It's a lot bigger from there than I remember.Had another cross town trip on the Ebike @Lamont D ...
So took a pic of the serpentine for you .
Home to st Mary's & back.
(Circa a leisurely 25 mins)
Eye for Feb cancelled, some issue with an echo cardiogram not done within time limit.
So got that done yesterday (gent doing reported no visible issues, but I obv still have to that officially)
Hopefully op goes ahead on my new late June date.
Anyway, the serpentine... looking east
(previous pic site would have been far right side of pic)
* Small tip for those wanting to post pics, but finding it's too big for forum.
I used to use a resizer, but now I just screenshot THAT pic, and post that screenshot.
Every time it's just worked.
Downside is it lacks some quality, but hardly noticeable for such purposes )
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so , so wrong, where is your loyalty?Morning all from a Gordon Lightfoot start to day two of exam season here in L.A. @gennepher thank you for sharing the creatives yesterday and today despite the horrible day yesterday or perhaps you felt the need to create because of the day. Enjoy a mad day today. @Krystyna23040 I wouldn't vac bag the winter woolies just yet - sometimes the snow comes down in June as per Vanessa./Bisto add. @dunelm great fbg and thank you for sharing today's art. @Annb yesterday sounds like a busy but productive day. Have I missed the installation of the final radiator? @jjraak optimistic news on the eye and new date for the op. Wonderful photo of the Serpentine. Eric is a busy lad this week. Is it wrong of me to want Spurs to lose tonight? Enjoy Tuesday or parts thereof.
More hugs for you @alf_JosiahGood Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and any others are ploughing their own furrow. Read into that as you want.
Blood sugars this morning were 6.1, this was at that instant in time.
Read no further if you are ov a squeamish disposition and sensitive.
Last Friday the 10th of May me, me’s and myself had a meeting with a plastic surgeon and his fellow theatre staff where they removed a skin cancer lump from my eyebrow and took a section ov skin from my neck and grafted it onto and into my eyebrow. Obviously me, me’s and myself are still bandaged up. I would liked to have written plastered up, but the word plastered has many meanings.
This is now the 3rd time since since November 2023 that I have had lumps removed, but this last session was the most complicated. All these operations were carried out under local anaesthetic and believe it or not the banter that went on between the plastic surgeon, theatre staff and myself during and after the operation was most enjoyable, defusing the tension and stress for all.
Being a liver transplant patient ov over 30 years I am fairly used to medical procedures and the oddities ov NHS staff and also the side effects ov the medication me, me’s and myself have to take.
These skin cancer lumps are a side effect ov anti rejection drugs which starts off as solar keratosis and over time developes into skin cancer.
This is a small price to pay because organ transplants work and enable many transplantees to return to normal productive life. Another effect ov having undergone such an operation is the lack ov tolerance for the absurdities that are propagated by certain sections ov the population. Again read into that as you want.
Now this is an over long post, I’m not apologising you chose to read it and were warned. If you don’t mind it’s time for my afternoon nap.
Stay safe and avoid a rather long haired, bandaged, obese and grumpy motorcyclist who has been banned from riding his motorcycle for at least 4 weeks and also banned from woodworking for a few weeks by his evil, domineering wife Mrs J
I'm a p... artist.More hugs for you @alf_Josiah
Perhaps you could take up painting to pass the time Alf...
I am just trying to get some more artists on this thread!!!!
Hmm! I wonder who funds it? Local govt or a charity? Perhaps some mass action, talk to local presss, find alternative funding. If it’s all done by zoom then perhaps it just needs to pay for Kirsty and cover her insurance - and use the free zoom - 40 min sessions for up to 100 participants - our family used it during lockdown and at the end of the 40 min you can just close it down and then open it up again.Just heard from Kirsty - it's all about finance and, apparently, there has been some criticism by the public that the scheme is an unnecessary expense since it supports only a few, elderly, disabled people. That's life, I'm afraid.
Well that seemed to go well but I expect you will be somewhat battered and bruised. The hug was for not being able to get out on your bike for what sounds like forever!Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and any others are ploughing their own furrow. Read into that as you want.
Blood sugars this morning were 6.1, this was at that instant in time.
Read no further if you are ov a squeamish disposition and sensitive.
