Puzzler, our spare room, landing and stairs were measured up for carpets a few weeks ago but Mr Heavenly has been too busy to set a date for fitting. We had already cleared out and decorated the spare room (my old office) but over the last few days he has cleared the landing of book shelves/electronic stuff and pulled up the old carpet ready to paint the ceiling, walls and skirting in advance of the fitters. I’m very much looking forward to a nice new carpet but the cat is bizarrely enjoying running up and down the uncovered wooden stairs.
The carpet people told me they are measuring for up to four weeks ahead, which is a about right for me, as I have a decorator and a holiday booked before then. So if you get your date booked in, @Heavenlyannie, you will have a deadline to get the decorating done.
Hope Captain Pyjamas is feeling more chipper today @la vie en rouge .
We went out rambling today. The forecast was for rain, getting heavier as they day wore on. It was actually very pleasant weather, with just a few drops of rain. We had a brief heavy shower just as we got back, and more is expected later. It's a walk we've done before but in the other direction, and one we'll do again under our own steam.
The new hearing aids worked well so I'm pleased about that.
It's a rather dreich evening here; the rain (I think - I wasn't out at lunchtime) held off until I was going home, and although it wasn't particularly heavy, it had made the flagstones wet enough to be verging on treacherous, so I wasn't going terribly fast.
Another stupidly busy day, but I expect I'll catch up with myself eventually.
I seem to have picked up a cold - probably from the little germ factories darlings who are my great-nephews and great-nieces* - and I woke this morning feeling as if I'd swallowed a packet of razor blades. This morphed into Feeling A Bit Rubbish for most of the day, which probably didn't aid my productivity.
David's remedy whenever I had a cold was a curry, and because I couldn't be bothered to cook anyway, I ordered a delivery one. As you all know, I'm a piglet of very little brain, and didn't remember that the "standard" Korma from that place is actually sweat-makingly spicy, and I didn't have the wit to order a "mild" version (Korma's meant to be mild, isn't it?).
No matter; although it may take me several hours to cool down, it was quite tasty. I must have had a brainfart when I was ordering though, as I ended up with two cartons of vegetable rice to go with it. I've left one of them to cool, and will put it in the freezer for the next time I actually make a curry from scratch.
* By the way, happy fifth birthday to Rosie today - how did that happen???
Just dropping in to say that for once I completed my To Do list this morning ( 10 items) then ran my u3a Scrabble group. Now, having eaten a quick spag bol, I am off to my local choral society.
I was awake for an hour and a half in the night, so I will probably not be on the Ship tonight when I get back. Early night needed.
David's remedy whenever I had a cold was a curry, .... the "standard" Korma from that place is actually sweat-makingly spicy, .... (Korma's meant to be mild, isn't it?).
It is, but surely the whole point of eating a curry as a cold cure is to loosen any congestion the cold is causing? So the spicier you can eat it the better
Hope you feel better soon @piglet.
It sounds like you've had a productive and busy day @puzzler. I too intend to go to be early as I have a book to read I'm enjoying.
After a most Dire and Dismal day yesterday, with Wind, Rain, and General Horridness (I spent most of the time lying in my berth), today is much better, with Arkland the Mild enjoying Sun-Shine and the occasional Cloudy Bit, along with a pleasant westerly Breeze.
Tess Coe the Pilchard-less has been visited (as usual, I forgot a couple of items ), I've caught up with the Wash Ing, and several other little Jobs have been jobbed, including renewing the car tax online - very quick and easy. The MoT is due in about 6 weeks' time, so I must remember to get in touch with my Mechanical Man when October arrives...
Lunch will be BEEF SOSSIDGES - I've not tried these before - with some CHIPS .
If the weather holds, as They say it should, more Paint Ing will be attempted tomorrow. The lee side of the Wheelhouse could do with doing, and that will complete the refreshing of that part of the Ark. Two parts of the Deck remain to be done, but they may have to wait until next year, unless we get a suitably mild and fine October.
