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Good Morning and 5.3 for me today.

Mild and misty here. Tesco run for me today. Then lots of new music to record 2 Recorder Quartet pieces, a West Gallery 8 voice part and at last our folk band have agreed to try some virtual recordings but with guests, could end up a muddy mess we shall se, starting with a good old tune 'Ne silazi sa cardaka, - On the Balcony. Not sure I will have time to paint today we shall see.

Moet seems more comfortable today so probably not needing to visit vet.

Keep safe be amazing.
 
geefull said:
Good evening all :)

4.8 today

Sunday dinner at Mum's again today and a bit more snow shovelling to try to clear her drive. A very mild chicken curry for dinner, (much milder than mr gee and I prefer but Mum isn't keen on anything spicier :sorry: )
followed it up with a hybrid of baked custard and almond clafoutis. I added four broken up sponge fingers to the bottom of the dish and then a dozen physalis berries cut in half. Poured over a custard made of an egg, double cream and almond milk, beaten together with some erythritol, truvia and vanilla and with 2tbsp of ground almonds. Left it to soak for an hour and then baked it. (For myself I wouldn't add sponge fingers but this was for Mum, I had LC chocolate sponge with full fat greek yoghurt ;))
Sponge fingers are about 5.3g of carb each and physalis are 11g carb per 100g so still fairly carb controlled. It made three reasonable portions to serve with a drizzle of extra cream so probably about 10g carb per portion.

Hope your day is treating you kindly :)

@SlimLizzy - I hope the situation warms up soon for you, (and without leaks ) and Errant isn't too dischuffed.

@gennepher - very effective snow scene today, I love how the tree works against the light :joyful:

@dunelm - handsome magpie and very effective pine cone and needles, your perspective always works :)

@Muddy Cyclist - A gentle pat for Moet and a hug for you, it's so hard when our pets are in pain :( hope the renewed medication helps quickly.

A fantastic, majestic tree now that it's finished, the light you have brought to the tree is particularly well painted :joyful:

art bit - I'm going through a patch where I don't think much of anything I'm painting, perhaps it's a bit like playing golf, some days every drive will land well and sometimes it's the bunker :hilarious: It will pass :) You will see what I mean when I get to the next batch of scanned paintings.

Hope you're not too fed up of land/seascapes.

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Thank you @geefull for your comments on my magpie and sorry to read that you are in the painting doldrums. I get like that and resort to doodling on my backing paper. Anyhow, smashing seascape, reflecting the mood of the current weather.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.9

Been awake since 1:30, not tired so painting and writing postcards....
Digital painting in Procreate.
I was trying to achieve another snow painting like yesterday. But it didn't happen. It was meant to be snow and silver birches...
But somehow I failed at the silver birches, and so I just played with different brushstrokes in Procreate instead. Sometimes using left hand fingers, sometimes using right hand fingers. At all times I have Popeye between me and iPad, so it gets a little tricky at times...
So this is my 'failed' silver birch snow painting!
And a pic of his lordship...and yes I am wearing my outdoors fleece jacket in bed, with everything available piled on the bed to keep warm! And that is this post half written on the iPad!

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Turning a failure into something of interest - and very festive - let’s have some bubbly - don’t forget to stay warm.
 
ianpspurs said:
Good morning everyone. In the temporal world another granddaughter due today so much excitement tinged with concern. All that I need has been graciously met, indeed exceeded so thanks be to God. Swipey was 5.2 today - unpromising cloud in otherwise blue sky. Magnificent sweet chestnut @Muddy Cyclist and hopeful news of Moet. So creative with both art work and culinary delights @geefull. I admire the fighting spirit I see in the art and dealing with life's problems @gennepher. I'm not ecstatic about this spell in the wilderness (woe failure) but I obviously need some humility. Not literally manna or water from the rock but all and always from the same God. Have a great day.
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All the very best to you and your family, with the hope and anticipation of the joy that another granddaughter will bring.
 
Good morning everyone from a quiet and peaceful start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north.
The wonder wheel of a day celebrating Chinese new year in the form of food came in at 5.4 this am

Video chat with mother yesterday - the Pompiers are pumping out their flooded community garage and then their submarine car will be recovered by insurance company for assessment - good luck with that. Good news is that her recent hip operation is resulting in better sleep and she is now working on a stepper made out of a bath step and a zimmer frame.

Art today - after C14th Huang Gongwang - on yellow rice paper. Hope everyone has a marvellous Monday. I shall be listening to Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major by Procol Harom and drinking koffy.

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Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and all who are still snowed in.

A 5.3 this morning on the meter of mystery and whatever.

Will we be subjected to another Boris the Beast briefing this afternoon and then the puerile questions from the journalists?

The bbc's work of science fiction and fantasy or otherwise known as the weather forecast is predicting temperatures almost in double figures, ignore the rain just wallow in the warmth.
Stay well, stay safe and stay away from the media harbingers of doom, gloom and despondency.
 
5.6 this morning. Paths much safer so we are back to the early morning dog walk again. Our local park has morphed from a winter wonderland to a muddy swamp.

Today I am hoping that I won't be side tracked from the admin by Suduko and Mah Jong.
 
Well I splashed the cash and bought myself an antibodies test kit and lo and behold I still have still some antibodies ! This is from last April when I thought I had a touch of flu but it turned out to be Covid 19 . Not bad for an immune compromised Diabetic! Now I'm going ahead and getting the Covid vaccination re work .:)
 
Thanks be to God and Southampton hospital. 8 lb 13 oz baby P now with us:woot::woot:. Mum and baby girl doing fine. I asked her permission to share the image. She said "yeah, whatevs granddad. Knock yerself out." Sharp bunch the baby Ps
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mojo37 said:
Well I splashed the cash and bought myself an antibodies test kit and lo and behold I still have still some antibodies ! This is from last April when I thought I had a touch of flu but it turned out to be Covid 19 . Not bad for an immune compromised Diabetic! Now I'm going ahead and getting the Covid vaccination re work .:)
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Really good news that the antibodies lasted nearly 10 months and also that you will be shortly getting the Covid vaccine. You did really well to recover from Covid 19 so quickly and without major issues even though you are immune compromised.
 
ianpspurs said:
Thanks be to God and Southampton hospital. 8 lb 13 oz baby P now with us:woot::woot:. Mum and baby girl doing fine. I asked her permission to share the image. She said "yeah, whatevs granddad. Knock yerself out." Sharp bunch the baby Ps
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Great result, Ian, what a healthy sized infant, congratulations.
Derek
 
ianpspurs said:
Thanks be to God and Southampton hospital. 8 lb 13 oz baby P now with us:woot::woot:. Mum and baby girl doing fine. I asked her permission to share the image. She said "yeah, whatevs granddad. Knock yerself out." Sharp bunch the baby Ps
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Brilliant news that your daughter and new grand-daughter are doing fine.
 
ianpspurs said:
Thanks be to God and Southampton hospital. 8 lb 13 oz baby P now with us:woot::woot:. Mum and baby girl doing fine. I asked her permission to share the image. She said "yeah, whatevs granddad. Knock yerself out." Sharp bunch the baby Ps
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Smashing - Congratulations to all your family - and now, back to the cricket.
 
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