It made me smile AuntyR. I've saved those two for the album. She could take cuttings when she was little, but sadly, the bug hasn't remained! She's still creative but in a different way
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lovely pics FG. Liri - sounds like a fun but challenging weekend. Pat - your colouring skills are so elicate and precise and I don't think the black is wrong. Stark on its own but softening as the blues grow.
Pdoc - your mum sounds amazing. One to treasure.
Very wet again here so happy to hibernate indoors doing homework. The back of my brain is pondering painting FG. Actually doing it can wait till after Xmas tho.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Great photos Fairy - she looks totally absorbed in the mud 😀. Love your colouring Pat - beautiful choice of colours - keep us posted as it progresses. Have a great time singing Liri - great to be part of something so special.
My phone tells me I walked 10.4 miles yesterday 😜. Had a fantastic day wandering/marching round New York. Went pretty much everywhere - found the 9/11 memorial incredibly moving.
..... but the Chrysler building is still my favourite
Spent the evening catching up with an old friend and her young family - happy times 😀
Today I fly to Houston for some more work....no rest for the wicked 😈😜😉
The Chrysler building is superb chicky. I think it's a really iconic building, and so timeless. You'll be a weary little chick when you get home I actually went outside for a little while when the rain went off, but only to arrange another little area for the blackbirds to feed without the big greedy b*ggers getting in to it. It's a bit dank and cold. I'm painting picture/mirror frames and making a coat hook from a piece off one of the trees in the garden Obelixx, although I should be tackling the bedroom woodwork. Pottering and procrastinating. Or in other words - f*nnying around.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Nothing wrong with that FG. Best to be in the mood for painting doors and windows to get a good finish, I find, otherwise it can get messy and drippy. I have to do all ours here but not until I get all the walls done first and make a decision about that paper on the landing.
Great pics Chicky. Must admit I really do dislike tower blocks in general but the Chrysler is a good one. Wouldn't want to live or work in the concrete jungle with the crowds, the wind tunnels and lack of sunlight. That's the most attractive feature of Paris - absolutely no monsters dwarfing gems like the old palaces and churches. London, please note.
Now to decide which carrot cake to make for Patch tomorrow. One with pistachios and cardamom or chocolate? Need one for Tuesday too. We're spending our afternoon playing Scrabble in English with 15 students from a lycée in La Roche so they can practise their language skills and I've offered to take a cake for the break. I haven't played Scrabble for at least 30 years and, unlike OH, I didn't grow up playing it either.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
That's true. Possum liked to "help" when she was little and even had her own bed for a whle. Didn't last long and she stopped going out in the garden at all except to sunbathe occasionally. However, this summer as she saw (and ate) all the fabulous tomatoes and salads and potatoes and garlic and so on she suddenly announced that it would be good to know how to grow stuff.
I'm waiting for the next stage to happen - you know, getting hands dirty sowing and planting.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
The gardening gene will out at some point. My daughter now grows lots of fruit in large pots on her patio as there is no more room in the ground. I have never grown any fruit. She has better success than I do with cuttings.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Pdoc - your mum sounds amazing. One to treasure.
Very wet again here so happy to hibernate indoors doing homework. The back of my brain is pondering painting FG. Actually doing it can wait till after Xmas tho.
My phone tells me I walked 10.4 miles yesterday 😜. Had a fantastic day wandering/marching round New York. Went pretty much everywhere - found the 9/11 memorial incredibly moving.
..... but the Chrysler building is still my favourite
Spent the evening catching up with an old friend and her young family - happy times 😀
Today I fly to Houston for some more work....no rest for the wicked 😈😜😉
I actually went outside for a little while when the rain went off, but only to arrange another little area for the blackbirds to feed without the big greedy b*ggers getting in to it. It's a bit dank and cold.
I'm painting picture/mirror frames and making a coat hook from a piece off one of the trees in the garden Obelixx, although I should be tackling the bedroom woodwork. Pottering and procrastinating. Or in other words - f*nnying around.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Great pics Chicky. Must admit I really do dislike tower blocks in general but the Chrysler is a good one. Wouldn't want to live or work in the concrete jungle with the crowds, the wind tunnels and lack of sunlight. That's the most attractive feature of Paris - absolutely no monsters dwarfing gems like the old palaces and churches. London, please note.
Now to decide which carrot cake to make for Patch tomorrow. One with pistachios and cardamom or chocolate? Need one for Tuesday too. We're spending our afternoon playing Scrabble in English with 15 students from a lycée in La Roche so they can practise their language skills and I've offered to take a cake for the break. I haven't played Scrabble for at least 30 years and, unlike OH, I didn't grow up playing it either.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I'm waiting for the next stage to happen - you know, getting hands dirty sowing and planting.
My daughter now grows lots of fruit in large pots on her patio as there is no more room in the ground. I have never grown any fruit. She has better success than I do with cuttings.