CoTT 2 House of Cards

[clochette]

8 minutes ago, Marty said:

Hi, Albert!

All  well here, thanks. And you?  

Not in the house long. Spent most of the day in the garden, tidying up all the briars and brambles I'd cut, and making a bonfire of them. Also started clearing out the upper story of the old cottage in the garden, and found lots there to add to the bonfire.

While all this outside work is good for me, and helps while away the time spent on lockdown, I'm finding myself quite tired at the end of the day. Got potatoes and carrots steaming at the moment. Will make a cheese omelette to go with them. That'll be dinner sorted for tonight. Although it's now 9:15pm, so it will be a late dinner. Might video chat with a friend or two later. I've hardly spoken to a soul all day.  

Hey Marty it's always nice to work in the garden and at least it's good tiredness. Was the weather good for you too? A couple of days ago it was still freezing in the morning and quite cold all day kind but today it was 20°C this afternoon and the morning was nice too. 

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, clochette said:

Hey Marty it's always nice to work in the garden and at least it's good tiredness. Was the weather good for you too? A couple of days ago it was still freezing in the morning and quite cold all day kind but today it was 20°C this afternoon and the morning was nice too. 

Hi, Clo!  

Although the forecast was for showers, the day actually stayed dry. It was cold to begin with, and felt colder due to a fairly strong breeze, but the temperature got up to around 11°C later in the day. Clouds and sun. I'm told to expect showery weather tomorrow until Monday afternoon; but hopefully the met office have it wrong again and it stays dry.

Mind you, it's hardly rained since the builder fixed the leaky gutter on the roof. I wouldn't mind a real prolonged downpour, just to see for sure that the leak has stopped.  

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Hi, Albert!

All  well here, thanks. And you?  

Not in the house long. Spent most of the day in the garden, tidying up all the briars and brambles I'd cut, and making a bonfire of them. Also started clearing out the upper story of the old cottage in the garden, and found lots there to add to the bonfire.

While all this outside work is good for me, and helps while away the time spent on lockdown, I'm finding myself quite tired at the end of the day. Got potatoes and carrots steaming at the moment. Will make a cheese omelette to go with them. That'll be dinner sorted for tonight. Although it's now 9:15pm, so it will be a late dinner. Might video chat with a friend or two later. I've hardly spoken to a soul all day.  

I've had a weird day... very lethargic.   Better now... went for a walk in the woods and sat on my bench and listened to the sounds of birds... and Cookie crushing dead leaves. I have a ton of stuff to do, but don't feel motivated. It doesn't help that I have to be careful of my injured thumb.  

[Albert1434]

Where is every one? Well I am cooking artichokes for an appetizer

[Headstall]

I was going to work on a story I've had sitting for ages, and when I opened it (it's all on one document), I found it was missing at least two lengthy scenes. This isn't the first time it's happened, and I can rewrite them, but does anyone know how it happens? Like, is there a delete shortcut I might be hitting by accident... like Control and another key? Or is there something in Word I could be doing? It's been a while since I opened the doc, and I don't know what I did last... I might have copied and pasted things around... arghhhh

Edited April 4, 2020 by Headstall

[Headstall]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

Where is every one? Well I am cooking artichokes for an appetizer

Hi, Albert.  I haven't been having the best day... but I'm around.  

[Marty]

3 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I've had a weird day... very lethargic.   Better now... went for a walk in the woods and sat on my bench and listened to the sounds of birds... and Cookie crushing dead leaves. I have a ton of stuff to do, but don't feel motivated. It doesn't help that I have to be careful of my injured thumb.  

Sometimes doing nothing can be just as important as being active.

I'm reminded of a piece by Welsh poet William Henry Davies...

_____________

Leisure
William Henry Davies

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

(From: Songs Of Joy and Others, published 1911)

[Headstall]

Think I'll go for another walk... hope y'all are doing well and being safe...