Huh. Just as I was about to hang out the Wash Ing, so the heavens opened. Torrential Rain, with a strong Wind, and some Hailstones, have well and truly upset my Arrangements.
O well. Time to open the bottle of WINE I bought this morning...
I strolled into town to do various bits and pieces before my bookshop shift. I was just going into the newsagents when there was a very loud rumble of thunder. By the time I'd got round the corner to the bookshop it was chucking it down. Fortunately it had stopped by the time I came home.
Tonight we're off to a charity quiz night in a local pub. Chip cobs are promised. I shall wear slightly sturdier shoes than those I wore this morning just in case I'm not so lucky with the weather.
Huh. Just as I was about to hang out the Wash Ing, so the heavens opened. Torrential Rain, with a strong Wind, and some Hailstones, have well and truly upset my Arrangements.
O well. Time to open the bottle of WINE I bought this morning...
Don't let the hailstones smash the bottle.
This morning I went shopping. It wasn't raining and I couldn't be bothered to get my jacket out of the car.
Bad mistake. When I was in the supermarket, the heavens opened. What should I do? Walk to the bus stop and get soaked, and stay in the dry and miss the bus? (The next one is 25 minutes later).
I walked to the bus stop and got soaked. There is at least a shelter at the stop and, as I boarded the bus, there was a crash of thunder. I got a bit wet walking to my house at the other end, but not too badly. My main concern was keeping my newspaper - in my shopping bag - dry!
I managed not to get my washing in before the heavens opened. I waited until the rain stopped. The washing was not only very wet but dirty too. I think the rain had washed dirt off the flat roof close by.
Both the decorator and the carpet fitter turned up to measure up Mr Puzzler’s former study. Still some boxes to sort and there will be furniture to move but I expect to meet the deadline at the end of the month.
My daughter popped in to show me all her photos from her recent 90 mile hill walk in Italy. Mostly hot temperatures but on day 4 they walked through torrential rain and thunder. The final three days were spent sightseeing in Bergamo then Milan. I don’t know where she gets her energy from.
The weather here was (mostly) fine; I had a foray to Tessie's at lunchtime and it was grand, but apparently at about 4:30 the heavens opened (the window in my office is mostly frosted glass, so I don't generally see what the weather's like except for any sudden outbreaks of darkness that might presage a downpour).
By the time I left just after 5, it was sunny and really rather nice, although it clouded over after I got home.
I've stocked up on Manuka honey, Sudafed tablets and cough sweeties (the only cough mixture Tessie's had was Covonia, which may well work, but tastes vile).
Supper was salmon & hollandaise fish cakes with lemony, garlicky greens and some potato salad, and rather nice.
Up betimes, as ever. Decided this morning was the likeliest window for a time in which to mow the lawn. So did that, plus a bit of bindweed-focused weeding. Had lunch, then fell asleep for an hour and a half. Out this evening with a couple of old friends of Mr F - pints in a real ale pub and an Italian meal. Fortunately one had an early flight, so not inclined to make a night of it. So home, slug of grappa, and beddy byes.
The cleaner comes tomorrow at 9 sharp, and we're entertaining in the evening - salmon putanesca and something involving apples for dessert.
Then, hopefully, a quiet weekend. I. Am. So. Tired.
I was called into the surgery yesterday, as my ICD had detected some misbehaviour by my heart a week or so ago. Today I got a text confirming the decision to make a change to my medication, to drop one tablet and replace it with two of another.
ECG tomorrow and a 'heart-health' blood test next week (both of us).
Mr RoS and I are finding ourselves up there far too frequently.
We seem to have a number of young women doctors at our practice these days, and rarely see the same one twice, but they do seem to be thorough. I suspect that they are recently qualified and doing a primary care placement.
I do believe I have an actual 'named doctor', but have no idea who that is.
