Yesterday, Treacle brought a mouse to us. In bits. Niiice.
Measure twice, cut once
Or in my case, measure at all, purchase once. I need a fitting to go on to our outside tap so that I can connect a hose to it. It "looks like" a three-quarter inch fitting. So I "borrow" a suitable fitting from Dad. Too big. So today I purchased a half inch fitting. Too small. If I’d bothered to measure it, I’d know that it is five-eights. Bah.
Spoilt
For those who, like me, are considering not voting or spoiling their paper in the forthcoming election: Not Apathetic.
I’m under some pressure from my wife to "vote properly". I can understand her reasons for this, and feel strongly that I have a moral responsibility to attend the polling station. But without a "none of the above" option, is it right that I should put my vote against a party or candidate whose policies I do not support?
Busy day
I had great plans for all the things that I was going to achieve yesterday. Unfortunately, one job took far longer than I had anticipated, so I didn’t get through my entire list. Who knew that painting trellis was so arduous? I had it marked down as a two hour task, but instead it took nearly six!
Anyway, yesterday Hels and I
- painted the trellis and gate
- painted the shed door
- sanded down three of our new (old) garden chairs ready for painting
- mowed the lawn
- planted several plants – a Spiraea, Veronica, Veronicastrum, Eryngium and Anemone
- cleaned the house
- did the recycling
- cooked lovely duck in port, orange and green peppercorn marinade
- collapsed in a heap at the end of it all.
In other news, things have taken a step forward(ish) with regard to the sale of H’s flat. We now have a pile of paper. Yay.
Half a year
I’ve been married for exactly six months today. By a strange coincidence, the woman I live with got married on the same day. Fancy that!
As our first anniversary will be paper, half-cards should be sent to the usual address.
Cats 4 – 0 Shrews
It’s a bit of a one-sided battle, to be fair. As far as we can work out, spoils are divided equally between Monty and Treacle, so far. When we got in this evening, a small shrew-shaped gift was waiting for us in the middle of the kitchen floor.
Call centre mirth
*ring ring* *ring ring*
PFE, good afternoon.
Hello, can I speak to…. pppfffft *snigger* *snigger*
*click*
1471 – number withheld. Obviously a slow Friday in some call centre somewhere.
Game
Heroics
Today is the 63rd anniversary of the award of the George Cross to the people of Malta in recognition of their bravery in the face of consistent attacks from the Italian and German forces in World War 2. It was the first time that the award had not been made to an individual. It is hard to imagine how they coped with six months of continuous air raids, living underground for long periods in caverns they had cut from the limestone themselves and surviving on very meagre rations. How would you cope with that?
You may not be aware that the aerial defence of Malta was initially led solely by just three aged Gloster Gladiator biplane aircraft – no Spitfires or Hurricanes here – that were nicknamed Faith, Hope and Charity. The bravery and determination of their pilots and ground crew resulted in the attackers losing several aircraft and consequently believing that the island had substantial airborne defences. As a result, there was no marine invasion of the island, which surely would have been successful and would undoubtedly have changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean.
Googie architecture
"Like something from the Jetsons". I’m not sure if "Googie" is a proper technical term. I’m also not sure if all the examples cited on this site really fit under that heading either. Still, well worth a look. via linkbunnies.