Mundane News

[Speicher]

I was trying to reduce the number of magazines in the lounge, mostly Gardening magazines. Yes, really I was!

Someone popped by just now to give me a dozen more. They said they had to clear out the contents of their mother-in-law's room in the care home, as she died a few weeks ago. Under the circumstances I did not like to say no. They are a mixture of different ones to those I already have, six of the RHS Garden magazine and six of "Kitchen Garden".

 

[oldwheels]

I think it is suture as in "cut and paste".

Could be but more likely future I thought.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Pretty well much all of Shakespeare's "historical" plays are propaganda. Patronage was how writers, artists etc made a living, and well, you've got to please the person who is paying the bills.

Yes, I appreciate that, but "Macbeth" is different in that it seems to have been written as a pitch to the new king to gain patronage; there are lots of references in the text which were either subtle flattery or which refer to events in James's life, which the new king would have recognised; for example he believed (against all evidence) that he was descended from Banquo, and early in his reign he had a fascination with witches. Shakespeare is clearly after patronage so he's pulled all he stops out.

I was supposed to do English at 'A' Level but then I pancaked in the exam: I got a 'C' for Language and a 'D' in Lit...

 

[Andy in Germany]

I was trying to reduce the number of magazines in the lounge, mostly Gardening magazines. Yes, really I was!

Someone popped by just now to give me a dozen more.

I'm having a similar problem with bicycles at the moment.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Did you manage to get one to eight foot?

Dunno, I just heard the bangs.

 

[biggs682]

Pretty sure I have just been told we have buggers for tea ....... Or was it burgers

 

[oldwheels]

Went out to dig some potatoes since it was nice and sunny. Started raining so went to my top shed for shelter and the sun came back out. Sat for a while and went back to the potato patch and guess what it started raining heavily this time. Gave up and the couple of shaws I dug will have to do for now.
The country is getting saturated with spirits of various kinds produced by a myriad of small distilleries. The latest one here has been built by the family who make cheese and an offshoot making biscuits. This distillery is to produce a spirit made from fermented and distilled whey which is a product of cheese making.
Currently it is used by them to feed pigs but probably more than their small number can cope with so makes sense to do something which will be more profitable since the pork and bacon is mainly for a relatively small local retail market.
One of my old books on beer and spirits makes mention of such a product but I never paid much attention at the time.

 

[classic33]

Dunno, I just heard the bangs.

As sharp as they are loud.
You should have pumped one up and got him to beat it. Give them summat to aim for.

 

[Andy in Germany]

As sharp as they are loud.
You should have pumped one up and got him to beat it. Give them summat to aim for.

They fished the D*mn things out of the bin after I'd chucked them, so I was happy to leave 'em to it.

 

[classic33]

They fished the D*mn things out of the bin after I'd chucked them, so I was happy to leave 'em to it.

Inner tube ball?
Larger version of an elastic band ball.

 

[rockyroller]

probably a good reason my office doesn't have a couch or fold-out bed, but I can't imagine the reason right now

 

[PeteXXX]

Car back from its MOT. Track rod end bushes needed replacing. Still.. It gave me an extra 14 miles on the bike 👍

 

[Andy in Germany]

Car back from its MOT. Track rod end bushes needed replacing. Still.. It gave me an extra 14 miles on the bike 👍

I was supposed to do the fortnightly drive to the next town but one to pick up bicycles yesterday, when I discovered the van hasn't had an MOT certificate for at least a month. Manager said I could still go but no MOT = no insurance; I'm not moving it until that's sorted out...

Boss found out today and wasn't best pleased. Van had broken down in another location and the manager had to go and get it.

I didn't look smug. not much anyway.

 

[PeteXXX]

I was supposed to do the fortnightly drive to the next town but one to pick up bicycles yesterday, when I discovered the van hasn't had an MOT certificate for at least a month. Manager said I could still go but no MOT = no insurance; I'm not moving it until that's sorted out...

Boss found out today and wasn't best pleased. Van had broken down in another location and the manager had to go and get it.

I didn't look smug. not much anyway.

Yep. No MOT no insurance, driver responsibility.
No drive it!!

 

[Reynard]

Had a nice bimble, just short of 8 miles, but a lumpy ride for these parts. I dropped off the tomatoes I was going to give to my friend after our walk (hung them on her front door), and then I pootled off and have amassed another bag of walnuts from a tree in a pub car park in the village, and three quarters of a kilo of blackberries. Went to check out a fig tree that's in a hedgerow, but while there's loads on it, they're not ripe.

Have just fed the cats, and am sitting down with a before I feed me.