6°C, downpour morning, grey afternoon
Said to lodger:
“You know a breadbin is meant for bread, nothing else, just bread?;
Not for carrots, or tomatoes, just bread“
I don’t know why this happens, this kind of thing. If I did understand, then I’d feel none of the fizzy irritation that I get now.
Anyone?
Now on holiday, a much longed for break though I woke at 05.30 feeling refreshed. I can get lots done today. It’s a double because the lodger is away for the week.
10°C, sunny/ 48 miles
The garden awakes from its slumber, the sun is uninterrupted & the air warm. Better ride then, before cold air & rain of tomorrow arrives. We’re emerging from that cloying stigian darkness.
How delightful to get out on the bike, it’s been too long. Normally, I get 1,000 miles done by Easter, but that looks doubtful this year. It’s more important I know, to get fit but the mileage is a some sort of measure of this.
+2C, soft snow melting. Near whiteout.
There used to be a time, decades ago when in the weeks after Christmas, the streets would be filled with kids riding their new christmas bikes. Well, that has all changed, last night it was me out there riding up & down. The tradition should be kept alive.
4C, thin clouds.
Bad weather is rolling over the horizon, an ‘icy blarst’ say the weather reporters. Probably no more cycling this week. This seems to be all I post about these days, blame excessive workload for that. There is simply no time for painting.
8°C, grey (min 5C)
Quick, we’ve only got a few days. this is a respite from the chill. Wash the winter woollies, clean the garden before the next blanket of snow.
Feeling the wind-down towards the winter holiday. It’s 07.30 but still dark, compare with summer when I’d be back from the dog-walk by now and doing the next chore on my list.
Busy day with luck.
Snow turns to mud
-1°C, heavy snowfall during rush-hour.
Bessie has shaken off.
Maybe the end of this short but icebound lifestyle is soon. the frustration is blooming, lack of exercise is the worst part- it makes work-stress feel worse. A trip to no-where on the turbo-trainer would have helped, but marking overload got in the way.
The Ladies look more comfortable in the snow than last year- their coats were too short last year.
I have had whiskey.
2°C, clear & getting colder.
Up ’till late fitting draught excluder to windows. There’s a -5° coming one night soon. I bet this stuff falls off though.
5°C, grey & dank.
Here I am typing this from the kitchen sofa, there’s a novelty. No more will I trudge upstairs to the desktop computer to tap away my unpointful ramblings.
I’ve been thinking of buying this laptop since last summer when I’d spend the first hour after work lolling in the hammock. I can’t resist performing an eccentric little experiment now, let’s try the signal strength out in the garden….
Yes it’s true, I can browse the web from the garden. I shall enthuse about this next summer. Today, it’s rather cold & damp out here.
5°C, dense fog.
How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d
I don’t dislike Jim Carey anymore! The film was just great- Eternal Sunshine Of A Spotless Mind. His acting was just right, okay a few moments jarred a bit but only because they reminded me too much of his previous dreadful films. Some reviews have suggested “surreal” as a term to describe this film- not one I’d choose, it’s not what I understand of surrealism at directly. On the other hand, words like these do tend to take on a modern meaning which leaves the original behind. Unlike some of my other film ramblings, I can’t contradict what others have said in this one.
Gadgets- I have my clock-radio back, this one works properly with the iPod, so a result. the sound quality is affected somewhat by sliding the instruction manual underneath (for those times that you forget how to change the alarm). There appears to be a narrow speaker port underneath the wooden case. Small speakers often have some sort of port to control the lower frequency sounds. the drivers are simple 3″ cones with no separate tweeters- hence a slight lack of sparkle to the sound. At least that means less harshness on some radio channels.
3°C, clear & cold, light winds.
Wrote this note to the lodger & put it in a bag of apples:
If you want some food, go and buy some. Don’t steal mine!
He has read it. Incrimination itself.
Micycle 