Mundane News

[Gravity Aided]

Came back from dentist. Broken tooth. Last time I was at the dentist was 20 years ago.
Still no other problems with my teeth.

That's amazing! Continued good fortune!

 

[Reynard]

A dreary, dreich day here chez Casa Reynard. I *think* it's stopped raining, but it's so murky that it's hard to tell.

Spent the morning doing some bits and bobs in the garage, and have applied the last coat of varnish on the underside of my new easel board. Just an inch and a half around the edge.

The "dollop" of marmalade set fine yesterday, but the four jars didn't. That's right puzzling. But I will be rectifying that after lunch. Speaking of which...

 

[Reynard]

Today's theme in the photography challenge is "Oversized"

Do you think my "scrapbook" is big enough? Kind of hard to believe this started out 33 years ago with a few newspaper clippings in a history exercise book (feint lined, orangey-brown cover) blagged from school stores...

 

[Reynard]

Not very "mundane", unless of course you are "Pink", my little kitten who has decided that a world without Brothers & Sisters is too scary and won't engage! I cuddled her till quite late last night, had to nip to the loo, after that she hid under the couch.
I've put food out and I'll just leave her for now.

Unless any cat people know a trick or something I'm not doing?

Awh bless

As I mentioned t'other day, she's probably still too young to be away from her mum and siblings, and likely hasn't been socialised very well. Give her time, she is in a completely strange environment after all, so it may just be sensory overload. The first night I had Poppy, Poppy spent that night in the airing cupboard hiding behind the hot water tank.

What you can do is sit on the floor, bringing yourself down to her level. Just sit calmly, with a book or something, and then she will eventually decide that you might not be quite so scary after all. A human is, from a kitten's perspective, a giant in truth. Toys are also a good start - something like a feather tickle stick is generally irresistible, or any kind of teaser / interactive toy. Yummy treats (dreamies, tuna, lick-e-lix) are also good, though you don't want to go overboard just incase they lead to rear end explosions.

Do you have something like an igloo bed? Or even a cardboard box with a nice fleece blanket, cushion and maybe a soft toy to snuggle up against. Something like that will make her feel far more secure.

This can take time, and it's best to do it in little baby steps. Don't go "all in" on her, let her learn to trust at her own pace.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I've been to the dentist, and had a couple of fillings. Pretty good to have the dentist back in operation. I shall have to set up with the ophthalmologist next. I needed fillings and an eye exam when the pestilence struck.

 

[Gravity Aided]

The corn is getting tall enough to start cutting off the view of the countryside.

 

[tyred]

I think I will have smoked mackerel on toast.

 

[mybike]

Making kites ..... the Telegraph is particularly effective in my experience.

Most of the others are too small.

 

[mybike]

The corn is getting tall enough to start cutting off the view of the countryside.

As high as an elephants eye?

 

[Andy in Germany]

I have begun experimenting with powdered milk in cereal.

Will report back on the results...

I can report that the Powdered Milk Experiments are proving successful: wastage of milk has gone down to zero and I no longer have to binge drink the stuff. Also costs are reduced to the bare minimum.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Today's theme in the photography challenge is "Nostalgia"

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And nostalgia is still mucking about with crayons when you're 45 like you did back when you were 4!

We're almost the same age, assuming you mean you did that today...

 

[mybike]

In my journalist days, my editor knew he could drop my articles and race reports directly into the magazine without worrying about my spelling or grammar.

I think they still do that with journalists today.

 

[mybike]

This evening I will be trying to join a Webinar. If I am not back by about 9pm can someone send out a search party.

It is a local Climate Change group. Although this part of west Worcestershire is decades behind the rest of the county, I still would like to find out if there is anything we can do. Yes, I know, lots that we could do. What would people like to concentrate on?

Why are you trying to change the climate?

 

[Reynard]

We're almost the same age, assuming you mean you did that today...

Well, I did that scribble yesterday. Just for fun, you know...

 

[Reynard]

I think they still do that with journalists today.

Oi!!!

You're talking to the person who submitted a 200,000 word PhD thesis without a single typo in it. And yes, the external examiners check for grammar, spelling etc.