Up early this morning - Mr Nen was being collected for his annual pilgrimage to the Goodwood Revival and I was awake long before the alarm went off at 4.45 ...
It's currently pouring with rain and as I have plans for the day which involve a reasonable amount of walking it would be nice it if eased off a bit. Yesterday was a mixture of sunshine and outbursts of torrential rain ("Good for the gardens... good for the gardens..."). I managed to avoid getting wet until the last five minutes of my walk home so consider I did pretty well.
Out for coffee with friends this afternoon and for a meal with a friend this evening at our very local, and very good, pub.
Awake again between 3.30 and 5.30, but the next I knew it was 9.10am. A morning of sorting the contents of tubs, mainly photos so far, so of course I keep stopping to look at them….. paused for belated tea break.
Just booked a posh lunch out tomorrow with daughter and granddaughter, sussing out a possible venue for a birthday meal in December- early booking required.
A bit of a life admin and houseworkery kind of day today. I even did some Iron Ing!
It's sunny and showery - I rather like it. The only gardening I need to do can wait. It's just clearing up and planting milkweed seeds, anticipating Monarch butterflies.
Great photos @Boogie. What an interesting thing to do.
I went to Pilates this morning. Its the class I can't often get to and it is usually pretty gentle. I'm aching from all the stuff we did. As I walked there and back I think I've got my excerise for the day.
I cam back via the market where I picked up some bulbs which I'm just going off to plant, some bits and pieces for our holiday next week some some nice focaccia bread for lunch. I kept on bumping into people I know which was nice.
This evening we're off to an evening of music and conversation at a rather lovely local house. I'm looking forward to it.
Sun-Shine and Heavy Showers alternating in Arkland the Windy, which makes Paint Ing a no-no yet again. Never mind...we often get more settled weather around the end of September (said he, hopefully), and my Sister is due to visit then. Something to look forward to!
Gales are forecast (or *set to batter the county*) on this coming Sunday and Monday, no doubt bringing the usual chaos, gridlock, devastation, carnage, trauma, heartbreak etc. etc. so beloved of local *noos* reporters.
I noticed the forecast of gales. Sorry, it is probably our fault for booking a roofer to sort out a leaking dormer roof over Sunday and Monday!
I'm not looking forward to getting into w**k on Monday either, as due to the forecast wind I'd rather not cycle as usual, but the hospital I work at are having works done on the car park. So it is a choice of taking the bus or train, or driving but getting in for 7:30 when there will still be spaces. I do count myself lucky for having a wide choice of transport modes!
The weather here was fairly clement for most of the times I had to be in it, except when I pootled over the road to get the customary f&c for supper, at which point the heavens opened and it came down in stair-rods. However, there was quite a queue, and it had gone over by the time I was coming home, so it could have been worse.
After all the busy-ness of the beginning of the week, I actually cleared up my last voice file just before five, so left for the weekend a happy and accomplished piglet.
So:
Monday Stratford on Avon
Tuesday Gigrln Farm Kite Feeding centre
Wednesday Avoncroft Building Museum
Thursday Tenby
Friday Birdland at Stow on the Wold
Saturday will be the craft fayre at Abergavenny, Sunday will be chaotic as usual, then it’s back to normal on Monday 😟
I had to go to Llandrindod Wells this week and was amazed at how many kites I saw along the way, some quite low. We have a kite magnet on our fridge, bought at Bwlch Nant yr Arian.
We had a lovely evening listening last night to three very talented young people play various pieces with their music teacher. Her house is very old and beautiful and I imagine similar musical evening have happened there over the last two hundred years or so.
Today we are off to Milton Keynes for a meet up with my husband's family, but before that I'm sorting out admin for our holiday on Tuesday.
All this gadding about is making me feel quite exhausted!
The "choir" (well, three of them plus me) has been sort-of rehearsed; I'm really no choir trainer and certainly no organist, but I was able to bash out an approximation of the tunes, and they seemed very appreciative.
