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Hiya BG, excited? Just throwing ideas into the mix Bee - I always find the planning stage really interesting and exciting.

Will do Bee. Are there any options for travelling by train? or will your schedule be just too tight for time?

At least you can get plenty of help and local knowledge Bee. I was just on the phone (IMOM) told him I'm chatting with you and he says Hi to both x

Roll on the break Kijo! Good idea for the programme, we have to make the most of everything where we can. Bee how lovely to have a long term plan, and yes, start talking to agents, the cost and ticketing prices are going to vary so wildly, and, be sure to find one who's trustworthy and on the ball.

Hi Kijo, long time no see - am having fruit myself this morning, just waiting for it to come up to temp a bit as the fridge is very cold. How are you? Bee, any idea when you're planning to travel? it sounds a very exciting trip

Just one of those days Bee, I'll get over myself! How are you?

Meanwhile am slowly ploughing through more and more requests!

1590 - Hi ladies

Morning All - lovely day here again Fair point, I really haven't had time at all to do any quizzes or games for a while now. Of course, anyone is very welcome to start some. There's lots of surplus stuff in the G/R for prizes, but it's the fun of taking part rather than the prizes I think. Anyone with any ideas feel free to PM me. Hi Mindy, how's your break been? - and how nice of you It's only just gone after 9am here and already I feel left behind by the day - IMOM has gone to work without his reading glasses and didn't put all the recycling out, so I had to troop outside in my dressing gown (the shame of it!) - need to sort out our emails and have a massive pile of paperwork to attack plus a financial report

Needed at the stove - chores/chores!

Hiya, this might be a run in and run out jobbie, sorry. New router is dispatched, hope it gets here quickly. The clicking is driving me crazy, what with sending stickers, gifts, accepting gifts and then the building - there really isn't any time to play or do visits. I'm not at all sure about the game any more, I think I need to take a break. Have been really, really busy and my time on line has been very hit and miss to say the least - SORRY

Aaaw I hope Squirrel has a lovely day. I haven't seen or heard a thing from her in a long long time

Will go and do a few chores - make me feel like I've made an effort

No worries, quite right. I'll see you some other time, take care, regards to Mark

No, it doesn't strike me as a summer pursuit really, although I suppose the light's better, and the retreat always sounds pretty idyllic

Also looking at research of English place names. Where I live is named after a Roman settlement, this area was very rich in iron ore, and they had mines around here - also hence why we have a railway seemingly in the middle of nowhere! (obv not from Roman times though!!!)

LOL nor me! OK, so now I need a name for my village and - importantly, my nom de plume (this is v exciting, deciding what name my scribblings can rest under) I fancy a surname with the initial no further down the alphabet than H! (no idea why)

It is, it's absolutely glorious. So rural and pretty, but 15 mins to a market town or nearby village, 15 mins by train or 30 mins to a bigger town (Royal Tunbridge Wells, normally just known as T Wells in this house) and yet only an hour by train from the centre of London. Three quarter of an hour's drive will take us down to the coast as well Yes, write what you know they always say, don't they? I'm not getting into lots of research and stuff, just letting my imagination flow. I've got lots of characters so far, some already have names - and the heroine's family includes a rebel daughter I've drawn up a village map in Paint, showing where everyone's located. I think I just fancied a play around!

How does one stop a cat? what a question! *looks blank* You could check out Royal Tunbridge Wells, it's not where I live, but probably the closest town. I posted a quick note about Nicky yesterday I think, she's back from her holiday, but still really busy, it's the final push of the school year this next 3 weeks, perhaps after that she might be back in circulation a bit more? K-B is off on holidays to the Camargue (France) - you might know of it, very famous for its horses. Mel (Foxy) has a job that's keeping her desk bound lately. Not sure about anyone else.

FYI this is the area where I live http://www.highweald.org/text.asp?PageId=6 The High Weald. So, naturally it's going to be in a similar setting.

I love Mexican, we had a chilli this week, it was quite spicy (British understatement there lol) Nice to be able to take your time over things, even if nursemaiding is involved - how's the cat now? Dennis seems on fine form, he's 'spoken' to me 3 times today already - mind you each time was to ask for some Tuna (IMOM spoils him terribly) My village and characters are my parallel universe lol. Like you say, just for fun and a challenge, I doubt I shall pursue it properly at all. Am just testing my brain on thinking up character names, and, of course, I want a village name too, entirely fictional - need to mull it over. I do my best thinking when I'm in the shower, but sadly that's not conducive with the lap top, or a pen and paper

Because I'm spending so much less time on line, my imagination has been wandering about - especially when I couldn't sleep, so I'm working out a list of characters for a novel, set in a fictional village. Not that it's ever likely to develop beyond that really - might have deleted it by next week

Well, that's going to be a big event I can say! Not sure what we'll be doing that weekend, we're having a few quiet weeks I think after all the frantic activity here. Bet you can't guess my latest escapade?

Remind me of the date again? which weekend it is - I haven't adjusted to it being July as yet! Oops that reminds me, need to turn a page on the kitchen calendar (see what I mean???)

OK, so what's the meeting news then? I didn't hear anything