Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

"Taking it easy" isn't part of the agenda with my insatiably curious daughter: she wanted to see everything.

We eventually flew Newcastle-Amsterdam-Stuttgart, after arriving at the airport ridiculously early to counter the industrial action on Friday. This made a two hour flight into a 12 hour journey, but such is life.

Finally back in my apartment near Freiburg.

It was a very strange feeling to sit on a fairly full southbound Karlsruhe-Basel train when I'd been in a similarly crowded Edinburgh bound train exactly 24h earlier.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I am now debating whether to move my dining room table half a metre to the left.

This would give more space in the middle of the room but would also displace the clothes horse.

 

[DCLane]

I'm down on the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border in the back end of nowhere with son no. 1. Where's the sun gone?



Oh, and another observation: the roads are bumpy. Is that to make up for the lack of hills or a speed control method?

 

[classic33]

I am now debating whether to move my dining room table half a metre to the left.

This would give more space in the middle of the room but would also displace the clothes horse.

I'm sure if the clothes horse were to mind, it'd soon move back.

Are you on the supporting or opposing side?

 

[PeteXXX]

It's drizzling ☔

 

[biggs682]

Nothing to report other than today is a much better day

 

[classic33]

It's drizzling ☔

Lemon cake!

 

[mybike]

Just rescued a young house martian from the bedroom. Once I’d opened the bigger window he found his own way out lucky. No harm done as I watch him fly high over the houses on the other side of the street. Lovely to see one so close up.

I take it wasn't in one of its tripod war machines.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely lunch of hummus on toast, an apple, an orange and two

Have enjoyed watching the mixed team time trial.

 

[Reynard]

I'm down on the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border in the back end of nowhere with son no. 1. Where's the sun gone?



Oh, and another observation: the roads are bumpy. Is that to make up for the lack of hills or a speed control method?

We get Dutch Hills here. No need for hilly hills. It's more like the latter, but it's also good for breaking cars and ejecting unwary cyclists into the scenery.

It's simply down to the soil being unstable due to the massive difference between wet & dry volume.

 

[Speicher]

Lemon cake!

I prefer my lemon cake to be classified as a monsoon, rather than drizzle.

 

[Reynard]

I prefer my lemon cake to be classified as a monsoon, rather than drizzle.

Or as my friend Beej puts it, a deluge cake.

 

[Andy in Germany]

While out doing errands after returning from the UK, I found I was being followed by a sort of dark patch on the road. When I asked the native population they claimed this was called a "shadow", which was created by the "Sun". This latter word was used in reference to a curious yellow disc in the sky which was also credited with making it warm. Indeed I was persuaded to take off my raincoat and fleece, and even roll up my shirt sleeves. The locals seemed unperturbed by this phenomenon, and assured me I did not have to notify a policeman.

 

[Titan yer tummy]

Mrs Tummy bought some strong twinnings tea which I have not been enjoying. I mentioned this to Mrs T who promptly produced a packet of Taylors of Harrowgate hard water tea - my favourite.

Mrs T is in fact a Saint.

St Tummy

Tea nirvana

 

[oldwheels]

I found the binoculars that I thought I'd lost. I now have two sets 😁

You could search around and see if you find my missing brake pads which will inevitably turn up when I buy another set.