Mundane News

[classic33]

I'm now sitting in a Caffe Nero with an americano, compiling a list of things to do on a wet day in Halifax. Only I think rain has got into my inspiration circuitry.

It's stopped raining now, and the sun is putting in a show.

Get out and about whilst it's not raining.

 

[Reynard]

Mild, blustery and occasionally sunny here chez Casa Reynard.

Made a big pot of sweet potato, red lentil, chilli and coconut soup this morning. The cats don't want to go out - Lexi is on my bed, and Poppy is sharing my desk.

Green wheelie bin is by the gate ready to go out for collection later.

It is almost time for lunch.

 

[Reynard]

I was born next to a railway .
I know ! Times were hard in those days !
There was a large embankment in front of our house called the Batters. The main line from Bristol to Paddington . It was one of the places where we would play. In those days the embankment was devoid of trees and was covered in long grass and ant hills . Every now and then the grass would catch fire . Whether this was done on purpose or by accident I don't know but it kept the embankment clear. It was good hunting ground for our cats who would sometimes catch rabbits , it was also good for tabogganing down in the winter . Being born there it was a thing I accepted as being normal and would sleep through engineering work which took place during the night.

The Ely - March - P'boro line is just a stone's throw away. You do get used to the stuff - trains, engineering works and the like. Except when they're using arc lights... Those are definitely not conducive to a good night's sleep.

 

[PeteXXX]

Nice little post lunch (crumpets) around Ling's Woods.

They're making a start at clearing up after yesterday's 'tornado'..

Long way to go, yet, though!!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

There's Shibden Hall, over North Bridge and head right, or Bankfield, over North Bridge and head left.

It's stopped raining now, and the sun is putting in a show.

Get out and about whilst it's not raining.

It was raining when I went up to Shibden Hall.

 

[Speicher]

Hello everypeeps

I think I am now on the mend. However, I will be taking it very easy for a few more weeks.

Those of you who have pets, how do they react when you are not well? Kizzy, youngish female, has carried on as normal. Bob, older male, has been very unsettled and not his usual bright self. Do some cats (or dogs) notice clues that you are not well?

 

[Reynard]

Sandwich with lox and a schmear, a pear, half an avocado and two

 

[Reynard]

Hello everypeeps

I think I am now on the mend. However, I will be taking it very easy for a few more weeks.

Those of you who have pets, how do they react when you are not well? Kizzy, youngish female, has carried on as normal. Bob, older male, has been very unsettled and not his usual bright self. Do some cats (or dogs) notice clues that you are not well?

Glad you're feeling more chipper, Wol xxx

Oh yeah, when I'm under the weather, the girls stick to me like limpets.

 

[Speicher]

In other news, the new people moved into the house three doors up. The man is in his forties and has a pigtail. I did not see dog, but the dog basket is about three foot in diameter. How big is the dog?

 

[classic33]

It was raining when I went up to Shibden Hall.
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Not certain if you've seen "Gentleman Jack" down south, but it's very loosely based on Anne Lister's secret diaries(Written in a code* similar to that used by the Bronte sisters who were regular visitors to her house).

You'll have caught some of the drier weather, won't you?

*As yet not fully decoded.

 

[classic33]

In other news, the new people moved into the house three doors up. The man is in his forties and has a pigtail. I did not see dog, but the dog basket is about three foot in diameter. How big is the dog?

Jack Russell!

 

[Speicher]

or two Jack Russells?

 

[classic33]

or two Jack Russells?

At a push I suppose.

A neighbour bought a second-hand settee when she had the Alsatian. Cheaper than a dog basket/bed.

 

[Illaveago]

Hello everypeeps

I think I am now on the mend. However, I will be taking it very easy for a few more weeks.

Those of you who have pets, how do they react when you are not well? Kizzy, youngish female, has carried on as normal. Bob, older male, has been very unsettled and not his usual bright self. Do some cats (or dogs) notice clues that you are not well?

Glad to hear your good news.
Our old brother and sister cat's used to cuddle my daughter and myself a lot when we were ill .

 

[postman]

We are in Goosnargh, our turn for cleaning and some legal work.The journey over was horrific, we have never seen so much flooding.The country roads are shocking, water leaving the fields and holding in dips these roads undulate,we are going back on the motorway tomorrow,Preston to Manchester way then m62.Much safer.