Mundane News

[Illaveago]

My eyes are all gummy today.

Oh , if anyone is desperately looking for an old Emelle cycle there is one for sale in the the antiquee shoppy bit near the harbour in Weymouth.
Were they from Empstead ?

 

[steveindenmark]

Wind turbine blades have a section at the end which turn 90 degrees to slow it down and stop it.

I didnt know that until I saw it happening yesterday.

 

[Levo-Lon]

The cold is the winner today..i feel yuk..ahh well i wont be doing much today.

 

[EltonFrog]

Grey here today. JessieThePup, nearly got the squirrel on the bird feeder this morning. She hates squirrels.

(She's not actually a puppy, she's four)

 

[Illaveago]

The Grand kiddie peeps are visiting today which reminded me that we watched a CD I borrowed from the library, " What we did on our holiday", an enjoyable little film with Billy Connolly as the grand dad.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Grey day here.

I need to finish painting the shed.

I finished staining my vintage sewing box last night. I just need to put it back together now. Then i can start stripping my next bit of restoration work.

 

[Hill Wimp]

"A tortured soul, on a bike ride to hell"

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mYUWy_hvxk

Many other fine quotes in this small passage from YouTube.

I liked "the deeranged bicycialist".

 

[summerdays]

I caught the sun yesterday, my own fault, Mr Summerdays was in a grumpy mood (man flu), so I was avoiding him and the sunscreen was inside! I must put some on now before I forget again!

 

[raleighnut]

Mrs R and her friend Liz did the London ride through the night 100km ride last night. 6hrs. Im hugely proud of her.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Mrs R and her friend Liz did the London ride through the night 100km ride last night. 6hrs. Im hugely proud of her.

Brilliant news.

 

[Speicher]

The Grand kiddie peeps are visiting today which reminded me that we watched a CD I borrowed from the library, " What we did on our holiday", an enjoyable little film with Billy Connolly as the grand dad.

I do not enjoy his stand up comedy shows (as seen on tv) as there is rather too much swearing. I liked him in "Mrs Brown", what other (good) films has he been in?

 

[Speicher]

Grey day here.

I need to finish painting the shed.

I finished staining my vintage sewing box last night. I just need to put it back together now. Then i can start stripping my next bit of restoration work.

I discovered, by accident, a "shabby chic" shop near here. It is not in town and has its own car park. This may need further investigations.

What do you use for stripping eleventy layers of varnish or paint (or both) from your restoration projects?

 

[PeteXXX]

My favourite wooden stirring spoon is a few inches shorter now.
I accidentally snapped the blunt end off and had to sandpaper it back to unsplintery roundness.

 

[Illaveago]

I thought you might like a spot the Cormorant picture.

 

[Illaveago]

I do not enjoy his stand up comedy shows (as seen on tv) as there is rather too much swearing. I liked him in "Mrs Brown", what other (good) films has he been in?

The man who sued God, I thought was quite good.