Just out of curiosity...anyone have an hobbies they'd like to tell us about..what's your claim to fame?

Sue..what birds and where?

babs..camping..tell us abutyour camping expeditions...OH Please!

so Ron likes the little chickies also...you live near Sue?

Debbie..shopping is defineatly and hobbie if your looking for bargains..what's the best bargain you feel you have ever gotten?

Stephanie...Photograpy is an nice hobby to have, and scarpbooking is an neat hobby to go with it also these days. The voice of Dudley?..LOL.

I see why we come here, we tend to like the "better things in life" when we get the chance to do them.

Oh...your one of my favorite people. This week, $49 Heavy duty BBQ cover ..Sears Brand 40 per cent off...lawn water sprinklers, $3.99..also from Sears,...the after 40 per cent price... three Rhodenrons, less them $15 each, about half price...my reading books...one was $3,99 marked down, and other begin an paperback version was $10 less. Recenly got some clothing "new" on Clearance for less then what they want for them in thrift shops. I saved $8 on fertilizer you spray on your veggies and flowers in your garden. But here's what I found for $1.00....fresh..four peppers, large zuchinni 2/$1.00..califlower 2/$1.00, corn, 4/$1.00...lettace 2/$1,00...cabbage 39 cents each...reguardless of size...big batch of Dill $1.29 an bunch....my tomatoes are coming out of my garden nicely. small cucumbers, peppers, romaine lettace, onions here some time back, plums last week, free blackberries, last week. Harvest season is upon us right now, if you know where to go.  Biggest bargain I understand was changing all the cable/phones/computers to one company, I understand about $300 an month savings, but I'll wait until I see the billing... it might help us recouperate from the  high air-conditioning bills of recent...water useage in our garden also. That week of around 100 to 106 temps really did us all in. Our
normal hot weather is anything over 85 to 95 degrees top.  also got my grand-sons' Christmas "PJ" fleece material also on sale. I picked up an dresss for my g-daughter at an "better" store for half price also.So I am trying to do things a bit better here lately on saving money. Of course my hubby always thows in an How much would you have saved not spending anything..to which I reply, you'll pay more of it down the line..because if its something you need, you'll still up eventually buying it...and later on, it's ussually higher priced.

Ron lives in the village I grew up in, shirley.

And I love all birds, everywhere.

Terry won a competition Shirley and was the "Voice of Dudley" back in 2004 (the Voice of the local council call pay system!)- he was on Television and radio and he opened a local fete. It was all good fun!

Funnily enough Babs they did recognise him in Marks and Spencers - he was pleased! Babs was your newspaper/radio appearance when you did the run? I know you were on the big screen that time!

I have been on the front of the local papers fighting various causes in the area - fighting the closure of our school (we won), problems at the hospital and sale of Saltwells House for development. I've always been a bit of a troublemaker - LOL!

Shirley,,WOW;;;you go girl!!! I love bargains,,LOL

Stephanie, you sound like the kind of troublemaker to have around these days...thanks for filling me in.

Sue, should we call you our  "POE Twitty bird"? I saw our resident Eagle flying over last night sitting on the porch out front, he's huge. One o fmy bargains was bird feeder bells for $1.79....K-mart.

Well, grandson is registered for his kindergarden, he'll go half an day..and g-daughter goes into today for her books, locker and saxaphone for music lessons this year. Third one not sure what his agenda is on school this year. It's so quiet..maybe I can think and  get back on diet again coming up here soon.... I could use it. Clean my house from top to bottom all over again. Cooler today also...much nicer.

Anyone know if this year's Christmas has an "theme" yet or is it to early yet? I can't say I really noticed any unique printed fabrics out as of yet. Long long time ago...I was piecing Christmas material...then embordering log cabins, candles, bells, snowflakes, simple things, and was making blocks to sew together some day and never got it finished. I left it because I was doing the embroidery by "free-hand" and even at that it was taking an long time. These blocks were small enough I could take them with me on Scout outtings for something to do around an campfire...didnt' take up much room to haul in the backpack. I understand this year is Boy Scouts 100th year anniversary...or the next year coming up. Guess I better look that one up, so I know it being we are in scouting.  

Steph, it was a few years back now, though I still have a copy of it. It was do to with hairdressers ruining people's hair and lives. It happend to me and I was asked to give my story which was pretty horrendous at the time. I just wanted to die. I gave a live interview on radio 4 also which almost killed me when I heard a recording of it....ohhhhhhhhhh that voice!!! LOL!

Top Sante magazine was runnning a story on me also, and I was going to appear on This Morning before the programme moved down south. Both dropped the story though and that was the end of my 5 mins of fame! LOL!

Shirley, I love to camp, sleeping out in a tent. I go walking around the countryside, go mooching in towns and villages. I love to go see historic buildings, finding out the history of places. I adore seeing wildlife and best of all is a pub meal and a pint of the local beer. Yummmmmm! 

Of course, there's lazy moments too...hehehe!

I recommend one of them tents to anyone. They're brilliant!

I LOVE camping! Use to do it allllllll the time! Grew up with it!!! Last time I went was 7 years ago in the New Jersey Pine Barrens!! No water, no bathrooms...but sooooo much fun!

Babs...I would do anything to sit in that chair next to you!!  (love the avatar by the way)