test please delete

[NickFitz]

That sucks

WlmS

[NickFitz]

Lunch has been some chicken wings and ketchup

It's clouded over now, and apparently it'll get breezier along with a chance of rain tonight

[ladymuck]

This morning the bed was stripped and left to air. Two loads, comprising fitted sheet and pillow protectors, and mattress protector and pillow cases, have been completed. Items now draped about to dry. The duvet cover will be done tomorrow, maybe Friday, depending on drying progress.

[NickFitz]

After work, I settled down to sort out the parental cutlery. I inherited two canteens of cutlery plus a bag of assorted bits. One of the canteens was from the 1970s, the other probably from the late 1990s or so.

I'd glanced inside them when I collected them, so I knew the 1970s one seemed to be missing some pieces, which were presumably to be found in the bag of loose pieces.

However, upon opening the case, I realised that it didn't contain any of the original 1970s cutlery at all! It seems as if when they got the "new" one, they also got an entire spare set of cutlery, and populated the old case with those

The loose pieces do include what's left of the original 1970s set, recognisable by the more ornate decoration on the handle. For now, they've been sorted out into the cutlery drawer liner thing that was with them in the bag but which they'd all spilled out of. At least everything is in some sort of order now, and I can decide whether to transfer what remains of them back into their original box. They all need a good clean too, so I'll have to watch one of those YouTube videos about lemons, bicarbonate of soda, and crumpled aluminium foil, those three things being the Internet's solution for every problem ever encountered by the human race

[NickFitz]

Tea: chicken madras with rice and naan

This was accompanied by Murder Case: The Hunt for Mary McLaughlin’s Killer concerning a cold case from Glasgow dating back to 1984. A bit repetitive at times; I lost count of how many times we were told they didn't have DNA profiling back then. But it turned out OK in the end because we do now

[ladymuck]

The bed has not yet been made and it is now bed time.

[NickFitz]

The bed has not yet been made and it is now bed time.

Rookie mistake! But deepest sympathy

[NickFitz]

I've read some more of Inventing the Renaissance. Lots of wars! Italy had wars going on for several centuries, often between one town and the next one over, as if Andover raised an army and marched on Basingstoke. I suppose that's why we have football now instead

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Major disruption to my morning routine today as I arose, showered, and set off across town in search of a haircut, the success of my quest depending on whether the hairdresser's husband is dead yet or not. Luckily he isn't, for as I approached the lights at the junction where her shop is located, I saw that the shutter on the door was raised and the lights were on, and once I'd parked and approached on foot, I was granted admission (she keeps the door locked that early because, as she rightly says, "You never know who's around"). So I succeeded in my mission!

Then home again, and the coffee is now brewing, a bit later than usual

It's a grey but mild morning for venturing forth, though quite breezy. There was a bit of rain overnight and further showers are likely during the day, starting any time now. It's already up to 11°C ("feels like" 3° because of the breeze) and likely to make 13°, while tonight it's not expected to dip below 10°! The barometers are down some more though, at 997/1005mB

[DoctorStrangelove]

Morning.

Thursday.

Wet.

Grey.

Gloomy.

Dark.

Dank.

Dreary.

Chilly in here at 12.3 deg, 12 deg in the kitchen, 11 deg in the leanto.

1005.5 mBar, 29.69 in Hg, 754.2 Torr, 14.58 psi, (down from 1007 last night), 63% RH (Lidl electric).

Meanwhile on the 28th of December 2019 NF had sausage rolls (freshly cooked) for lunch (sounds like a recipe for heartburn in my experience), books were received for Xmas by NF & Brillo, some of which were inthe process of being read, whilst my increasing pile of donations awaited transport to Oxfam at the next opportunity the following week.

Oddly, despite the endless donations to Oxfam, there are still piles of books surrounding me. We won't mention the piles of dvds marching up the staircase or filling the bookcases in the office cum junk room.

Just looked out of the bedroom window at the heavy mist/light drizzle wafting across the gardens in visible density waves blown by the wind.

No walk today from the looks of things. Bored. Now.

Freecell score: 0, running average: 81%. So pissed off now as well as bored.

Lunch: brunch.

Entertainment: thing about Metals on R4 at 11:45 via sounds.

Book. Other book. Book. Other book.

Tea: beans on toast etc. with PM to spoil the digestion.

If there's anything else to watch on the idiot lantern then I ain't found it yet.