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Proud to be Yorkshire.February 25, 2023 at 7:35 AM
ReplyDeleteEV….being nosey, what colour are you painting your kitchen?
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EvFebruary 25, 2023 at 8:33 AM
Tuscan terracotta! Looks lovely against the grey units!😊
What would Mike say Ev!!! 🤣
DeleteSounds great to me although I am not adventurous 😕
He’d be appalled Lady R at all the rainbow colours! It does lead into the utility room which is a rather bright yellow which I must tone down sometime!
DeleteMiriamFebruary 24, 2023 at 6:52 PM
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying both the new series of Converations of a Long Marriage and David Sedaris. These are my sense of humour and can relate to them in many ways.
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MiriamFebruary 24, 2023 at 6:52 PM
...on radio 4.
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AmbridgesMrsPFebruary 24, 2023 at 11:05 PM
I’m with you on both of your latest posts Miriam -
I’ve felt for years that the world of the media acts as though cooking food is the latest fad
ad the newest thing since sliced bread, and now to add to that, slow cookers and air fryers.
ReplyDeleteAnd ….a long Marriage as well as DS……. I’m happy to have them both and to not feel guilty by turning off todays comedians, particularly the women.
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Proud to be Yorkshire.February 25, 2023 at 7:34 AM
I’m loving “ conversations…..”
It’s theirs voices. I love them both.
I’m in a rut re the cooking conversation. I think it’s the weather and by tea time I feel too tired to bother much.
I seem to make a much nicer meal when it comes to getting out what is left and creating something with it. Fusion food!!!
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ArcherphileFebruary 25, 2023 at 8:24 AM
I agréé about your first programme, a great listen. But afraid I cannot agree about David Sedaris. I just don’t get his American type of humour and find his voice grates on me - it’s the accent I think.
I turned on to Desert Island Discs last week, in the middle of the programme, not knowing who the guest was. I genuinely thought it was an American woman until several records later when Lauren Laverne mentioned his name!
ldWomanInAShoeFebruary 24, 2023 at 9:49 AM
ReplyDeleteSince we're having a run of excitement alerts ... our shoe is getting a new front door!
No more leaking through the beading and extra short letter box during heavy rain, no more draughts, and locks that don't get stuck or refuse to accept Small People in a Shoe's keys. Hurrah, they can have their own and stop borrowing mine. Shame it will be plastic rather than good old solid oak, but c'est la vie.
Whether our cheap and falling apart kitchen will get replaced in the next century is another matter. (Vicarage kitchens and bathrooms are supposed to be replaced every 10 years, but budgets are stretched (and have been for years). Our bathroom was at least 10 years old when we moved in and we waited another 10 for it to be renewed.)
On a less exciting note, we have Extra Small Visitors in a Shoe : ( The first time I encountered the little darlings years ago I insisted on humane traps. Blow that, the bright green bait is down in its strategically placed boxes. I just hope it works.
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Sarnia February 24, 2023 at 2:17 PM
After the dainty letterbox for handwritten missives in the old 1920 door, my 'new'
one has a gaping flap to rival 'Jaws'. I regularly fail to hear the tiny knocker or doorbell, but the SNAP of the letterbox can be heard halfway down the garden. I'm only surprised there aren't any fingers on the mat with the post
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EvFebruary 24, 2023 at 8:31 PM
We have a box outside because of Dudley. In spite of a clear message on it that post should not be put in the door as the dog will eat it, seemingly some posties can’t read and sometimes post is shoved through the letterbox and I have to rave to beat him to it! Sarnia, I must apologise re the monumental brass book. I have been preoccupied with the kitchen and recently the painting of the walls etc in there. Do you still have the book? I was thinking the library in Newport might take it if no organisations emerge.
I feel really under the weather and am wondering whether the stress associated with the kitchen plus the cold weather recently is to blame or am I coming down with something? I am very tired and need to rest a lot and am now in bed very early. I feel every one of my nearly 75 years! Hopefully will,perk up soon. The daffodils and snowdrops are out in the garden. There is a massive pile of leaves to clear up but afraid it is on the back burner!😒
Feel better soon. I was poorly not that long ago, but tested -ve. I had the seasonal bug, which was worse and lasted for 3 weeks!
DeleteDid a covid test which was negative. I had side effects from omneprezole although it worked well at first so stopped taking it. Now my appetite has flown away and persistent cough is back. I need to seek advice. To cap everything it is so cold and have heating on for few hours in the morning and then late afternoon to bedtime and it is costing a bomb even though it gets cold in middle of the day. The walls are cavity filled and we have good insulation but temperature outside is so low. Katy says I must not make myself I’ll and should put heating on when cold. This time last year would have done without a thought,
DeleteEv, sorry to hear you’re feeling rough. I had what I thought was a heavy cold the other week, when I did my weekly covid test it was positive, explained why I felt so kn******d, took me 10 days to get back to normal.
ReplyDeleteGood news- I think. New electrician has had a look round today. Says the house is a time capsule (really?) but not necessarily in need of complete re-wiring. He's coming back to do some tests and will then give a quote. Wasn't expecting him so soon. The other one's coming on Monday.
ReplyDeleteAnything less than £8,000 would be welcome, which is the current quote being challenged by the builder as too high!
Sounds promising. Personal recommendation always helps as have a much reputation to keep up.
DeleteThe lovwly chap who cuts my hedges and did my lawns recently, wasn't as such but I saw him working on a garden two doors down on a regular basis. This house is a rental and he had a contract to keep the garden maintained. I took the phone no. off the van, looked him up, reading reviews - all local.
He is a good find and so lovely, whilst doing a great job.
...and good value for money.
DeleteAfter my post about cooking yesterday, plus Jill making sourdough bread at Brookfield on the other page, my profile picture is temporarily changed. This is a cob loaf I made using a grained malt flour, and worked out well.
ReplyDeleteOoh Miriam I’ll be round with the butter and cheese 👏🏻 🤣
DeleteEV. Are you near to this person I have seen on IOW, whose home is subsiding...it must be distressing for him.
ReplyDeleteHaven’t heard about him but must be near the coast possibly in Ventnor. We are safe here.
DeleteWhere's Cowgirl?
ReplyDeleteI know some are in contact with her directly, so I hope all is well with her.
Sorry, back to my old habit of - Too many posts! I must sit on my hands so can't type, from now on.
DeleteMiriam, how will you cook your sumptuous banquets if sitting on your hands?🍽️
ReplyDeleteYes, Ev, I've still got it AND all the others, which even the specialist bookshops don't want. I can't just throw books away, that's sacrilege!
There is a stall in our indoor market that sells books. The stallholder has taken quite a few from us saying that if they aren't suitable for him to sell on the stall he can often find somewhere to offload them. He did draw the line at Mr CC's university maths books!
DeleteDoubt if he'd want Mr S's Palimpsests either!
