Yes, it will be so much better than the old drive and parking area. The pneumatic drill work is thankfully over and the last of the 3 skips is almost full of concrete and rubble.hug for the noise but the drive will obviously be better once done.
That is so hard to do @Annb - especially as a lot of the really hard work is because you are making sure that you are taking account of your guests dietary requirements and also you are ensuring that all your guests really enjoy your catering.Ridiculous. I vowed to desist in future. A simple repaste will have to do, not the over-catered thing I usually do
I do love both your paintings @gennepherFbg 6.7
Those sparrows are the most quarrelsome I have ever seen. There is one male sparrow who has established himself as Dictator over all of them. The other male sparrows, several of them sit on a branch behind him, making themselves look smaller than the Dictator Sparrow, so as not to gain his attention.
Wildlife nighttime camera.
Badger gets a smack from cat Midnight...
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Creative is acrylic ink painting, top one. Bottom one is played with digitally, but I was not satisfied with however many variations I have done. So, I saved 10 versions. And chose this one. I was looking for something calming, and I could not do a calm painting to save my life this morning...
I am overtired this morning. Didn't sleep properly. So, that is affecting my judgement with the paintings. I don't like either this morning.
Just cooked an early breakfast, now trying for a nap.
Back to look in later.
There is a little robin in my garden, not a young one, but he has no tail at all.
Have your best day.
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andIf I had the chance again, I wouldn't want to retire!
Two totally different views on retirement, each to be respected, retirement is a gift denied to many.I packed in work in my early 60’s
But I certainly haven’t retired
I now have multiple occupations
Here are but a few, chosen randomly from a long list but missing out the more clandestine ones:
Whisky connoisseur and advisor to the gormless is my favourite
Specialist bargain wine forager
Truth sayer to the bewildered
Blindingly popular child entertainer to a select group of grandchildren, grand nieces and grand nephews - free at the point of delivery
As a veteran I have kept up my foraging skills. I found this wonderful bounty this morning at a secret location. To be consumed for supper with butter and garlic.
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Similar here in many ways but no foraging unless one counts Waitrose. I slipped my intended gone by 55 date by 4 years. I am also tea maker to two eccentric ladies of a certain age and unpaid adviser to Messers McCullum, Borthwick, Southgate and Postegocoglu. The latter may very well change by the time the clocks do IMHO. Amazingly, I am vastly improved at all three sports from my armchair. Enjoy the mushrooms. Interesting family story about field mushrooms, my grandfather and some heavily armed military police.I packed in work in my early 60’s
But I certainly haven’t retired
I now have multiple occupations
Here are but a few, chosen randomly from a long list but missing out the more clandestine ones:
Whisky connoisseur and advisor to the gormless is my favourite
Specialist bargain wine forager
Truth sayer to the bewildered
Blindingly popular child entertainer to a select group of grandchildren, grand nieces and grand nephews - free at the point of delivery
As a veteran I have kept up my foraging skills. I found this wonderful bounty this morning at a secret location. To be consumed for supper with butter and garlic.
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Sounds like money well spent. Hope it all works out as you wish. Beware Physiotherapists thoughWent to private physio in Cockermouth and parking horrible we had to park in Lidl and Marjorie walked down hill with me.
Anyway to cut a long story short I have scoliosis and have to take action by exercise to correct the sideways spinal curvature and then the pain will subside..
So I have been given some exercises to do.
An hour consultation cost me £55 I may need some home visits, if it works it's money well spent.
All of Northern Lakeland was visible in the warm sunshine when we went down the hill into Cockermouth, it is a one off day..
D.
Interesting article there, Ian. Sounds alarming but I can easily imagine how people fall for the nonsense when I think of some of the people I have come across over the years. It's worse now with all the stuff on the internet confusing people. That's one huge issue with the internet. What we need is more cynicism and more rational thought.Sounds like money well spent. Hope it all works out as you wish. Beware Physiotherapists though
Of course, low carb and keto fit snugly within the "they (usually big pharma) are in turmoil because of this simple trick they don't want you to know" trope and have spread via the internet and influencers so perhaps we in the glass house should put down our stonesInteresting article there, Ian. Sounds alarming but I can easily imagine how people fall for the nonsense when I think of some of the people I have come across over the years. It's worse now with all the stuff on the internet confusing people. That's one huge issue with the internet. What we need is more cynicism and more rational thought.
Well I hope that the diagnosis is correct and that the exercises do the trick. Always good to see a great view. As my granny used to say when out on a road trip, “There’s a view round every bend.”Went to private physio in Cockermouth and parking horrible we had to park in Lidl and Marjorie walked down hill with me.
Anyway to cut a long story short I have scoliosis and have to take action by exercise to correct the sideways spinal curvature and then the pain will subside..
So I have been given some exercises to do.
