The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Another rather weary 4 mile wander done. It's dulling over quickly now and my barometer has gone back. I fear the wet stuff isn't far away.

I will browse for half an hour then go through and stick the telly on for Antiques Road Trip.

 

[welsh dragon]

Hang on now Mr WD bought you a stud and you're complaining?

I rummaged around in the kitchen cupboard yesterday and found dried Cranberries- 2017, sulphur free apricots - 2018 with a slight whiff of fermentation along with a previously opened jar of red peppers which might audion for a remake of The Quatermass Experiment.

Bloody predictive text

 

[Chief Broom]

Actually did some work today Theres too many trees so have to 'delete' some, i dug up 2 hazel trees/bushes with good sized root balls attached and potted'em up- will give them away. Theres an apple planted much to close to others so will hoik that out tomorrow and chop its head off! yep im going to make an espalier out of it Lots of other shuffling required- gooseberries, bay tree, cherry tree and what i think is a peach tree! might junk that one as it'll be too much hassle protecting early flowers from frost....Tesco still do peaches dont they....

 

[Mo1959]

Actually did some work today Theres too many trees so have to 'delete' some, i dug up 2 hazel trees/bushes with good sized root balls attached and potted'em up- will give them away. Theres an apple planted much to close to others so will hoik that out tomorrow and chop its head off! yep im going to make an espalier out of it Lots of other shuffling required- gooseberries, bay tree, cherry tree and what i think is a peach tree! might junk that one as it'll be too much hassle protecting early flowers from frost....Tesco still do peaches dont they....

Sounds like you’ve inherited a decent garden!

 

[Chief Broom]

Sounds like you’ve inherited a decent garden!

Hello Mo, gottanewmotor
Its a small garden but has potential will enjoy the challenge! have bought lots of extra large pots so can grow things whilst getting rid of the gravel, my own Gardeners delight tomatoes this year!

 

[ColinJ]

yep im going to make an espalier out of it

Well, that saves me trying to find a new word for today!

 

[Mo1959]

Hello Mo, gottanewmotor
Its a small garden but has potential will enjoy the challenge! have bought lots of extra large pots so can grow things whilst getting rid of the gravel, my own Gardeners delight tomatoes this year!

That rings a bell. One of the varieties dad grew I think. Can’t beat tomatoes fresh off the vine.

 

[Mo1959]

Well, that saves me trying to find a new word for today!

Shame it’s got too many letters for a Wordle guess!

 

[ColinJ]

Shame it’s got too many letters for a Wordle guess!

I've been trying not to distract myself with Wordle/Quordle...

I had been feeling quite relaxed about money having now started my pension, but it looks as though fuel and other inflation will probably eat up half of what would have been my spending money for the coming year. I am back to thinking that my own puzzle games will need to earn me enough to feel secure against price rises!

I keep faffing around tarting things up on the games. Things which make no difference at all to how they are played, just making them look and sound nicer.

The elephant in the puzzle room is that I usually end up playing somebody else's game rather than my own, which tells me that it ain't good enough yet!

 

[Mo1959]

I've been trying not to distract myself with Wordle/Quordle...

I had been feeling quite relaxed about money having now started my pension, but it looks as though fuel and other inflation will probably eat up half of what would have been my spending money for the coming year. I am back to thinking that my own puzzle games will need to earn me enough to feel secure against price rises!

I keep faffing around tarting things up on the games. Things which make no difference at all to how they are played, just making them look and sound nicer.

The elephant in the puzzle room is that I usually end up playing somebody else's game rather than my own, which tells me that it ain't good enough yet!

Have you let anyone else try it to see what they think yet?

 

[Chief Broom]

Ooooh i forgot! I was reading a book about otters today and this made me smile

"Otters will somersault, blow bubbles, balance stones on their heads, chase their tail round in circles, grip one hind foot by the mouth and bowl themselves over like self-made balls, and still be ready to show there is more where that came from. Young or old, wild or tame, otters are creatures with congenitally happy dispositions."

Also found out today otters can have cubs at any time of year, didnt know that.

 

[welsh dragon]

Ooooh i forgot! I was reading a book about otters today and this made me smile

"Otters will somersault, blow bubbles, balance stones on their heads, chase their tail round in circles, grip one hind foot by the mouth and bowl themselves over like self-made balls, and still be ready to show there is more where that came from. Young or old, wild or tame, otters are creatures with congenitally happy dispositions." View attachment 634427
Also found out today otters can have cubs at any time of year, didnt know that. View attachment 634428
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They are quite big animals as well. We have them here. I saw one one night beside our small pond. I went out and was only about 6 feet away from it. It wasn't scared at all.

 

[ColinJ]

Have you let anyone else try it to see what they think yet?

Er, yes... The reactions included complete bewilderment, laughter, a slow worried shake of the head, a loud "WTF!!!" from my niece as her eyes glazed over, and some gentle encouragement from one person who has a bit more faith in what I am doing.

A mate said it was "an interesting idea", but... had I tried variation #1? (Yes - no good). Variation #2? (Yes - no good). Variation #3? (Yes - no good). Variation #4? (Yes - no good). I have been thinking about this on and off for over 10 years, and a lot for 3 or 4 years, so I have tried most obvious variations.

If I get to the point where I prefer to play my game instead of the Usual Puzzle Suspects (Sudoku, Spider Solitaire, Backgammon, Palisade, Towers etc.) then I will know that I have something and then I will unleash it upon the eager puzzle gamer queue; all 3 players!

Oops, I have forgotten to make my evening meal... Catch you later!

PS

If/when I am close to finishing the damn thing, I will put a test version on the Google Play Store. That would be hidden from the public but I could open it up to a few volunteer test players.

If the Android version sank like a brick, fair enough. If it started doing well I would probably treat myself to a set of Apple kit so I could port it over to iPhones and iPads.

 

[welsh dragon]

Apparently in Wales we are now down to single figures for those people who are in critical care units due to Covid19. So good news.

 

[Chislenko]

Apparently in Wales we are now down to single figures for those people who are in critical care units due to Covid19. So good news.

I was only saying the other day Covid appears to have been "brushed under the carpet" after two years of non stop talk about it.