Mundane News

[oldwheels]

Midlothian, Illinois, by the way

There are lots of place names all over the world which were used by emigrants to remind them of home.
One local to me is Calgary which is also in Canada.
There seems to be lots of Moscows also as there is one in Ayrshire [Scotland ] and in a book I have just been reading about a cycle trip in USA there is at least one there as well. There is also one I think in England somewhere.

 

[oldwheels]

Just back from my flu jab. “Oh, you’re one of the youngsters“ (made my morning!)

Yes! Like trees?

There is a lovely story on the bbc website this morning about a Scottish fishing boat that picked up a long eared owl, 100 miles off the coast, fighting with seagulls. Sorry, I don’t have the link.

I love the idea of a community trebuchet!

The long eared owl is not the first bird they have found. As far as I remember they also had a hawk of some kind a while ago. In my yottie days we often got small birds quite a distance from land who stopped for a rest. Bumble bees were not uncommon and passed us over a mile away from land heading from island shore to mainland shore.

 

[Oldhippy]

47 miles of t shirt spring weather today! I had to remind myself that it is the end of October. I saw a Genesis tour de fer 30 in the flesh as it were today. A beautiful well made thing it is indeed. They didn't have my size but I think if they had I would have succumbed and bought one!

 

[Reynard]

Been a lovely warm, breezy and mostly sunny autumnal day here, though there was rain overnight and early doors.

I slept really well, but last night's tinkering with the Higman has given me the sneezies as I ended up having to use some superglue. I've had a bit of a kitchen day today, and if I was really naughty, I'd open the window on the landing and let the aromas waft down the drove to annoy the neighbours...

Have used the stock from the gammon to make a big pot of split pea and bacon soup, and the diced beef and one of my 4p cans of tomatoes both bought on YS the other day have gone into the beef & chickpea madras that's currently simmering away in the crock pot.

Had cheese on toast, a pear, a minneola and two for luncheon, and I beat the parental unit in a game of pip lottery. Her minneola only had one pip in it, mine had four!

Now back to puttering away on the Higman.

 

[Reynard]

Apparently it is not in working order. I am sure that @Reynard and @Andy in Germany will have that sorted very quickly.

Quite possibly

if it's a community project, I could help with the catering

 

[Reynard]

I see mushrooms mentioned up posts...saw loads of lovely big field mushrooms yesterday, stopping and picjpking them might have been problematic, they were in a field at the side of the M62

I had an onions-in-the-verge moment like that the other day, but they were by the side of the A10, so likewise, I couldn't stop...

 

[Hebe]

I have a cat dozing on my lap so clearly can’t do anything apart from sit on the sofa

 

[Jameshow]

Cut finger, tipped over bucket of rank compost peelings, bumped head - gone inside for a cuppa tea!🤕🤕🤕

 

[Illaveago]

I've been doing a bit of work on my helmet. It is just held together with tape at the moment just to get an idea of what it looks like.

I made a piece with a wired edge today. Never done that before.

 

[mybike]

I'm wondering why Hallowe'en is no longer spelt with an apostrophe like it was when I was at school. Surely it should have an apostrophe 🤔

And tomorrow is Reformation Day

 

[mybike]

What are you expecting, mushrooms????

If the Moon is made of green cheese ....

 

[mybike]

I can't believe our mundane luck!!! There's a full size Trebuchet on sale for a mere £100,000!
~Blimey, that's cheap~

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I'm sure we could scrape up enough to buy it between ourselves and when we have scones or green tomatoes or stuff we share it around

Doesn't look particularly mobile.

 

[biggs682]

Crazy for time of year 18 degree C and not even sunny
Another day where i have not showered
that's twice this week

 

[mybike]

Still supposed to be light rain but not appeared so far.
The pattern seems to be not too nice early morning but clearing up later.

Much the same here, although not particularly light, which is annoying as I'd like a few dry days so I can cut the grass.

 

[mybike]

Crazy for time of year 18 degree C and not even sunny
Another day where i have not showered
that's twice this week

Currently 63 outside, I was sitting inside feeling cold - then went outside & felt warmer.