Mundane News

[oldwheels]

Grey morning but not raining. Forecast for tomorrow is heavy rain just when I would prefer dry for shopping.
Not a good morning for some people.
Went out to Calmac office to get my tickets in advance and somebody with no face covering went into the office before me. He had a mastiff type dog and a face to match. As I tried to get in the entry only door he barged out obviously not pleased. No mask no service and Michelle takes no prisoners. 😠
Got home and a Calmac text came in. My heart sank as I expected it to say the sailing I wanted had been cancelled. It did not say that but the A85 has been shut both ways at Taynuilt as the hotel beside the main road is on fire. Cars and light vans are being directed on to the back road which will certainly be gridlocked very soon.

 

[Illaveago]

Someone has posted about our branch of W. H . Smith's for being told that they were not allowed to read magazines or papers before purchase! I don't know if this is a nation wide thing or if the manager is set on world domination !
I would be Bl**Dy Livid if I was told not to!
So going by that ruling you shouldn't inspect fruit or meat, test drive a car, try on clothes or shoes, look around a house before purchase !
I look through magazines to see if the magazine is worth buying .

 

[Illaveago]

Not feeling very special today. I think it is a continuation from yesterday. I was going to go to the men's shed this afternoon . I will see how I feel later.
I met a person at the craft meeting yesterday who could read music. He was able to decipher the tadpoles and said that the piece of music should be good for the clarinet. Well for someone who could play one anyway. I tried doing a bit more translating the tadpoles into finger positions but got confused . I later found out that the Boehm system clarinets can use different finger positions to obtain the same note . I also discovered that my old rosewood clarinet uses the Albert system which has fewer keys, I think it is also in a different key, it makes a deeper more mellow sound .

 

[cookiemonster]

😀

 

[Reynard]

Mild, blustery and mostly sunny here chez Casa Reynard.

This morning I have washed the cat biscuit tupperwares as the last of the biscuits are now in the dispenser and I need to decant a new 12kg sack. I have also put away some laundry, mended a pair of oven gloves and done some writing.

I now have a hungry. Thank goodness it is almost lunchtime.

 

[carpiste]

Had a crappy sleeplasy night so after getting up early for brekkie and messing about on the computer I went back to bed. Got up all refreshed and came here for a bit before going on a ride somewhere not yet planned. Made the mistake of reading a few pages of rubbish and asked a mod to move it to the politics section. Now I really need some fresh air to clear my head
I`m off for a while

 

[Tribansman]

I've spent the whole day today resenting being cooped up while it's been a lovely, sunny, still day outside.

At least my desk's by window so I've been able to keep tabs on the avian comings and goings and squirrel turf wars.

Hoping to get some miles in this evening, although struggled sleeping lately so late in the day is a struggle. Probably had only 10 hours since Friday 😔

 

[Reynard]

It's unlikely they'd put things on an auction site if there weren't a few people interested.

I dunno, there's always stuff there gathering dust / not selling and being re-listed at the same reserve price and then still not selling ad infinitum. Same is true for real life auctions. Just because you put it in a sale doesn't necessarily mean it's going to sell.

There are some real clunkers over in the bling and motor racing memorabilia sections on the 'bay.

 

[Reynard]

Had a lovely lunch of two slices of wholemeal toast, one with the last of the Chaource cheese and one with taramasalata, plus a tangerine, a peach and two

 

[biggs682]

Why do I let my sister rattle me so easy

 

[PeteXXX]

Busy busy, today. A 3½ mile walk (the long way) to meet MrsPete as she left the hairdressers. Shopping and a lift home ready for lunch.
I gave my hair a No1 all over, then gave the lawn a cut, too.
Potted on some wallflowers, Sugar Rush, I believe, before deadheading the plants that needed it.

Coffee in the garden time, now, with a book to read.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Tinybug is on the video phone. She's really excited about her maths homework and she's explaining it to me very carefully.

The assignment is practicing the numbers '1' and '2'.

 

[Reynard]

I have a nice

 

[carpiste]

18 mile ride in perfect conditions
Got to see a plethora, yes plethora of Parakeets and while watching them a gang of hounds ran past. I only got to photo a few of the dogs as they were all over the place

Usually the Parakeets seem to be on the move so it was pleasant to watch them for 4/5 minutes before they flew accross the river

You just have to love a load of giddy dogs

 

[Illaveago]

18 mile ride in perfect conditions
Got to see a plethora, yes plethora of Parakeets and while watching them a gang of hounds ran past. I only got to photo a few of the dogs as they were all over the place
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Usually the Parakeets seem to be on the move so it was pleasant to watch them for 4/5 minutes before they flew accross the river

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You just have to love a load of giddy dogs

NO collars !