Mundane News

[Jenkins]

You got rid of the lot!

Not quite - it's gone from the full winter plumage down to grade 4

 

[Jenkins]

It's not often I say this, but what a lovely morning to be up early(ish) and off to work. Still a slight frost at 7am but clear blue skies and bright sunshine with virtually no wind. Even better that it's a weekday so no daytripers clogging up the place.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My postman just delivered something that sounded like a very heavy packet through the letterbox. It turned out to be a council tax letter. Quite how a letter can be so loud is beyond me.

Anyhow, my blood really didn't want to leave my fingers this morning. It was the 4-weekly ONS Covid survey. So that was a fail with just the swab getting done.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I am not feeling well, a combination of reasons, I think. A very quiet weekend is needed. If you put the kettle on (no, it doesn't suit you ) mine is a strong coffee, no sugar, thank you.

Feeling better @Speicher?

 

[Reynard]

Mild and still here chez Casa Reynard, with a lot of hazy cloud. It *was* lovely and sunny earlier though.

I did not sleep well. Hey ho. But I have spent the morning writing, but I have also rounded up some ingredients for this evening's meal. I plan on furkling around in the wood this afternoon looking for more decent quality deadfall to keep the heating happy. I don't need the volume of wood used in the middle of winter, but the nights are still cold and you do need that bit of "oomph" in the evenings.

It is almost time for luncheon.

 

[Oldhippy]

I called in sick this morning, a very rare thing indeed for me.

 

[Reynard]

I called in sick this morning, a very rare thing indeed for me.

Hope you feel more chipper soon xxx

 

[Speicher]

Feeling better @Speicher?

Thank you for asking. Yes, slightly better. I think it is a combination of physical and emotional symptoms.

In short, I thought that after finishing my Chemo treatment, life might begin to return to normal (or an approximation of normal). Five days after finishing Chemo the country went into Lockdown. When Lockdown eased, war started in Ukraine.

Now two friends of mine have a young grandchild who is seriously ill, possibly terminal.

I find gardening very therapeutic, but an old knee injury has flared up, and in turn causing problems with my hip, and back pain, which in turn is making it difficult to get comfy in bed at night. Painful knees are not helped by putting on weight, partly due to the drugs have to take to stop the cancer returning.

I am trying to do as much/little as I feel able. What doesn't help is some people saying "you must do x, y or z" as if I am unable to make that decision myself.

 

[Oldhippy]

Hope you feel more chipper soon xxx

Me too, felt rough yesterday, went for a ride in the hope of blowing it off but felt worse after cutting it short. Felt awful this morning but a bit better now I think.

 

[mybike]

One of our cat's was over enthusiastic at digging . Our garden looked like the Somme after she had been out there ! She also liked to cover her food over as well and would often see strange things covering it !

Cassie chases after the birds in the garden, the lawn looks like we've had cows coming in for milking.

 

[Reynard]

Anyways, luncheon calls. BBL...

 

[Speicher]

@Andy in Germany

This enterprise has just been on the "local" news. I thought you might like to read about it.

This https://missmacaroon.co.uk/social-impact/

btw Miss Macaroon is not topless and festooned with butter cream.

 

[mybike]

To ensure decent weather I refrained from cleaning my bike over the weekend.

We have sunshine, it's 18°c and there's no wind whatsoever.

This morning we had an almost cloudless sky, now we have nothing but cloud.

I didn't clean my bike.

 

[Reynard]

Had two slices of wholemeal toast for lunch, one with Polish smoked pork loin, one with St Felicien cheese. Plus a pear, half a mango and the obligatory two

 

[tyred]

I've had to sharpen my pencil.