Manchester Christmas markets apparently start tomorrow, Sat 17th. Usually finish just before the Christmas w/end. If you can go in the week they're much quieter, but early in W/ends not tooo bad! Main bit Albert Square area, by town hall, but they seem to extend further each year.
BTW I think dates & times on net somewhere. Try 'googling' Manchester Christmas markets- dont ask me to post a link..... Not all continental stalls. Last yr seemed to be lots of almost 'junk' type ones as well- not quite what you'd expect.
Off to start cooking now, grumbles starting from my tum & daughter too! J.
Hello there, back again. Caz, loved the thing about cleaning, that's me to a T! Becks, schools always think it's such a fun idea for children to dress up, I think it's because teachers like an excuse to do so ;- ) Glyn, I smiled about your garden reflections, I too am easily distracted. There are times I can remember when I was teaching that my eye would be drawn to the window - usually a bird arriving on a bush. I'd lose the class's attention and have to explain what I was staring at and then describe what a bluetit is and what they like to eat.... My classes quickly learnt what sort of topics would get me nattering and off the subject of the work in hand! My two remaining chooks are still laying, I get either one or two eggs a day though lately some are very thin-shelled and break in the nest. Esme the parrot is moulting, but the hens aren't. Geoff, you have a chicken called Flo???
Just dropping in for a quick catch-up. No tea to cook tonight as we are out at a friends house, just what I could do with.
Becks- I love the Vodka Christmas cake thingy, very clever, who ever thinks them up
Geoff. - Cody is adorable, he looks as though he just about tolerated being dressed up
We have always fancied having some chickens, but we really haven't got the room without re-organising the garden, and then what do you do when you want to go away?
Lincoln Christmas Market starts on the 6th December for 4 days. It's absolute mayhem, we get coaches from all over the country, but it's worth going to just for the atmosphere and sights around the Cathedral and Castle. We are twinned with a German Town so we get the Gluhwein ,German Sausages, and biscuits yum,. Has anyone ever been to it? There are usually about 400 stalls and a fun fair.
Have a good evening, no GW but there is Children in Need.
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Jovely chickens, Lottie, and Cody knows he's cute.
Will stop now-promise
Spoilt then HUH
Oscar dog is camera shy so very rarely do I get good photo!,
just a crazy dog when he sees camera.
Jo, when are the markets on, I might give them a visit this year.
Geoff, is the name of your house Dog Heaven?
Manchester Christmas markets apparently start tomorrow, Sat 17th. Usually finish just before the Christmas w/end. If you can go in the week they're much quieter, but early in W/ends not tooo bad! Main bit Albert Square area, by town hall, but they seem to extend further each year.
BTW I think dates & times on net somewhere. Try 'googling' Manchester Christmas markets- dont ask me to post a link..... Not all continental stalls. Last yr seemed to be lots of almost 'junk' type ones as well- not quite what you'd expect.
Off to start cooking now, grumbles starting from my tum & daughter too! J.
Hello there, back again. Caz, loved the thing about cleaning, that's me to a T!
Becks, schools always think it's such a fun idea for children to dress up, I think it's because teachers like an excuse to do so ;- )
Glyn, I smiled about your garden reflections, I too am easily distracted. There are times I can remember when I was teaching that my eye would be drawn to the window - usually a bird arriving on a bush. I'd lose the class's attention and have to explain what I was staring at and then describe what a bluetit is and what they like to eat.... My classes quickly learnt what sort of topics would get me nattering and off the subject of the work in hand!
My two remaining chooks are still laying, I get either one or two eggs a day though lately some are very thin-shelled and break in the nest. Esme the parrot is moulting, but the hens aren't.
Geoff, you have a chicken called Flo???
PS, because Edit won't work at the mo. Love the pics of Cody, Geoff, though he doesn't looked too chuffed to be wearing a hat.
And, Lottie, what lovely chickens. I've never seen a grey one before.
Evening All.
Just dropping in for a quick catch-up. No tea to cook tonight as we are out at a friends house, just what I could do with.
Becks- I love the Vodka Christmas cake thingy, very clever, who ever thinks them up
Geoff. - Cody is adorable, he looks as though he just about tolerated being dressed up
We have always fancied having some chickens, but we really haven't got the room without re-organising the garden, and then what do you do when you want to go away?
Lincoln Christmas Market starts on the 6th December for 4 days. It's absolute mayhem, we get coaches from all over the country, but it's worth going to just for the atmosphere and sights around the Cathedral and Castle. We are twinned with a German Town so we get the Gluhwein ,German Sausages, and biscuits yum,
. Has anyone ever been to it? There are usually about 400 stalls and a fun fair.
Have a good evening, no GW but there is Children in Need.
Catch you tomorrow.
ChrisX
Chris -with going away and chickens-you need a friendly neighbour who can cope-which is not always easy
Lincoln like York, Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester is another on the list of places we have never been to- but should
Cody is one spoilt dog-but then all the animals are spoilt
Flo-yes there is another Flo
Edit works for me