It's a mixed sort of day, meteorologically: it was glorious when I left the house, but when I left the church to amble along to the corner shop for some eggs, it was definitely Thinking About Raining. By the time I came out of the butcher's (with a very large STEAK for supper), it was nice again.
Not certain if it's more exhausting supporting the young in my life who are moving on to academic pastures new or their parents. Whilst doing the start of term chaos with my own educational work place. I have freely, but professionally, expressed the opinion if what is being asked of me and my counterpart in the department currently (which is way above our pay grade as the person paid to do it has been promoted well above their competency) is going to continue maybe the two of us should be paid at the higher grade for this work.
I'm having a lazy day today to recover from the week gone by and as we have no priest for tomorrow, a simple Service of the Word has been planned, all I usually do on a Sunday is already done, and once church is done, I'm planning on getting out for the rest of the day away from it all!
My poorly back/hip (day 9) is very slowly improving, the pain now mostly being in my left hip and kept at bay with good posture and lots of walking around, sitting on the sofa being the biggest trigger. Yoga class on Thursday was probably helpful in strengthening my back muscles. I’m still on regular painkillers twice a day but I’m hoping to wean myself off them over the coming week.
Consequently, I am sitting at the kitchen table reading whilst Mr Heavenly paints the landing and stairs’ ceiling and walls. He’s even painted the attic hatch door. The skirting will then need to be done so the new carpets can be fitted.
Lunch was bacon, eggs and chicken livers. Tonight we are driving to Dunstable for a family gathering but we won’t stay late.
Glad to hear your hip/back pain is easing @Heavenlyannie. I know how difficult it is sometimes to find any comfortable position, but moving about fairly frequently certainly helps (as do the Painkillers!).
A rather Dismal Desmond of a Day earlier, in Arkland the Doused, with heavy and squally Showers and the occasional burst of Sun Shine, but it's brightened up a bit now in readiness for Storm and Tempest tomorrow.
More SOSSIDGES have been etten for Lunch - there are two left, and use-by date is today, so a SOSSIDGE SANWIDGE may be had later.
I saw a new GP yesterday regarding a painful knee / leg/hip and difficulty with stairs. He was most pleasant and helpful. Stronger gel prescribed and physio referral. I know I need to move more.
Housework this morning, then lunch out with daughter and granddaughter, ( another table had the same combination).The service and food were excellent, with good sized portions. My daughter was tired, having had less than four hours sleep. Last night she and her son saw Coldplay’s last gig at Wembley, and she was in seventh heaven as Chris Martin threw her a bracelet he had been wearing!
BTW, today (Saturday 13th September) was, according to various YouTube platforms, to be either (a) The Day On Which God Would Do Something HUGE, or (b) the day on which the English Revolution would begin.
Maybe both were programmed...or are perhaps synonymous...
All is calm in Arkland the Peaceful - have I missed anything?
We had a very nice time with my husband's family. The main reason was to distribute various bits of jewellery that had belonged to my late mother-in-law. Lots of reminiscences of her and their grandparents which was rather nice. We chose a few pieces and I'm wearing a rather sweet enamel broach with roses on it at the moment.
Hope hip/knee/back problems improve @Heavenlyannie and @puzzler.
BTW, today (Saturday 13th September) was, according to various YouTube platforms, to be either (a) The Day On Which God Would Do Something HUGE, or (b) the day on which the English Revolution would begin.
Maybe both were programmed...or are perhaps synonymous...
All is calm in Arkland the Peaceful - have I missed anything?
It has not been at all nice in London, as I'm sure you know. Very worrying.
BTW, today (Saturday 13th September) was, according to various YouTube platforms, to be either (a) The Day On Which God Would Do Something HUGE, or (b) the day on which the English Revolution would begin.
Maybe both were programmed...or are perhaps synonymous...
All is calm in Arkland the Peaceful - have I missed anything?