ReplyDeleteI've decided to do a different thing for Lent this year, every day I am going to do something, even if it's only for half an hour, to declutter the place. So far it has been mainly sorting out book, ones that I feel I might just be able to part with, and these will be going to the church second hand book stall which runs through the summer when there are visitors about.
ReplyDeleteI have a funny feeling though that Mr S's books would not be the kind of light reading suitable for the beach! 🏄♂️🏊♀️📖📚
P.s. there are all kind of collectors that use Ebay Sarnia and it might be an idea to check the selling value there before disposing of them, particularly if any are first edition.
What to do with books? One of life’s big dilemmas. I am one of those who struggles to get rid of any book other than the trashiest of “chick lit” (now I tend to read these on Kindle) and we have a huge number of books. If/when we downsize we will have to make some tricky decisions, even then the logistics of boxing & moving books provide challenges, they’re heavy.
ReplyDeleteAren't they just! I have inherited a copy of Ian Botham's autobiography twice the size of Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson (OK, the print is probably bigger), and a book called A Pageant of Cricket which is almost too heavy to lift!
ReplyDeleteWe have been watching episodes of the 1970’s series Crown Court
ReplyDeleteIt is on Talking Pictures TV, 3 half-hour episodes a week which we record and watch all together on Sundays. It takes you through the whole court case.
It is fascination to see all the 1970’s clothes and hairstyles. Flower- power shirts and sideboards for men, Chanel-type suits and always a hat for women. I have seen several versions of the Straw Breton I had for my going away outfit!
Also many very young actors who went on to become big TV stars in later life. This week featured a young Mark MacManus who went on to star in Taggart and also an almost teenage Diane Keen.
I must look out for that.
DeleteI have not enjoyed as such, but have been fascinated by a short series about true cold-case murders and how these were finally solved, as a result of modern day forensics by the countries leading experts. The last one was the death of Stephen Lawrence and how two of the killers were finally identified and convicted, some 20yrs after his death. It was interesting, resulting in justice was finally done.
To add. The most interesting thing was that the clothes of both Stephen L. plus two of the suspects (now convicted) of the five as worn on the night of the attack, were still stored so could be re-examined, in a very differing way and utilising more up-to-date tests.
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ReplyDeleteWhy, Oh Why, are there so many TV programmes I want to watch being broadcast on the same night.
Tonight these are, Call The Midwife and Endeavour, which both clash with The Pottery Throw Down. Recorder will be working over-time tonight!
Love the pottery programme, not that I know anything about it, but it is amazing what can be learnt by watching. It is basically Bake-Off with clay - instead of sugar, flour + butter.
I am addicted to it! What a sad person I am 🤣
Don't forget new Unforgotten tomorrow night, for those who have watched previous series.
That's me off now, but can't sit on my hands, as need to construct a lasagne from components cooked earlier today.
You're not the only one watching The Great Pottery Throwdown Miriam, we enjoy it too. Our recorder is working overtime as well.
DeleteIn our house the G P Throwdown is recorded so I can watch it whilst doing the ironing on Tuesdays mornings. It is a huge treat. As for ‘Gold’, The Warship, Endeavour, and Unforgotten, they will all be recorded so we can watch them on other nights when there is nothing much we want to watch live. In fact, we watch very little live these days, so much more convenient to watch by our own timetable rather than the TV companies, who put so many excellent programmes on the same night.
DeleteSarnia, try the website of ziffit as they sell books or the Isle of Wight natural history and archaeology have a library in Cowes. If they are not interested in your book they may point you in the right direction. The book is still in print and not a high price but you may have a first edition which could be worth a bit more. Good luck! Will let you know if I find out more.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ev. This may be something I need to delegate to my high-flier of a daughter-in-law, as I don't do websites.
ReplyDeleteI spent the evening, after Midwife, doing some online research re books, and in doing so discovered the world of Junk Journals.
ReplyDeleteIn doing so I found the perfect hobby for me, obsessed with keeping every scrap to pass through my hands, be it paper thread or anything else.
Unfortunately much of what I had kept was finally discarded by my ruthless younger daughter, though there is still much that I’ve hung on to.
Worth looking out for if only in interest - Junk Journals
My point in this post is that OLD BOOKS are much prized in this field of endeavour
so those of us who must decrease the size of our bookstore can be satisfied that they will go to good homes and be reused, though not necessarily reread.
PS - it is of course unlikely to become my hobby.
DeleteIdeas ideas….. but little action !
Am. Mrs P.
DeleteI think quite a few of us are like that - great ideas but not much action. I am getting even more a "manyana" person, every day!
My excuse at the moment is waiting for Spring. This won't be viable soon, as it's only about 4 weeks until the clocks change again...
How lovely to learn that others like "Pottery Throw Down", as I thought I was on my own. My little Sis introduced me to it at series 2. We have great debates as to whether the judges were right...with neither of us knowing anything about pottery and its techniques.
ReplyDeleteMy surprise with this programme is to how and why this hobby started for the participants, to then become so skilled, in their homes.
Knitting, sewing, cookery, embroidery are crafts often taught by parents or in schools, and are done inside, without having to have a studio and kiln.
I love it.
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DeleteCall The Midwife was a great watch, both sad and joyful.
DeleteThe wedding dress was a fantastic piece of design and so suitable, for both the character and the year.
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ReplyDeleteI have listened recently to a 5/6 part drama/thriller, which was a bit strange and originally broadcast in 1954.
ReplyDeleteWhy I mention this is that it was co-written by an original writer of The Archers at that time, and it also included 5 Archers actors/actresses. I only recognised a very youthful Jack Wooley along with Peggy Archer as she was at that time.
I believe one was Grace Archer but no idea who the other two were.
There are often comments about how indistinguishable the younger characters are in our Ambridge listen seem to be. This was just as bad in this series, as all spoke with "upper class" BBC accents sounding so very similar.
I have not heard this play Miriam but it does sound interesting.
DeleteI agree with you regarding Upper class accents of the past, although RP as projected by the BBC, again in the past, was very easy to listen to and to hear. I think that generally accents have flattened out over the decades but it is still possible to come across very difficult to hear what were once called cut glass accents.
I have some friends, loosely connected to the Royal Family and with an aristocratic background who still speak with a plum in their mouths and it is often very difficult to understand what is being said.
It was called Red or something similar, but although I listened to it, I did find it as said, strange!
DeleteOn the subject of what we all listen to - I had a good one today.
ReplyDeleteI came across a music podcast of popular Italian music, as heard in a recent TV programme, which I had downloaded.
Imagine the scene this morning - I was singing and dancing along to it, with my upright vacuum as my dance partner, just trying to keep in time and in tune!! 💃 🎶
I’m imagining Miriam 😂🤣🤣
DeleteWell I’ve just watched a train program on Yesterday channel and a certain someone’s son was on in his signal box at Goathland. I didn’t realise I knew a tv star!!
