Good morning everyone from a morning of sun and slight breeze here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of toad in the hole using fibreFlour came in at 5.3 this am
Youngest son and family are joining us later in the week at our little house on the prairie. This sparked discussions about who can see whom. I did the usual manly thing, nodded in the right places and kept my gob shut. Bit upsetting for some family members. Ah well.
@gennepher, great news from Adelaide, broke the spell after the incident of the can opener and the uplighter.
Wonderful landscapes and beachscapes @Muddy Cyclist - great colour pallets. I can feel the warmth of the day on the beach and hear the laughter of children.
@geefull I like that yellow light reflected on the water and even picked up along the hills. Flicking has certainly worked well, picking up the foreground and adding interest in the waves.
@SlimLizzy - please send tomatoes and courgettes but ensure that they are socially distancing. My parents, who live in the Cherante-Maritime always seem to have an abundance of such things - my dad lately is talking about his ‘tomato farm’ - I think that they have taken over the potager - they do freeze loads, do a lot of swapping and giving away - but then so does everyone else that they know.
Hope that everyone has the best day that they can have. Bin day tomorrow and the parade of the bin lorry. For now, koffy.
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We must have posted at the same time this morning - love the waterfalls; how you employed shading and incorporating some watery red. I find that the lines that make up the water are more tricky than they seem - is that called C’un?
Such movement and feeling of of height, brilliant.
Ah, The family Covid conversation and visiting dilemma, been there and seem to have the same conversation every time we see our kids and grandchildren, does not get any easier our kids are so protective of us, difficult times.Good morning everyone from a morning of sun and slight breeze here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of toad in the hole using fibreFlour came in at 5.3 this am
Youngest son and family are joining us later in the week at our little house on the prairie. This sparked discussions about who can see whom. I did the usual manly thing, nodded in the right places and kept my gob shut. Bit upsetting for some family members. Ah well.
@gennepher, great news from Adelaide, broke the spell after the incident of the can opener and the uplighter.
Wonderful landscapes and beachscapes @Muddy Cyclist - great colour pallets. I can feel the warmth of the day on the beach and hear the laughter of children.
@geefull I like that yellow light reflected on the water and even picked up along the hills. Flicking has certainly worked well, picking up the foreground and adding interest in the waves.
@ianpspurs - everyone talking water and you are walking the walk - times with grandchildren are the best of days. Glad to hear that there is no Pret - far too confusing when it comes to masks and the use of nuts.
@SlimLizzy - please send tomatoes and courgettes but ensure that they are socially distancing. My parents, who live in the Cherante-Maritime always seem to have an abundance of such things - my dad lately is talking about his ‘tomato farm’ - I think that they have taken over the potager - they do freeze loads, do a lot of swapping and giving away - but then so does everyone else that they know.
Hope that everyone has the best day that they can have. Bin day tomorrow and the parade of the bin lorry. For now, koffy.
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Must be a relief for you gennepherTake care
Brilliantwaterfalls...
We must have posted at the same time this morning - love the waterfalls; how you employed shading and incorporating some watery red. I find that the lines that make up the water are more tricky than they seem - is that called C’un?
@gennepher a scare but good news on family front it's a shame they are so far away but I'm sure your mask deign will be great and helpful, good how kids still need help from their parents.
Thank you very much @Muddy CyclistSuch movement and feeling of of height, brilliant.
Must be a relief for you gennepher
Thank you very much @HarryBeauBrilliant
I was just tidying in my study/art room, when I looked in the mirror and saw smoke and flames coming out of the top of my floor standing halogen uplighter. And I think my brain is playing tricks on me. Then I look at the actual uplighter...0h no...I opened the door into the garden quickly. Unplugged the uplighter. Carried this flaming torch into the garden and left it out there.
The uplighter is more than 30 years old. I have a second one, same age in the front room....
Lucky escape. No I didn’t smell it, I lost my sense of smell as a result of the cochlear operation. And neither did the fire alarms go off. I cannot hear a fire alarm even with the speech processor on. They flash a light, but I wouldn’t have seen the nearest one from where I was standing.
EDIT: The first thing I did in this bungalow when I moved here was to have a door put in every room to the outside. I have been caught in a fire before where I had to climb down a rope ladder from the second floor of an old building to escape from fire. So, me getting these doors to the back garden put in just in case there might be a fire, has saved my bacon nearly 20 years later.
Friends laughed at me saying you don’t need all those doors, even the door installer who had to knock out bricks and stuff, thought I was crackers for wanting so many doors.
I would do the same again if I ever moved house.
What a frightening experience for you, Gennepher. So glad it turned out all right. Are you keeping the other uplighter?
Thanks @SlimLizzyWhat a frightening experience for you, Gennepher. So glad it turned out all right. Are you keeping the other uplighter?
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