Marty

Hi, Gary!

Johnny Cash was my mammy's favourite singer. She always said the following song was the reason: I'll admit to still having a few vinyl LP's of his, although the final four or five album's of his are, in my opinion, some of his best work. Some of his interpretations of a number of classic rock songs are out of this world. The following video, where he performs Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, always brings me out in goosebumps...

Powerful! ❤️ Never come across Orville before. Thanks for bringing him to my attention, Gary.

Happy Friday, everyone! I really hope your day goes as well as mine is so far. So I dropped the blood pressure monitor back into the local health centre this morning. My GP asked me to wait outside until he had checked the results so we could discuss them. Fifteen minutes or so later he popped his head out of the door, and his exact first words to me were: "Your blood pressure is excellent. Probably better than mine." I can tell you I walked home with smile on my face and a spring in my step.

Hi, Albert! Fingers crossed it doesn't get too bad.

Hey, Gary. Just don't completely overdo things, my friend!

Sounds like a good exhausted to me.

Good night, folks! Early night for me, tonight. Have to be up early. Being fitted with a 24 hour blood pressure monitor first thing in the morning.

Great question. I simply loved the variety of answers. ❤️

Fingers crossed it's nothing too serious, Albert.

Who? Clo's dad or the deer?

I've only just finished a Zoom training session that ran overtime. So for dinner I'm going to steam some home grown vegetables and have them with a side salad and a few wedges of vintage cheddar cheese.

Good morning, Page.

Morning, bro Same here. There's a Status Yellow rainfall warning suddenly appeared for the northwest of Ireland. In place till 5:00pm today. Makes me wonder just how sure the Met Office can be for the settled weather they promised to start around this weekend...

That's probably an everyday occurrence in California...

Score? FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! FOUR!

Brilliant news!

How's the smokey weather today, Albert?

I'm steaming the vegetables I had picked for last night's dinner. Going to make a cheese omelette to go with them.

Well, when I unlocked the gate leading out from the back of my property to look at the driveway, I found that at the far end of it (furthest from the main road) there is riot of wild blackberries growing. So that meant that all thoughts of strimming were put aside, and I headed into the house for a small bucket to put the juicy berries in. Three quarters of an hour later I had picked a kilogramme of them; enough to make several jars of jam. They're in the fridge at the moment. If I don't find time for jam making in the next thirty-six hours, they'll probably get moved to the deep freeze until I do. I've since strimmed the drive down as far as just past the gate into the back of my property. I've left the bramble patch for the time being. I'd say I'll get a few more kilos of ripe fruit off them before they get past their prime. . Unless the neighbourhood kids find them...

I bet you freaking do! Hi, Gary.

Sleep well, Mr B.

Hi, Page!

Happy Tuesday, everybody! Reasonably sunny day here, with no sign of rain. Currently around 17°C/63°F, with a high expected of 19/66. There may be a bit of rain overnight, but the Met Office are suggesting that high pressure might be arriving around the weekend; so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for spell of dry, settled weather to come. Raked up a lot of dead leaves that have fallen from the ivy I cut on the old cottage and dug the second last row of potatoes this morning. Am planning on getting the strimmer out later, put the blade attachment on it, and clear the weeds and brushwood in the driveway between my property and the empty next door house. My builder is due back with me shortly (hopefully by the end of this week), and one of the jobs on his list is to hang a gateway at the entrance to that driveway, which will mean I can start parking my car off the main street. Currently there's just a fixed wooden fence across the entrance. Hope everyone has a great day.

Thanks, Gary! ❤️ I can particularly relate to Sacrifice.