Mundane News

[rockyroller]

I wonder when the rainy season finishes.

when we get the next ice age?

 

[Speicher]

I have wandered around the garden a bit. It is extremely soggyfied. As the soil is very heavy clay, it does not help if I walk across such wet ground. I have added boatloads of (home-made) compost to improve the drainage etc, but even so, tis heavy, and can dry out to the consistency of concrete. In the summer, strangely, below that inch or so of concrete it retains water reasonably well.

On a lighter note, as a change from editing files, I have been looking at the sewing projects that I have started and not quite finished. Two just need a hem finishing, or mending. One garment is made from fabric that frays very easily, so that is fiddley. That might become a long wide scarf, if the fabric does not start behaving. One blouse went completely wrong, but they say you learn from your mistakes.

I have a penchant for altering garments. You can easily find clothes in Charity shops in lovely material and lots of it. Maxi skirts in small sizes can be altered and made into a skirt for a person who does not remotely resemble a Model on the catwalk. Yes, I do watch "Sewing Bee". It is one of the few programmes of that genre that I watch.

 

[oldwheels]

Dry with a bit of sunshine and a brisk wind.
Out on trike for a spin while the roads are still quiet. Misjudged the traffic timing from Connel Bridge lights ( again ) but only about a dozen came past in convoy and all gave plenty of clearance.
Back through the campsite and past the airfield where there is a nasty steep but very short climb on to the cyclepath again. Strange looking sight on the airfield which looks to be a folded aeroplane.
Time for lunch.

 

[oldwheels]

Posting photos seems to fox me now since the changes.
I suppose I may get it right sometime.

 

[Speicher]

@tyred

I do not use Facebook very much. This town has a "Community" page.

There is also "X town" waste exchange. Not really "waste" more like large items that people might want to exchange for something else, but usually they are happy to give things away.

Community Cupboard has a page. This gives the current opening times, the "excess" food that would otherwise go to waste. It also lists the items they are short of for the "Food Bank" section. It is not really a food bank as proscribed by the Trussell Trust. The Cupboard has more flexibility, in some ways, as it is a small organisation.

I also keep in touch with some people who were on Cyclechat, but have moved on to other things.

 

[PeteXXX]

Dry with a bit of sunshine and a brisk wind.
Out on trike for a spin while the roads are still quiet. Misjudged the traffic timing from Connel Bridge lights ( again ) but only about a dozen came past in convoy and all gave plenty of clearance.
Back through the campsite and past the airfield where there is a nasty steep but very short climb on to the cyclepath again. Strange looking sight on the airfield which looks to be a folded aeroplane.
Time for lunch. View attachment 624626

I thought that was your new super duper Christmas trike!!

 

[oldwheels]

I thought that was your new super duper Christmas trike!!

Looking at that again it does not look like a folded plane but perhaps it is meant to be like that.
Need to find an expert as my knowledge of aeroplanes is zilch.

 

[midlife]

Plane looks like a powered glider

 

[Reynard]

Mild and occasionally sunny here chez Casa Reynard.

But it is a bit cooler than it has been in recent days. I have not had the oil radiators or the fire on since Wednesday, but I might put the radiators on later as the temperature is going to start to drop overnight again.

I slept better, but I am still rather stressy over the whole electric thing. I sometimes wish there was someone to do the Adulting for me. Just to give me a break, like.

 

[Oldhippy]

Plane looks like a powered glider

Doesn't a powered glider just make it a plane? 🙄

 

[oldwheels]

Plane looks like a powered glider

Surely that is a contradiction.
There is a gliding club there also but they have a large and secure looking shed.
As said earlier I know nothing about gliders or small planes.

 

[biggs682]

Our lunch time guests are late

 

[pawl]

Christmas tree take down yesterday Decoration’s packed away Christmas cards dumped.Non of your twelfth night nonsense when Mrs p has her clear up head on👧👧👧

 

[Illaveago]

I managed to get out on my bike and do my first ride of the new year . I took advantage of a dry spell this morning to deliver Christmas presents over to my brother . It was 2 bottles of alcohol .Despite the weight and head wind I managed to set a fast time for the ride . I managed to get there and back before the rain started . I managed 15 to 18 mph average for the 12 mile ride . A lay off seems to have worked wonders .
I had to go along to our Tesco garage to get some bread after my ride so I walked . On my way back it started raining . It is still raining now .

 

[Reynard]

Time for some luncheon. I am not very hungry. I hate being stressed.