… my musings on, er, "stuff"
Track of the week 13/8/17
Not just a slice, a hunk of cheese this week.
One of those songs that one instantly remembers from one’s childhood, but no real idea of who sang it, and when.
Anyway, it was Glenn Campbell and he passed away this week so this track – along with Witchita Lineman – inevitably got some airplay, enough to worm its way into my head, and hence make it as track of the week.
Pic of the week 13/8/17
Sam turned 15 on Monday!
Growing up too fast, he’s definitely now a teenager – he has the height, the voice and the desire to sleep late into the morning.
A great day, he got a OnePlus 3 phone (with the added bonus that I now have his old iPhone 5C, finally consigning my Nokia brick into history …)
Track of the week 6/8/17
Tune!
Why haven’t I heard this chunk of funky goodness before?
A top track, although Becky somehow, inexplicably, disagrees, calling it “elevator music”. Well, if that’s what they play in lifts, I could ride all day. Take me down.
Pic of the week 6/8/17
On Monday morning I took delivery of (another) bulk bag of gravel from Bradfords (circa £65 inc. delivery) and began laying it in the garden where the “dividing bed” used to be.
Looks good, here’s a before and after shot:
I also gave the front hedge a (significant) hair cut – quite surprising how much growth there was, and how it looks a whole load better now its been trimmed back.
Weather continues to be rubbish.
Track of the week 30/7/17
Some great advice from this week’s track of the week (although, sadly, not much needed at the moment.)
One day, I hope, I will deliver this as an assembly …
Enjoy your body, Use it every way you can… Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people Think of it,
It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own…Dance… even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
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Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will Philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Sometimes you’re ahead,
Sometimes You’re behind.
The race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Pic of the week 30/7/17
A picture tells a thousand words, so I’ll let the pictures above do (most of) the talking.
At the start of the week we went to Cornwall, the four of us squeezing into our trusty Micra and heading for the sun (ha!) on Sunday evening.
Monday was the summer. A day of sunshine, sea and sand, spent at St Ives, Sam and I taking to the water twice. It wasn’t warm, but we had two good sessions in the sea, the second time having fun in the surf as the waves broke.
An (early!) evening meal in The Hub before chilling on the harbour wall at St Ives.
Tuesday – and rain threatened. Once again, off to St Ives, but this time we walked from the car park to Carbis Bay, via the Knill monument, followed by another chilled afternoon at the St Ives harbour.
Wednesday, and the rain came, so we headed for home.
After a lot of early season promise, this summer is turning into a bit of a damp squib – rain again today and not much change forecast for the foreseeable future. Boo!
Track of the week 23/7/17
Just enjoy.
Pic of the week 23/7/17
Bit of a nothing week, really, in large part due to the disappointing weather.
The latter part of the week, in particular, has been characterised by wind and rain. Had massive, torrential downpours on Wed into Thursday night.
Did manage to munch a few peas that have podded, and our first raspberry has ripened (and been eaten) as has our sole courgette.
Off to Cornwall for a few days this evening – on the promise of a couple of dry days! Britain in the summer!
Track of the week 16/7/17
A frothy, fizzy tune that still manages to keep its cool.
Swing Out Sister – another band that I first encountered on the “Beat Runs Wild” album. On that was “Another lost weekend” – a bit more serious, and a lot less fun (and not nearly as good) as Breakout – a worthy track of the week.
Pic of the week 16/7/16
… and the garden grows.
The first peas have been podded and the beans have bloomed bright red and the first mini beans can be seen emerging from the plants. Annoyingly, the courgette has produced many fruits, but they haven’t been fertilised so, despite a plant getting ever larger, no courgettes have (yet) been harvested.
We had a lot of rain on Thursday and the daisy’s took a hammering, ending up flattened. Fortunately, a bit of string the next day and they are once again upright and proud.
I’ve cleared much of the “middle” bed with the aim of graveling it over to make a new path to connect the two halves of the garden together. Maybe this time next week I’ll be posting a picture of the finished job …