ReplyDelete….and the programme was ptby? Obviously LJ son- how exciting!
DeleteIt’s a very odd experience watching someone you know on television.
DeleteMy daughter was in conversation with Phil and Kirsty many years ago, discussing the property market of course..she knew Phill from selling his house to him in her area, which at the time was up and coming.
I found watching my daughter on the screen very strange indeed.
I hope LJ has seen that programme too.
Oh yes. I had a text straight away saying she’d seen him.
DeleteIt was called the architecture of railways I think. It was the one with the forth bridge in.
ReplyDeleteHappy St David’s Day to any of our Welsh friends on here. 🌼
ReplyDeleteI remember whilst working in Wales one St. Davids Day morning, on the way into work I popped into a care home I provided the meds. for, as I needed to speak to "Matron" (think Hattie J. in the Carry on films!).
DeleteI found her dressed in a traditional Welsh outfit, and all the breakfast tables had vases of daffodils on them.
It was so lovely, as matron always went the "extra mile" for her residents.
Ooh, matron. I can just imagine Hattie J dressed in Welsh!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cold day today.
ReplyDeleteI didn't put the CH on, nor the fire, though I was very tempted to do so.
I have just seen that there is a possibilty of the dreaded white stuff ❄️☃️ appearing again, from Sunday onwards.
It's certainly Brr.. here again, just as Spring should be starting.
Apparently Miriam March is the most likely month for snow …… oh do get your heating / fire on you are making me feel cold just reading that you do not 😉
DeleteI have bowls of purple dwarf irises along the edge of the deck on my terrace. Funny that - I could have sworn I ordered blue ones!
ReplyDeleteI have some, probably the same ones, though I think of them as ceris not purple. They make a wonderful + different coloured bulb, against the yellow of the daffs.
DeleteI will plant more next year.
Finally got my gazebo finished yesterday. Very pleased with it. Now just got to remove a big sack of soil off patio and pressure wash it. It’ll look even better then.
ReplyDeleteJust want some decent weather so I can get out and start gardening. Far too cold and soggy just now.
I have begun preparation for gardening, emptying the YFC dung run manure into the vegetable borders, and then ordering and adding Tiger worms (also called Red Wigglers!) which are apparently the best type for breaking down fresh manure. You make little holes at intervals and drop about 3 worms in each hole. I was doing this yesterday and then when I thought I'd finished and was going in for a nice cup of tea I realised that a cheeky robin was doing his best to dig them up. If I shooed him away he would wait on a branch until he thought I wasn't looking and fly down again. So then I ended up fetching and emptying out bags of compost to increase the depth of soil over the worms.
ReplyDeleteThen later a friend, just back from visiting her daughter in Finland which is apparently still covered in snow, called in and said that she thought farmers nowadays routinely deworm their cattle every 3 months and so if my worms were eating their manure they would be poisoned and die 😖😒 It is true that cowpats nowadays don't seem to have the life/ beetles, worms etc in them that they used to when I was young. Will keep my fingers crossed the young farmers all came from organic free range farms.
DeleteWell, who’d a thought it? This really is the most eclectic blog!
ReplyDeleteEverything is discussed from books, TV programmes , weather forecasts, gardening, bread making….. and now, how to put worms in dung and comments about cowpats!!
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The topic of cow dung has been very interesting to read about and fascinating.
DeleteIn years gone by, the Zoo used to sell bags of animal dung. The lion one was particularly popular, as it apparantly detered cats from a garden.
Sadly this all had to be stopped - Health + Safety rules gone mad.
Well I see P tbY has mentioned my signalman son.He is in Canada at the moment and texted me on Tuesday to say that there was a bit about Goathland station on "Yesterday" at 8pm.
ReplyDeleteI sat and watched but didn't realise he was going to be on the programme so it was a lovely surprise .
What has not been a lovely surprise is that he was going from Vancouver by aeroplane to see his brother ,my older son Peter who is working way up north with the First Nation people.
He texted me to say not to tell him the Liverpool score because Peter was recording it and they would watch it together
I have an app and was watching the progress of the aeroplane and then suddenly it did an about turn and returned to Vancouver because it was too dangerous to land because of strong winds.
Apparently the passengers can't claim because it is "the weather" and I gather they had to find their own accommodation in Vancouver
There were no spaces on any flights today or tomorrow (if the weather is any better) but in the end he said they managed to get a seat for him tomorrow.
It is only about 7am in Vancouver so I haven't heard from him yet today.
Didn't get to bed until after midnight because I wanted to wait until he had landed back in Vancouver.
Had a very stiff whisky before going to bed.
I too use a flight app. to follow flights, when I know family are travelling. It is fascinating following their progress and love watching the height go down so quickly on landing, until it is 0ft.
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ReplyDeleteI did a "big" stock-up shop for the freezer (meat) and store cupboards and cannot believe how prices have shot up in a month.
My biggest shock - I went to get a packet of frozen chips which were back in stock after 2 weeks (a S/burys chunky chips own brand).
The last bag I bought was 1.5kg costing £3, todays was 900g for £2!!
Work that one out -as it's not as if potatoes are in short supply.
Still, this is well over a months supply, as only have a portion of chips once a week so price per portion is probably only about 35p.
Also this bag doesn't take up as much freezer space!
I treated myself to a small British half leg of lamb on special offer, as price per meal will work out cheaper than buying individual leg steaks.
That's I how buy these days, cost per meal. It's a good job O am good at mental arithmetic, as so neede whilst shopping.
Potatoes are not in short supply Miriam but the cost of wages and the energy to process and transport the frozen chips have all increased a lot.
DeleteWe too use the Flight Radar app, Mr A having the much more comprehensive one which he pays a subscription for, than me.
ReplyDeleteA couple of weeks ago, a day or two after the Turkish Earthquake, we watched the incredible number of flights into and out of Turkey from all over Europe as aid was being poured in.
Small planes were traversing all over the country, presumably locating small airports and landing strips where they could take the aid. It was very heartening being able to watch this huge response to the request for humanitarian aid.
That's also happening on the North Island of New Zealand, with weeks of torrential rain and a cyclone behind them and two more forecast for next week. Whole communities destroyed, with roads and houses washed away and communications wrecked. Food and water has to be dropped by helicopter as people are without electricity and water supply.
ReplyDeleteNever seems to figure in the News, though
I am gearing myself up for our first outing - apart from shopping - since before Christmas.
ReplyDeleteTonight we are going to The Anvil for a performance of Mahler’s 4th Symphony, a huge work with a very large orchestra, lots of percussion (2 sets of timpani) and brass.
Strangely, though I love the work, I am very reluctant to go and would much rather sit at home and watch a concert on TV. I think it is the remaining agoraphobia from lockdown days and a real reluctance to go out anywhere, let alone having to get smartened up and put on some make-up!
Is this just me, another symptom of the depression I am experiencing, or does anyone else feel less inclined to make an effort these days?
