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It is much cooler today only 58f/14c. There is no sign of the sun and rain is in the air. There is a definite Autumnal feel to the day.I have stashed my garden chairs and table away for another year and looking out my garden has a very sad look about it.

The day never improved from this morning,no sounds from the neighbours building the extension and no sign of life the other side with John not pottering about either. Yesterday Ellen heard about Liam doing the bungy jump while she was at work and did a

I sorted my boiler and central heating plan out today. I had 2 free services when it was fitted but as it was a government grant for the job I had no say in the company that did it. This company is miles away from here and although they gave me options on

In line with the recent government vote the latest survey stated that 70% of the people are against any military action in Syria. Before the government gets carried away with getting public opinion right it is worth saying the result of the government

A cloudy day again but with a hint of things brightening up. I thought to wander off for a while and headed for the beach.The choice was down Carr Lane up Thorny Nook and back along the shoreline,(3 miles)or North to the golf course and back home VIA the

I have a big job over the next couple of days.Now the sun is getting lower in the sky my work place is in the sun most of the day which while nice is uncomfortable. I am moving to my winter set up which I do every year.This means changing furniture around

Just about 9:30 I finished moving my work station to it's winter berth.I would have finished earlier but I had two cats helping me. they are now both stretched put in the garden exhausted by their efforts which mostly consisted of clambering into the

I moved the computer just in time,this afternoon the sun has been blazing down,it was so warm I got the knees out again maybe for the last time this year.The temps inside topped at 81f about 27c that isn't warm for us it is damned hot.With humidity

People of a certain age i.e. me have grown up amongst great changes in labour saving devices in the home.Home fridges and freezers,automatic washing machines,microwave ovens,food mixers and blenders with a host of tools to name but a few.Two much simpler

John Identified the rogue plant in my garden,it is water hemlock and very poisonous, so three cheers for the lizard,thanks mate. I'm glad somebody here knows a lot about wild plants my knowledge is limited by only growing flowers for three years and an

This weeks photo fun subject is rugged. The coastline in Devon fits the bill. My cousin Maureen and myself on my great grandfathers knee he was a rugged man with large calloused hands I remember

I got a shock this morning when I went to the local Post Office,the shutters were down and the ATM was offline.A passing girl told me they closed yesterday.I have heard no news of the closure so don't know if it is permanent or new management are moving

A better morning than the last two saw me donning my shopping gear and strolling off to town. I met my son Stephen on his way over so we had a nice catch up on news along the way. We parted company at Tesco car park me going south to Morrisons and the

After yesterday's rain which hammered us from late morning until bedtime today dawned sunny and bright.With little to do on the work front and showers forecast for later I decided on a morning stroll.With Thorny likely to be flooded the lanes wre out

Click on photo for a larger image I was locking the garden door up last night and spotted something on the path that looked like a hedgehog I quickly grabbed my camera and took a snap.Unfortunately the batteries took this time to run low and the

Not as interesting as the hedgehog I mentioned earlier but very pretty I found a lovely red and white poppy in the garden this morning,I looked it up and it appears to be called White and Red Corn Poppy. I will collect the seeds when the time comes and

Max wrote about the subject of snakes in her area and John followed up with some great photos so I thought I would look up the statistics of our only venomous snake the Adder. Deaths are rare: only 14 deaths from poisoning were recorded in the past 100

When I was growing up our diet hardly resembled the modern one. We would have potatoes roasted in beef dripping,chips fried in lard and also eggs,bacon etc shallow fried in the same stuff. Rice was something for making creamed puddings.We hadn't heard of

When I was around 5 or 6 it was decided my friends and myself were old enough to go over town on a Saturday morning and visit the Ritz cinema for their Children's morning matinee,So off we went on the bus and arrived along with loads of other little

Two totally different subjects for this blog I have two photos for your evening entertainment. We had rain all day today so I didn't expect to get any photos until I spotted a spiders web on the Buddleia. I went for a closer look and there were loads of

Today is my boiler and central heating examination day. My new contract with local engineers starts after one of their fitters gave the system the once over. Obviously they do not want to be taking on any faults already there.I At 11am a very pleasant

Exuberant a splendid word full of life and vigour Here is the exuberant Barmy who after doing his very exuberant backward dance you may have seen in his video decided to help me to play Tournament Mahjong,he was useless at it, he couldn't pick the tiles

An early start in the garden for me today.We have a bright sunny day but there is a weather front moving in overnight bringing heavy rain and strong winds until Wednesday. With the grass already too long after recent rains today was the day to set about

A quiet afternoon and restful evening after my earlier exertions. I watched a couple of matches a footie and a rugby and had a fish and chip dinner delivered piping hot from the chippy. A no cooking no washing up day.I like cooking but a do like a day

The first of the autumn storms has arrived with force 7 winds and driving rain,force 7 is 35to 38 mph a moderate gale so it is not likely to cause damage but with it due to last through until Wednesday I will be cabined up for a few days with two pissed

