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Yorkshire tea in this establishment, me being married to a Yorkie n'all. I drink more of it than she does, after my stroke was told to change to the decaff version it tastes ok.
A funny sort of day on the Humber, you would think it was a nice blue cool sunny day and then every hour or so a squall comes through and it chucks it down for ten minutes or so. UK daughter and husband came to visit so lunch in the village cafe, very nice gammon egg and chips for me, steak for the Mem sahib, chicken goujons for daughter and hunters chicken for son in law. Apparently 2 for 1 on a Saturday lunchtime so only just over 40 quid with drinks..
All the best to those of us who are poorly we seem to have more than our fair share at the moment, my left nostril has a couple of little spots trying to grow just inside it, very irritating but fixable. The advice from Mrs 1DC was keep your finger out of it!
All this talk about SW radios has got me searching for my little Sony it was here in my study but somebody has clearly "tidied" it and now it is missing. I have found the aerial bag but no radio. I will have to search..
A funny sort of day on the Humber, you would think it was a nice blue cool sunny day and then every hour or so a squall comes through and it chucks it down for ten minutes or so. UK daughter and husband came to visit so lunch in the village cafe, very nice gammon egg and chips for me, steak for the Mem sahib, chicken goujons for daughter and hunters chicken for son in law. Apparently 2 for 1 on a Saturday lunchtime so only just over 40 quid with drinks..
All the best to those of us who are poorly we seem to have more than our fair share at the moment, my left nostril has a couple of little spots trying to grow just inside it, very irritating but fixable. The advice from Mrs 1DC was keep your finger out of it!
All this talk about SW radios has got me searching for my little Sony it was here in my study but somebody has clearly "tidied" it and now it is missing. I have found the aerial bag but no radio. I will have to search..
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D#1, the CFI, asked if I wanted to go to Luke Air Force Base's Luke Days airshow today.
I had to inform her that while admission to the air base for the show was free, the greedy barstewrds are charging $40 per car for parking. Something that their web site info conveniently "forgot" to mention until a day or so ago.
https://www.lukedays2024.com/
This means that they will have a heavy police presence to deter folks from parking on the roadside, which I have done on several occasions.
One of my pet peeves, paying for parking!
PP
I had to inform her that while admission to the air base for the show was free, the greedy barstewrds are charging $40 per car for parking. Something that their web site info conveniently "forgot" to mention until a day or so ago.
https://www.lukedays2024.com/
This means that they will have a heavy police presence to deter folks from parking on the roadside, which I have done on several occasions.
One of my pet peeves, paying for parking!
PP
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Washed car. It rained.
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Today: sun wind rain sun rain sun rain.
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Good morning all. 100% cloud, currently 18C, forecast max 27C.
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It's a bit dull outside at present but I'm hoping for some sun to appear and dry the towels I have just hung out.
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Sun's out here after mist and then low cloud cleared. Monarch butterflies and Yellow Admirals flapping around outside.
Am going for a wander around in the public Rose Gardens this afternoon.
Am going for a wander around in the public Rose Gardens this afternoon.
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WX as per OFSO, but we had hailstones as well
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Hail, hail, the gang's all here. No we didn't have hail. Today as usual, brilliant sun to wake up to, now cloud has arrived. 5° out. Windy.
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Morning folks. Broken Cu. Monthly rubbish run to the cage in the village. Hope it's not full as you have to try to throw it on top. Then the safari camp bar.
Mrs Ex-Ascot had a large monitor lizard in her bath in the safari bathroom yesterday. Took 15 mins to extract it.
Mrs Ex-Ascot had a large monitor lizard in her bath in the safari bathroom yesterday. Took 15 mins to extract it.
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I didn't realise you had monitors there, Ex-Ascot. We have them here too, and they are not to be tangled with. When I did reptile removals for an animal rescue organisation, I was quite happy to remove venomous snakes, but I'm glad I was never called out to remove one of those.
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Ex-A fortunately Mrs Ex-Ascot is among the calmest ladies I know so she knew what to do.
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Morning all,
22°c, 26°c predicted by the runes.
A Calima still around we await a change of wind direction manana.
The Serb came and sealed the roof terrace prior to the promise of rain for the week.
Dinner will be Snake and Pygmie or Pig’s Cheek, undecided.
22°c, 26°c predicted by the runes.
A Calima still around we await a change of wind direction manana.
The Serb came and sealed the roof terrace prior to the promise of rain for the week.
Dinner will be Snake and Pygmie or Pig’s Cheek, undecided.
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Yes well, she first presented it with a door mat to climb out on, it got under it. She then tried a towel. It got under it. Being scooped out with a dustbin lid worked.Rwy in Sight wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:56 amEx-A fortunately Mrs Ex-Ascot is among the calmest ladies I know so she knew what to do.
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Disembarking after the five minute rail journey from Teddington to Kingston, I frequently find the temperature and precip. totally different. Always surprises me. Clarence Rd always seems colder and windier than Station Rd in Teddington.