I understand how you feel Archerfile. It took me along time to get back into the swing of things after Covid. I'm almost back to square one after my hip operation, I know that I'm going to have to make an effort all over again.
DeleteNo, your not alone ARCHERPHILE - I feel it too.
DeleteBut I did have a lovely day out this week.
Will tell later.
Me too, especially with the effort of walking to the bus stop. Still not doing it because I haven't been able to get the right Covid jab, so I'm one behind.
ReplyDeleteI've done a mad thing and joined a theatre group on the other side of town. it'll cost a bomb in Taxis, but the first outing will be to a play reading on 24th, which is an exciting prospect.
Re-wiring problem solved: total re-wiring not necessary, just a new fuseboard with remedial work to all Mr S's DIY. Total estimate just over £2,000 including VAT instead of nearly £9,000.
They start next Wednesday!
Archerphile, today, 11.19. Me too, hate going out, just can't be bothered. I put make-up on recently, looked like a mask after so long. I hope you enjoy the concert.
ReplyDeleteSarnia, 12.56. Great result!!! It sounds as though you are really getting to grips with things.
I also agree Archerphile, admittedly we have to deal with mobility issues as well when we do go out but like others since Covid lockdowns etc our moods/confidence appear to have faltered and there are highs and lows. When the effort is made glad to have done so but definitely pace of life has slowed. Wish you well for tonight and hope you really enjoy the concert 🎼- it may turn the corner for you and by tomorrow you and we will know 🤔
ReplyDeleteThank you all for replying. Seems I am not alone!
ReplyDeleteYou're not. I have developed a dislike of crowded places and feel almost hemmed in at times. This is just the result of over two years of social distancing, which became the norm.
DeleteEnjoy the concert.
Like you ,Sarnia ,I have just had a new fuse board
ReplyDeleteI don't know how long it had been in the house but after it had been fitted ,the electrician told me that had it caused a fire it would not have been covered by the Home Insurance because the fuse box was wooden .
Another thing I have in common with you ,Sarnia is that I too hate the walk to the bus stop but now since I have given up the car and in any case don't go out as often as I used to I have taken to using Uber taxis (I realise that is not as easy to do though in less built up ares ).I reckon it has been cheaper than keeping the car .
Well done for joining the Theatre Group.
Sarnia - Well Done with the electrian who was honest and sounds very reliable. I am so glad things are now going forwards in a satisfactory way.
ReplyDeleteMy story:-
I had my fuse box replaced a few years ago, but not sure why it came about. The date was all booked but I then thought of something, so rang the firm back saying I needed a small worker. When he arrrived he was tiny and did well. My fuse board is in a cupboard under the stairs so is a tight squeeze. He sat cross legged for hours doing the work, but dud a great job.
Archerphile…..I’m the same re going out of an evening. I just can’t be bothered. I certainly don’t like getting dolled up and have never been one for makeup.
ReplyDeleteI don’t mind going out during the day if involves a cafe and a good cup of coffee.
Also…..I don’t like people visiting our house. I’d much rather we were on our own with the dogs.
With lockdowns, restraints etc. during the pandemic, I know my own way of life changed dramatically.
DeleteI still find it hard to shake this off and I too prefer evenings in with 🐈⬛, snuggled down and cosy.
It was a Red, or should that be, a Green letter day today.
ReplyDeleteMy garden bin has been emptied for the 1st time for months, and it was full.
This means though, that I now have no excuse for not working in the garden - but perhaps the cold weather will give me another one, be it temporary..😆
I had a good day out on Wednesday but paid for it yesterday feeling utterly worn out.
ReplyDeleteLike most places there is a local bus/coach company and on Monday I saw a local FB page advertising still empty seats for Dorchester on Wednesday. Having organised care for Lady I set off for my day out intending to do all the museums in Dorchester. The drop off point was the market and I went mad buying food and clothes. I then had a large and heavy bag to tote around. After a little thought I cheekily knocked on the door of a house very close to the return bus stop, and asked if I could leave my bag outside where the household recycling bins were.
The elderly man didn’t seem too taken aback at my request and I figured that if the bag was stolen I wouldn’t lose much as I hadn’t owned any of it an hour earlier.
I then set off to explore some of the parts of Dorchester that I didn’t previously know, but finished up with two more bags of shopping and no museums visited.
Two pairs of shoes from Hotter, both in sale at less than half price, a handbag for my daughter and various other small items.
My bag was still there when I returned to the bus stop and Lady was very pleased to meet me with carer from the bus stop.
I shall go again and definitely do the museums next time.
As I agreed earlier I too am finding the urge to ‘go out’ difficult, but I have overcome it a little. Went to a film night in Dunster last week and taking my helper and his girls for a meal tonight in local Italian restaurant.
I go to an excessive class twice weekly but I’ve dropped the choral society.
As I live alone and have no new friends here yet, I had rather hoped that as well as singing I might meet some fellow travellers at the choir practise, but after one complete winter season and two weeks of the spring season, without a single word of welcome or even a casual hello from any one, I have decided to give it a miss.
ARCHERPHILE - I am sure you will enjoy tonight’s performance once you get there.
I envy you, one of my favourites too.
Sounds like a tiring day out Mrs P. What film did you see at the film night.
DeleteMy excessive class is actually an exercise class !
ReplyDeleteThat's a pity, Mrs P. I am far too much repaired for an exercise class, but an excessive one sounds a lot more interesting.
ReplyDeleteWell, the Concert was good. Mahler 4 preceded by The Lark Ascending and Beethoven’s Leonore Overture.
ReplyDeleteBut I was so uncomfortable! We always sit in the choir stalls so you are looking down on the orchestra, can see all the percussion close up and the conductors face and movements which is very interesting. You can also read the music on the stands which I enjoy. But the seats are very raked with very little space between the rows so you can’t stretch your legs out. Buy half time my knee was killing me and I was desperate to be able to straighten it.
We’ll have to choose different seats next time.
Katy is in London and went to the theatre tonight to see Sheridan Smith in Shirley Valentine. It was a monologue throughout and this superb actress got an standing ovation at the end. I wouldn’t like to live in London now but it must be marvellous to be able to access these shows easily. Katy comes home tomorrow or should I say today and the boys will be ecstatic to see her especially Buddy who is a one person dog although he does tolerate me!
ReplyDeleteEv…. I see there’s a program on tv about the island. We’ve recorded it. I’ll keep an eye out in case I spot you!! Lol.
