Morning folks Hosta, compulsory voting as long as they don't give it to 16 year olds. Was a little frost,sunny little wind, washing going out. Pat we had a very famous burns unit near where we used to live. Started by Archibald McIndoe for the airmen during the war. I was a human torch as a child,I always refused to work there. It was via an agency,so I could pick and choose,they thought I "should be over it by now".
Just read back - everyone seems to be OK. Clicked on the link for the missing friend of a friend @Hostafan1 and saw that he has been found. It's been a week of attending meetings/preparing for forthcoming meetings for me. Plus I am collating 25 years worth of articles that appeared in our local history society's twice yearly Journal. They are anecdotal stories/memories of years gone by in our town - fascinating. The local historian chose which to include in a new compilation of the best ones and I am getting them into some sort of shape so they can go off to the printer. But its arduous work - he had to retype some of the earlier ones as they only exist in the actual printed journals and he has been sending them to me piecemeal. I spent a good half hour searching through lots of word documents searching for a couple he had listed for inclusion and finally asked him if he had them. No - he decided not to include them after all. Grr. But he's a lovely man so I forgive him for being a bit professorially absent minded.
Busy day so far, stripping the living room ready for painting. I've also finished framing a watercolour I want to hang so I could work out where to drill its hole before I paint. It's part of a series so 4 holes for those and 2 more for a framed embroidery and then a patchwork I have yet to do but will be working on next. Don't want to have to move all the furniture again afterwards or find I can't drill cos there's leccy or studs in the way.
Typically, after weeks of rain and/or drismal and/or fog and/or freezes, we have our first lovely sunny, warmish day this year but also no dance classes or mosaic for a week cos of half term hols so, once preps are done it'll be painting in the am and gardening in the pm while the paint dries.
Had a day out in Nantes on Wednesday to get a frame and glass cut for said picture and check out fabrics for covering the sofas and then a raid on the Asian and Caribbean shop. Came home to find Greta chook dead in their doorway. She'd been off colour but had been eating and exploring so a sad surprise. Buried now and the remaining 4 are all in fine fettle and voice. 3 eggs today for the first time in months.
No vote for me as an ex pat tho I did use my postal vote as long as I could (15 years) and also voted in local and EU Belgian elections. It's an important right as well as a responsibility.
Hope everyone's having a good day or at least a better day than yesterday if things aren't too good.
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)."
Bitterly cold today, but did manage a short walk up on the moors. Sadly I seem to manage less each time I go out. Rugby all weekend should keep me occupied.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Spring was almost making a short, sneak appearance here in N. London, the other day, with 13 degrees and some weak but welcome sunlight…until a brisk easterly blasted it right back to where it came from, today. Brrr 🥶
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We've had a mild frost too.
I've been roped in to help clean the village church this morning.
I usually vote for the same reason as @chicky, except that I do it in France.
Hosta, compulsory voting as long as they don't give it to 16 year olds. Was a little frost,sunny little wind, washing going out. Pat we had a very famous burns unit near where we used to live. Started by Archibald McIndoe for the airmen during the war. I was a human torch as a child,I always refused to work there. It was via an agency,so I could pick and choose,they thought I "should be over it by now".
It's been a week of attending meetings/preparing for forthcoming meetings for me. Plus I am collating 25 years worth of articles that appeared in our local history society's twice yearly Journal. They are anecdotal stories/memories of years gone by in our town - fascinating. The local historian chose which to include in a new compilation of the best ones and I am getting them into some sort of shape so they can go off to the printer. But its arduous work - he had to retype some of the earlier ones as they only exist in the actual printed journals and he has been sending them to me piecemeal. I spent a good half hour searching through lots of word documents searching for a couple he had listed for inclusion and finally asked him if he had them. No - he decided not to include them after all. Grr. But he's a lovely man so I forgive him for being a bit professorially absent minded.
Typically, after weeks of rain and/or drismal and/or fog and/or freezes, we have our first lovely sunny, warmish day this year but also no dance classes or mosaic for a week cos of half term hols so, once preps are done it'll be painting in the am and gardening in the pm while the paint dries.
Had a day out in Nantes on Wednesday to get a frame and glass cut for said picture and check out fabrics for covering the sofas and then a raid on the Asian and Caribbean shop. Came home to find Greta chook dead in their doorway. She'd been off colour but had been eating and exploring so a sad surprise. Buried now and the remaining 4 are all in fine fettle and voice. 3 eggs today for the first time in months.
Hope she likes her chocolate Guinness cake @Dovefromabove. Have to say I prefer chocolate carrot or chocolate beetroot cakes and so do the Belgians and French, tho I don't tell them what's in them till after they've had second helpings. Parsnip and ginger sounds perfect @Loraine3. Care to share the recipe here?
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1033924/favourite-recipes#latest
No vote for me as an ex pat tho I did use my postal vote as long as I could (15 years) and also voted in local and EU Belgian elections. It's an important right as well as a responsibility.
Hope everyone's having a good day or at least a better day than yesterday if things aren't too good.
Bitterly cold today, but did manage a short walk up on the moors. Sadly I seem to manage less each time I go out.
Rugby all weekend should keep me occupied.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border