The winds have calmed today they are now in the mid 20mph and no gusts.Debris litters the garden as usual after a bit of a blow but rain is keeping me from clearing up,that can wait.No damage reports from yesterday. Tomorrow all being well I will make a

I ventured out to check on any storm damage this morning. The little planter I could see from the window torn free of it's three 9" securing rods and battered about a little. To the side of the house the shed door has been torn off,well that saves me a

After the early morning looked OK the rain and wind arrived and scuppered any plans of escape.Maybe tomorrow. The cats have had a grand time racing in and out ,I have a door adjacent to the main front door. It leads out from my little workshop to an

I finally escaped today,with heavy showers around I flashed the pass to go to town.An old pal Jeff and his wife Sue were on the bus amongst other idiots I recognised so I sat beside them and caught up on family news.They only live a couple of streets away

Petite adjective (of a woman) attractively small and dainty:she was petite and vivacious Origin: late 18th century: French, feminine of petit 'small' I don't have any such women cross my path so I have settled on small. These are screwdrivers for

Anyone who has or has had cats will know they tend to have a mad half hour as we call it.This is when they go tearing around causing even more mayhem than normal.This is a photo of Sooty looking suitably wild as he emerged from underneath my runner having

I cooked a meal using different methods than usual for me.Chicken breasts were on the menu and a chicken breast cooked just as it comes is not very exciting and needs tarting up.I usually cut a pocket in them and fill them with something like mushrooms,

A few events of 1969 Riots in Northern Ireland with troops being sent in. The first B&Q opened The Kray twins were Sentenced to life imprisonment and they would both die while serving their sentence Maiden flight of Concorde The Beatles recorded

Back home after having a few scoops with the family to celebrate Ellen's birthday.We wandered off the the local and sat outside on a lovely warm evening and watched the sun go down,a scene spoilt be those useless triffids which are only slightly more

A trip to Mother's this morning through the haven and along Channelside walk.It is a dull grey day with a hint of rain in the air but I stayed dry.There was a couple of heron feeding at the waters edged but too far away to get a decent shot and by the

My new regime started this morning.I had a chat with the quack yesterday about my continuing back problems and he had a few suggestions. Instead of doing my loosening exercises when I get up he said I should try 10 minutes on the massage chair

I was looking on our local Freecycle site today to see if any doors had turned up,I am struggling to find an external one.A new one with frame is around £700 which is out of the question at the moment. While I was there I checked on items people were

I heard Allan calling me this morning so went out into the garden to check what he wanted.He pointed to a drainpipe 2 doors down and there was a squirrel scooting up the wall,He said Zazzles had chased it from a tree in John's garden although of course we

The government announced they are giving an extra £100 million to Syria in aid bringing the total to £500 million.Isn't about time they addressed the problem of the homeless on our streets and the old people who will die this coming winter because of the

I awoke refreshed and pain free this morning,had 10 minutes in the massage chair and did my exercises with no aches or stiffness.The new chair seems to be helping I will know better after a couple of days I had breakfast and watched the birds then plotted

This weeks subject is bling for which I have nothing,working class men on the north west coast of England aren't noted for their bling. The blingiest thing I have is a Christmas tree but there is no way I will post a photo of that this early in the

I got a text massage from Jenny last night at 10;10 they had arrived at the hotel,the next communication will depend on the internet signal she can get because it tends to be a bit iffy there. A lovely sunny day here so before lunch I cut and strimmed the

A lovely afternoon just lazing, chatting and eating ice cream.The cats had vanished and I thought they were off on an adventure. Not a bit of it,this is how I found them,giving it big Zs. I made myself a nice ham salad for tea as befits the weather with

Blog Number 3 a short note from Jenny hi sweetie the skype is being a PITA!!!!! Will try to keep you up with things as they happen although I have already got enough to keep me going for weeks!!! Just remind me of wheelchairs & Karen with dodgy

Another warm sunny morning here with temps up to 70f-20c in my garden.I have the back grass cut and strimmed.I did it in 3 bursts in between messing on here and chatting. Time for lunch now which will be ham and salad butties made with yesterday's

A sunny day again but a cold easterly breeze has set in.I had need to go to the post Office today and as our local branch has closed this meant a trip over the bridge.the nearest one is about 30 minutes walk away.I set off intending to walk but came

Funny how a small thing can bring memories flooding back.This is a cricket bail the only remaining part of a beach cricket set we had many years ago.I found it in a box in the shed while I was clearing out.One cricket bail is not much cop,they are used in

I had a text message from Jenny it reads thus; Hiya sat in the shade today but had a great swim in Dogan's pool.Am off to Tesco to get hair gel for Karen and mozzie bite stuff for me. Speak later.Luv me

Sorry Mıckey I was goıng to try to Skype you tonıght but am sıttıng here ın the Internet cafe, surrounded by sılence and 9 men all sıttıng at theır termınals tryıng to get onto Skype. No good I,m afraıd, ıt doesn,t seem to want to play!!!! So I,m sendıng