COLD DARK ROOM

[JoesMum]

Good evening all. I have received a lovely card from Ed! Thank you!

I have been very busy. I even did the ironing!

I have a (homemade) chicken and mushroom pie ready to go in the oven for dinner too

I do hope my freshly polished domesstic-goddess halo isn't blinding you here in the gloom. I will avoid polishing any jellyfish this evening.

 

[Bee62]

G’day All

Below freezing night time temps coupled with cold day time temperatures means it’s time to bring the potted fig trees into the garage. Yesterday i brought in about 20 trees that are in 2-3 gallon pots, today is the larger ones. Garage is getting fuller and fuller the colder it gets. Summer is over :-(. But, we keep looking for a house with some Sully land in F L O R I D A . Maybe by next year we’ll be there!

Yaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyy ! If you would ask Sully if she wants to move to Florida, she would say: YES !!!!

 

[Lyn W]

To South Africa? [emoji848]

Their stamps are only 25p.......plane fare a good few hundred quid more!

 

[JoesMum]

That's almost an hour before us and it's grey and miserable here as well.

I suppose if you take into account Denmark being an hour ahead it is an hour ahead. I hadn't thought of that

 

[Lyn W]

Our council is broke. The verges are hardly ever cut now which is great

Our council keep telling us they are broke and we have to close leisure centres and libraries etc., then pay more for less services, but they cut everything without fail!!
I did suggest they stop doing this when their questionnaire about ideas for saving money comes around every year but it's not made any difference yet!

 

[Yvonne G]

No, you definitely don't want to see that movie. I've been trying to forget it for a couple decades now!

The movie I tried real hard to get out of my mind was The Exorcist. Having been raised a Catholic, and gone to Catholic schools, the devil was an ingrained part of my life. I saw the movie when I was a young mother of three children. After that I was afraid to go into the garage to put the clothes in the washer and dryer (as if the devil can't also get me in the house????) I was deeply impressed by that movie and it took me a very long time to get the scenes out of my head. Even today, when I see that a movie of that type is about to be promo'd on TV, I turn my head and say, "La, la, la, la, la, la" outloud until the promo is over. Imagine that: I've managed to live 80 years without the devil getting me!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Is there ever any space left after all the plants are packed away into the garage?

I know - our gym/workout area is shrinking by each grouping of plants that I bring in. The problem is that the basement i think is just too warm. The closed garage pretty much maintains nice just above freezing or so during Winter. Pretty much perfect for keeping the figs dormant, but not freezing.

 

[Yvonne G]

G’day All

Below freezing night time temps coupled with cold day time temperatures means it’s time to bring the potted fig trees into the garage. Yesterday i brought in about 20 trees that are in 2-3 gallon pots, today is the larger ones. Garage is getting fuller and fuller the colder it gets. Summer is over :-(. But, we keep looking for a house with some Sully land in F L O R I D A . Maybe by next year we’ll be there!

I think then you may have to say goodbye to happy kayaking. In Florida the 'gators will bite your kayak in half!

 

[Lyn W]

I suppose if you take into account Denmark being an hour ahead it is an hour ahead. I hadn't thought of that

Neither had I if I'm honest!!

 

[Yvonne G]

I know - our gym/workout area is shrinking by each grouping of plants that I bring in. The problem is that the basement i think is just too warm. The closed garage pretty much maintains nice just above freezing or so during Winter. Pretty much perfect for keeping the figs dormant, but not freezing.

Since they're all potted, you can move them with you to Florida! Yea.

 

[Lyn W]

I think then you may have to say goodbye to happy kayaking. In Florida the 'gators will bite your kayak in half!

They will just have to learn that they can't have their kayak and eat it!!

 

[Maro2Bear]

I suppose if you take into account Denmark being an hour ahead it is an hour ahead. I hadn't thought of that

But that wouldnt impact the actual time of sunset, it’s just

I think then you may have to say goodbye to happy kayaking. In Florida the 'gators will bite your kayak in half!

Nagh - plenty of places to kayak. I have a great picture somewhere with the bow of my boat just about resting on the back of a gator. This was during a paddle in the Okefenokee. There are lots of gator-less areas... but, you are right, one does need to be a tad careful!

 

[Maro2Bear]

They will just have to learn that they can't have their kayak and eat it!!

Ouch!

 

[Lyn W]

Good evening/afternoon to you all.
Thank goodness it's Friday!
I don't have anything special planned for the weekend but just looking forward to not working!!
Hope you are all having a good day and I'll see you later.

 

[JoesMum]

Our council keep telling us they are broke and we have to close leisure centres and libraries etc., then pay more for less services, but they cut everything without fail!!
I did suggest they stop doing this when their questionnaire about ideas for saving money comes around every year but it's not made any difference yet!

I filled in Kent County Council’s survey. In response to the question about how I thought the council could make savings, I suggested that they cut the salary of the top earners starting with the Leader who earns £245k. He is one of the highest paid council leaders in the country... possibly the highest paid.

 

[JoesMum]

They will just have to learn that they can't have their kayak and eat it!!

* Groan *

 

[JoesMum]

But that wouldnt impact the actual time of sunset, it’s just


Nagh - plenty of places to kayak. I have a great picture somewhere with the bow of my boat just about resting on the back of a gator. This was during a paddle in the Okefenokee. There are lots of gator-less areas... but, you are right, one does need to be a tad careful!

Sunset in Roskilde is 15:52. Here it is 16:01. For Lyn it’s approximately 16:13

 

[Yvonne G]

* Groan *

DANG! I tried to see the pun, but couldn't. But just now, reading your "groan" I finally get it - cake/kayak! She's so darned clever.

 

[Lyn W]

I filled in Kent County Council’s survey. In response to the question about how I thought the council could make savings, I suggested that they cut the salary of the top earners starting with the Leader who earns £245k. He is one of the highest paid council leaders in the country... possibly the highest paid.

Shocking really for what they do, I don't know how any of these council leaders can justify salaries like that. It's not as if any of them are PM of the country!
Some of the past senior council leaders in South Wales caused mayhem a few years ago by giving themselves a massive pay rise - while lowering budgets for various depts. and cutting jobs. They were suspended on full pay for a couple for years until it was sorted out.
Nice work if you can get it!!

 

[Lyn W]

Sunset in Roskilde is 15:52. Here it is 16:01. For Lyn it’s approximately 16:13

It's felt dark all day.