CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Headstall]

6 hours ago, clochette said:

Someone had to teach the kids right

And you set such a good example.   Hey, Tink!  

[Page Scrawler]

7 minutes ago, Headstall said:

And you set such a good example.   Hey, Tink!  

Hey, Gary.   

[Marty]

21 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

Wow... absolutely beautiful!  Thank you for sharing.  My lifelong dream has been to visit Ireland. It's such a beautiful country.  And I can listen to that accent all day.   

It is a beautiful country, Val. And there are lots of other beautiful ones in the world.

If you are talking about my accent, by the way, that's not a true Irish accent. Although I've lived here for around 34 years, I have never really lost my north of England accent. Most people in Ireland immediately recognise I was reared in England as soon as I talk. But when I visit family in England, they will often comment on my Irish accent when I first arrive, and strangers will think I am Irish. But after a few days I slip back into my flat northern English voice (think Coronation Street, maybe).  

[Marty]

41 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I am baking Raisin cinnamon bread 

Hi, Albert!

I've just baked another All Bran cake.  

[Albert1434]

That sure sounds fun Marty

[Valkyrie]

44 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I am baking Raisin cinnamon bread 

[Valkyrie]

6 minutes ago, Marty said:

It is a beautiful country, Val. And there are lots of other beautiful ones in the world.

If you are talking about my accent, by the way, that's not a true Irish accent. Although I've lived here for around 34 years, I have never really lost my north of England accent. Most people in Ireland immediately recognise I was reared in England as soon as I talk. But when I visit family in England, they will often comment on my Irish accent when I first arrive, and strangers will think I am Irish. But after a few days I slip back into my flat northern English voice (think Coronation Street, maybe).  

Oh yes, there are lots of beautiful places in the world.  I've always had a particular affinity for Ireland, though. 

[Albert1434]

And another thing Val doesn't like 

Edited April 27, 2020 by Albert1434

[Marty]

Hi, all!

Spent most of the day in the garden. Got a good bit more of my vegetable plot dug. Could do with a garden rake to prepare seed beds for various vegetable seeds I plan to sow, and a hoe to help keep the weeds down later. Unfortunately, garden centres and hardware-type shops are not considered essential retail outlets under current covid-9 restrictions, so it may be a while before I can get said implements. I could also do with a lawn mower, as using the strimmer to cut the grass is (a) noisy, (b) takes much longer, and (c) tends to cut the grass too severely.

The government is talking about relaxing some of the restrictions from May 5th, but they aren't sure which, if any at all. I'm hoping they'll at least allow the garden centres to reopen.

The day wasn't too bad weather-wise, although we did have a small amount of drizzle in the early afternoon for around 20 minutes. Looks like the next few days are likely to be similar. 

I had a robin following me today as I was digging. He (or she) would get to within maybe 2 meters of me, grab a grub or other morsel that the spade had turned up, and quickly fly off with it to the corner of the garden where I think they have a nest. Gary will probably be pleased to hear that there's a pair of house sparrows nesting under the eaves of the old cottage, and I think there's a pair of great tits (I worry Google may get upset at me using the English name of this bird) nesting in the gaps between the stones of one of the boundary walls of the garden.

The house martins are back from their winter sojourn in Africa. They're busily repairing old nests on various buildings around the village. They were still flying reasonably high this evening, suggesting the high pressure is maintaining itself for a while, at least. I'm sure the swallows are back as well, but they don't seem to frequent the village the same as the martins do. Where I used to live, about 3 miles away in the country, the swallows used to nest in the rafters of my old byre (barn) and the hayshed. I reckon if I went out, I'd find them busily repairing those nests. And the cuckoo has also got back from Africa. I heard at least one when I took my walk in the woods yesterday.

So that's my story for today. I might think about having a cup of cocoa and heading to bed shortly.  

Edited April 27, 2020 by Marty

[Valkyrie]

21 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

And another thing Val doesn't like 

 I'm a pretty picky eater.  

[Marty]

21 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

And another thing Val doesn't like 

She wouldn't like my bran cake then.  

[Marty]

Help me out here, folks...

Can you see a long post from me, about three posts back, that talks about my day in the garden?

[Page Scrawler]

2 minutes ago, Marty said:

Help me out here, folks...

Can you see a long post from me, about three posts back, that talks about my day in the garden?

Yup.   

[Albert1434]

I saw it also

[Marty]

19 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Yup.   

Okay, thanks.

It was coming up as "Hidden" on my screen originally. I think it was some software installed on GA that scans for words that might upset Google. Probably some Mod got alerted, and okayed the use of the word in the context I used it.

Edited April 27, 2020 by Marty
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[Albert1434]

Val I pity your parents 

[Albert1434]

At least its easy to poison her just mix together equal parts Mushroom Raisins and Green Peas  

Edited April 27, 2020 by Albert1434

[Valkyrie]

11 minutes ago, Marty said:

Help me out here, folks...

Can you see a long post from me, about three posts back, that talks about my day in the garden?

  

[Valkyrie]

7 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Val I pity your parents 

Oh I'm a LOT better than I used to be.  No pity necessary for my parents... I can pretty much guarantee there's not a pickier person on the planet than my mom when it comes to food.  

[Valkyrie]

6 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

At least its easy to poison her just mix together equal parts Mushroom Raisins and Green Peas  

[Marty]

17 minutes ago, Marty said:

Okay, thanks.

It was coming up as "Hidden" on my screen originally. I think it was some software installed on GA that scans for words that might upset Google. Probably some Mod got alerted, and okayed the use of the word.

I think this post in the Help forum may explain what I was talking about:

Apparently Google doesn't tolerate the use of certain words on sites that run ads (as GA does); and that isn't just for the use of those words in authors' stories, but Google also filters the forums, so the language rules apply here as well.

Edited April 27, 2020 by Marty
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[Bucket1]

10 hours ago, Headstall said:

The world seems to be in too much of a rush! Hey, B.  

For me it’s prep work for a June restart. And it won’t be all the time, at least I don’t think so. But I do need to head in with a tape measure and a clip board, look all official and say how we can work safely.

[Bucket1]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All I am baking Raisin cinnamon bread 

Oh yes please

and of course hello young Albert

[Bucket1]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Help me out here, folks...

Can you see a long post from me, about three posts back, that talks about my day in the garden?

[Page Scrawler]

5 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Oh yes please

Hey, Tea Bat.