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Ray--Opo

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Hello Ray. Now I have a picture, a face, your face to the posts you are writing. :) Thank you very much.:) BTW Is your name Ray or Raymond ? You will not believe it but I love the name Ray, or Raymond very much. I don`t know why. Maybe because it sounds so soft and warm.:)
Thanks, it was only Raymond when I got in trouble with my mother :p.
And as you can see by the pic. I was soft and warm in the sun:)
 

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Good mornooning all. With 126 pages to catch up on in just a few days, I fear it won’t happen :(

We had dreadful internet problems after Wednesday night. No mobile signal and, because we were staying off the beaten track, poor broadband too.

So, a few posts to catch up with what we got up to.

I left here about to go out badger watching. There was a hide only 10 minutes down the road from our hotel (it wasn’t that grand a hotel, but very comfortable)

Only me and JoesDad in the hide and we were treated to 80 minutes of badger action. Three adult females who arrived separately from different directions and were, at times, just over a yard/metre from us.

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Edited to tag @Moozillion! [emoji1]
So now both you and Trish need an update!!!
 

Ray--Opo

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On Sunday we called into a nature reserve called Foulshaw Moss to see ospreys (too distant for my phone camera)

But we did see lots of lizards
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And then we returned home. We were so lucky with the weather. It was bright sunshine most of the time and the only rain was overnight on Thursday. We had a fabulous week in the Lake District
What great pics. That is a beautiful area.
 

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Adam.jpeg Greetings from another "stranger"
Adam wrote me:

"I'm having lots of fun with my fossils and my new digital microscope just now, but please send my regards to all.
Thanks for letting me know about John, I'm glad he's returned.
It's Ramadan at the moment so I'm spending most of my days hungry, thirsty and desperate for a cigarette. Ha de ha.
Lots of love and hugs,
Adam."
 

Maro2Bear

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Whew. Not as hot as yesterday (in the low 90’s), but it’s bright, sunny and very warm. I know the warm climate ppl will laugh, but today was our first hibiscus bloom for the Summer. Yeah. One large bright red flower. A treat for Sully when she pops out.

I’m still in the back “forest” cutting up my logs. New chain is working wonderful wonders on the wood.

Too bad I can’t ship this wood over to Yvonne - it burns great once dried for a week.
 

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It's a cute one. Is it your first? Did you do the yarn work on the front as well? Did you use a pattern? Sorry for all the questions... I haven't tackled a handbag type project yet. :)
I love making handbags but this one is a really simple pattern that I found in an old craft encyclopedia that I have. I did it out of necessity with leftover fabric that I had. It's quilted by hand but machine stitching would be faster. The handbags in the stores are heavy and I don't really like them. Especially for all the money they cost and they're still not comfortable. That one was actually almost free. I could have crocheted the pockets but I found a manufactured stretchy trim and cheap rickrack for the pockets. If you have a pattern and know a little bit of sewing its not hard.
 

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Whew. Not as hot as yesterday (in the low 90’s), but it’s bright, sunny and very warm. I know the warm climate ppl will laugh, but today was our first hibiscus bloom for the Summer. Yeah. One large bright red flower. A treat for Sully when she pops out.

I’m still in the back “forest” cutting up my logs. New chain is working wonderful wonders on the wood.

Too bad I can’t ship this wood over to Yvonne - it burns great once dried for a week.
After a nice little group of spring-like days in the 80's today is windy and cold and I had to build a fire in my cleaned-out-for-the- season woodstove! I would take your wood in a heartbeat!!!!!
 

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How cute!
Thank you. I'm going to start carrying my own bags again because the ones in the stores aren't comfortable. They make my shoulder ache and my billfold...and all for something that doesn't work for me. I thought Ray's wife looked so adorable with her matching bag that it encouraged me to try another.
 

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Not quite sure. They were feeding and growing, but possibly not being fed enough. On Sunday, they were demanding to be fed, but she was trying to brood them or possibly hatch those unhatched eggs. I think she is another inexperienced mother. Third time lucky in 2020 hopefully
Are you able to look in to see what's in the nest? Some birds will have a second brood if conditions allow it. And yes hopefully again in 2020 successfully. My zebra finches leave the nest in about 21 days. I don't know anything about blueits.
 

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Break time. First big tree/log is now cut up into 35 round sections. I figure they average about 50-60 pounds each. Thats almost a ton of wood! At 60 lbs each...thats 2,100 lbs of FREE FIRE wood! The 35 is what I cut today. Probably another 10-15 before. Lets call it an even 50 rounds...x 60 lbs = 3,000 lbs of kindling!

Time to take a pix.
 

Maro2Bear

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Break time. First big tree/log is now cut up into 35 round sections. I figure they average about 50-60 pounds each. Thats almost a ton of wood! At 60 lbs each...thats 2,100 lbs of FREE FIRE wood! The 35 is what I cut today. Probably another 10-15 before. Lets call it an even 50 rounds...x 60 lbs = 3,000 lbs of kindling!

Time to take a pix.

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