Mundane News

[classic33]

also bringing one of these, left over from Halloween
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I'll give it the beer for the long ride to the park

The mice have beer and you're going nuts!

 

[Reynard]

Nice I hope you all get on well

Thanks xxx

She's back in her hidey hole after having had a little explore of the dining room. She *LOVES* the Webbox treat sticks though.

 

[Jenkins]

It's been a soggy, squelchy, miserable day here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept well enough, but still feel really drained. Spent the morning topping up all the firewood in the house, and adding the insulation / draught excluder strips to the second of the kitchen windows. Did the outer casement, but didn't quite have enough to finish the inner, so a trip to B&M is required for another pack.

Lovely luncheon of brie and cranberry on toast, a pear and a

Then out of my gate to watch Sir Nigel Gresley go past. They were running nearly 15 mins late, so let's just say I got a bit drookit. Did capture vid footage though, so will post it for those who are of a railwayish persuasion. Coat is dripping out in the hallway, and jeans on the clothes horse upstairs.

After, it was off to pick up Madam Ruby. Horrendous driving conditions, and the A10 was backed up all the way from Ely up to Black Horse, but fortunately in the opposite direction of the way I was going - I came back through Littleport. Madam duly picked up, paperwork done etc etc etc.

She is now hiding in the dining room behind my stash of walnuts. She has had some treats though, and I'll just leave her to decompress. I suspect she'll come out and explore the house once the humans have gone to bed.

Now sat down by the fire with a and about to turn on the early evening news.

Best of luck with the new arrival and I hope you meet her approval

As for the late running Gresley, I don't think anything has run on time on that line all day.

 

[Jenkins]

Finally made it home an hour later than expected - on arrival at Ely the Ipswich bound train was still there so ran across the platform and dived onboard expecting to be back in time for the local train connection. Only to be sat there for another 20 minutes due to a late running freight train, missing the local connection by just over 5 minutes.

Unpacked the overnight bag, old clothing into the washing pile, consumable bits refilled and fresh change of clothing added ready for Monday.

Finally got to sit down with a mug of coffee and an air fried hot sausage roll to fill in the delay repay claim and then pre-spent the refund on some new music releases

 

[biggs682]

It's raining again

 

[Jenkins]

for when I get to where I'm going
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also bringing one of these, left over from Halloween
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I'll give it the beer for the long ride to the park

Beer and chocolate - it's almost like you are trying to trap me!

 

[Gwylan]

Oh how lovely - the "Winter Wonderland" is up and running in Nottingham. And I have to pass through it multiple times today, tomorrow and next Monday and Tuesday. And I guess Leeds will be the same in the first week of December.

Bah Humbug.

Same in Canterbury! Can't move for touroids.
No more trips there until it's all over.
Clients can come to me.

 

[Reynard]

Best of luck with the new arrival and I hope you meet her approval

As for the late running Gresley, I don't think anything has run on time on that line all day.

Thanks

And yeah, I saw your comments about the delays upthread.

 

[Jenkins]

The evening's hot chocolate has just been had and what looks to be to be the last of the day's rain showers has passed through. Hopefully it should be dry on Saturday (from above if not underwheel) as, after a few days of pub food, cooked breakfasts and beer, I'd like to get out on a bike for a few miles to give my legs, lungs & heart a more energetic workout than the walking I've been doing.

 

[Reynard]

I am in need of a

 

[Gravity Aided]

nothing new or fantastic, a D90 body. it will replace my D100 eek! got that from my last employer.

it was getting unreliable. it is old & beat up

I went mirrorless with a bridge camera for my kids HS graduations & its wonderful for all kinds of things but too many menus. nice to use a regular SLR sometimes. the flash I got for the D90 is a pre-owned, like new, Nikon SB-900. I'm pretty excited about that!

the other camera I use a lot is Lumix DMZ-FZ70, w/ a 20-1200 zoom. perfect for graduations

but I can't compete with some folks around here, in the "your day's wildlife" thread. some of those bird photos & others, incl. closeups are so great & sharp

I think my nicest are the Lumix GH3, which is unrecognizable due to all the cinema rig gear attached to it, a G5 and G-1 as well, and an Olympus Pen EP-2 to round out the M43 Crowd, as well as a Pentax K-10 and K-m for the APS-c size, and a Canon G-10 which replaced my Canon G-9 which died like they all do from electrical failure, and some Canon Vixia camcorders for social stuff and non-YouTube and non semi pro video work. And a Lumix FZ 20, as well. I think many of these came from MPB and Goodwill, though.

 

[Gravity Aided]

It's been a soggy, squelchy, miserable day here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept well enough, but still feel really drained. Spent the morning topping up all the firewood in the house, and adding the insulation / draught excluder strips to the second of the kitchen windows. Did the outer casement, but didn't quite have enough to finish the inner, so a trip to B&M is required for another pack.

Lovely luncheon of brie and cranberry on toast, a pear and a

Then out of my gate to watch Sir Nigel Gresley go past. They were running nearly 15 mins late, so let's just say I got a bit drookit. Did capture vid footage though, so will post it for those who are of a railwayish persuasion. Coat is dripping out in the hallway, and jeans on the clothes horse upstairs.

After, it was off to pick up Madam Ruby. Horrendous driving conditions, and the A10 was backed up all the way from Ely up to Black Horse, but fortunately in the opposite direction of the way I was going - I came back through Littleport. Madam duly picked up, paperwork done etc etc etc.

She is now hiding in the dining room behind my stash of walnuts. She has had some treats though, and I'll just leave her to decompress. I suspect she'll come out and explore the house once the humans have gone to bed.

Now sat down by the fire with a and about to turn on the early evening news.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbVdRGev6r8&list=RDkbVdRGev6r8&start_radio=1

 

[Reynard]

Well, madam has eaten (wet and dry), she's had a drink, and I've shown her where the litter tray is. She's also had some fun with a catnip toy and knocked the tea strainer off the dining room table.

The house feels much better with a cat in residence.

 

[Reynard]

I has a tired, so heading off upstairs to bed via a nice hot bath.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[PeteXXX]

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