Crossword Help Forum
Forum Rules

Good morning Elle and everyone!

Talking of trimming animals' coat, Fluffy (one of my cats) has longish
hair and I like to have it trimmed every now and then otherwise she gets all sorts of knots!
Well, trying to do it myself is simply impossible, and asking a friend to help holding her while I do the cutting is also impossible since she
is shy of people and disappears the moment someone is here!

So with the garden in its present state, she simply carries half of it on her and I have a job to try and keep her grass-free when she comes for a cuddle in the evening!

I suppose your own cat has 'normal' short hair?

It is already very hot here - 27C on terrasse and not in sun yet!

Hello, Pigale!
I am just in from the garden.....fighting a losing battle with bindweed......and now I have a leaky hose!
No, my cat does have long fur - like Fluffy - but fortunately he loves being groomed (unlike the dog) and will come running willingly whenever I say "Brush and comb time" to him!
So a daily groom does the trick! No tangles!
I didn't even know that cats did have trims?
It is hot here, too, by my standards , although only about 24C
Too warm for me to sit out though.
I am driven indoors to cool off!

Yes, I know you don't like it too hot (weather I mean!)

What's good is that we have a breeze from the North-East which cool things down somewhat.

Bindweed is a pest: isn't it strange than even during a heat wave when
nothing grows anymore, pest-weeds still thrive?!

I may have to call in a local firm to deal with the garden, as I said, my back prevents me from any big efforts, and this time of the year is the heavy growing season - it slows down after June, particularly if there is no rain, which is often the case around here..

Hello Rusty, are you out there somewhere?

I wonder how you are and how you are coping with your lockdown still stricter in Scotland

Hi, Rusty!
My goodness, it's a long time since we last talked on here, isn't it?
Pigale has decided to try to revive the thread.....she had to hunt back about 30 pages to find it!
I shall add my voice to hers.....
Why not join in, if you are about.....
I think everyone around would benefit from "chatting" together, especially at present.

Hello Elle, Rusty and everyone,

I think we should stay with this thread! The 'new one' seems a bit
dodgy to me and I was warned by Norah about it.

So be careful

How do you mean "warned" pigale? I had an Email from Norah encouraging me to use the new Cafe thread.

The new thread is not dodgy, I have NOT warned you about it Pigale. I sent you an email from my personal email address explaining that I had set it up as I do not yet have access to Evoluted emails on my computer.

Please send me a copy of the email you received warning you about the new thread.

Please do not post any more posts in this thread, there is nothing wrong with the new Cafe thread.

What's going on?

What is this then


Be careful with this message
Norah Young has never sent you messages using this email address. Avoid replying to this email unless you reach out to the sender by other means to ensure that this email address is legitimate.

Report phishingLooks safe


Can anyone explain or am I going mad?

Please do not continue to use this thread, there is nothing wrong with the new thread and I have not sent Pigale an email warning about the new thread.

I sent an email from my personal email address telling her about the new thread because I do not have access on my new computer to Evoluted mail.

Pigale, Please send me a copy of the 'warning' you received.