ReplyDeleteI didn’t spy any cameras waving at me, Ptby so I won’t be in it! Hope you enjoy it and must seek it out myself. Mike always avidly perused the TV pages marking the programs he wanted to record but Katy and I are more haphazard and I’m sure must miss programs we would like. I am more a radio fan and no longer have a TV in the kitchen as he did. I like to watch it in the evening with my dinner on a tray but never have it on during the day. In any case this new one we bought at Christmas is difficult for me to get into! If I get to where I want it is usually an accident! Katy of course is efficient with it! I can get into Netflix as the remote has a button for it and the other night in Katy’s absence I watched “Victoria and Abdul:” Part of it was filmed at Osborne House here on the island and they wanted extras at the time. I was tempted but at the time Mike was ill and I couldn’t really leave him. It is a very good film and recommend if you haven’t seen it.
ReplyDeleteRegarding “Jerusalem” on the other blog. I can see it is a reflection of attitudes at the time and that Britain was the superior race because of the empire. Those attitudes were so apparent in the Victoria film. As far as the holy lamb of God setting foot here there is a myth that Joseph of Aramathea was related to Christ, an uncle. Joseph was said to be a merchant who travelled widely and on one voyage brought the young Jesus with him to England and to Glastonbury. Very unlikely on several counts but the opening lines are based on that. The dark satanic mills might be a sweep at the horrific conditions workers had to endure or could just be a comment on how they blighted the landscape. We can never build Jerusalem or the perfect Jerusalem envisaged here until poverty has disappeared which will never happen but we can aspire to go in that direction. I think for us the hymn gives us hope that we can go forward towards that goal.
Thursday’s 8PM Channel 5 Ev. Restful and beautiful as you know - except for in the Summer season of course 🤣 3 programmes in total narrated by Alan Tichmarsh 🙃
DeleteJerusalem. Now that's a topic!
ReplyDeleteI know all the words and can sing it by heart, but that was because it was a school favourite, sung at least once a week for very many years.
Like many hymns + songs of this type, the words often seem meaningless, except that they are those of a frequently sung song, of one type or another.
Jerusalem was the anthem for the England team at the last Commonwealth Games, held last year in Birmingham.
I was surprised that none of the athletes knew the words when on the podium, but that has to be a generation thing.
The exception was the England Ladies Hockey Team, who had obviously been taught it, so they all sang it with gusto - a delight to see, well for me!
Now as to the banning of "Deliah" by Tom Jones, which is so well known, I hadn't even realised the words in it, which has caused this ban.
Remember, I have no religion. I though, do love the traditional hymns, Christmas Carols and secular music of all types.
DeleteI have sung so many Requiems by different composers, heard fantastic mudic of the sane genre and enjoy it all.
It is not the meaning, just tge glorious music.
To add, Jerusalem to me is not religious, just very patriotic 🤷♀️
DeleteI am watching the European indoor athletic championships.
ReplyDeleteA GB athlete won a Gold medal, so the National Anthem was played.
I am only mentioning this, as I still find it strange that this is now:-
"God Save The King".
It still feels strange to me, that there is a King and not the Queen who was always the monarch in my life time.
With all due respect and a twinkle in my eye - Hands time Miriam?
ReplyDeleteOK I get the very strong hint. I will now disappear as I know what do.
DeleteIn the mean-time, stay safe and warm, each and every-one.
🤗🥰
...as I now am 🤐🤐
Bye.
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DeleteMiriam, I don’t think anyone is asking you to disappear. Archerphile was merely trying to very gently point out that you had written multiple short posts within a short period of time & that maybe fewer longer posts would be easier for the rest of us to follow. I do realise that sometimes one can press “publish” in error, or spot a typo that one wants to correct, so we all occasionally make multiple posts, however you did post 3 times in less than 20 minutes on the same topic with a 4th less than 2 hrs later.
DeleteYour contributions are always welcome and none of us would want you to feel pushed out.
Miriam, if you pop over to the other page, I have suggested another Archers group you might like to join. It is a good substitute for the official BBC Archers page which has closed down and which, I think, we both miss. It is a good addition to the one we have here and I belong to both.
DeleteAnd, as KP said. I wasn’t asking you to stop posting at all - just fewer short ones if you can.
I'm not looking forward to the forthcoming cold weather.I hope that my magnolia buds survive 🤞
ReplyDeleteMe too CC !
DeleteLast year I only saw it briefly when viewing the flat, this year I hope to watch it bloom.
AND there is a yellowMagnolia in a nearby garden, again only glimpsed through a garden gate.
Happy St Piran's Day everyone. In Cornish: Gool (feast day) Peran lowen ( happy, pronounced lawwen).
ReplyDeletePasties for dinner instead of roast today. My son was hinting yesterday that only pasties should be eaten on St Piran's so spent yesterday afternoon baking.
DeleteThe bellringers have raised the Cornish flag up on the tower, and a lively congregation member in her 80's has been awarded the St Piran's Cross and is now on her way to Perranporth to receive it.
Miriam you are not alone I sometimes do more than one post in succession. I separate them because occasionally I have had long posts vanish into thin air.
Meant lovely congregation member but she is lively as well.
DeleteWell, flat pack, glass-fronted bookcases for my 'library' arrived today, chiro session tomorrow and delivery of tools and materials for electricians starting work on Wednesday. Ooh, the excitement of it all!
ReplyDeleteTrouble is, when I tried to settle the invoice for the testing I found that this lot don't take cheques
...so I have to get a taxi to the only branch of the Building Society we've got left, which is in town, several miles away to arrange a bank transfer.
ReplyDeleteSo, I have the money, instantly available by cheque but I can't pay them; why on earth do people have to make things so complicated!
What a faff Sarnia! I guess the company only takes card payment as many do these days. I prefer to do this but it is not for everyone and if so it makes life so difficult (and what if your BS branch was no longer available) after all banks are disappearing fast. Not the weather to have to trail around in unnecessarily either! Be thinking of you and also hoping that the white stuff does not appear …..
ReplyDeleteNot even card payment by phone, Lady R, it has to be an electronic back transfer.
ReplyDelete😕
DeleteA company that only takes electronic bank transfer is a real pain
ReplyDeleteThere's an increasing number of them about, too. I had the same problem with my stepping stones: had to PAY someone to take the cash out to the garden centre and bring the stones back!
ReplyDeleteI have had the same problem over recent months.
DeleteA company that I have paid monthly with a cheque have a new accounts person. She made no bones to me about having to visit the bank with a cheque. ‘ I am not doing that, you will have to pay directly into our account ‘
Fortunately there is another option. I take the cheque to the post office where it is put into a secure envelope with details written on the envelope
( not the amount of £ ) and it is sent through the post office system directly to the bank.
It is a free service but takes 24 hours.
The local branch of my bank has closed and the nearest branch is an hours drive away. The bank called me before the closure advising me of the post office option.
It seems that online banking is the way many are going now. I must admit that I find electronic bank transfer very convenient for a lot of things but am only able to do it because Mr CC has set it all up for me. I wouldn't have been able to do it without his help.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information, Mrs P. Sadly, we have no local post office. In many ways our area of this Great Maritime City has for a number of years begun to resemble the suburban equivalent of a village in Norfolk. If the river floods the access roads or there is modest snowfall we are even cut off from the city centre!