It has not been at all nice in London, as I'm sure you know. Very worrying.
I'm afraid that I no longer tune into what passes for News, because Blood Pressure/Sanity, but I do know that there is a lot of racist shi*te flying about generally - if that's what you're referring to.
Whether God/god has anything to say or do about it all is another matter. All Our Place seems to be concerned about is heating bills.
I'm feeling rather cream-crackered after a day filled with family. #2 son and his wife are here for the weekend, and both of my step-children and their partners came for lunch, which was lovely. Both steps live abroad (Ireland and Greece) and we haven't seen them since the wedding two years ago, so it was lovely to catch up with all their news. Their father died earlier this year so I'm now the senior male in their extended family.
My step-daughter is soon to become a grandmother and said it makes her feel old, to which my sons responded that they didn't feel old enough at 31 to be (step) great-uncles.
Quite a few union jacks in Glasgow yesterday, worn by Rangers supporters. The accompanying mood was downbeat, as Rangers were gubbed 2-0 by Hearts. I was on a train with one extremely drunk Rangers supporter, who was carrying a vodka bottle full of what looked like urine. Another woman told me it was "vodka boost"(?) The bottle ended up smashed on the railway platform when he staggered off the train.
Harvest service at Chapel today. A Big Deal is made of harvest time, this being farming country. Harvest Homes in every village.
Mr Boogs band is on tour in Bournemouth so I'm getting a lift to Church. My friend is coming to see to the dogs as I won't be home until 2pm after the bring-and-share lunch.
Non drinker, so had to search for this. Apparently there are a lot of mixers on the market designed to boost the effectiveness of Vodka (presumably meaning to get you more drunk, or drunk more quickly).
Iced tea is supposed to do the trick, which would explain the colour of the liquid you saw.
I have never understood the attraction of drunkenness, personally. That probably comes from seeing my grandmother drunk and throwing up in a washing-up bowl at a family party when I was a child.
It can suck but it tends to be always the same amount of suckiness, whereas sober real life can range from very very sucky on upwards. So if your current sober real life is suckier than drunk suckiness, it's a rational decision on the face of it.
I'd been looking forward to a concert in the local parish church by the Gesualdo Six this evening, and discovered on speaking to someone at church this morning that it was actually last night. The word "bollocks" springs to mind.
No matter; if I'd been at it, I wouldn't have seen the Last Night of the Proms, which was really rather fun*, especially the rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody and Bill Bailey playing the typewriter concerto (and the beginning of BWV 565 at the end)!
* except for the buggering-about with the Sea Songs.
Laundry is laundering, and now that I'm not going out this evening, I suppose I don't have any excuse not to do the Iron Ing ...
That's a pain @piglet. I find it really annoying when I do things like that.
I missed church as it was the Battle of Britain memorial event here. We have a lot of air bases round and about so it is usually quite a big thing. Less big this year as the RAF band that should have been there have been sent off to practice welcoming a certain visitor from the USA. Still very moving, though I didn't see the Spitfire that flew past but certainly heard it.
I was leaving that when I saw a friend having a coffee outside a cafe, stopped for a chat and a coffee, sorted out a few things and he paid for my drink. Returned via my neighbours where I think I've managed to sign them up to the Repair Cafe a group of us are organising in town next month.
I now need to start deciding what to take on holiday, though I might go down to the Dragon Boat Festival on our river later,
@Piglet I did a very rare join the after church coffee crew this morning with those there gathered (amazing what starting on time can do for my inclination to do that plus the fact we had no priest cover for today so it was a well thought through lay led service of the word which stuck to the plan) and we all agreed with your Last Night of the Proms assessment.
I did, however, have to introduce our churchwarden to the Typewriter Concerto as he looked very confused when we were talking about Bill Bailey doing that. It had somehow passed him by which kind of shocked the rest of us who were all well aware of it.
