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Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: geep on June 01, 2010, 11:59:01 AM
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"Flaming June" my old dad used to say.
Not sure if he was cussing it or hoping for hot sunny weather.
Wet here.
Cheers, Peter
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Also wet here in deepest Gloucestershire - and the grandkids now have "cabin fever"! :'(
Time for SuperGrandpa to think of an absorbing game to play - anyone out there think of any that don't need a TV, computer or batteries? The Lego is distracting 2 of them at the moment.
Colin
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I remember, quite a few years ago now, sitting in my basement flat in central London (near Baker St.) watching snow fall AND SETTLE on the patio outside on June 1st!
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Well what do you know, it's the same weather here. Grey, wet and miserable.
Colin: Snakes and ladders, Ludo, cards (snap, fish etc.). I spy. Just a few to start you going.
I bet you haven't got any of the old board games. :lol:
Just wait everyone by the end of this month you could indeed be saying "Flaming June", out in the garden with the barbie going.
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You could always start teaching them the art of D.I.Y Colin.Might come in handy for future reference ;D
Been raining here but seems to be brightening up. :)
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It's wet here too. :(
What to do with 5 young kids on a rainy day? I'm afraid I'm hopeless with kids, and the kind of activities which come to mind would probably be frowned on by the health and safety police. ;D
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Scotland looks like the only place not to get rain at present.
This radar/weather service shows what is happening ( and is a lot more accurate than most other forecasts) >> http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ (http://www.raintoday.co.uk/) <<
Mind you here in Dorset we certainly need the rain, it has been an exceptionally dry year for us so far.
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the kind of activities which come to mind would probably be frowned on by the health and safety police. ;D
Our kids never enjoyed doing anything that was restricted by H&S so, appropriate to their age and after reminding them of the risks, we let them get on with it.
Surprisingly few injuries considering. :lol:
Just been looking at some old videos with one of them, general comment was "you'd never be allowed to do that now - stupid rules"
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I think kids need to be allowed to take some risks, in order to learn lessons for life. If you're over-protective as a parent, they grow up knowing nothing about actions and consequences.
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>> I bet you haven't got any of the old board games.
I had thought of taking them out to my woodworking shop and letting them loose with the power tools! >:D Then grandma (SWMBO) stepped in - spoilsport! :baby:
We did in fact get all the old board games out and ludo has been declared the favourite, except when on of the tiddles (or was it a wink?) ended up in my cup of tea. What on earth tiddlywinks orphans were doing there I have no knowledge. ???
I haven't enjoyed myself so much in years!
Colin