ReplyDeleteI have been paying for our milk delivery by monthly cheque for more years than I can remember and the local dairy are now encouraging everyone to change to online payment. There has been some chaos, including my own hiccup as apparently you don't just put "milk bill" for the reference. They have to have the house name as the reference or they don't know whose milk bill payment it is. I wasn't the only one. My son helped me originally to set up online banking because first our local branch closed and then the replacement occasional visit by mobile bank also ended; but there must be some, particularly older, people who don't have computers and don't know how to set up, or don't feel safe about, online banking.
ReplyDeleteI would refer them to my reply above about telephone banking. No internet needed!
DeleteBuilding society set me up for that. When I tried to use it the given Tel no had no banking option and I was passed round like a parcel. When I finally got the right one it would not accept the password they had given me.
ReplyDeleteThat’s unfortunate Sarnia. But don’t think all banking institutions are going to be like that.
DeleteOur telephone banking works very well and we have never had a problem with it over several years. 🤞🤞
Sarnia are you on the outskirts of Portsmouth or Southampton I cannot remember which but even so your lack of convenient amenities sounds pretty bad if you are in/close to either of these areas. I have been set up for phone banking but have not used this as yet and Mr R would never do so, the tv system is not for him either unless it is by straight number system ie 1 - 5 or number for Yesterday or Drama…
ReplyDeleteSouthampton, but on the wrong side of the river so that in a lot of local minds that doesn't really count!
ReplyDeleteThat’s a shame for you all 😕
DeleteThe Guardian on-line today has a horrible story of a 91 year old woman and Barclay's bank.
ReplyDeleteWell! Got up at stupid o'clock for frantic round of last-minute shifting and tidying. I have a back porch full of boxes and lengths of this and that, it's now nearly 11am and there's not an electrician to be seen!
ReplyDeleteStill, I suppose it gives a chance for the panic to subside.
As you were. A small fleet of electricians arrived shortly after my post, were given the guided tour by the boss and are now let loose on the premises.
ReplyDeleteNew fuse board tomorrow.
All the best Sarnia although these jobs need to be done the lead up can be draining afterwards you will (I hope) be delirious with delight 🙂 at another job you can tick off the list.
ReplyDeleteEV hope you have recovered now from your post new kitchen malaise and just able to enjoy ! KP too
Is it your new kitchen at the top of the blog? Either way it is a very smart one.
Weather- plenty of snow here in my part of Hampshire easing off a bit now but the flakes have been enormous ❄️❄️❄️ and it is bl***y cold. Trust your heating is on Miriam keeping both yourself and puss 🐈⬛ toasty warm 🙂
Lady R it’s very nice of you to prod Miriam and KPnuts has been considerate in continuing to host this blog.
ReplyDeleteI have been reflecting over the past few day about AP’s comment to Miriam.
Unfortunately these style of blogs have constraints in design and one is, what I shall refer to as the Miriam-issue, repetition of one line comments, in a short time period thus adding to the total amount of comments per blog page. Requiring lots of scrolling. We have all mostly been on this blog since it was created by Ruthy and the Miriam-issue is not new. I recall many previous gentle disapprovals which after a period of absence were latterly forgotten.
Others have made one line comments which on their own don’t encourage discussion. Whilst they may add nothing to a discussion they don’t dramatically add to the total. Letting bloggers know we are ok or not feeling well at least prevents us from worrying.
There were of course conditions set by Gary on discussing certain issues which curtailed individuals like myself and others.
If a blogger wants to discuss buying and cooking food, politics, religion, music etc then a separate blog for each would be unrealistic and cumbersome.
Maybe the constraints have led some to stop participating or only infrequently adding to the content. I include myself in that group.
For example, I like to include pictures within a comment to illustrate the direction I am heading but this facility doesn’t exist here. I mean within the body of the blog and not as an aside.
I shall still make the occasional comment or two ( sorry folks) because I was here from the beginning and continue to feel a sense of loyalty.
Like AP I have found a forum that provides all the discussion on the Archers and any topic that any one would wish to pursue including politics. Such a forum might suit Miriam as it contains stand alone threads on particular topics like gardening or crafting etc as well as the goings on in the Archers.
Have a good day, despite the cold, snow and sleet.
Stasia -
ReplyDeletemay I pick up on your post by asking about the ‘crafters’ that you mention ?
I have recently come across Book Journaling while doing some research about book selling. Book Journalling seems to have very little to do with writing, but more to do with finding or creating a space within the covers of old books, for life’s ephemera.
I have lots of ephemera but don’t intend to turn to book journaling myself, but I would like to pass on some of my collection of ‘paper stuff’ to someone who might use it.
My question to you is…. Have you come across any crafter who might have knowledge of crafting groups or who might know if there is a central or online place for this particular craft ?
Hope it’s OK to ask.
And of course my post is also general to all and any others on our blog.
To add a little more to the banking problem.
ReplyDeleteHaving successfully- or so I thought - managed to find a way to pay my monthly bill and written about it here yesterday, I then received an email I informing me that no payment had been received for two months.
I replied with copies of the invoices and my receipt / date from the post office of my payment with a cheque.
I then got another email confirming that a payment had arrived in their account of the amount and on the same date as my receipt, but with a ref of ‘night safe’ which meant nothing to the company and which means nothing to me.
Meaning of course that I still had not paid for that month from their point of view.
I am pretty sure I wrote the correct reference on the back of the cheque, but it would appear that this was not added to the payment made into the company’s account.
So…. This appears to me that there is a glitch in this system that I still need to find a way around.
Agree with the post that points out how some older people must suffer when trying to navigate the financial systems today, and like Archerphile and Mr A I refuse to do online banking. I have used telephone banking thus far, but this particular company do not have a facility to allow me to make a direct telephone payment into their account. They do however insist on a DD which I refuse to do in this case.
MrsP. I’m very sorry I used the word as an illustration of the many topics on the forum mentioned. I personally have never read or commented on there but I think it’s mainly arts and crafts in a very general way. It could be painting, embroidery, sewing, knitting, furniture up cycling and all manner of chatty endeavour. I sometimes use the gardening for advice and general discussion on veg growing.
ReplyDeleteThat’s OK, thank you for answering my question.
DeleteIf anyone else knows anything about ‘ Book Journalling’ please let me know.
Miriam, just so's you know: I do not see you as an 'issue', to me you are a friend
ReplyDeleteMIRIAM
DeletePlease do not take the post from Stasia as an assault or a complaint against you.
It isn’t !
Thick snow here this morning and it has been snowing on and off all day. But now seeing some thawing going on and it’s drip, drip, drip!
ReplyDeleteSon was travelling from Toulouse to Dubai this morning but his plane diverted to Heathrow (goodness only know why). He was then stuck on the plane for over 4 hours while it had to be de-iced. He will eventually arrive in Dubai at 1am tomorrow - a very long journey that should only take 5 hours! At least there shouldn’t be any ice there. 😂
A light covering of snow here this morning as expected since it was forecast for South Wales, but rain throughout the day has melted it.
