CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Albert1434]

Thanks for that Dughlas I needed that laugh

[Albert1434]

[Bucket1]

14 hours ago, dughlas said:

Perhaps while it learns your anatomy they can program the machine to recreate the finely sculpted body of your youth.

Naughty boy  

[Marty]

18 hours ago, Marty said:

Am planning to pot on some Aquilegia seedlings shortly... I'm not sure, but I think they may be known as Columbine the other side of the Pond...

14 hours ago, dughlas said:

They are. I have wild ones growing in various spots. They tend to be less colorful, more pastel shades.

Back in the 1950's and 60's, whilst growing up in the north of England, we knew them as grannys bonnets (from the appearance of the flowers).

Edited June 24, 2021 by Marty
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[clochette]

Hi all, sun is slowly coming back around here. I'm getting ready for an appointment for my endocrinologist *sigh* 

[Marty]

2 hours ago, clochette said:

Hi all, sun is slowly coming back around here.

It's another wet day here. I suppose one good thing about that is it gives the seedlings I planted out yesterday a chance to settle in their roots. I'm beginning to think I may have to start praying to the Almighty Cod in the Sea and hope it will move the rain southwards over the northwest of France. I think I may have to sacrifice the odd faerie or two for that to work...

2 hours ago, clochette said:

I'm getting ready for an appointment for my endocrinologist *sigh* 

Hope all goes well, clo.  

Edited June 24, 2021 by Marty
Tidying up

[Albert1434]

Aloha All

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[Albert1434]

This one is for Val

[Albert1434]

This one is for Marty

[Marty]

8 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Greetings, young Albert!

[Albert1434]

Aloha Gary

[Headstall]

Good day, all!  

[Headstall]

8 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Gary

Aloha, Albert.    

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Good day, all!  

Greetings, bro!

[clochette]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

It's another wet day here. I suppose one good thing about that is it gives the seedlings I planted out yesterday a chance to settle in their roots.

Hope all goes well, clo.  

With all the heat last week, all the rain this week the zucchini plant is going wild. I had to cut at least 6 leaves (those beasts have nasty thorns outch) so it doesn't overcome on the green bean plants nearby and to access the zucchini. I've already picked 2 and there are 7 more on the plant already at half size!

Appointment was kind of a disappointment... plus I'm feeling overwhelmed by all those medical appointments and obligations and over all just mentally tired and depressed and today is a bad day. In French we have a saying "it's the drop that overflowed the glass". Since I've woken up I've been either crying or trying not to. So yeah... 

Edited June 24, 2021 by clochette

[Marty]

27 minutes ago, clochette said:

I'm feeling overwhelmed by all those medical appointments and obligations and over all just mentally tired and depressed and today is a bad day. In French we have a saying "it's the drop that overflowed the glass". Since I've woken up I've been either crying or trying not to. So yeah... 

[Marty]

The following photograph of me was taken exactly seven years ago today.

It shows me standing on the mound that marks the summit of Slieve Beagh East Top which, at 373 metres (1,224 feet) above sea level, is the highest point of County Monaghan, Ireland.

This was the culmination of a challenge I had set myself near the beginning of 2013 to stand on the highest point of each of the 32 counties that make up the island of Ireland.

I stood on my first county high point (County Roscommon) on the 17th of February 2013, and had hoped to get them all finished by the year's end. But bad weather, work commitments, and a trip to Tanzania to climb Kilimanjaro, all conspired against me. So it was not until 24th June the following year (2014) that I completed the challenge.

Toward the end of the challenge I was joined by a friend, Tristan, who had also decided to do the County High Point challenge. He took the above photograph, with my camera, of me celebrating finishing the challenge.

Edited June 24, 2021 by Marty
Tidying up

[Page Scrawler]

5 hours ago, clochette said:

In French we have a saying "it's the drop that overflowed the glass".

In (American) English, we say " The straw that broke the camel's back." Not really sure why we say it, but it has the same meaning. 

[Marty]

18 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

In (American) English, we say " The straw that broke the camel's back." Not really sure why we say it, but it has the same meaning. 

Also in British English.

It's apparently also where we get the phrase "the last straw" or "the final straw" from.

(There is also a somewhat antiquated saying in English that is similar to the French one @clochette gave us: "The last drop makes the cup run over")

Edited June 24, 2021 by Marty
Tidying up

[Albert1434]

July the 6th I start my treatment

Edited June 24, 2021 by Albert1434

[clochette]

9 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

July the 6th I start my treatment

That's great news  fingers crossed for no side effects and a speedy recovery

[Marty]

20 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

July the 6th I start my treatment