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alf_Josiah said:
Good , the last poem I bothered with was Eskimo Nell and I got into serious trouble for reciting it at a rather important function, rather important to Mrs J I might add.
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Was that the one at the Captain's table on the good ship Venus? I was there that night. Her face was a picture. Did the scar heal?:angelic:
 
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lindisfel said:
Certainly Ian, I hope MIL move doesn't get protracted due to locked down.
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Thanks Derek. Originally two of our boys were going to do the moving to protect her as much as possible. That now looks illegal so we are looking at having her here on removal day - support bubbles still working? - and wondering about deep cleaning the new property before she moves in. Tricky procedure - also likely to put a dent in my whisky stocks. Still, good luck to the old gal. Her mum was a fair tidy whisky drinker and lived to 99.8.
 
ianpspurs said:
Thanks Derek. Originally two of our boys were going to do the moving to protect her as much as possible. That now looks illegal so we are looking at having her here on removal day - support bubbles still working? - and wondering about deep cleaning the new property before she moves in. Tricky procedure - also likely to put a dent in my whisky stocks. Still, good luck to the old gal. Her mum was a fair tidy whisky drinker and lived to 99.8.
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Perhaps I should have a double malt every bed time? :)
 
Swipey 4.4 ➡️
Workout done but wondering whether I am reaching the limit of what I can push my knees to do (certainly on a treadmill).
A lot of grinding and grumbling from the right knee in particular... so soft supports on.

That being said - I had to be devious and order two knee braces from Bio Skin from two different outlets as they were both limited to just one each! So stock shortages could well be down to an abundance of people taking to the streets or treadmills to work out and cricking their knees! Either way hopefully they will gave a little less give than these ones have now.

In terms of stress - my tax return came back from the accountants without having taken into account AT ALL the initial January 2020 payment so now they seem to want me to pay well over twice as much. Yeah - that ain't happening so waiting for the accountant to get back to me.

Haven't had fat head dough pizza for a while so going to try that today... only to use up some ham!
 
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gennepher said:
Good morning from Wales.

Fbg 6.9

I did find some nice goodies at the new to me shops yesterday.
And I ate some...

I also found, when I got back home, an app called TooGoodToGo. It is left over food at the end of the day, that is usually thrown out. Different local shops and supermarkets have joined the scheme. I think it is all over the UK. But it is now put in a Magic Bag, and costs £3.50. Apparently has £10 worth of original price of the food. Is it any good? I don't know. But looking at it, I found some shops in this area I didn't know existed. These are new food shops that have opened up in this area since we have had Covid lockdowns. I will have another look when I have given my car it's good run today. Dual carriageways and 70 mph (maybe 60 mph) feature in my driving today. I will be going the long way to the nearest town West to me, and the long way back home. There are a few things I need. And I shall be out in the Golden Hour again. It is supposed to be a beautiful dawn again this morning.

Thank you for all your amazing help yesterday. I learnt a lot more about cars. Saved all your replies via screenshot so I have them all together to refer to and investigate a bit more today what I need to do. So, thanks again.

Here is my digital painting this morning in Procreate. There was one oak tree, trunk covered in ivy, which had the sunrise behind it. I couldn't stop to take a photo, so I had to use the 'camera' in my head...the only thing different is I made it a path, and not the road.

I think we need some hope.

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Incredible sunrise, gennepher!
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Finally accountant rang back. I had missed a section on their questionnaire to put tax paid on account... and with having paid the deferred amount yesterday my tax has come down quite considerably! However anything to do with HMRC always sends me into a total tail spin.

It would appear once I get past fingers and toes I am useless with numbers.

Not sure whether I will be able to pay back my best mate who bailed me out in the summer as well... which is a blow because I did not want to start the year owing money. Bah humbug (on account for December...)
 
lindisfel said:
One of these days when he does an about turn he will get clobbered with a boomerang!
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Our prime minister’s spirit animal is in fact a headless chicken. Then again, the Guinness World Records show that in 1940s Colorado, one farmer decapitated a chicken, and the headless creature nonetheless survived and walked around for a further 18 months. So a year into his handling of the pandemic, there’s everything for Boris Johnson to play for. Credit to Marina Hyde in The Guardian.
 