ReplyDeleteHowever the hills all around and in the distance are still white.
I did not go up onto the moor today but hope to do so tomorrow in order to see the Welsh mountains with white tops.
Interesting experience with this electrical firm. I had a long conversation with the office manager about the difficulties encountered by people of my generation re payment. I said I know companies say that their systems are secure, but I'm sure they thought that at the Pentagon, but they still got hacked.
ReplyDeleteToday I went to the B/S to get a bank transfer and they were unable to help: the main branch in town is the only one left, resulting in total overload. I was advised that the wait would be so long it would be better to come back another day.
I emailed this to the office manager, saying I was at my wits' end as to how to pay them. I shortly received a reply to say that she had altered their system so that they can now accept cheques.
AP: they will only do bank transfers by telephone to a company you have paid before by other means so that there is a record of on your account.
What a nightmare Sarnia! Glad you can now pay by cheque just a shame the facility to do so was not offered to you in the first place. How long did your trip take from door to door to achieve - nothing at all 😡
DeleteAnd I am just about to visit the post office to pay my cheque into the account of the company that I wrote about before.
DeleteI too had a conversation with the customer services of the bank that I shall be having the payment sent to.
This conversation was with a female who understood my concerns and was actually able to tell me how the system worked.
The cheque is processed by a human being - the teller - but that person may, or may not, include the reference which it is requested by the recipient should be written on the back of the cheque. If no reference is included by that teller a default reference is - Night Safe, as was included in the previous payment I made into this account.
When I have completed the payment into the PO I shall send an email to the recipient informing payment and will include the information given to me by their bank.
Perhaps it is up to us - our generation of older citizens - ( the previous generation usually compliant ) - to continue to make the point that today’s insistence on automatic use of these new ways of banking and financial transactions discriminates against many, and they need to accept that and devise solutions to the problems created.
And it cost £20 in taxi fares, but at least she was willing to listen and think the problem through from the customer's point of view.
ReplyDeleteAt least that is good to hear Sarnia.
DeleteFurther to the above:
ReplyDeleteI've just had a call from the office lady who has agreed to accept payment by cheque. Apparently, although their bank has a branch 10 min down the road, she will be required to post the cheque to Head Office who will then send it electronically to the branch 10 min down the road .....
The reason why she is so sympathetic is because her mother on the IoW has just had her local bank branch closed so she has to go into Newport for every transaction.
……and so it goes on!
DeleteCome to think of it, office lady asked if I still wanted them to continue with the work - she was a really afraid I might terminate the agreement because of the difficulties over payment!
ReplyDeleteNot when everyone is so pleasant and prompt and the cost is less than a third of the original estimate! As it will be some time before I get round to redecorating they've even agreed to the trunks Ng if all the cabling so I'm not left with strips of bare plaster all over the place, which the boss wasn't overly keen on to start with
Ah the good side to it all Sarnia thank goodness and well deserved 👏🏻
DeleteFinally woken to a covering of snow. It’ll be gone by tomorrow but looks picturesque at the mo.
ReplyDeleteA stay in and keep warm day today I think.
Good idea ptby the best way to stay safe and enjoy the snow’s beauty ❄️
DeleteI was somewhat annoyed to hear mountain rescue had had to be called out to help people stuck on the trans-Pennine motorway. There were umpteen warnings about not travelling unless absolutely vital because of the expected blizzards and icy conditions.
DeleteAnd what do these people do? Go out in their cars thinking nothing bad can happen to them. Idiots!
You'd be amazed at what some people consider to be vital.
DeleteI was quite concerned about the weather forecast when I went to bed last night as I had a hip op follow up appointment with the consultant this morning. Thankfully there was only a light covering of snow when I got up and no problem on the roads in spite of having to drive into Manchester. The road at the bottom of our lane was closed because of a fallen tree but we only had a small detour to get round it. Thankfully we'd checked on Google maps before leaving so knew about it.
ReplyDeleteHow was the hip follow up? Everything going tickety boo? 😊
ReplyDeleteSo far so good thanks PtbY👍
DeleteMrNuts & I are in Amsterdam, having snow here too & a chill wind, as it was raining previously it is slushy & slippery & not very pretty. Went to the Vermeer exhibition yesterday & it is terrific, definitely worth the trip. Today was more downbeat, museum of Jewish history and the Anne Frank house, both thought provoking and well presented. We have also had three wonderful dinners, back home tomorrow afternoon after a little more sightseeing.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely. I’d love to go there and do all the galleries. Even if the weather is dodgy I’d rather go at this time of the year when I’m guessing it’s a little quieter.
DeleteBanking bore:
ReplyDeleteStill battling to get money transferred from savings account. B/S have closed down telephone banking. Only option another £20 to go back to branch too busy to deal with me!
I sympathise Sarnia, I have had the same problems with the BS I am with.
DeleteAnd then when I drove a 60 mile round trip they wouldn’t let me in with my dog, despite my pleading. ‘ it’s company policy ‘ I was told.
Fortunately on that occasion a very kind customer leaving the branch during the altercation offered to stay with Lady while I was inside, for which I was very grateful.
Company Policy! Must be thought up by high-flying 30 somethings with rooms full of electronic equipment and no ageing relatives who don't drive or spend all day on social media.
ReplyDeleteAfter a week, decided to log back in again, purely to see how everyone has been coping with the awful snow etc. and all are well.
DeleteSarnia, what a nightmare for you. I can't even think of a solution as I only do internet banking now.
Thoughts though are:-
1) At one time drawing money from an Isa or BS account could be done as a cheque made payable to whom it was wanted to be paid to. I doubt though this is still done.
2) Ring the BS and make a firm appointment, to go to and then discuss the issues which are such a problem and why.
3) A cash withdrawl and then payment..but far from ideal.
I hope things get sorted and works are all as you expect.
Take Care All
I am not back - so breathe easy everyonr and don't panic.
DeleteI was just wanted to log back in, to make sure that all plus partners/family, are safe and well.
A second post, which I know is one too many by me 😀
Before I leave again, may I very politely reccomend a good listen...
Dawn Louise Watson - Closed to Visitors.
Bye.
I'm sorry that you don't feel that you are not welcome to post on here Miriam. I don't have a problem with you doing so.
DeleteCC Sadly others do which I totally accept. Thanks and are you back to gentle walks in Lyme Park again..If not, this can't be far away..
DeleteTo Sarnia - Don't forget to say to your BS, that if things don't get sorted then you will have no option, but to close all accounts with them and take your business elsewhere. It is worth trying a bluff!
DeleteA tempting idea, Miriam, but unfortunately 'elsewhere' has also closed all its local branches.
