Mundane News

[Reynard]

Another brrrrrrrrrrrrright and chhhhhhhhhhhhilly day here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept well, but having just watched the local news, I now can see why I was struggling to heat the house last night. Place was down to 15C by the morning, though the radiators fed by the back boiler were still warm. Madam Lexi has not gotten out of bed. She's still under all the covers. Smart girl, methinks...

Main task this morning was making another big pot of soup. I've gone for carrot, sweet potato & red lentil, flavoured with coconut and thai spices.

No evidence of furry intruders, so the bricks seem to be doing their job. They will do for a temporary measure until it's warm enough to effect a repair. It's not just me, it's the adhesives / fillers that won't set right if it's below a certain temperature. When I get round to doing the repair, I shall also drill some holes in the window ledge and put metal spikes (ok, I have a box of really long nails) facing down into the cavity wall along the entire length. That'll learn 'em.

Anyhoo, it is time for luncheon, and I has a hungry.

 

[Reynard]

You need whiskey.

Or an insanely hot curry...

 

[tyred]

Someone has left an Astra van idling outside and it sounds like it needs a fan belt tensioner or maybe a water pump as the high pitched squeal is really irritating.

 

[Speicher]

Has anyone else seen/heard that advertisement for glassy glues and icy glues. Apparently they are in Finland.

There snow way I am going there. I think I'll stick to UK for now.

They could be just what @Reynard needs now.

Just started a funny thread on this subject, so you can put your answers in there, thank you.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Last session... 90 minutes to go.

 

[Tenkaykev]

You need whiskey.

Cue the whisky/ whiskey comments in 3, 2, 1,…

 

[oldwheels]

Cue the whisky/ whiskey comments in 3, 2, 1,…

He is in Ireland so the e is appropriate surely.

 

[Tenkaykev]

He is in Ireland so the e is appropriate surely.

Thank you oldwheels, I wasn’t aware of that. I’m a latecomer to Whisky but tried Aberlour “ Casg Anham “ a while ago and really enjoyed it. When visiting our daughter in Edinburgh I tried a few more from her small stash ( her partner does off road running events all over mainland Scotland and several of the Isles, she usually brings back a bottle if there’s a nearby distillery )
I tried a bottle of “ Big Pete “ when it was on offer in Waitrose and loved the deep peaty flavour. Someone recommended a Whisky from Aldi, “ Glen Marnoch “ it was £16.99 a bottle so I wasn’t expecting much but I was very pleasantly surprised by just how smooth and peaty it was. Of course, sods law they no longer have any stock so I’m on the lookout for different peaty whiskys to try.

 

[Illaveago]

Indeed. And most landscape photographers I know just take them out in Photoshop.

That was an interesting diversion! Sadly the site is more of a memorial than anything else because the founder died a few years ago.

I had plans for today but it seems that I did too much yesterday and it’s minus 8 outside. So I shall have another and do a bit of festive admin.

People !
L. S. LOWRY suffered from pitch invasion! No sooner than he had set up to paint a picture crowds would swarm everywhere !

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Another sub zero ride, just over 3 hours this time.

 

[colly]

Not that anyone is remotely interested (though it's the mundane thread after all) but the plastering is finished.
Before:



After:

 

[Reynard]

Lovely luncheon of two slices of wholemeal toast, one with brie & chutney, one with sliced avocado, plus an apple, a pear and the obligatory two

Wood bins in the house all filled up, will be glad to see the back of this perishing cold weather. While I was at it, I went to look at the drain - yesterday's work crew have done a cracking job, it looks so neat and tidy. Kudos to them.

This wuss decided that after filling the wood bins, she was much too cold, so a hot bath with lots of scented bubbles and a good book was partaken of.

Now time for a and something chocolatey.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Hot water bottle warming the legs after my sub zero cycling adventure earlier. How did people cycle in winter in the Middle Ages before these home comforts were available?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Seminar finished.

At the end we were supposed to write three things that were new to us and which we could use in our work. I solved the problem of there being nothing particularly by picking three random topics and saying a sentence on each one.

This proves I can make up impressive sounding nonsense in German too.

 

[tom73]

Pretty much sums up the day