I have been off all week in this glorious UK weather.
Sadly tomorrow I am back at work.
Currently contemplating life in my gardenā¦its difficult to let go of this feeedom ā¦ I am loathe to go inside and end my stay-at-home holiday 
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I work outdoors and spend much of my free time in the garden or greenhouse. I do feel your pain though - I used to work in offices and factories and other indoor jobs and it felt wrong not to be enjoying the weather when it was so good!
Maybe there will be a train strike or traffic that stops you going in! Iāll keep my fingers crossed for you!
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Thank you.
I magine outdoor work is beautiful at the moment but could be horrendous or not possible in the bad weather.
Im lucky I work in a relaxed office, I can get out for air and a walk at lunch.
But as per human nature , I want it all
Haha - yes, I regularly moan when it is so hot that I sweat just taking a step but am lucky enough to keep my days short when itās cold and wet!
Make the most of your lunch - Iāll be sheltering in the cool shade!
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Feel your pain @Bob1 - itās been a glorious weekend and weāve been spoilt with all the sunny bank holidays in May.
I work 4 days a week at home so currently wishing that it would rain all week (my parched lawn will benefit!) and be dry and sunny at the weekend! 
You hear of some folk who would just be sunning themselves in the garden while supposedly āworking from homeā but I consider WFH a perk which I donāt want to abuse since it can be easily taken away (employer does remote checks) and then itād be back to the daily commute again, or worse, fired!
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Very consciousness @weenie 
I hope your lawn gets the rain it needs, but in the mean time i shall enjoyed my lunch break in the park as a decent compromise to returning to the officeš
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So thats the UK summer over !!
Where do people buy umberellas and padded jackets?
Need new stock ideas
This is me (and my garden), waiting for the heavens to open!
Canada Goose for padded jackets? 
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Good tune 
Think rain is a certainty over the next few daysā¦I do have a couple of strawberry plants that could use it.
Only problem with the strawberries is catching them at peak ripeness before a pesky bird gets there first
Good idea about canadian gooseā¦but given the state of the economy Iām thinking more recycled paper cup stuffing or similar will be more in demand
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Happy Friday all
Itās been a long old week, my portfolio is up (overall total) so happy days!
Nowhere near home time yet but I can hear a beer calling out my name from the fridge 
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Happy Friday
Itās my last working friday for the foreseeable. My application to go on four days a week was accepted. a bit less money but I can manage
It was a a toss up between more time off now or possible slightly earlier retirement, but after hearing my mum tell me about all the health woes of people in the village were she lives I decided to go for more time off now
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Congratulations @Dave!
Iād love to go down to a 4-day week in a couple of yearsā time - the bank holiday weekends we enjoyed in May proved to me that a 3-day weekend is something I really want in my life!
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Put it this way Dave, age never mattered to me and I didnāt give it much thought.
But 60 years old is fast approaching like an express train (5 months to go now), so Iāve recently become a big fan of the ādo it nowā approach to life.
And itās true what they say; time does indeed pass quicker the older you get.
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HUNGRY HORACE is a Classic if you ever visit Bletchley park the British computer museum is next door and has such games available to play.
Spent the weekend in Krakowā¦highly recommend
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Anyone watch this?
Iām nearly finished it. Itās a well made show with good characters, but like a lot of US stuff, not a lot happens.
IMDB gives it 8.5/10. Id probably go more like 6.5.
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Recently, Iāve been binge-watching The Great Pottery Throw Down (on Channel 4).
Donāt do any pottery myself (tried it once at school), but the creativity and skill shown never ceases to amaze me, itās all feel-good tv and itās hard not to get all emotional when Keith gets emotional! 
When Iāve finished them all, I think Iāll watch the Great British Sewing Bee (on iplayer) - again, apart from darning the odd sock, I donāt do a lot of sewing myself but am always amazed at peopleās creations and what can be achieved with the humble sewing machine.
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Sounds like good wholesome television.
My late grandmother was a great seamstress. She made all of her 4 childrens clothes until they were in their teengage years and even in her 80s was a dab hand for an alteration or to sow a patch on my skinned kneesā¦all on an old singer with a rocker.
Old skills often lost, but so satisfying 
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Just started thisā¦so far, so good.
On Disney plus (I got a free trial), wouldnāt buy it especially, but worth a look if you have it
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Any nfl fans watching the games or red zone ?
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