Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

As part of today's garden work I cut some wood for a later project. The wood needs to be green, so I want to prevent it drying out, which isn't tat easy. After a bit of thought I reasoned thus: back in the day sawmills stores wood on large pools, so if I drop the wood in water it won't dry out.

I'm a genius, what am I?

Now look for water: there's a large and very full barrel by the garden shed. It's was pretty deep but hey, wood floats right?

Not always apparently...

B****r.

Thankfully I've got several more pieces which will now be stored in a shallow box full of water and no-one else need know about this, okay?

 

[PeteXXX]

I've managed to get a dental appointment . 27thth Octth.
So I will have to keep lispthing until thenth!

That's on my birthday... Bleth!

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm off out to pick some blackberries. It's only a short ride away so I might take the long route...

@rockyroller would MrsRR like some for her pies? I could trebuchet some across the pond if you want?

 

[Reynard]

Hot, sunny and still here chez Casa Reynard.

Made the dough for another loaf of bread this morning, and a big batch of hummus.

Not going to cook tonight, it's going to be a "raid the fridge" type thing, but I do plan on making an apple pie or apple crumble.

Anyways, it's almost time for lunch.

 

[biggs682]

Nice warm walk around the block

 

[biggs682]

I'm off out to pick some blackberries. It's only a short ride away so I might take the long route...

I did the same on my ride Sunday morning

 

[tyred]

I got a shopping list from my mother last night so off I went to Aldi this morning. At the top of the list was ''skirty cream.'' It should have been ''squirty cream'' but it was late when she sent it....

Right, time for my first coffee of the day.

If my mother sends me a shopping list she writes it all down on paper, takes a photo of it on her phone and then sends it to me in a WhatsApp message

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

If my mother sends me a shopping list she writes it all down on paper, takes a photo of it on her phone and then sends it to me in a WhatsApp message

I guess she doesn't enjoy typing with a phone. It does sound like a very roundabout way of doing it but at least it works.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely lunch of bread, butter & hummus, plus an orange, some blueberries and two

My box of watercolour paints got knocked over while I was having lunch (I suspect a certain Tortie Madam) and I now can't find my Phtalo Blue. It's probably under some item of furniture.

It's actually one of the pans I've never used in the seven and something years I've had this box of paints, so I guess I've got an excuse to replace it with a colour that's of more use to me. Actually, I've also never used the Viridian, Raw Umber or Mars Black either, come to think of it...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Lovely lunch of bread, butter & hummus, plus an orange, some blueberries and two

My box of watercolour paints got knocked over while I was having lunch (I suspect a certain Tortie Madam) and I now can't find my Phtalo Blue. It's probably under some item of furniture.

It's actually one of the pans I've never used in the seven and something years I've had this box of paints, so I guess I've got an excuse to replace it with a colour that's of more use to me. Actually, I've also never used the Viridian, Raw Umber or Mars Black either, come to think of it...

Play this to Madame La Tortue...

 

[PeteXXX]

If my mother sends me a shopping list she writes it all down on paper, takes a photo of it on her phone and then sends it to me in a WhatsApp message

Is your mum somehow related to MrsPete?

 

[Andy in Germany]

If my mother sends me a shopping list she writes it all down on paper, takes a photo of it on her phone and then sends it to me in a WhatsApp message

But that stops the lizard people reading it through 5G...

 

[Illaveago]

I swapped my bikes round and had to borrow the seat post and saddle . I didn't get the height right and it felt a bit odd. I still managed to cycle out to the men's shed and later out to Biddestone and back . Whilst at the men's shed we saw the Red Arrows fly over . They left a smoke trail when they flew past Biddestone . They must know someone who lives there . I'm sure I saw 10 of them .

 

[tyred]

A whole day spent messing around with VBA in Excel and my head hurts.

I used to be able to write programs in assembly language, qBasic an C but my programming skills have lapsed...

The good thing is that I have two weeks off starting tomorrow so I can forget all about it again

 

[Reynard]

Time to put the drawing away. The sun has moved round too far and I've lost the light for fine detail work. Only the front suspension, cockpit and some Unipart logos left to do.

I have a nice and two petit beurre biskits.

Soon it will be time to pop tomorrow's bread in the oven.