I see the 100m at the World Championship in Tokyo has just been won by a Jamaican called Oblique Seville. Wonder if he's any relation to Avenue Diagonal in Barcelona?
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Puzzler, our spare room, landing and stairs were measured up for carpets a few weeks ago but Mr Heavenly has been too busy to set a date for fitting. We had already cleared out and decorated the spare room (my old office) but over the last few days he has cleared the landing of book shelves/electronic stuff and pulled up the old carpet ready to paint the ceiling, walls and skirting in advance of the fitters. I’m very much looking forward to a nice new carpet but the cat is bizarrely enjoying running up and down the uncovered wooden stairs.
Firenze - hope your anchovies haven't gone the way of BF's pilchards!
We went out rambling today. The forecast was for rain, getting heavier as they day wore on. It was actually very pleasant weather, with just a few drops of rain. We had a brief heavy shower just as we got back, and more is expected later. It's a walk we've done before but in the other direction, and one we'll do again under our own steam.
The new hearing aids worked well so I'm pleased about that.
It's a rather dreich evening here; the rain (I think - I wasn't out at lunchtime) held off until I was going home, and although it wasn't particularly heavy, it had made the flagstones wet enough to be verging on treacherous, so I wasn't going terribly fast.
Another stupidly busy day, but I expect I'll catch up with myself eventually.
I seem to have picked up a cold - probably from the little germ factories darlings who are my great-nephews and great-nieces* - and I woke this morning feeling as if I'd swallowed a packet of razor blades. This morphed into Feeling A Bit Rubbish for most of the day, which probably didn't aid my productivity.
David's remedy whenever I had a cold was a curry, and because I couldn't be bothered to cook anyway, I ordered a delivery one. As you all know, I'm a piglet of very little brain, and didn't remember that the "standard" Korma from that place is actually sweat-makingly spicy, and I didn't have the wit to order a "mild" version (Korma's meant to be mild, isn't it?).
No matter; although it may take me several hours to cool down, it was quite tasty. I must have had a brainfart when I was ordering though, as I ended up with two cartons of vegetable rice to go with it. I've left one of them to cool, and will put it in the freezer for the next time I actually make a curry from scratch.
* By the way, happy fifth birthday to Rosie today - how did that happen???
I was awake for an hour and a half in the night, so I will probably not be on the Ship tonight when I get back. Early night needed.
It sounds like you've had a productive and busy day @puzzler. I too intend to go to be early as I have a book to read I'm enjoying.
Tess Coe the Pilchard-less has been visited (as usual, I forgot a couple of items
Lunch will be BEEF SOSSIDGES - I've not tried these before - with some CHIPS
If the weather holds, as They say it should, more Paint Ing will be attempted tomorrow. The lee side of the Wheelhouse could do with doing, and that will complete the refreshing of that part of the Ark. Two parts of the Deck remain to be done, but they may have to wait until next year, unless we get a suitably mild and fine October.
O well. Time to open the bottle of WINE I bought this morning...
Tonight we're off to a charity quiz night in a local pub. Chip cobs are promised. I shall wear slightly sturdier shoes than those I wore this morning just in case I'm not so lucky with the weather.
This morning I went shopping. It wasn't raining and I couldn't be bothered to get my jacket out of the car.
Bad mistake. When I was in the supermarket, the heavens opened. What should I do? Walk to the bus stop and get soaked, and stay in the dry and miss the bus? (The next one is 25 minutes later).
I walked to the bus stop and got soaked. There is at least a shelter at the stop and, as I boarded the bus, there was a crash of thunder. I got a bit wet walking to my house at the other end, but not too badly. My main concern was keeping my newspaper - in my shopping bag - dry!
Both the decorator and the carpet fitter turned up to measure up Mr Puzzler’s former study. Still some boxes to sort and there will be furniture to move but I expect to meet the deadline at the end of the month.
