our level 3 in BSL, then I expect we will pop into the pub to further celebrate.

Unfortunately the most important person will not be there on this occasion, but will be the next time! Yes I am now planning to do my pre level 4 in the New Year ;-))

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Bill D
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 07:41 PM

The wife (Ferrara) & I do crafts, and the weekend after Thanksgiving is out biggest show of the year. We set up on Wed. and then have Friday, Saturday & Sunday to sit and collect the BUSHELS of money.....theoretically. One day done as I type, and not 'too' bad, though crowds are a bit light. (gas prices, mebbe)

   You'd never believe how tiring it is to sit or stand in one spot all day, trying to be cheerful and answer silly questions. "Do you make all those YOURSELF?" "Well, yes...if we didn't, they wouldn't allow us in here."

But it nice anyway, and some folks do, indeed, bring money.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Mooh
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 07:53 PM

Housework, prep work for the business, band practice, church (and choir), play with Rosie The Wonder Dog and Cosmo The Other Dog, Move some snow around, watch some hockey, call some family, hang out at the music shop, do the family thing...

Life.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 08:24 PM

Well, that's another half dozen cards made and drying out... which means I'm approaching 200 cards for sale for East London Chorus to sell at their next concert in 2 weeks time, to raise money for the choir and for Cancer Research.

Ho hum... got to make the Christmas pudding this weekend... ARGH!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Bobert
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 08:42 PM

Yesterday: Cookin' 'n eatin' with P-Vine's son and grand-youngin'

Today: Eatin' leftovers with the P-Vine's son and grand-youngin'

Tomorrow: RORY BLOCK!!!! Playin' in Luray... I got my ticket... I'm so happy... Gonna take my cigarbox geetar and get her to sign the back of it... Hooray... I loves Rory Block... I just do...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: number 6
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 08:54 PM

Going to our son's wedding tomorrow.

biLL

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Phot
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 03:07 AM

I was hoping to have a nice relaxing weekend with the beautiful PoD, but after getting home and feeling really wacked, it seems I probably have Chicken Pox(At almost 42 it could be fun!)

So when I finally stop coughing I'm going back to bed!

Wassail!! Chris.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 05:24 AM

Get well soon Chris!

Got a couple of friends over today, then tonight we are going to join in with Liz's Drink Like a Pirate Day!!

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: autolycus
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 07:50 AM

Listen to loads of unplayed music, watch The Captive Heart on tv ?, go and give a Polish lady an English conversation lesson, watch an hour prog about Laurel and Hardy, and, tomorrow, meet some fellow gestalt therapists for a natter about 42, and more music and reading and resting from a load of training at work.

And entertain my friends here, and be entertained by you all. And on one or two other sites.

   Ivor

PS Might eat, too.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Mr Red
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 08:40 AM

Looks like all those going to Bed'th Festival are there.
Me? - Monthly Bath - Ceilidhs that is. see http://cresby.com and new boiler tomorrow.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 08:40 AM

Marking, planning, cooking and shopping. Maybe I need to join the get out of teaching thread lol

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: foot
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 09:33 AM

anyone know of any sessions in and around Cambridge area??

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: skarpi
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 09:40 AM

well , am sick at the moment , so I dont do much , practice my guitar
though and singin .....


All the best skarpi

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 10:16 AM

Get well soon Skarpi

x

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: bobad
Date: 24 Nov 07 - 10:50 AM

I am heading off to a lakeside cottage to engage in an annual male bonding ritual centered on football, beer and carnivorism in celebration of the Grey Cup, Canada's equivalent of the Super Bore Bowl.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 06:01 AM

SSsssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh... no-body move, I've dropped me brain.

We drank like pirates last night and today we're having hangovers like pirates.

I'm off for a quiet hour in the bath now, after an hours rehearsing of The Messiah that I'm performing in the week after next....

Hopefully I'll have garnered enough energy to make the Christmas pudding by then, it's Stir Up Sunday today!

For the non-church going or terminally confused, the Collect (prayer) for today, the Sunday next before Advent, according to the 1549 prayer book is "Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

Better get those almonds blanching... after a nice long soak for me!
LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: skarpi
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 07:22 AM

uhh Liz !! did you find you r brain ?

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 07:36 AM

Sunday is cancelled for me - woke up with sore throat and achy face - not the condition to go out in our unheated 1930 car!

I think that I will be spending the day wrapped up in my recliner doing as little as possible.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 07:40 AM

House work today. I've done the washing, the washing up and done some baking! Going round to the outlaws this evening.

Liz....have you found your brain yet?

