Central Heating on, that will not do @dunelmGood morning everyone on a wonderfully quiet start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. All clear has been sounded throughout the house and the bins are standing ready for the bin lorry cavalcade. Terrible occurrences yesterday evening, the heating burst into life - that will have to stop! Birthdays, they do tend to turn up every year. Not always and some folk get two. Eldest granddaughter today, n-n-n-n-nineteen. Art bit, something to play with. Hope your day is not as mystifying as mine maView attachment 63386y be. Thank goodness for koffy - and bacon of course. And roast lamb with mint sauce and still being able to taste things and even digest them. And teeth
Happy birthday to your granddaughter Dunelm.Good morning everyone on a wonderfully quiet start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. All clear has been sounded throughout the house and the bins are standing ready for the bin lorry cavalcade. Terrible occurrences yesterday evening, the heating burst into life - that will have to stop! Birthdays, they do tend to turn up every year. Not always and some folk get two. Eldest granddaughter today, n-n-n-n-nineteen. Art bit, something to play with. Hope your day is not as mystifying as mine may be. Thank goodness for koffy - and bacon of course. And roast lamb with mint sauce and still being able to taste things and even digest them. And teeth
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and also with youMay your god go with you “
Sad about your 1930's table @Annb
Smashing piece of art despite the elusiveness of what you are visualising. Naughty badgers. There are quiet a few wooden ones in nearby Brotton village which was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Broctune.Fbg 6.7
That darn badger yanked everything off the swing in the night. Carnage. And this was despite me liberally covering the swing with citronella essential oil which badgers are not supposed to like...I have not looked at the trail cam footage yet. Midnight spent the entire night in my bedroom. I think in part to hear what was going on outside.
The trees were battering each other all night.
The wildlife camera from a few days ago...
Cat Midnight lazily watches the Fox and then has a good clean of himself...
No badgers that night.
Midnight's kind of night.
Midnight loves his swing when there are no badgers about.
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Creative - worked another hour on the horse in Procreate ...still not getting what I want...and just worked a further hour on the horse...cannot get the vision I wanted from this. But you get to see some of my idea how yesterday's developed..
Enough creativity for one day, practical things need to be done...
Need a nap now.
And a cuppa tea.
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It would be good to see @jjraak posting again he really does consider what he has to say and how much his input is missed by us all@gennepher and @dunelm
I really do enjoy your artwork, keep up the good work.
It is also pleasing to see fellow greaser @jjraak is reading posts, I hope your recovery is continuing along bearable lines.
Mrs J has left Tilehurst Towers to do the shopping, so it is safe for me to linger a little longer, but instructions have been left and unfortunately cannot be ignored.
Now I really must go.
Thank you @ianpspurs. Leg of lamb - I like it boned out, laid flat and slow roasted with spices, Moroccan style.Good morning all on Michaelmas Eve 2023. Time to crack nuts (no sniggers at the back), pluck your stubble fed goose for the morrow and make Sruthan Micheil, Saint Michael's bannock, or Michaelmas Bannock. In St Ives (Cambs, was Hunts) there is a fair along the main street but not on this scale. I guess the origins are similar. "Eat a goose on Michaelmas Day, Want not for money all the year” - clearly things have changed since then (lower end of price range). We, JKP, MIL and myself, now have a goose for Martinmas Nov 11th.Lidl usually having frozen geese, possibly as Martinmas is a much bigger event in parts of Europe. @dunelm happy birthday to your granddaughter and thanks for sharing the art. Interesting list of items in your attitude of gratitude. Mint sauce would be on mine, lamb shoulder and shank also but leg of lamb clearly needs rethinking. Still no test for the gutters and no heating needed here; back door can still be open and no top layer needed until it is dark in there or up to 9.00 pm in the living room. Enjoy your day but don't pick blackberries after tomorrow.
Thank you @gennepher - good tip, got to love a waddleCentral Heating on, that will not do @dunelm
You need one of those fur fabric ponchos with a hood, and waddle all day like you are covered with a blanket...
Great sketch...
Thank you @lindisfel - a contribution towards driving lessons is the way it’s goingHappy birthday to your granddaughter Dunelm.
Must get expensive when their 19!
Thanks very much Alf@gennepher and @dunelm
I really do enjoy your artwork, keep up the good work.
It is also pleasing to see fellow greaser @jjraak is reading posts, I hope your recovery is continuing along bearable lines.
Mrs J has left Tilehurst Towers to do the shopping, so it is safe for me to linger a little longer, but instructions have been left and unfortunately cannot be ignored.
Now I really must go.
Thank you @dunelmSmashing piece of art despite the elusiveness of what you are visualising. Naughty badgers. There are quite a few wooden ones in nearby Brotton village which was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Broctune.
I have no idea why, all my lot are saying the same, what storm?You got let off lightly then!
I face the sea and the wind comes hurtling off the sea to my bungalow,,.
In the form of the week long course and test seems to be the going rate so you have escaped lightly - for now. The visit to tell you she has passed her test may be the tricky negotiation especially if she suspects a fund for the car - the new racing bike for passing 11+ - has been laid since birth. Painful memories of hassle from both sides of the negotiations involved there.Thank you @lindisfel - a contribution towards driving lessons is the way it’s going
Thank you Ian@gennepher hug for the badger nuisance. Winner for sharing the amazing art. @dunelm I can see how a guy that enjoys spice may go for the Moroccan flavour but however one flavours it surely the muscle used for walking all day is gonna be tough as Old Harry - and don't call me Shirley. @lindisfel yes, @jjraak is missed as is @Muddy Cyclist but the heart (and mind) has its reasons. Here are some recipes people may or may not find useful. Enjoy them if you use them - possibly while you can as Trump II, The Revenge, may well happen and the UK may/will be staring down the barrel of Kemi or Suella in 5/6 years time. What's going on now is Succession. We and our loved ones are collateral damage in a dialogue twixt ambitious people and the wilder fringes of the Tory membership. If they gave us Johnson and Truss anything is possible
I have had an eighteenth birthday Monday, grandchild 3 have two more next week, numbers 5 & 8.Good morning everyone on a wonderfully quiet start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. All clear has been sounded throughout the house and the bins are standing ready for the bin lorry cavalcade. Terrible occurrences yesterday evening, the heating burst into life - that will have to stop! Birthdays, they do tend to turn up every year. Not always and some folk get two. Eldest granddaughter today, n-n-n-n-nineteen. Art bit, something to play with. Hope your day is not as mystifying as mine may be. Thank goodness for koffy - and bacon of course. And roast lamb with mint sauce and still being able to taste things and even digest them. And teeth
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That is really sad @SlimLizzy26.09 FBG 6.8
27.09 FBG 6.1
Sad days for some of our friends. One couple has just said goodbye to a much loved doggie companion of 14 years. Poor thing had cancer. They are devastated.
Another couple who had a beloved cat disappear last autumn (he was eventually found dead six weeks later) have the worry of their remaining cat being seriously ill.
All this pet related distress has triggered my own grief for Errant. Still badly missed
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