My daughter popped in to show me all her photos from her recent 90 mile hill walk in Italy. Mostly hot temperatures but on day 4 they walked through torrential rain and thunder. The final three days were spent sightseeing in Bergamo then Milan. I don’t know where she gets her energy from.
By the time I left just after 5, it was sunny and really rather nice, although it clouded over after I got home.
I've stocked up on Manuka honey, Sudafed tablets and cough sweeties (the only cough mixture Tessie's had was Covonia, which may well work, but tastes vile).
Supper was salmon & hollandaise fish cakes with lemony, garlicky greens and some potato salad, and rather nice.
The cleaner comes tomorrow at 9 sharp, and we're entertaining in the evening - salmon putanesca and something involving apples for dessert.
Then, hopefully, a quiet weekend. I. Am. So. Tired.
ECG tomorrow and a 'heart-health' blood test next week (both of us).
Mr RoS and I are finding ourselves up there far too frequently.
We seem to have a number of young women doctors at our practice these days, and rarely see the same one twice, but they do seem to be thorough. I suspect that they are recently qualified and doing a primary care placement.
I do believe I have an actual 'named doctor', but have no idea who that is.
It's currently pouring with rain and as I have plans for the day which involve a reasonable amount of walking it would be nice it if eased off a bit. Yesterday was a mixture of sunshine and outbursts of torrential rain ("Good for the gardens... good for the gardens..."). I managed to avoid getting wet until the last five minutes of my walk home so consider I did pretty well.
Out for coffee with friends this afternoon and for a meal with a friend this evening at our very local, and very good, pub.
Just booked a posh lunch out tomorrow with daughter and granddaughter, sussing out a possible venue for a birthday meal in December- early booking required.
It's sunny and showery - I rather like it. The only gardening I need to do can wait. It's just clearing up and planting milkweed seeds, anticipating Monarch butterflies.
Did I tell you about the Painted Ladies I raised?
Here they are being released - https://photos.app.goo.gl/yv4yckPot1bKSu7k6
Coffee and biscuit consumed. Lunch contemplated. Maybe a bacon sandwich. 🙂
You didn't, and they are fabulous!
I went to Pilates this morning. Its the class I can't often get to and it is usually pretty gentle. I'm aching from all the stuff we did. As I walked there and back I think I've got my excerise for the day.
I cam back via the market where I picked up some bulbs which I'm just going off to plant, some bits and pieces for our holiday next week some some nice focaccia bread for lunch. I kept on bumping into people I know which was nice.
This evening we're off to an evening of music and conversation at a rather lovely local house. I'm looking forward to it.
Gales are forecast (or *set to batter the county*) on this coming Sunday and Monday, no doubt bringing the usual chaos, gridlock, devastation, carnage, trauma, heartbreak etc. etc. so beloved of local *noos* reporters.
I'm not looking forward to getting into w**k on Monday either, as due to the forecast wind I'd rather not cycle as usual, but the hospital I work at are having works done on the car park. So it is a choice of taking the bus or train, or driving but getting in for 7:30 when there will still be spaces. I do count myself lucky for having a wide choice of transport modes!
After all the busy-ness of the beginning of the week, I actually cleared up my last voice file just before five, so left for the weekend a happy and accomplished piglet.
Monday Stratford on Avon
Tuesday Gigrln Farm Kite Feeding centre
Wednesday Avoncroft Building Museum
Thursday Tenby
Friday Birdland at Stow on the Wold
Saturday will be the craft fayre at Abergavenny, Sunday will be chaotic as usual, then it’s back to normal on Monday 😟
Today we are off to Milton Keynes for a meet up with my husband's family, but before that I'm sorting out admin for our holiday on Tuesday.
The "choir" (well, three of them plus me) has been sort-of rehearsed; I'm really no choir trainer and certainly no organist, but I was able to bash out an approximation of the tunes, and they seemed very appreciative.
It's a mixed sort of day, meteorologically: it was glorious when I left the house, but when I left the church to amble along to the corner shop for some eggs, it was definitely Thinking About Raining. By the time I came out of the butcher's (with a very large STEAK for supper), it was nice again.
