The swallows and house martins were queuing up on the wires to leave yesterday. I haven't seen more than a couple all year and suddenly there were loads of them around.
I wish I could draw cartoons. I'd like to draw a telegraph wire full of swallows, all pulling on those compression socks you're advised to wear on long flights.
Why do some parents assume that their toddler becomes deaf in public? I was in a restaurant today when a perfectly well-behaved 2 year old came in accompanied by his parents who spoke to him very loudly, very slowly with a very slightly raised intonation at the end of each sentence. I'm sure they were convinced that everybody in the restaurant was impressed by their parenting skills and green with envy at the perfect child prodigy they had produced. Fortunately, we had nearly finished our meal so we didn't wait for them to ask his opinion on the wine list.
mm, well while we're being curmudgeonly about children, why do some parents think that everyone on the train is amused by their darling offspring's noise and nuisance is any less irritating than people using a mobile phone. They sit in the 'quiet' carriage and tut at anyone who forgot to turn their phone off while blithely ignoring the fact that their 4 year old has been yelling at his sister for an hour and a half without drawing breath.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Am with you raisingirl. Anyone on here suffer with Diverticulitis, if so what do you eat. I usually have one "attack" a year, on my seccond. Looked up, as you do, one site says, eat low fibre to rest your gut, chicken,fish,meat,white,bread, another says, eat high fibre to pass through comfortably, dont need to list, obviously the complete opposite, another says no cereal or grains, bread etc.or dairy, the only thing I can see left, not entioned on any sites, is eggs, do I just eat eggs! Joking apart, I did a couple of days water, (have only been drinking water is my fluid for a week)progressed to chicken broth, anyone have any tips, GP just said "light diet" I have never found any particular "trigger food" that makes me ill, if so I could avoid it. Am hoping my eldest daughter ill be joining the forum soon, (she can borrow my copies of GW) she has finnally moved, got on with the decorating. she did have a garden before, did a bit, but turned vegan (knew it wouldnt last!) now settled for veggi, I have given her cucumber,tomato, and runner beans which are doing well. She has done a bit of clearing in her garden. I know someone said on here once it started raiing, we would be moaning aout that. Yesterday I wweded all my veg plots, dug up the onions, a lot havent got any bigger, the tops had dissappeared, todied garden, cut edges, now thinking of getting the knitting out! Its pouring youngest daughter and bloke have gone to Silverstone for his Birthday present, what a sham, hope its better ewather there. Well, fraudsters go through peoples bins.
It's awful when you can't get basic health advice. The internet is a blessing and curse in that respect. You get too much information and you can't tell who's a charlatan and who's qualified. I tend to avoid American sites as they would scare the pants off you. If you have a pimple on your nose, your face is going to fall off by Tuesday. Moaning about the weather is default mode for your average curmudgeon - too wet; too dry; too hot; too cold; too windy; too.........
Why do I always put the things I know I will need soon in a 'safe' place? Still lashing down here so rebuilding unused PC for my Grandson, overcome some minor hurdles and ready to load video editing software - searched in all my 'safe' places for the DVD, no sign of it Time for another cup of tea, count to 110 and then start looking upstairs Grrrrrrrr
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
I embrace that viewpoint @B3 and actively engage in it now I'm living on my own, one of the perks I reckon that my crochet will always be where I left it! When the whole family were here I was always the one saying "So when did you last have it? Try moving some of those magazines!" how are the mighty fallen, can't even find a DVD
Comes of putting things off, I was so happy to be able to spend my days in the garden again I just scooped bits up I knew I would want and thought right, that's for a rainy day. If only!
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
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I was in a restaurant today when a perfectly well-behaved 2 year old came in accompanied by his parents who spoke to him very loudly, very slowly with a very slightly raised intonation at the end of each sentence.
I'm sure they were convinced that everybody in the restaurant was impressed by their parenting skills and green with envy at the perfect child prodigy they had produced.
Fortunately, we had nearly finished our meal so we didn't wait for them to ask his opinion on the wine list.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Moaning about the weather is default mode for your average curmudgeon - too wet; too dry; too hot; too cold; too windy; too.........
Comes of putting things off, I was so happy to be able to spend my days in the garden again I just scooped bits up I knew I would want and thought right, that's for a rainy day. If only!