Mundane News

[Katherine]

Second lot of washing is underway

Ooh, thanks for the reminder.....goes off to put in the next load....

 

[Roadhump]

Banished to the spare living room by day and spare bedroom by night because I've got manflu......never realised one human body could contain so much fluid (sn*t)

 

[ianrauk]

Well done, sir!
This Audax thing, is it normal to do it in one go or do some have rest periods or even stop at a b& b or something?
As you may have gathered, I have never done one or know of anybody that had.
( I am doing a 100k in September, but I don't think that distance warrants a night at the Ritz!!

I don't know, though! )

Its dependent on the distance. Anything up to 300km or 400km and your looking at a very long day on the bike. 600kms and above, you are probably looking at a rest stop to get some shut eye for a bit.
As for stops, yesterday, we stopped for food 3 times en route.

 

[HertzvanRental]

Its dependent on the distance. Anything up to 300km or 400km and your looking at a very long day on the bike. 600kms and above, you are probably looking at a rest stop to get some shut eye for a bit.
As for stops, yesterday, we stopped for food 3 times en route.

That is a long day on a bike! Thanks.

 

[Reynard]

Seems to me if they are taking prizes, even small ones, at other shows, that someone must see the showorthiness of your cats. I would dismiss this show and judge as an aberration. You love your cats, you love showing them. Others recognize their merits. On to the next show.

That's exactly what I intend to do. I won't be out competitively until June, but will have one on exhibition next month at the National Pet Show at the ExCel.

 

[Reynard]

My cat's are quite happy here , one is asleep and Gwen is trying to. She had her chin and paw resting on my hand whilst I was trying to type earlier.

I assume the rest of you must be taking part in that marathon thingy. I'd rather do it on a bike.

Though it's embarrassing when people can run the distance faster than I can cycle it...

 

[Reynard]

Thats awful. You have two gorgeous little stars.
What on earth is a "proper cat" ?

Thanks.

According to some people in the cat fancy, a proper cat is one that wins a lot - not just title classes and Best of Colour, but also Best of Variety and Best in Show... That's the main purpose of the cat. Winning. Not purring me to sleep when I'm feeling rough, or swiping prawns off my plate, or making me laugh when high as a kite on catnip...

 

[Hill Wimp]

Thanks.

According to some people in the cat fancy, a proper cat is one that wins a lot - not just title classes and Best of Colour, but also Best of Variety and Best in Show... That's the main purpose of the cat. Winning. Not purring me to sleep when I'm feeling rough, or swiping prawns off my plate, or making me laugh when high as a kite on catnip...

I feel sorry for such cats. Mine like yours are part of my family for whom I would walk over fire for. Today Henry was helping me in the front garden. Several times he decided to pounce into the bushes as I was cutting them down. More than once he nearly got his nails clipped. I don't care what they look like, where they came from, they are mine

 

[Katherine]

Ooh, thanks for the reminder.....goes off to put in the next load....

.....and then I heard the marching band for the St. George's Day parade, so I went out to the end of the road to watch it go passed. Lots of little boys from school in their Beaver and Cubs uniforms waving and grinning, some of the less restrained ones shouting and pointing, "there's Mrs K!" Of course the older boys who have moved up to high school, and are now in the Scouts, acknowledged me with their eyes only. Lots of memories from when young Mr K used to march with them, quite emotional.
Then, I saw a neighbour who'd also come out to watch and who I'd not spoken to for I don't no how long, so there was a lot of catching up to do about what our respective offspring are now doing.

 

[potsy]

Today I have to remove lots of blond hair and dirty footprints from the back of my car.

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Has Jo dyed her hair then?

 

[potsy]

Today's visitor, well not the only one but the one I managed to take a pic of...

And a few minutes later...

 

[Gravity Aided]

When I had horses I just didn't get the showing thing at all. Hours spent prinking and polishing the horse and all the tack, then more hours hanging about in the show ring, not to mention paying money for the privilege, just so some nonentity can announce at the end of it that he/she doesn't like your horse as much as someone else's. I mean WGA actual F.

I never got it either. You want to show Percherons and impress me? Plow a field, and pull a wagon or a horsecar, I don't care how many ribbons ye can put in his mane, or how much powder you can put on it until he/she smells like a boudoir.

 

[TVC]

Merlump is home.

 

[potsy]

And the next visitor..

 

[TVC]

Someone is showing off that he has a swanky new camera.