Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning. "Short" day today but I suspect I'll end up working normal hours.

 

[biggs682]

It's Monday morning already
Garden birds have been fed
Might need a bucket
Kettle is boiling

 

[biggs682]

Bucket not needed
First cuppa went down well

 

[Hebe]

Bucket not needed
First cuppa went down well

Buckets are never a good sign in this house. Hope all is well.

I am seeing a cycle instructor today. Learned as an adult in my early 40s but thanks to thyroid/menopause/covid anxiety took hold and my confidence took a dent. Hoping that my confidence can increase to match my determination and enthusiasm

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
Ooh! Some blue sky ! It was grey a few minutes ago .
Well! I'm not sure what's going on . A day with the fairies followed by hot flushes . One minute cold , on with pullover . A few minutes later boiling hot , pullover off! In the night it was similar , plus I have an ulcer on my tongue which is finding the jagged fillings on my teeth and so meant that lying on one side was uncomfortable .

 

[PeteXXX]

Late up today. Couldn't be bothered to shift my carcuss.

 

[biggs682]

Good luck @Hebe

A bucket has many reasons and not all are bad thankfully

 

[Illaveago]

Good luck @Hebe

A bucket has many reasons and not all are bad thankfully

Are you taking part in a pantomime ?

 

[tyred]

Morning walk completed in the pouring rain. Got a telling off from the road workers at the sea of cones for walking in the road but as they had machinery parked on the pavements both sides I'm not sure what else I should do. Apparently it's inconsiderate of me to make cars slow down when people are driving to work.

 

[PeteXXX]

Bit of a porridge malfunction in the microwave this morning...

 

[Illaveago]

They were just talking about Beryl Burton on BBC Breakfast programme a few minutes ago .

 

[oldwheels]

Presumably that was in the day when Black's actually made decent kit!

Bought in about 1960 and I still have it but will probably never use it now. We also got a double sleeping bag from them which was a bit less bulky than two singles. Heavy Lilos were the only option for sleeping on then as well.
Is Black's not just a branch of Millet or whatever they are now called nowadays?

 

[PeteXXX]

Bought in about 1960 and I still have it but will probably never use it now. We also got a double sleeping bag from them which was a bit less bulky than two singles. Heavy Lilos were the only option for sleeping on then as well.
Is Black's not just a branch of Millet or whatever they are now called nowadays?

Blacks, Milletts, Ultimate Outdoors. All the same mob.

 

[pawl]

Has anyone had any experience of Sky Glass. My BIL has got one but sent it back.Problem apparently you can’t record another program while watching something else. None of his pre recorded programs could be transferred to the new system whatever it means it doesn’t have a hard drive.

Not thinking about purchasing one.

 

[oldwheels]

Restoring this image to its original glory is really stretching my photoshop skills.

I've never attempted something this tough before. The original print is not in the best nick (scratches, hair, dust), and then the person who copied it did so by using a camera & flash rather than a scanner. They also neglected to take it out of the frame.

Which means I'm dealing with things like highlights blowouts, reflections off the glass, light scatter and washed out or inaccurate colours as well as all the usual stuff. It's proving to be a right headache.

We used to have a retouching artist here who could work miracles before photoshop or even before computers became common. He had worked for advertising agencies and would have fixed your photo no problem and very quickly. He did a demo for the local camera club once. Very impressive.