An hour consultation cost me £55 I may need some home visits, if it works it's money well spent.
All of Northern Lakeland was visible in the warm sunshine when we went down the hill into Cockermouth, it is a one off day..
D.
Never been known to throw stones, but I do believe in thinking things through and looking at various sources of information and differing views before drawing conclusions myself. When I was younger there was an author called Erik von Danniken who wrote several books about aliens coming to this world in ancient times and leaving their marks which von Danniken interpreted and became a best selling author. Some people believed everything he wrote. It had to be true it was in a book and published. Same with the stories about Templars, descendents of Christ, origins of old Frankish monarchy and so on (try to find sources and they turn out to be, mostly, a small group of people referencing each other). The list could go on for miles. I always warned my students to make sure that they checked every piece of information with as many sources as possible because, just because it is in a book, in a newspaper, online or broadcast some other way, it doesn't make it true. It's up to individuals to make up their minds but that's not easy if they only read one newspaper, view one TV news programme, read one author and so on. That leads to insufficient data upon which to make decisions. As mentioned before, a decent pinch of cynicism comes in handy.Of course, low carb and keto fit snugly within the "they (usually big pharma) are in turmoil because of this simple trick they don't want you to know" trope and have spread via the internet and influencers so perhaps we in the glass house should put down our stones
Last time in Cockermouth, I can't remember a car park at all near the main road and shops, perhaps down a side road. There was a wonderful little toy shop. I think like most small businesses there, was flooded out and destroyed. Remember seeing the pictures on the square box.Went to private physio in Cockermouth and parking horrible we had to park in Lidl and Marjorie walked down hill with me.
Anyway to cut a long story short I have scoliosis and have to take action by exercise to correct the sideways spinal curvature and then the pain will subside..
So I have been given some exercises to do.
An hour consultation cost me £55 I may need some home visits, if it works it's money well spent.
All of Northern Lakeland was visible in the warm sunshine when we went down the hill into Cockermouth, it is a one off day..
D.
Thank you very much @Krystyna23040I do love both your paintings @gennepher
A few years ago they closed the brewery when it was taken over by another brewery down country. Jennings bitter was a nice drink, it's a pity it went.Last time in Cockermouth, I can't remember a car park at all near the main road and shops, perhaps down a side road. There was a wonderful little toy shop. I think like most small businesses there, was flooded out and destroyed. Remember seeing the pictures on the square box.
Wasn't the brewery close by damaged?
Hope the physio was worth it. My sciatica seemed to improve as soon as the date on the appointment came via the post office. Still twinges, but I can walk like an old codger now!
Who carried you back to the car after the exercises?
Stay safe mate.
Best wishes.
Thinking back on what I wrote earlier, I realise that there is one area where my approach isn't applicable and doesn't work. It's in the field of faith. When we say, I believe or I have faith in, we are acknowledging that we have no real proof and possibly very little evidence. I had what I considered to be my "road to Damascus" moment when I was 15. It was all so real to me and it made sense. That feeling faded over the years (I defy anyone to hold on to that level of excitement for a lifetime) and I had to acknowledge that there was no proof, just a belief and decide what to do about that. I decided to believe. The doubts about my own understanding or intellectual ability come back frequently even now. It's not following my maxim to theorise/experiment/result/conclude/act, but I follow my decision made all those years ago. Still won't throw stones.Never been known to throw stones, but I do believe in thinking things through and looking at various sources of information and differing views before drawing conclusions myself. When I was younger there was an author called Erik von Danniken who wrote several books about aliens coming to this world in ancient times and leaving their marks which von Danniken interpreted and became a best selling author. Some people believed everything he wrote. It had to be true it was in a book and published. Same with the stories about Templars, descendents of Christ, origins of old Frankish monarchy and so on (try to find sources and they turn out to be, mostly, a small group of people referencing each other). The list could go on for miles. I always warned my students to make sure that they checked every piece of information with as many sources as possible because, just because it is in a book, in a newspaper, online or broadcast some other way, it doesn't make it true. It's up to individuals to make up their minds but that's not easy if they only read one newspaper, view one TV news programme, read one author and so on. That leads to insufficient data upon which to make decisions. As mentioned before, a decent pinch of cynicism comes in handy.
When it comes to keto/paleo/low carb - I go along with it because in trials on myself, it kind of works. It's always worth trying things, as long as they aren't too dangerous to risk. But then, I'm keen on experimentation in my own fields. Theory - experiment - results - conclusion - action.
He's still around but now you will find him on his appearances on a tv show called Ancient Aliens.When I was younger there was an author called Erik von Danniken
Still doesn't make his interpretations valid. I suppose though that a new audience will believe everything he says to be true because it's on TV (so it must be right).He's still around but now you will find him on his appearances on a tv show called Ancient Aliens.
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