COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

Good afternooning all. JoesDad and I decided on a leisurely day today.

We started with a cruise on Windermere lake which was incredibly peaceful due to our early start and children being in school.

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Beautiful blue sky's and water.

 

[CarolM]

Next up Blackwell - a house built in 1900 in the “Arts and Crafts” style. I loved it, but it seemed to me that it needed rotating by 90 degrees as it faced a neighbouring property and had no views from the main rooms. Had it faced west rather than south there were great views of the lake and the hills
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Beautiful house.

 

[CarolM]

Finally, we went to Beatrix Potter’s cottage - Hill Top. All her book illustrations are inspired by her cottage, garden and the village
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Love the bunny sign. [emoji23] [emoji23]

 

[Maro2Bear]

G’day all. Quick update on my Black Cherry Bowl Project.

Recap from a previous episode - started working on a nice piece of 6x6x3” Black Cherry with the aim of producing a nice wooden bowl. A little kayaking trip to North Carolina, coupled with a ton of Spring gardening chores, helped delay the project. Recent rain and cold temps provided a perfect opportunity to pick up the remains.

Today’s Episode - finished up hollowing out the bowl, multiple grits of sand paper, and a wee bit of cherry stain to enhance the grain. Future episodes include a buffing and light coat of protective bees wax.

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[CarolM]

G’day all. Quick update on my Black Cherry Bowl Project.

Recap from a previous episode - started working on a nice piece of 6x6x3” Black Cherry with the aim of producing a nice wooden bowl. A little kayaking trip to North Carolina, coupled with a ton of Spring gardening chores, helped delay the project. Recent rain and cold temps provided a perfect opportunity to pick up the remains.

Today’s Episode - finished up hollowing out the bowl, multiple grits of sand paper, and a wee bit of cherry stain to enhance the grain. Future episodes include a buffing and light coat of protective bees wax.

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That sure looks like a fine bowl.

 

[Yvonne G]

Good mornooning, roommates! Wishing everyone a Terrific Tuesday from sunny(!) Denmark.

One thing I know I’m going to miss in North America are the old brick buildings of considerable age.

This is the Roskilde Cloister, currently a foundation providing housing to members of the Danish national church (i.e. Lutheran). A priory of Dominican friars stood here from the 13th century until the Reformation. Then it was torn down; the land became the Crown’s property. Later, a 1560 manor built here was converted into a monastery for unmarried Danish noblewomen, which became part of the building we can see today.

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Also, this weekend we had a small music festival (the big one, the Roskilde Festival, is the largest music event in Northern Europe and takes place in July). In addition to regular stages scattered around the city, we had these:

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How fun! I'd love to have an organ grinder!!!

 

[Yvonne G]

Next up Blackwell - a house built in 1900 in the “Arts and Crafts” style. I loved it, but it seemed to me that it needed rotating by 90 degrees as it faced a neighbouring property and had no views from the main rooms. Had it faced west rather than south there were great views of the lake and the hills
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Huge great old big rooms, but not very functional, no? Why all that open space with only a side table in the middle of the room and a bench on one end of the room. I can't imagine what one would use that bare room for.

 

[Yvonne G]

Finally, we went to Beatrix Potter’s cottage - Hill Top. All her book illustrations are inspired by her cottage, garden and the village
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I love all these pictures. There's a channel on cable TV that I just discovered I have called Smithsonian channel. Yesterday they had a program called "Aerial England" and it showed many beautiful sites from the air.

 

[Yvonne G]

Good
She wanted hot dogs for lunch

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M-m-m hot dogs! One of my favorites!

 

[Maro2Bear]

That sure looks like a fine bowl.

Perfect bowl filled to the brim with Mazuri for the Sully monster!

 

[Bee62]

Then we drove the kind of roads that most of you cannot imagine.

Barely wider than our volvo, the roads - Wrynose Pass and Hardknott Pass - are steep (1 in 3 in imperial - 30% in metric) with many zigzags and passing places.

The road we drove is in my photos if you look carefully!

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Stunning views !

 

[Bee62]

G’day all.

A fresh #25 pound bag of Mazuri tort chow arrived yesterday, all packaged up now and ready for storage. This should last all Summer with all the weeds n grass we finally have!

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Yes, yes, keep tortoises on baked beans and feed them with salty peanuts all day long.

 

[Bee62]

Hello roommates.
I'm back up in Georgia.
8 hours of driving in a thunderstorm system....
I'm up here to see my mother.
I had to bring my trusty old truck. The one mom CAN'T get in or out of. Because Kelly wants to use my car since she has a tiny convertible and it's supposed to storm all week while I'm gone.
So I'm here. But I can't take her anywhere.
I guess that's ok. Because that also means she won't get injured.

I think your mom is happy to have you and share some time with you.

 

[Bee62]

Good evening all. I have seen so many amazing views today that it’s hard to know where to start.

@Moozillion The Lake District has to be on your bucket/vat/swimming pool list!

We started our day with a walk around Elter Water, one of the small lakes.

First stop Skelwith Force - a small waterfall
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Then over fields
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To Colwith Force which is higher, but you can’t get as close
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A very old bridge
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And Elter Water lake itself
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Beautiful postcard pictures ! All of them.

 

[Bee62]

Lunch was at Blea Tarn
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And within a minute a couple of mallards detected our sandwiches from about a mile away [emoji23]
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The ducks know tourists have nice treats.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I think your mom is happy to have you and share some time with you.

Likewise

 

[ZEROPILOT]

M-m-m hot dogs! One of my favorites!

She's crazy about them.
There's a place nearby called HOT DOG KING.
The local favorite has coleslaw, chili and cheese on them.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

The ducks know tourists have nice treats.

 

[Bee62]

Long distance son

But you visit her. That`s what counts.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

But you visit her. That`s what counts.

3 maybe 4 times a year.....