Last Friday the 10th of May me, me’s and myself had a meeting with a plastic surgeon and his fellow theatre staff where they removed a skin cancer lump from my eyebrow and took a section ov skin from my neck and grafted it onto and into my eyebrow. Obviously me, me’s and myself are still bandaged up. I would liked to have written plastered up, but the word plastered has many meanings.
This is now the 3rd time since since November 2023 that I have had lumps removed, but this last session was the most complicated. All these operations were carried out under local anaesthetic and believe it or not the banter that went on between the plastic surgeon, theatre staff and myself during and after the operation was most enjoyable, defusing the tension and stress for all.
Being a liver transplant patient ov over 30 years I am fairly used to medical procedures and the oddities ov NHS staff and also the side effects ov the medication me, me’s and myself have to take.
These skin cancer lumps are a side effect ov anti rejection drugs which starts off as solar keratosis and over time developes into skin cancer.
This is a small price to pay because organ transplants work and enable many transplantees to return to normal productive life. Another effect ov having undergone such an operation is the lack ov tolerance for the absurdities that are propagated by certain sections ov the population. Again read into that as you want.
Now this is an over long post, I’m not apologising you chose to read it and were warned. If you don’t mind it’s time for my afternoon nap.
Stay safe and avoid a rather long haired, bandaged, obese and grumpy motorcyclist who has been banned from riding his motorcycle for at least 4 weeks and also banned from woodworking for a few weeks by his evil, domineering wife Mrs J
I do hope you are feeling better, it will be worth it.Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and any others are ploughing their own furrow. Read into that as you want.
Blood sugars this morning were 6.1, this was at that instant in time.
Read no further if you are ov a squeamish disposition and sensitive.
Last Friday the 10th of May me, me’s and myself had a meeting with a plastic surgeon and his fellow theatre staff where they removed a skin cancer lump from my eyebrow and took a section ov skin from my neck and grafted it onto and into my eyebrow. Obviously me, me’s and myself are still bandaged up. I would liked to have written plastered up, but the word plastered has many meanings.
This is now the 3rd time since since November 2023 that I have had lumps removed, but this last session was the most complicated. All these operations were carried out under local anaesthetic and believe it or not the banter that went on between the plastic surgeon, theatre staff and myself during and after the operation was most enjoyable, defusing the tension and stress for all.
Being a liver transplant patient ov over 30 years I am fairly used to medical procedures and the oddities ov NHS staff and also the side effects ov the medication me, me’s and myself have to take.
These skin cancer lumps are a side effect ov anti rejection drugs which starts off as solar keratosis and over time developes into skin cancer.
This is a small price to pay because organ transplants work and enable many transplantees to return to normal productive life. Another effect ov having undergone such an operation is the lack ov tolerance for the absurdities that are propagated by certain sections ov the population. Again read into that as you want.
Now this is an over long post, I’m not apologising you chose to read it and were warned. If you don’t mind it’s time for my afternoon nap.
Stay safe and avoid a rather long haired, bandaged, obese and grumpy motorcyclist who has been banned from riding his motorcycle for at least 4 weeks and also banned from woodworking for a few weeks by his evil, domineering wife Mrs J
Yes @gennepher - spellcheck is definitely a law unto itself.Spellcheck is a law unto itself @Krystyna23040
Definitely friesPossibly linked to the question would you like to go large with that? Have some fries Genn
That is such a shame @AnnbJust heard from Kirsty - it's all about finance and, apparently, there has been some criticism by the public that the scheme is an unnecessary expense since it supports only a few, elderly, disabled people. That's life, I'm afraid.
Went to the birthday lunch. Good distraction, trying to keep up with politics being discussed in french. I even managed to laugh at a couple of amusing comments before they were translated. So in a much better mood when Son2 phoned. We had quite a long chat and I was able to explain why I had been so upset. All good between us now.I am so sorry @SlimLizzy
I said a few naughty words on your behalf. I know it doesn't help but I'm thinking of similar situations that happened for me...
Park all your upset and frustrations in a room in your mind, and lock it. Throw the key away. And deal with just the here and now, the present moment...
Lazy is a derogatory way of describing neccessary resting and recharging.Thank you @gennepher - I am being very lazy at present. Which is luxurious in iteslf.