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: skipy
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 08:04 AM

Ran a quiz last night as a fundraiser for a local village hall (Stanford in the Vale). Sadly only 7 teams, there are usually about 12. Still not a bad night & they raised a few bob, it all adds up!
Thomas is away dancing with the local morris for the day, Kate has taken Matthew to play football. So I am hanging out the washing, shopping for dinner, cooking it & then baby sitting while Kate goes to a quiz in the local pub. And you wonder why I wear dresses sometimes!
Skipy
Oh! and I've got to go buy a battery & fit it to nannys car.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 10:07 AM

I woke up with a chesty cough and sore throat so i am taking everything i can find as i am not suppose to let my immune system go down due to a drug i am on.



Scooby.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 10:12 AM

Found me brain, it was down the back of the sofa.

Now to blanch me almonds!!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 11:10 AM

Skarpi, Scooby, and Jacqui get well! {{{{HUGS}}}}

I spoke too soon, earlier. On Friday, the station called. We had to drive up on to Mesa Point, which, once one leaves the highway, entails three hours of driving across an ancient lava field with nothing but rocks just as it would seem, even in the very primitive road. The contrasts of the dried grasses and shrubs along the way were beautiful, though, and I got some good pix, I think. So that took up most of the day.

Saturday we were doing pretty well, even got some housework and other stuff done. Had plans for our grandson to come over. Not so. The station called. We had to go up on Blackridge where the main transmitter is. More pix to come, though I missed the quails, they ran too fast, and the rabbits. I may have a good one of a deer. We went up at sunset and came down watching a yellow full moon hang out over the valley. We were at about 8,000 feet above sea level while the valley is about 4,500. Just beautiful. I got some interesting pix of the moon with streaking and multiple orbs as the shutter in my digital was really slow as it was getting dark.

Just as we were headed down the snaky road, the station called again. They were getting ready to put on the news and left things to the last minute. Something wasn't working right, so there we go, heading off to the station. We finally got home about 7p. Our grandson gave up on us.

We have plans for today but I am NOT speaking them until we are done...maybe they won't call today. Some four days off it's been for my Rog!:-)

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 11:44 AM

Thankyou Katlaughing for your thoughts and Hugs.




Scooby.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: GUEST,ifor
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 12:33 PM

Sang at the Song Of Earth concert in Glynneath which was fantastic and on saturday afternoon saw Wales go down to South Africa in rugby...there were some signs of the green shoots of recovery.........done nothing today which is a bit shaming!
ifor

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 01:42 PM

The light was tricky last night so some of the pix didn't turn out very well. There are four that at least show a bit of the sunset and full moon both of which were spectacular, esp. given they were at the same time. CLICK HERE if you'd like to see the drive to and from "work" last night.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: GUEST,282RA
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 02:32 PM

Did an acoustic open mic show last night.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 04:20 PM

Pudding done and in the steamer, another couple of hours tomorrow and it'll be perfect. Just need to feed it the odd glass of rum every week and it'll be well on it's way to burning like a small fireball again. Made one about 8 years ago that burnt for 20 minutes!

Now I think it's off to bed early for a change.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: Pistachio
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 05:30 PM

mixed bag of things done this weekend included: Shopping for shoes,
Major clean around (as I've not had time and I've got so much clutter) for 'drinks' before meal out with 10 friends, to celebrate our 10th year in business!
Photocopying, collating and 'comb binding' 100+ training books for next weeks work load,
including 3 hours to repair a broken tooth on comb binder! (on third rebuild attempt)
Returning friends car to their house, having driven them home after a fantastic chinese banquet at Mr Chu in Hull,
returning un bubbly bottle of 'bubbly' to Tesco for full refund, Lucky I'd bought two for Sat pm!
Making Sunday lunch
Collecting son from friends house,
Loads of laundry, 4 I think,
Missed opportunity to sing this afternoon, more comb binding and had to clean parts of the photocoopier as we'd got bad black lines instead of print!!! (Ugh)
Phone calls to twin sister about brother, then to brother,
Now, shell shocked and ready to switch off but not until Hubby calls to say he's safe in Northampton .... so in all it been a busy one.
. Grreat that I've now got all surfaces clean ready for those cards that will be arriving over the next month. Must get my card list out now and see if I can be ready in advance with at least one task ! One month and it'll be nearly over!
Just re read this, no wonder I'm tired. Think I'll have a rest day tomorrow. Hope you all had a great time!
H.

Subject: RE: BS: What are you up to this weekend?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 25 Nov 07 - 05:35 PM

Thanks for the good wishes Kat. Lovely photos!

I hope today went better for you.

I spent the day resting up mostly and Kendall has made me pea soup for supper - just the right comfort food.