Penultimate poem from Malcolm Guite's anthology. Truly multium in parvo but ssas she write all too complicated for capture in a net of words. I have enjoyed these poems immensely and a found the glimpse into Guite's mind humbling. AS Luci Shaw says My open widow mind is too little for this landscape. He has a vast sweep of knowledge of poetry which has awakened an interest laying dormant in me for almost 50 years.
 
My eldest daughter, a long time GP, has recommended we both stop going to the shops until the lock down ends

Carlisle has topped 1000 cases 100, 000 people per day.
This area is c.500 per 100,000
The new variant is running riot in Cumbria.
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Good Muddy Cycle ride but a few aches, need to do more.

All Christmas decorations now down and back in loft, took a good chunk of the day. Rewarded with a show of Orchids which have bloomed behind the Christmas tree so we had not seen them.
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News on friends funeral in Port Talbot and his wife wants me to write and read a eulogy and so need to travel. Will go in Wilfrid VW camper as I can cook, make coffee, sleep if needs be and of course it's got a loo so makes sense. Of course this highersthe risk of being stopped by the Welsh Police, ah well needs must but risky on so many levels.

I have made a start on a painting of Etchinghilll, needs to match one I did some time back, we shall see...

A4 watercolour but now have to wait for it to dry.....

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Needs to be in same stile as this watercolour I did, its goimg on the same wall.
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Muddy Cyclist said:
Good Muddy Cycle ride but a few aches, need to do more.

All Christmas decorations now down and back in loft, took a good chunk of the day. Rewarded with a show of Orchids which have bloomed behind the Christmas tree so we had not seen them.
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News on friends funeral in Port Talbot and his wife wants me to write and read a eulogy and so need to travel. Will go in Wilfrid VW camper as I can cook, make coffee, sleep if needs be and of course it's got a loo so makes sense. Of course this highersthe risk of being stopped by the Welsh Police, ah well needs must but risky on so many levels.

I have made a start on a painting of Etchinghilll, needs to match one I did some time back, we shall see...

A4 watercolour but now have to wait for it to dry.....

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Needs to be in same stile as this watercolour I did, its goimg on the same wall.
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Winner for the art and Orchids, hug for the aches and worry of the journey to deliver the eulogy. Obviously an honour to be asked but somewhat of a problem in these times. Wilfred sounds as good a solution as possible. I'm sure you will take care but some prayers will also go with you.
 
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ianpspurs said:
Winner for the art and Orchids, hug for the aches and worry of the journey to deliver the eulogy. Obviously an honour to be asked but somewhat of a problem in these times. Wilfred sounds as good a solution as possible. I'm sure you will take care but some prayers will also go with you.
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Thank you.

Yes difficult times and decisions, also strange as we will not socialise, friends wife knows this. We hope for some distant time when restrictions and Covid allow us to celebrate friends life, but not now.
 
good evening all :)

4.9 today

too many carbs over Christmas methinks ;)

Quite a mild feeling day here today and I got some leaves raked in mum's garden whilst mr gee took Mum to the nearest town to get her pension.
Mum told us she wanted to go by bus on Thursday but we persuaded her to go today by car, she got the post office opening time wrong so they ended up sitting in the car on the High Street for 30 mins. :sorry: so I got quite lot of raking done before they got back :D
Katy kept me company, she ran round the garden a lot and challenged the wheelbarrow to mortal combat :hilarious:

Hope your day is treating you well :)

@gennepher - lovely dawn sky and an impressive tree, a hopeful dawn indeed :)

@dunelm - I like your stroke work and that hemp paper looks interesting :)
Druidical ? - Ley lines ;)

@Muddy Cyclist - I didn't know you had to wrap bonsai, makes sense though, and your orchids are lovely especially blooming at this time :)
I like your initial washesfor your painting, I should try that technique. It goes without saying I love the hilltop grove of trees :joyful:
A sad dilemma for you but Wilfred is obviously worth his weight in gold for the safe harbour he provides :)

art bit -

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I see as a last move Trump has sold off to Oil companies concessions to drill on the Alaskan plain national wildlife refuge where the land is sacred to the first nation peoples.
I hope we see the back of his kind in leadership for good.
 
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