CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Goodnight everyone

Picking a favourite Cure song is tough, I love the beginning of Close to Me but since it’s almost the end of Thursday, I will pick Friday I'm In Love  

Good night, Brother B.  

[Headstall]

3 hours ago, Marty said:

Sounds like a very productive trip, clo  

And yes, thanks, I am enjoying my day. Not quite as warm as where you are. Currently around 17°C. I've just taken a short break from the garden work. I'm in the process of constructing a compost bin from some old posts and bits of chicken wire I rescued from along a hedge in the garden.  

Hey, Marty!  I admire how motivated you are. I am doing my best to be productive, but I just don't seem to care like I used to. I find myself cught up in the political games being played, and am disheartened... like @Dodger is. I know it's about coping, and I always do in the end.  At least I did some writing recently, and I did repair the door to my garbage shed... a temporary fix, but it keeps the raccoons out. Maybe when the weather makes up its mind and warms up....

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Albert.       How are you and Steve?

Hi, Page.   

4 hours ago, clochette said:

Hi gang! It's warm here, over 26°c and sunny, sometimes a light breeze make it even more perfect. 

I went to the farmer market with mom this morning. Over half an hour of wait but it was worth it: melon, pomelos, oranges, bananas, tomatoes and cherry tomatoes and big juicy strawberries from a local farmer. 

Hope you're all enjoying your day

Hi, Tink!  

[Dodger]

7 hours ago, Marty said:

Hang on in there, oh Artful one.

(Although I wasn't sure whether to give a Sad emoticon or a Laughing one when I read your final statement about hockey... )

Either one really. I added the hockey bit because I didn't want to sound too morose. Feeling better now though.

[clochette]

2 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Clo.     I had a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. Cheddar, Muenster, and Asiago cheese on Pullman bread with garlic butter and a pinch of red pepper flakes. 

Hiya Pagey  all that cheese sounds very... perfumed  did you brushed your teeth afterwards? poor Morgan and Sneakers

[clochette]

30 minutes ago, Headstall said:

and I did repair the door to my garbage shed... a temporary fix, but it keeps the raccoons out. 

And keep the cats warm and safe to make more babies  

[Headstall]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

And keep the cats warm and safe to make more babies  

They're too good for the garbage shed. They own the barn and all its comforts.  

[Dodger]

49 minutes ago, Headstall said:

That's actually an interesting idea. Hockey could do a Winter Classic pond hockey tournament in some remote part of the world.  

I thought it was already in a remote part of the world.

[Headstall]

1 minute ago, Dodger said:

I thought it was already in a remote part of the world.

  I was thinking Iceland.  

[Albert1434]

Aloha Dodger

[Dodger]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Dodger

Hello Albert. Hope you're well.

[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Hiya Pagey  all that cheese sounds very... perfumed  did you brushed your teeth afterwards? poor Morgan and Sneakers

It wasn't that heavy.   

[Valkyrie]

6 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Duck Duck Duck Duck Duck

GOOSE!!!!  

[Marty]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hey, Marty!  I admire how motivated you are. I am doing my best to be productive, but I just don't seem to care like I used to. I find myself cught up in the political games being played, and am disheartened... like @Dodger is. I know it's about coping, and I always do in the end.  At least I did some writing recently, and I did repair the door to my garbage shed... a temporary fix, but it keeps the raccoons out. Maybe when the weather makes up its mind and warms up....

I suppose I really have been blessed with the good weather we have experienced here since the lockdown was announced. I love gardening, and have been without a proper garden for the past six years, so all the work I have been doing in the new garden is nothing more than a labour of love.

Had we had our usual miserable wet weather, I could have done some work inside the new, old house. There's door and window reveals need a thorough cleaning, flaking paint that needs attending to, old wallpaper that needs stripping and then walls and ceilings to paint. But none of those jobs are the sort that I really enjoy, so I may not have got much of those done had I not been able to work outside.

Fingers crossed the weather settles for you soon. But don't feel too despondent. At least you're well into your new book along with other writings. Try not to let the politicians upset you; or, to put it another way: Nil illegitimi carborundum (Don't let the bastards grind you down).

 

Edited April 23, 2020 by Marty

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Dodger said:

Either one really. I added the hockey bit because I didn't want to sound too morose. Feeling better now though.

Glad to hear you're feeling better.

[Albert1434]

Val check out this Recipe

https://www.latimes.com/recipe/whole-roast-cauliflower-with-charred-lemon-spicy-tahini-sauce

[Valkyrie]

50 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Val check out this Recipe

https://www.latimes.com/recipe/whole-roast-cauliflower-with-charred-lemon-spicy-tahini-sauce

That looks delicious.  Thanks!   It's similar to a recipe I make with roasted broccoli.  

[dughlas]

7 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Tomorrow morning, crossing fingers it all goes well.

Crossed fingers here too.

[dughlas]

4 hours ago, Headstall said:

Totally with you, buddy, and not just about the hockey.   Hang in there, Dodger.  

Yeah, your Jays aren't playing either 😥

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

GOOSE!!!!  

That goose would quickly have become Sunday dinner were it mine.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

 Nil illegitimi carborundum (Don't let the bastards grind you down). 

 

My thoughts too. I've been known to tell Mum to just shut the tv off when she becomes aggravated. Things are bad enough why let some ill informed bag of air cause you additional unhappiness. There is an election process, when it's time use it. That's the best revenge.

[Headstall]

21 minutes ago, dughlas said:

That goose would quickly have become Sunday dinner were it mine.

Oh, speaking of geese... I have daily turkey sightings now... not as many as the fourteen I saw on my back lawn a few days ago, but two or three in my paddock every day. And yes, I do know turkeys aren't geese.  

[Marty]

Chat yous all tomorrow... 

Edited April 23, 2020 by Marty

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Chat yous all tomorrow... 

Night, Marty.  

[Bucket1]

10 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Will he be closer to you?

 

About 30 mins away, much better than 2 hours