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Just to prove the strange people are not all locked quietly away and cared for have a listen to this news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_976 5000/9765529.stm

Another day cabined up,the cloud cover stretches as far as the eye can see so I need something to pass the day along. I have no small chores apart from loading the washing machine and no inclination to start any projects although there are one or two that

The day dawned bright and sunny which was good after the last couple of days of misery. I went about my ablutions,breakfast and odd chores with a relish,time to hit the road. I layered up well because although the sun shone the evil north east wind also

I mentioned in my earlier blog that I was going to make a tomato soup something I just normally buy,the recipe is simple and easy to follow and there are no hidden nasties on the ingredients list so I went ahead. I decided to make it later in the day for

The day dawned bright and sunny again so I was up and about ready for some work. The garden needs more attention than the weather allows but at least it was dry enough to do some pruning. I had a gander on here to see if the world was still turning then

Summer is trying to get a thing with photos going so why don't you pop along and have a look and maybe give her some ideas for subjects. It is a similar thing to the one Jilly did only there seems to be more of a leaning to other people's work if you

When I was a lad I used to visit the local museum with my pals. It was situated on the top floor of the public library and had a musty smell and a faint aroma of beeswax,rather like an old church. Things were very quiet in there and any boisterous

I am posting this as a follow up to Sue's reading list she wrote in answer to Gracie Me ,I'm a Dickens man at heart the humour in his books is very sharp although people who have only seen screen adaptions wouldn't think there is any. Then it,s

A blustery day with a threat of showers here did not deter me from escaping for a while. I donned my walking boots and parka and headed for the beach.I found that rather chilly so I returned and put the rest of my clothes and socks on and set out once

I have received an E Mail from BT my Internet provider. They are in the process of upgrading our local exchange which is good news. My Internet download speed has been 8 mps at best and normally 6mps now with the improvements I can expect up to 10 times

I stepped out of the shower this morning went to the sink lathered my chin and proceeded to scrape it with a piece of sharpened steel,a daily ritual to be endured rather the enjoyed. A lone starling alighted on the bathroom window and proceeded to sing

Today is the day we remember the fallen not only in the two world wars but in all the conflicts of the world because even today young people are dying alone and frightened in some foreign land or return home broken in mind and body to a people who care

Today is the day BT upgrade the local telephone exchange which will mean better Internet connections or so we are promised. This will occour sometime between now and 6pm, we will lose phone and Internet access for what they optimistically call a short

While waiting for the phone and Internet to go down(see earlier blog) I decided to make a cream of mushroom soup later for lunch. I found this quick simple recipe on the BBC Food site,I hope it tastes as good as the recipe suggests,I didn't have a large

I have another project at last,tomorrow a new carpet arrives which will be the finishing touch to my sitting room refurb. It has taken this long to get a bit of cash together. I have emptied the room of everything I can,only my table,computer chair,the

I have everything ready for the carpet delivery,nothing to do now but wait,It is only coming from Yorkshire so I expect it will arrive mid-afternoon. If it arrives later I might start tomorrow,time is not important in my refurbs as anybody who has

I have the carpet down,sort of. I have had to take a door off which will have to stay off for now as I have no room to get to my workbench to shorten it and I can't do that until I empty the kitchen and tool room of the stuff that belongs in here. I have

The carpet is nearly flat still got the edges to trim to finish off , plus door to shorten,furniture to bring from all corners of the house once the carpets settled. I have my computer table back and the TV out of the kitchen so I can make something

As I drifted into a state of wakefulness this morning one thing became painfully obvious,person or persons unknown have stolen my body in the night and left me with one that aches all over and refuses to obey simple instructions.When I sit down my arms

Miss said I have to put a blog up with this title so people will know I am taking part. Although I hate the non word Phun I have to do as I am told or miss will make me stand in a corner until home time.

Well after a few loosening exercises and a nice stroll this morning(see earlier blog) I came home put the big frying pan on the hob. I had sausage,bacon,tomatoes,egg and fried bread washed down with two mugs of coffee and boy did it hit the spot. The

The plan today was to go over the bridge and find a hearth rug just to set the finishing touch to the room. I am after something bright and cheery and maybe a little weird,well weird suits me. I decided instead to have a day of doing bugger all after the

The subject for today's photo is a tree nearest your house,Well I just have to open my back door and take a shot.My neighbour John has this one growing,it is bare at the moment but provides good cover for the birds come nesting season.

