CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

9 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

 

A very belated hello back at you, Albert!

[Marty]

6 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Saturday, all! Hope your day is going well...

Belated Happy Saturday, back at you, Gary

(What's left of it - it's 23:26 hours here)

[Marty]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

And I am sure I am missing something 

A screw?

(That joke probably won't be understood across the pond )

[Albert1434]

Marty great pictures

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

Marbles?   

Sort of what I was implying in my previous comment...

[Headstall]

2 minutes ago, Marty said:

A screw?

(That joke probably won't be understood across the pond )

It's not missing, but it's loose.   Just kidding @Albert1434  

[Marty]

3 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Marty great pictures

Thank you, young Albert.

(But my hair was a total mess! )

[Marty]

Sorry, Albert...

I was only messing with my screw comment.

[Page Scrawler]

39 minutes ago, Marty said:

And yes, I know I need a shave!

More like a haircut...Professor Dumbledore. 

Edited May 30, 2020 by Page Scrawler

[Marty]

16 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

More like a haircut...Professor Dumbledore. 

Unfortunately the reopening of barbers and hairdressers in Ireland isn't due to happen until phase four of the Government's Roadmap for Reopening Ireland,  which is currently scheduled for July 20.  

[dughlas]

13 hours ago, Marty said:

A screw?

(That joke probably won't be understood across the pond )

 

13 hours ago, Headstall said:

It's not missing, but it's loose.   Just kidding @Albert1434  

Oh we got it ... and you might be right.

[Headstall]

Happy Sunday, all!  

[dughlas]

41 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Happy Sunday, all!  

Very pretty but a bit young for me. Does he have an older brother?

Actually this lad reminds me of the nineteen yearold lad I've mentioned in the past. Though Chad had black wavy hair and very dark brown eyes and had almost no facial hair. Wow, just occured to me he would be about 38 now. Last I heard he was married and the brewmaster for a local microbrewery. 

Edited May 31, 2020 by dughlas

[dughlas]

The local produce stand had lovely fresh blueberries so I bought a quart and made blueberry buckle. Yummy.

This morning I made up the mixture to make Maryland-style crabcakes for our midday meal. I'll serve them along side fresh corn on the cob.

The weather here this morning remains sunny and warm 76/25° with tropical humidity. The forecast is for the humidity to lessen as the day continues. Average high temp for this time of year is 85/29°. We'll be a few degrees cooler. 

Last evening I had a ferocious migraine. Fortunately it eased enough during the night that I am mostly functional though the longer I'm up and active the worse it is becoming. Mum is watching the online worship service broadcast from a Baptist church in Columbia. She doesn't much care for the conservative nature of the sermons but takes great delight in the music. I think because they perform the older hymns she learned growing up. Thistle is currently sprawled on the bed napping. Me, well I'm kicked back in the recliner in the corner relaxing hoping the head might ease. Blessed be my brothers and sisters.

[Headstall]

44 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Very pretty but a bit young for me. Does he have an older brother?

Actually this lad reminds me of the nineteen yearold lad I've mentioned in the past. Though Chad had black wavy hair and very dark brown eyes and had almost no facial hair. Wow, just occured to me he would be about 38 now. Last I heard he was married and the brewmaster for a local microbrewery. 

Too young for me too, bro, but nice to look at. I have his older brother(s) safely hidden away.    

[Headstall]

31 minutes ago, dughlas said:

The local produce stand had lovely fresh blueberries so I bought a quart and made blueberry buckle. Yummy.

This morning I made up the mixture to make Maryland-style crabcakes for our midday meal. I'll serve them along side fresh corn on the cob.

The weather here this morning remains sunny and warm 76/25° with tropical humidity. The forecast is for the humidity to lessen as the day continues. Average high temp for this time of year is 85/29°. We'll be a few degrees cooler. 

Last evening I had a ferocious migraine. Fortunately it eased enough during the night that I am mostly functional though the longer I'm up and active the worse it is becoming. Mum is watching the online worship service broadcast from a Baptist church in Columbia. She doesn't much care for the conservative nature of the sermons but takes great delight in the music. I think because they perform the older hymns she learned growing up. Thistle is currently sprawled on the bed napping. Me, well I'm kicked back in the recliner in the corner relaxing hoping the head might ease. Blessed be my brothers and sisters.

  It's downright chilly here... I'm going to wait one more day before I plant my new veggies. Supposed to be only 7­° tonight. Hey, Mum!  

[Headstall]

Some poetry...

https://gayauthors.org/story/headstall/lyrical-laments/23 

 

[Marty]

57 minutes ago, Headstall said:

  It's downright chilly here... I'm going to wait one more day before I plant my new veggies. Supposed to be only 7­° tonight. Hey, Mum!  

Hi, all!

Another scorcher (for Ireland) here. Currently coming up to 5:00 pm and the temp is still around 22°C (72°F), and not a great deal of cloud to block the sun. They're promising 23°C tomorrow, but think it may turn slightly cooler from Tuesday, with even a risk of the odd shower or two.

I did something I've not done before this year. I was raking and hoeing some of the rough turned soil from a few weeks back, to try and remove any volunteer weeds, and prepare seed beds for carrots, swedes, and more beetroot. My t-shirt was sticking to my back because of the humidity, so I actually took it off and did the job topless...

[Marty]

8 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Some poetry...

https://gayauthors.org/story/headstall/lyrical-laments/23 

 

I feel your sadness, Gary.

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Hi, all!

Another scorcher (for Ireland) here. Currently coming up to 5:00 pm and the temp is still around 22°C (72°F), and not a great deal of cloud to block the sun. They're promising 23°C tomorrow, but think it may turn slightly cooler from Tuesday, with even a risk of the odd shower or two.

I did something I've not done before this year. I was raking and hoeing some of the rough turned soil from a few weeks back, to try and remove any volunteer weeds, and prepare seed beds for carrots, swedes, and more beetroot. My t-shirt was sticking to my back because of the humidity, so I actually took it off and did the job topless...

If that's what you consider scorching, I seriously need to move to Ireland.  I love cooler weather  

[Marty]

18 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

If that's what you consider scorching, I seriously need to move to Ireland.  I love cooler weather  

Depends what you're normally used to, I suppose...

I'm reminded of an experiment I used to do with the kids when I taught second-level science many years ago. I'd have three bowls of water; one with ice in it, one with quite hot water, and the middle one just lukewarm. I'd ask them to put their hand in the hot water for about a minute, and then move it to the lukewarm one and tell me what it felt like ("Cold!" would always be the answer). We'd repeat with the hand in the iced water first. As you can guess they would then tell me the lukewarm water felt hot.  

[Valkyrie]

2 minutes ago, Marty said:

Depends what you're normally used to, I suppose...

 

Yes, definitely.  I spent a year in Arizona and 80 degrees there is much different than 80 degrees here.  After experiencing 115 degree temps in the summer, 80 in the fall felt downright cold.  I'd take the horses out for a ride and have to wear a jacket. If I did that here in that weather, I'd drop of heatstroke.  

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Valkyrie said:

If that's what you consider scorching, I seriously need to move to Ireland.  I love cooler weather  

I know Marty's weather sounds pleasant. Here it has reached 80/26+°. Fortunately the humidity is easing.

[Page Scrawler]

34 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I know Marty's weather sounds pleasant. Here it has reached 80/26+°. Fortunately the humidity is easing.

The weather is nice: bright and sunny, without a cloud in the sky. The wind is a little chilly, however.

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

The weather is nice: bright and sunny, without a cloud in the sky. The wind is a little chilly, however.

Hi, Page.