DeletePlease don’t be defensive Miriam, you really don’t need to be so.
ReplyDeleteYou were teased last week with a gentle comment about sitting on your hands - which was your phrase, used by you a couple of weeks since.
There was a time long ago when you were annoying with so many posts and you were criticised by several, including me. But you eventually took this on board and improved enormously and as i and others have said you often present with a different perspective to others which gives us an opportunity to see Ambridge events from a different angle.
I have noticed your absence this last week and so was pleased to see your name come up today.
I would like to see you continue with your interesting thoughts.
I am not back, far from it, but I just wanted to check in to know all are well + healthy, as still think of you all as friends.
DeleteI have had lots of snow, 4 inches overnight recently. The car and drive were cleared with a broom, as needed to go to surgery for yet more blood tests.
On my drive, the Welsh hills were so lovely to see, in pure white snowy splendour.
Logging off again now.
Miriam, this was one comment, from one poster, to my way of thinking somewhat heavily made, and in no way authorised to speak for us all. Both Mrs P and I immediately disassociated ourselves from the sentiments expressed, as have others since.
ReplyDeleteYour input to this site is thoughtful, interesting and often very imaginative. Give yourself credit for your own worth!
Message to Miriam
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry you took my, what was intended to be, lighthearted comment about sitting on hands so badly. I did say it was made with a twinkle in my eye, meaning it was not a criticism, just quoting your own phrase back to you in humour.
I was only quoting your own words, written on the 25 and 26 February, back to you, after you said something about knowing you had posted too often and needed to ‘sit on your hands’.
It did not mean I agreed that you should sit on your hands nor was the point ‘heavily made’, it was very simply a joke.
I am very sorry you didn’t understand that and have made it into a reason to give up posting - that was not my intention at all.
It is difficult to be humorous online because you cannot see the expression on the jokers face - which is why I used the phase ‘with a twinkle in my eye’ hoping you would get the joking reference to your own phrase.
In future I will refrain from trying to be humerous because it can cause misunderstandings.
Please continue writing on our blogs, you have been a member for many years and we should miss you if you left.
I'm not sure it was your post that did the damage, AP
ReplyDeleteAP: if you scroll back to Mar 8th at 2.08pm you'll find a post from me in support of Miriam, closely followed by another from Mrs P.
DeleteMiriam you ARE back (because you are one of us) and care enough to be concerned about us all which is great 🤗. I loved your weather description and could visualise so clearly from it the view that you are lucky enough to enjoy. What did 🐈⬛ make of the snow by the way?
ReplyDeleteBe watching out for you 👀
Miriam, March 11 6.01pm
ReplyDeleteI'm not quite up to walks in Lyme Park yet but slowly getting there.
Miriam, you asked about CowGirl at the top of this blog - Ptby has been to see her.
ReplyDeleteMiriam as I said earlier, you are always welcome on this blog as is everyone.
ReplyDeleteI think we should all, myself included, accept each other’s posting style, posting a new thread is really not a lot of bother for me, and I apologise if I occasionally let things run over. I do check each morning but if there is a sudden flurry or I get distracted then we go over the irritating 200 mark, I also tend to waste time looking for a fitting photo, I might just default to flowers.
All I would ask is that people play nicely and don’t criticise other people’s values. This is where political discussion is difficult, I personally don’t have a problem with people commenting on current affairs, we are all intelligent adults engaged with the society in which we live. We may have different ideas about how society should manage it’s challenges which will be the result of our own experiences, but I hope we can exchange these views without taking offence.
Flowers are fine by me KPnuts, or anything that makes it easier. Mind you if you ever spotted an interesting bird on your feeders that would be nice too. I liked the one with the pheasant in it. We had a group of long tailed tits turn up just in time for the GB Birdwatch, a really charming sociable little bunch. They don't seem so afraid of humans as some birds are.
DeleteSarnia, can I remind you of the chronological timeline of Miriams’s leaving. She choose to do so on the 4th March in response to AP’s humorous comment. I quote “ok I get the strong hint. I will now disappear ….I did not comment until the 8th March on the “Miriam-issue” when I was indicating alternative forums for those who can find the blog constraints an obstacle to more intense discussion on certain topics. Also to frequent single standing posts accumulating and adding to the blog numbers.p
ReplyDeleteCan I also refer you to MrsP’s post were she has indicated that this is not the only occasion when Miriam has informed us of her departure. Mirianm has always returned.
Quite honestly I always expected a come back and that has happened.
I also indicated that others have also frequently made one line posts but non sequentially.
Perhaps in response to an inquiry. Or simply to inform blogger about the weather etc.
I haven't been able to post as I had a problem and reloaded Google only to get the dreaded sign in with google sign! I have now signed in on my computer after trying the phone and Katy and me puzzling over the IPad! Hopefully it will sort itself out! Heathwise I have seen the nurse practitioner as i had stomach pain and have started a treatment which seems to be working but not solving all problems yet. She will give me a ring on Wednesday to see how i am getting on and then I may see her again.
ReplyDeleteMiriam' I enjoy your posts and mustn't pussyfoot around. You should stop being offended by well meaning posts and if it was Archerfile's post about sitting on your hands it was so obviously done in a twinkly, friendly way and was not a put down. Enough said but I hope you continue as a virtual friend as I would miss you.
I was delighted to see a little egret on the flood plain in our little park walk yesterday. Another dog walker said it had been there the previous day too, and that the were often seen on the mud banks.
ReplyDeleteI’m not sure where she meant by the mud banks but it might be the harbour, so I must go and have a look.
This little egret was certainly getting a lot of food.
Do worms drown ? Was that his /her food ?
If anyone is interested ‘ The Third Man’ is on BBC 2 this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteWe get egrets on the banks of the Hamble, although I haven't been able to get there for years.
ReplyDeleteOne year Mr S decided to get himself some binoculars and got very excited on one of our walks, about an egret perched on a post in the water. It seemed to me to be an extremely stationary egret, but not wishing to spoil his enthusiasm, I said nothing. He was so disappointed to discover that was an old plastic carrier bag caught on a branch.
We often see Egrets close to the watercress beds at Arlesford.
DeleteI was amazed first time we saw one, but now it’s a very common experience. I think they like the boggy ground and many little rivulets feeding the beds.
When my daughter had the house at Seaview on the IOW there were two that came to the beach throughout the year. They always looked so lonely but seemed to be very happy there.
DeleteBird wise just the usual suspects for me in the garden at the moment, but I did see my first bumble bee of the season today when out for a short walk.
ReplyDeleteI seem to have suffered my first attack of Disappearing Post Syndrome!
ReplyDeleteI posted earlier to thank you Miriam for your latest listening recommendation, Closed to Visitors.
Your picks are invariably great finds, so I shall look this one up when I've finished listening to the Lives Less Ordinary podcasts (which make my Life Very Ordinary in comparison!)
New thread opened, showing moorhens
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