Can't linger here as have a zoom meeting to prepare for regarding what we can and cannot apply for in the way of arts council funding for our Festival. Probably less than we hope.
I have to agree with @didyw . There is simply too much "body fascism" in this world. People are SUPPOSED to come in all shapes and sizes. No-one is supposed to stay looking 21 forever, ageing is natural and normal.
Fashion magazines which are filled with photos which have been digitally altered - and are thus completely unrealistic - are damaging the mental health of young women (and may also be causing eating disorders). This is really, really not OK.
The worth of a woman is not a function of her physical appearance. Her contribution to the world is not measured by how she looks.
Thank-you to @Dovefromabove and @Ergates for your kind and reassuring words about my pelvic floor situation. I'd tell you the full history, but I don't want to trespass on the goodwill of forumites (suffice to say straining while constipated 30 years ago was the beginning of things).
Continued best wishes to @punkdoc & @tui34 for both your recoveries.
Enjoy your minestrone soup @coccinella , and remember the brightness and warmth of Spring are on the way and will be here before you know it!
Although the wind here did scream from about 8pm last night, the (surprisingly) good news is that the power stayed on in this village, and it was all over when I awoke at 6:30am. There are 235,000 homes and businesses currently without power in this jurisdiction, and a fair few roads have been blocked by falling trees, but somehow the power stayed on hereabouts. The helpful thing was that the wind shifted from East (which was directly onshore here), to more like South-West which was much better. Some places had the strongest winds for 10 years, in other places winds were the strongest for 20 years. Winds hit 130 kph (80mph) on the West coast.
I very much hope that those of you good people who are located East of here and who are now experiencing the storm will remain safe. Batten down the hatches and please be extra careful out there. Best wishes to all.
"If you have a garden in your library, we will want for nothing" Marcus Tullius Cicero (in a letter to Marcus Terentius Varro, 46 B.C.)
I do hope that all the people experiencing the strong winds are all right and there's not too much damage to the property.
As I said in Wordle - not my day. I had asked a lady to come this morning and run over the tiled floors for me. She phoned to say that she had blocked her back so I did them myself. Now I a bit sore - paying for it!
It is a fine sunny sort of overcast day with no wind today and we are expecting a high of 13°C this afternoon. I so wish I could do a bit of gardening but after the floor effort, think I should take a back seat. It can wait. I need to prune my grapevines.
Today is Saint Vincent: A la Saint Vincent, claire journée, nous annonce une bonne année.
Solar panels being fitted Wednesday, or tomorrow if they finish the current job today. I need to find a space for a HUGE water tank. They'll look at options when they arrive. They can install the heat pump and radiators while we decide
Hello folks, safe and sound here although it didn't sound like it outside, quite scary. Woke to 9.4c and sunshine but still a high wind. Glad most people seem to have been ok with no or only minor damage reported. Managed a quick hour or so's gardening, putting one of my new plants in its pot temporarily and assessing where precisely it should go. Now happy with the result but more showers meant I've had to postpone mixing the compost and planting it properly.
Hope all the improvements go well @Hostafan1 before the next storm arrives.
Still windy at the moment, but the sun is out. Very noisy last night, but I slept through it. Only casualty is a conifer in a pot which got blown over, plastic pot and no damage. Our poor neighbour has had two birch trees blown towards the road. She had another tree blown down in the last storm, keeping the tree surgeons in business. Quiet day at home. OH has a painful ankle, and sore to walk on, so I’m catching up on the laundry, bins to go out tonight, and some other boring chores. I was hoping to do a bit more gardening today, but every time I think about it, it starts raining!
Hello all. See I didn't post this morning. I read my book in bed this morning with my coffee so I must have been too engrossed!
The wind woke me up a few times in the night but there doesn't seem to be any damage.
I have an eye infection so OH drove me to the pharmacy for some drops. Then we took some wine from France to some friends and were asked in for coffee.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Back in work mode now ,and actually I'm ok about it, that little break definitely improved my mood, must be the 🌞. And now January is almost over, phew!
I've nearly 50 people coming to my 60th Birthday Party on Saturday, cannot believe I'm that age, surely I'm still 27. I am extremely grateful to have made it this far and we'll have a fabulous time celebrating the fact.
Lots of preparations ahead, but I'm trying to keep it simple, slow cooked curry and chilli and cheesecake and Apple Pie. Wine, beer and Sangria, that's all. I've some friends coming over from the UK for the weekend, they're all going to help, plus Charlie of course.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
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Can't linger here as have a zoom meeting to prepare for regarding what we can and cannot apply for in the way of arts council funding for our Festival. Probably less than we hope.
I do hope that all the people experiencing the strong winds are all right and there's not too much damage to the property.
As I said in Wordle - not my day. I had asked a lady to come this morning and run over the tiled floors for me. She phoned to say that she had blocked her back so I did them myself. Now I a bit sore - paying for it!
It is a fine sunny sort of overcast day with no wind today and we are expecting a high of 13°C this afternoon. I so wish I could do a bit of gardening but after the floor effort, think I should take a back seat. It can wait. I need to prune my grapevines.
Today is Saint Vincent: A la Saint Vincent, claire journée, nous annonce une bonne année.
Stay safe, stay warm everyone.
They can install the heat pump and radiators while we decide
Woke to 9.4c and sunshine but still a high wind.
Glad most people seem to have been ok with no or only minor damage reported. Managed a quick hour or so's gardening, putting one of my new plants in its pot temporarily and assessing where precisely it should go. Now happy with the result but more showers meant I've had to postpone mixing the compost and planting it properly.
Hope all the improvements go well @Hostafan1 before the next storm arrives.
Quiet day at home. OH has a painful ankle, and sore to walk on, so I’m catching up on the laundry, bins to go out tonight, and some other boring chores. I was hoping to do a bit more gardening today, but every time I think about it, it starts raining!
The wind woke me up a few times in the night but there doesn't seem to be any damage.
I have an eye infection so OH drove me to the pharmacy for some drops. Then we took some wine from France to some friends and were asked in for coffee.
Back in work mode now ,and actually I'm ok about it, that little break definitely improved my mood, must be the 🌞. And now January is almost over, phew!
I've nearly 50 people coming to my 60th Birthday Party on Saturday, cannot believe I'm that age, surely I'm still 27. I am extremely grateful to have made it this far and we'll have a fabulous time celebrating the fact.
Lots of preparations ahead, but I'm trying to keep it simple, slow cooked curry and chilli and cheesecake and Apple Pie. Wine, beer and Sangria, that's all. I've some friends coming over from the UK for the weekend, they're all going to help, plus Charlie of course.
Storm Isha seems to have abated here, enjoyed an hour in the garden between showers and hope to get out again tomorrow - Storm Joycelyn permitting!
Hope your eye infection clears up soon @Busy-Lizzie.