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elle

25th June 2015, 18:41
Evening, Rusty!
An enjoyable day! We have found a delightful place to lunch (Thursday......"ladies who lunch")
You can either eat indoors or in a wonderful high-walled garden!
We chose the garden as it was such a lovely day! Our table had a sunshade to protect us from the glare of the sun! Luxury indeed!
I had a tricolore salad - I love avocado!
Walking the dog since I came home was getting a bit too warm for me! I like it a bit cooler and fresher - a walk should be a brisk affair!
My daughter said she didn't get to see Check-point Charlie whilst in Berlin (she was there for work, not sight-seeing!) but did see the East Berlin Wall Gallery, which was right outside her hotel!
The gallery consists of 105 paintings from artists all over the world, painted in 1990 on the east side of the Berlin Wall.
Fascinating , I would love to see it!
Have you had a good afternoon?
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rusty

25th June 2015, 20:46
Hello, Elle!
I forgot it was "lunch" day.
I shall take your word on the salad; I have never eaten an avocado.
The paintings sound good!
Try Googling them?
I had a canny day.
Read Which magazine in the afternoon.
Great news. The rain did not last long here!
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elle

25th June 2015, 21:28
Hi, Rusty!
Just been talking to my cousin on the phone for the past hour.....
You've had rain?!
I HAD googled the paintings - but it would great to see them 'in the flesh' so to speak.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=east+side+gallery+berlin&biw=1455&bih=894&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=1F6MVaPyM-mX7AaHi4DABw&sqi=2&ved=
Hope this works - it hasn't turned blue.........?
but if you copy and paste it into your top bar, it does work - I just tried it!
They must look terrific in situ!
Failing that, just google 'East Side Gallery, Berlin' as I did initially.
Were you reading 'Which' magazine with a view to a purchase?
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rusty

25th June 2015, 22:11
Hello, Elle.
I can't copy and paste. My lentil soup is good, though.
I am thinking of getting window blinds to replace curtains. None in Which, just having a browse.
Some good stuff.
I was reading about clothes washing machines.
Miele appear to be excellent ones.
How can you speak for an hour?
You must have very rugged tonsils!
The rain was steady for a while. Stopped now.


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doglet

26th June 2015, 09:04
Hi Rusty

we have always bought Zanussi washing machine ,dryer and dish washer and they work very well and are half the price of a Miele and as I only use programmes I dont want to pay for bits I dont use.Pigale was right we are to expect weather on the 30s so I will spend my days in the Conservatory where the dogs have air conditioning!!!
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pigale

26th June 2015, 09:59
Gosh Doglet (By the way, Good Morning! ) your dogs are very well looked after indeed! Did you have the air conditioning installed just for them ? :)

You are right about Miele being expensive for someone who does not need to do two or three wash cycles a day - I had two Mieles when managing a Chateau Hotel and no other brand would have coped with the usage we made of them! They are the Rolls Royce of washing machine.

It is already very warm here!
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elle

26th June 2015, 10:00
Morning, Rusty!
It's another warm day...but we have had some of your rain...not a lot, but several big spots whilst we were out walking.....enough to 'dampen' us!
I hope your weather has improved?
You're surely not looking for another washing machine? it's not that long since you bought one?
I've been looking up art exhibitions up in London...I'm due to meet my friend from Tewin for a 'catch 'up,' and we usually go to an exhibition if we find one we fancy.
I've found three that !'d like to see, so will run them by her.
P.S. I haven't any tonsils - I had them out on the kitchen table (!) when I was three!!!


Hi, Doglet!
Goodness , it must be very warm/ humid where you live if you're considering moving into air-conditioned quarters!
We've got all the windows open, but it's cooler indoors than out .
Are you all set for the tennis next week? I'll have to revise one or two arrangements I think, must get my priorities right! Wimbledon comes first!
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elle

26th June 2015, 10:04
Morning, too, Pigale!
How are you today?
I suggested going to stay with Doglet last summer in her air-conditioned dog quarters, when it was too hot here! It sounded wonderful!
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pigale

26th June 2015, 10:31
Hello Elle,

in answer to your question, I am hot - already
27C in sun with very little warm breeze!

Air conditioning is OK but you have to keep all windows closed all the time for it to be efficient, and I enjoy a bit of a draft every now and then !

The coolest place in my house is the garage/basement rooms! Yet in 2003, even there got very hot in the end!
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doglet

26th June 2015, 10:33
Yes we did buy the air con for the dogs Bulldogs do very badly in the heat so they more than a fan one of our cats sits in front of it,the noise they make is rather disturbing but it is so nice to cool down quickly that I read and use the lap top and after a time dont notice the noise.Apparently we can expect temps in the 30s soon I shall slowly melt if I stray outside
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