British weather - never a dull moment!
I'm having a lazy day today to recover from the week gone by and as we have no priest for tomorrow, a simple Service of the Word has been planned, all I usually do on a Sunday is already done, and once church is done, I'm planning on getting out for the rest of the day away from it all!
Consequently, I am sitting at the kitchen table reading whilst Mr Heavenly paints the landing and stairs’ ceiling and walls. He’s even painted the attic hatch door. The skirting will then need to be done so the new carpets can be fitted.
Lunch was bacon, eggs and chicken livers. Tonight we are driving to Dunstable for a family gathering but we won’t stay late.
A rather Dismal Desmond of a Day earlier, in Arkland the Doused, with heavy and squally Showers and the occasional burst of Sun Shine, but it's brightened up a bit now in readiness for Storm and Tempest tomorrow.
More SOSSIDGES have been etten for Lunch - there are two left, and use-by date is today, so a SOSSIDGE SANWIDGE may be had later.
Yes - ISWYM.
Housework this morning, then lunch out with daughter and granddaughter, ( another table had the same combination).The service and food were excellent, with good sized portions. My daughter was tired, having had less than four hours sleep. Last night she and her son saw Coldplay’s last gig at Wembley, and she was in seventh heaven as Chris Martin threw her a bracelet he had been wearing!
Maybe both were programmed...or are perhaps synonymous...
All is calm in Arkland the Peaceful - have I missed anything?
Hope hip/knee/back problems improve @Heavenlyannie and @puzzler.
It has not been at all nice in London, as I'm sure you know. Very worrying.
I'm afraid that I no longer tune into what passes for News, because Blood Pressure/Sanity, but I do know that there is a lot of racist shi*te flying about generally - if that's what you're referring to.
Whether God/god has anything to say or do about it all is another matter. All Our Place seems to be concerned about is heating bills.
My step-daughter is soon to become a grandmother and said it makes her feel old, to which my sons responded that they didn't feel old enough at 31 to be (step) great-uncles.
Mr Boogs band is on tour in Bournemouth so I'm getting a lift to Church. My friend is coming to see to the dogs as I won't be home until 2pm after the bring-and-share lunch.
Iced tea is supposed to do the trick, which would explain the colour of the liquid you saw.
I have never understood the attraction of drunkenness, personally. That probably comes from seeing my grandmother drunk and throwing up in a washing-up bowl at a family party when I was a child.
I'd been looking forward to a concert in the local parish church by the Gesualdo Six this evening, and discovered on speaking to someone at church this morning that it was actually last night. The word "bollocks" springs to mind.
No matter; if I'd been at it, I wouldn't have seen the Last Night of the Proms, which was really rather fun*, especially the rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody and Bill Bailey playing the typewriter concerto (and the beginning of BWV 565 at the end)!
* except for the buggering-about with the Sea Songs.
Laundry is laundering, and now that I'm not going out this evening, I suppose I don't have any excuse not to do the Iron Ing ...
I missed church as it was the Battle of Britain memorial event here. We have a lot of air bases round and about so it is usually quite a big thing. Less big this year as the RAF band that should have been there have been sent off to practice welcoming a certain visitor from the USA. Still very moving, though I didn't see the Spitfire that flew past but certainly heard it.
I was leaving that when I saw a friend having a coffee outside a cafe, stopped for a chat and a coffee, sorted out a few things and he paid for my drink. Returned via my neighbours where I think I've managed to sign them up to the Repair Cafe a group of us are organising in town next month.
I now need to start deciding what to take on holiday, though I might go down to the Dragon Boat Festival on our river later,
I did, however, have to introduce our churchwarden to the Typewriter Concerto as he looked very confused when we were talking about Bill Bailey doing that. It had somehow passed him by which kind of shocked the rest of us who were all well aware of it.