I had a letter in the post this morning telling me I need to renew my NOW card.This card allows me free bus travel on local bus routes nation wide. When I last renewed this it was a pain,getting a passport photo at the post office machine because they

Just when you thought it was safe to come back here I am large as life and twice as ugly. If you read the earlier garbage you will know the day was going well. It has ended on an even better note. I have the door shortened,refitted and put the anti

Things I miss. Apart from loved ones Waking to Barmy greeting the day by singing his heart out. The clink of bottles as the milkman delivered proper milk with cream on the top. The early morning radio announcer speaking softly and playing soft music to

Today's subject is a portrait so I am posting a self portrait of sorts. I was 9 or 10 years old when my parents got me of a second hand camera. I thought I should mark the occasion by holding it at arms length and snapping a shot of myself. I needed

I wrote yesterday about things I miss but this is not to say I do not enjoy modern life. I like waking up in a warm bedroom,gone are the days of sticking my nose out of bed to be met with an icy blast and having to prepare myself for the arctic chill in

I have the old desktop computer going again,my computer man came and sorted it this morning. It is a slow as treacle on a winters day compared with the laptop but as it is only a back up that doesn't matter. It's running XP as well and in a short time I

I have my desktop computer sorted to my liking again. Newer does not always mean better and a couple of the photo fixers I used give much better results in the earlier versions which will not work on Windows 7 so I have installed them on here. Normally

We have the promised rain this morning 60cm by tomorrow they tell us so I will be in all day, On a brighter note the Photo phun subject for today today is insects. I love insects there is such a diversity from the fliers to the crawlers . I manged to get

I was setting my desktop computer up for watching sport this morning when I spotted a snooker match with Jimmy White playing. Jimmy burst onto the scene in the late 60s early 70s when I was a very average player for my local working men's club. Jimmy

I wrote a short piece this morning about an old snooker player. He brought back memories of the working men's clubs where I used to play snooker,very badly I might add but I scraped into the team. I thought I would give a short description of a

This year has to have been the wettest on record,certainly it is the wettest I can remember. The impact on industry has been huge. The building trade have laid off men in their thousands and the farmers have taken a battering. One group of

I have sat watching very heavy rain today,parts of my garden that doesn't flood did and two streets away the road was flooded and well as the promenade. Still it's an ill wind and all that, these two fellas had a great time splashing around.

I posted the latest Photo Phun entry today only to be told by John my calendar was fast and indeed the photo should not be posted until tomorrow.I blame Sue and Neville as they sent me the calendar,maybe Ireland doesn't have a 23rd November this year I

Today was cold but dry so I got a little stroll in this morning,not what you could call a hike it is far too cold for that but it got the heart pumping. I had no plans for today and I have been pottering about doing the odd chores that get left too

My Sunday morning stroll over the bridge for a little shopping was banjaxed by the weather so I flashed the pass instead. I wanted to go to Wilko's for a little runner I spotted last week. With me only being able to get comfy in the office chair with

I like taking photographs it is one of the things that stops me becoming a hermit. A stroll around this little island always throws up a surprise or two. A summers walk on the beach if the sun remembers to shine is a delight but would not be half as much

Twelve old contacts from Multiply made it here around the same time I did. 3 didn't settle and wandered off pretty quickly, 6 visit very occasionally and post little,2 comment most days and post daily,this leaves only one from the refugees who comments

You do me a disservice sweet Gracie I have never nor will I ever in the future hang a friend out to dry. If things don't go to plan on here and I find a site with more like minded people I will join but I will always have this as my number one site.

This morning I noticed what was once a pool in the garden is developing a scum on top so I guess it is now officially a pond and it has plant life starting to surface. Frogs to come do you think? that would be nice if they can avoid the gulls.

We had the first frost overnight not a heavy one just enough to make my breath visible when I brought the bin in this morning. The sun is shining the birds are singing and with enough layers it's a good day for a stroll on the beach. I won't be attempted

Dot has a new gadget to play with and as it is more technical than turning on a light I am test pilot again. This arrangement comes in handy because when they break it which they surely will I will have some idea how it works so I can fix it. The latest

Do you still use a cheque book?that's check to you lot over the pond by the way.I just wondered how many do nowadays,a neighbour I met earlier said she was going to post a cheque for something. That got me thinking about the last cheque I wrote or

Most of you who do photo editing will know this so if you can add anything please do. I showed you the negative to photo fix from Dotty's machine yesterday but all you need is a half decent photo programme. In Paintshop Pro go to adjust/colour

A cold crisp day here with the temps not expected to get above freezing. I was on ice breaking duty this morning because I forgot to empty the bird bath and feeder a daily chore from now until spring. With not much to do today I decided I

I am posting a photo of yesterday's easy chicken meal so I thought I would do the photo phun and post one on it's theme, kitchen implement. This is my favourite for making things easy. It is a mandoline of sorts and has 3 different graters for rubbing