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I was going to work on a story I've had sitting for ages, and when I opened it (it's all on one document), I found it was missing at least two lengthy scenes. This isn't the first time it's happened, and I can rewrite them, but does anyone know how it happens? Like, is there a delete shortcut I might be hitting by accident... like Control and another key? Or is there something in Word I could be doing? It's been a while since I opened the doc, and I don't know what I did last... I might have copied and pasted things around... arghhhh

In future maybe think about saving two copies? Perhaps one on your hard drive and one on a USB stick?

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Headstall said:

Think I'll go for another walk... hope y'all are doing well and being safe...

Enjoy the walk, Gary.

I'll probably have gone to bed by the time you get back.  

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Sometimes doing nothing can be just as important as being active.

I'm reminded of a piece by Welsh poet William Henry Davies...

_____________

Leisure
William Henry Davies

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

(From: Songs Of Joy and Others, published 1911)

I did a whole lot of nothin' today.  I needed the day to process and decompress from the stress of yesterday.  I'm much calmer about the furlough now and have a plan in place to keep myself occupied.  I'm going to treat Mon-Fri like a regular workweek and maintain the hours I'm used to working.  I'll choose a project per day and complete it during my normal work hours.  This way I'll have a routine in place and feel like I'm accomplishing something.  My first project on Monday will be organizing and deep cleaning the kitchen.  

[Albert1434]

6 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

I did a whole lot of nothin' today.  I needed the day to process and decompress from the stress of yesterday.  I'm much calmer about the furlough now and have a plan in place to keep myself occupied.  I'm going to treat Mon-Fri like a regular workweek and maintain the hours I'm used to working.  I'll choose a project per day and complete it during my normal work hours.  This way I'll have a routine in place and feel like I'm accomplishing something.  My first project on Monday will be organizing and deep cleaning the kitchen.  

Sounds like a good thing to do and if you get Bored Val you can come here and deep clean my kitchen And Ill feed ya

Edited April 4, 2020 by Albert1434

[dughlas]

On 4/3/2020 at 6:55 PM, Valkyrie said:

Well, I received some bad news today.  I'm being put on furlough.  They don't feel there's enough work for all of us, and I have the least seniority, so bye bye me.   

Can you file for unemployment?  

[dughlas]

21 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Oh yum, molten ... something 🥺

[dughlas]

21 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

 

Anyone else notice the mostly empty bottle on the counter? 

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Sounds like a good thing to do and if you get Bored Val you can come here and deep clean my kitchen And Ill feed ya

Deal!     

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Can you file for unemployment?  

Yup.  I'll be filing as soon as I get my official letter.  

[Headstall]

3 hours ago, Marty said:

Enjoy the walk, Gary.

I'll probably have gone to bed by the time you get back.  

It was more of a saunter, but I did enjoy it. I trimmed a couple of tree branches, but stopped when I realized I was putting pressure on my thumb. Sleep well, Marty.  

[Albert1434]

So what is up with you Gary?

[Headstall]

25 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

So what is up with you Gary?

Worried about my kid and grandkids, Albert. Four of my kids and kids-in law are still working face to face with customers. 

[Albert1434]

Well that isn't very good nope Is the virus bad in Canada?

[Headstall]

Just now, Albert1434 said:

Well that isn't very good nope Is the virus bad in Canada?

It's bad everywhere. We're all in the same boat. 

[Albert1434]

Well I know how that is! 

[Albert1434]

I worry every time I have to go out. I think to myself well this be the time!

Edited April 5, 2020 by Albert1434

[Bucket1]

11 hours ago, Headstall said:

I've had a weird day... very lethargic.   Better now... went for a walk in the woods and sat on my bench and listened to the sounds of birds... and Cookie crushing dead leaves. I have a ton of stuff to do, but don't feel motivated. It doesn't help that I have to be careful of my injured thumb.  

Weird days are ok, I suspect that we are all having those. I went shopping and spent a bit too much 

And it’s not true, I am not stockpiling peanut paste, seriously... I always have Vegemite and peanut paste in the house and I am running low on Vegemite, so what have I bought the last two times shopping???