Me too @Lamont D warmth is good. I really feel the cold and find it difficult to do or enjoy anything if I am too cold. It took MrSlim several years to understand that it was no use taking me anywhere in winter without adequate clothing. Boots, hat, scarf, gloves and several layers were actually neccessary and the five minute delay caused by my lack of spontaneity was the better option than having me miserable and wanting to go home, because of inadequate clòthing for the weather.I think I'm in a group of one here. Idon't like the cold and love warmer climes.
Yes, that is them. I couldn't think of the name offhand @LivingLightly
They are so cute.
Many years ago I found one of those carder bees who had been born with deformed wings. I picked her up and put her on a foxglove. I expected her to die soon. Google told me it was likely it was a she. But the next day she was still around. You could see where she was in the garden, the plant trembled as she climbed the stem. Pretty much all that day I watched out for her. Moving her if she was too near one of my frog ponds. And putting her next to her favourite flowers. She would come towards me if I was sitting on my swing, and climb on my shoes. I hated going out, and once I came back to her walking across a branch over one of my frog ponds...aaaaagggghhhh...she would have had to turn round and come back...she had to walk everywhere for food. She was literally my life for just over 3 weeks. Then one morning, I opened my bedroom door, it opens out into the garden. And Sophie had come up to my bedroom door in the night, and had died on the door mat.
I was grateful I knew what had happened to her, and somehow she had let me know.
Since then I have had these carder bees with deformed wings each year, but none of them were as tenacious as Sophie, or lived more than a few days. You can see where they are in the garden, the plant/flower stem trembles a lot...
I am glad you and your son got to talk @SlimLizzy and you were able to explain to him.Went to the birthday lunch. Good distraction, trying to keep up with politics being discussed in french. I even managed to laugh at a couple of amusing comments before they were translated. So in a much better mood when Son2 phoned. We had quite a long chat and I was able to explain why I had been so upset. All good between us now.
Otherwise been very busy in the garden and house. MrSlim has decided well we have agreed to get a valuation sometime soon. Around the end of the month.
So preparation neccessary.
Social life kicked off again with garden visit ( plus lunch) two individual lunches and a cheese and wine tasting evening on Friday. Next week similar, but not quite as hectic ( or expensive)
We enjoyed several beautiful sunny days, planted out some vegetables and then persuaded MrSlim to help me with renovating our cheese bed which was collapsing into the centre. So called because of its shape - its actually supposed to be a keyhole, but due to a translation error the round place for the key was missed out.
This involved removing all the herbs, taking down several layers of the stones, (granite - far too heavy for me) rebuilding, filling with a vast amount of extra soil and replanting with the herbs in a different configuration. Very hot and heavy work.
As a side project, collecting all the snails and slugs discovered in a pot with a plate on top to keep the pests in. Planned to dispose of them by donating to friend with chickens. However during the overnight rain the little beggars managed to push the lid off and because it was still on top of the newly rebuilt walls around the cheese bed, to return to their hiding places. So much for pest control. After this irritating discovery went around peering into the crevices and recaptured about a quarter of them... and a lot more slugs than had been previously captured. For some reason we had caught about a hundred snails and only three large slugs. Since then with the weather turning wet again there are slugs everywhere. But very few snails. Do they only come out once it's dark?
TBC.
Catching up on other posts now.
Sorry to be slow to reply @gennepher. I fell behind again (immersed in answering email) and have only just caught up with the many interesting posts on this busy thread.Yes, that is them. I couldn't think of the name offhand @LivingLightly
They are so cute.
Many years ago I found one of those carder bees who had been born with deformed wings. I picked her up and put her on a foxglove. I expected her to die soon. Google told me it was likely it was a she. But the next day she was still around. You could see where she was in the garden, the plant trembled as she climbed the stem. Pretty much all that day I watched out for her. Moving her if she was too near one of my frog ponds. And putting her next to her favourite flowers. She would come towards me if I was sitting on my swing, and climb on my shoes. I hated going out, and once I came back to her walking across a branch over one of my frog ponds...aaaaagggghhhh...she would have had to turn round and come back...she had to walk everywhere for food. She was literally my life for just over 3 weeks. Then one morning, I opened my bedroom door, it opens out into the garden. And Sophie had come up to my bedroom door in the night, and had died on the door mat.
I was grateful I knew what had happened to her, and somehow she had let me know.
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