Hallo all:
OG: Love the photo of the two ducks (not sure which kind). But which of you got down on the ground to get that shot? The details on the drake are really striking.
Heather: I remember Circassian Circles - but only the name! What a wonderful time you had, sounds like so much fun.
Rita: Congratulations on your knee. Good for you. Seems like a lots of folks on here will be happy to cheer you along in rehab. :-) Do you have one of those walkers? (I think they call them Zimmer frames over there).
I'll be up at 6 a.m. to watch Federer/Djokovich game.
Here's to a good week for everyone and hope Margo is doing okay.
{{{HUGS}}} to Margo. I hope you enjoy your week with your OH.
Yesterday’s nanny duty was even easier than Monday. I managed a ½ hour snooze before reading a trillion books to a wriggling Miss3. How am I to see the words with arms and hair flicking over the page LOL. The washing machine is calling, we have a fine sunny day, expecting 13 C, overnight it was down to 5.
Evening all:
AQ: I like what I'm reading! You managed a nap during nanny duty! Yay.
Heather: I just finished Dead Wake. A real page turner but, of course, so sad, especially as it appears it could have been prevented, which raises other questions you'll read about. Re OG's comment about the Tullie Museum and its unique collection, turns out the conning tower of the submarine that sank the Lusitania is in a small museum in Thorsminde, Denmark, and a piece of wood from a lifeboat, bearing the vessel's name, is in the Hoover Institution at Stanford University near San Francisco (they just had an exhibition of items from the ship). Makes you wonder what all our local museums have lurking in their inventories.
Brenda: Ugh. Don't like the sound of that developer. I remember when he took out those trees. Oak trees are protected here too. Re TS, the LA Times reports that either the city never delivered or that he or his "people" never received/accepted the legal documents advising him that he was breaking the law; also that he supposedly paid for the water he took. I have no idea. Yes, rain would be good. There's a nasty fire burning in the Cajon Pass (pronounced Cahone with the stress on "hone")- the highway between LA and Las Vegas. Amazing video of trucks and cars burning on the freeway. The one thing we don't want is dry lightning....
Have a good Saturday everyone.
A noisy night, after a big downpour during the evening, but no damage; still breezy with sunshine.
CLARE - maybe all gulls stick their tongues out when they squawk; they probably use the muscles at the "root" of the tongue to vocalise!
BRENDA - I guess it would have been better for you if the bungalows had been your side, and the houses the other, but I suppose the oak tree would have caused extra complications with the larger floor-plan of a bungalow. I hope the tree will survive after all this, I remember you were concerned about it when all this started with the felling of the other trees.
AQ - my! two good Nanny-days in one week, life is looking up!
ANNETTE - I love finding "big" stories featuring in small museums, but then I get cross because the various parts are not gathered together in one place - can't make my mind up which I would prefer! I love serendipity, but also like order!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Hi Everyone. The sun is shining here, too, so the washing machine is busy.
AQ, Another easy nanny day. Fantastic. You will be asked to stay the night, so that the parents can have a full night's sleep :-))
OG, I noticed there has been flooding in Perth and they are still not playing golf today because of the gales. We are promised some rain tomorrow.
Thanks for the hugs, Linda. We have no idea when the building will start. In fact, the developer hasn't actually bought the property yet, until his plans are approved. We have had all our neighbours here this morning, to update them on the latest situation.
Annette, As Linda says above, we were shown the fire on the Cajon Pass on TV news. Looks very bad.
Just watching the Murray doubles match as I continue with HW. Gardening next.
Hi all
ANNETTE- I'm looking forward to reading the book. Just finished A Dangerous Place, about to start a novel set in France, WW2.
BRENDA- no gardening here today, windy and cool and we took a day off. I went to see Sheana this afternoon. Not much change.
AQ- Dare we think that things are settling down on the nanny front? Fingers crossed!
LINDY- We crossed posts!
We went to Lidl today after visiting Sheana. I like to vary my shopping venues and some of the deli items in the German shops are very good quality and much cheaper.