CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Headstall]

Washer is in and it looks great. Should cost less than twenty dollars a year to operate, even using warm and hot water. It senses dirt or something...  ... I just push buttons but it is good for the environment so that's all I need to know.  

[Marty]

5 hours ago, Marty said:

Right gang...

I'm going to log out of GA  for a while, to stop me keep getting distracted by all the notification sounds.

I've the second chapter of my The Charmed Life Of Danny Murphy novel just about finished, and am hoping to get it uploaded in the next 24 to 48 hours. But I really need to spend time reading it through, removing any obvious errors, and maybe tidying it up a bit in places.

I'll probably be back to annoy yous all in six hours time or so. 

Be good, now, whilst I'm gone. I don't want to come back and find you've left the place in a mess...

Spoiler

 

 

Okay, I'm back again...

I find editing my own work can really mess with my head at times. The constant 'Should I add a comma here?' - 'Is this comma really necessary? - 'Could I use a better word here?' - 'Does this really explain what I want to say?' type of questions often leave my mind completely frazzled at times.

I swear I find it easier to edit other people's work than I do my own!

So about an hour before dark I decided to just put the editing to one side for the day and head out into the fresh air for a while, even though it was drizzling a little. And a forty five minute or so walk in the woods really did help to clear my head. Of course, I wasn't going to go without my Trusty Nikon, so I had to take it with me.

I noticed that, in spite of the fact that there's been hardly any sun this past while, the blackberries are flowering well. Hopefully there will be enough bright sunshine in late July and early August to enable them to form full and tasty fruits eventually. I am rather partial to blackberry pie, after all. And, if there's a good crop, maybe I'll have enough to freeze and/or make blackberry jam with...  

Anyway, I couldn't resist photographing the blackberry flowers themselves. One nice thing about my Trusty Nikon is that it will take reasonably good photographs even when the light is low, as it was tonight.  

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[Albert1434]

I love your photo's Marty great stuff 

[Marty]

5 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Potatoes have eyes 

But they are not real eyes, so they can't see. No more than a needle can see, even though it has an eye; or a runner bean can actually run. 😛 

2 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!

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Btw, I was searching through pride gifs, and I stumbled across this.  

  

 

Hey there, Droopy-Drew!  

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Washer is in and it looks great. Should cost less than twenty dollars a year to operate, even using warm and hot water. It senses dirt or something...  ... I just push buttons but it is good for the environment so that's all I need to know.  

It may be that it is not too harmful for the environment now you have it installed in your home. However, I can't help but wonder just what harm may have been done to the environment in its manufacture. All those minerals that had to be mined, refined, and transported from however many far-flung corners of the world... All that fossil fuel that had to be burned in the factory where it was assembled.... All the fossil fuel that needed to be converted to make its plastic parts... But, sure, don't mind me. I just love to play the devil's advocate (or do I mean I just love to piss on other people's parades?)  

 

Edited June 1, 2019 by Marty

[Marty]

15 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

I love your photo's Marty great stuff 

Thanks you, young Albert!  

And I love your quirky sense of humour, as well.  

[Albert1434]

[Marty]

[Albert1434]

The Money is mine..... All mine 

[Albert1434]

5 minutes ago, Marty said:

What are you trying to tell us here 

[Page Scrawler]

9 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Hey, Albert.     

8 hours ago, Marty said:

Hey, Alberto!

Hey, Marty.   

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Albert1434]

OMG

[dughlas]

20 hours ago, BabyXander1990 said:

A bit overdressed for the weather here in Florida...oh well, Dennis and I will help him get comfortable...😁

Mine, mine, mine, hands and all the rest of your body parts off. Go play with Dennis. Remember some of us don't have a live in plaything. 

[Marty]

6 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

What are you trying to tell us here 

I'm not 100% sure....

Maybe I'm thinking of moving to Singapore...?  

4 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Albert.     

Hey, Marty.   

Page, my man!

How the divil are ye?  

[Albert1434]

[Page Scrawler]

8 hours ago, clochette said:

Morning all, it's a wonderful warm and sunny day,

Hey, Clo.     The wild strawberries are finally getting tiny fruit!     I think I'll make some jam.   

7 hours ago, Headstall said:

 

Hey, Gary.   

7 hours ago, Dmrman said:

Happy Saturday all, getting ready for morning therapy 

Bobber!     Welcome back, sweetie.   

7 hours ago, Marty said:

My favourite beverage is tea, thanks.

And do you mind if I bring my own packed lunch? Not really a fan of shrimp (or any food that looks at me as I am eating it)  

 

I have a pitcher of iced tea infused with blackberry and sage, if you'd like. 

7 hours ago, Caz Pedroso said:

And afternoon to everyone else too 

Hey, Caz!     How are Mark and Ali?   

[dughlas]

7 hours ago, Dmrman said:

Happy Saturday all, getting ready for morning therapy 🤔ahh... That would be physical for those who know me good...🙄😏 thought I would sneak in quickly (it's hard to do with a noisy crew) love's you all now off to my torturing...!😂😂😂😂

Is anyone else hearing voices, lots and lots of voices?

[Marty]

3 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

I have a pitcher of iced tea infused with blackberry and sage, if you'd like. 

Sounds tempting....

Before I make the long journey, could you maybe send me a picture of that pitcher, Page?

 

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!

  Reveal hidden contents

Btw, I was searching through pride gifs, and I stumbled across this.  

  

 

Howdy Texy.

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Is anyone else hearing voices, lots and lots of voices?

Pardon?

Sorry, you'll have to speak up. I can't hear you over all this hubbub...

 

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, clochette said:

Nous raviolis in the end. They were old and had a little off taste. Let's make pasta... Mom's coming with groceries tomorrow

 

Should have had the worms ...

[Page Scrawler]

5 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Potatoes have eyes 

Hey, Bumble B.   

3 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!

  Reveal hidden contents

Btw, I was searching through pride gifs, and I stumbled across this.  

  

 

Hey, Drewberry Pi!   

3 hours ago, Headstall said:

and lo and behold... there are ads for washers. 

If I go on Trip Advisor, my ads on GA start suggesting vacation spots for gay couples. I'm good, thanks.   

1 hour ago, Marty said:

the blackberries are flowering well. Hopefully there will be enough bright sunshine in late July and early August to enable them to form full and tasty fruits eventually. I am rather partial to blackberry pie, after all. And, if there's a good crop, maybe I'll have enough to freeze and/or make blackberry jam with...  

Now I want pie.   

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Now I want pie.   

You might have to talk to Droopy-Drew about that. He claims to be the pi(e) boy, doesn't he?

 

[Albert1434]

Well he is 

[Page Scrawler]

12 minutes ago, Marty said:

Page, my man!

How the divil are ye?

We're doing well, thanks for asking. We're enjoying a warm evening, though the sky is looking somewhat gray due to the smoke blowing in from Canada.

14 minutes ago, Marty said:

Sounds tempting....

Before I make the long journey, could you maybe send me a picture of that pitcher, Page?

 

Why?