Good morning to all you recovering, over fed, forum persons
Talk about hot, it is 35° (just after midday) and humidity is below 20%, not surprisingly there is total fire ban in force. Quite windy too - a bad combination.
I was up early as usual catching up with my laundry. The sun and hot wind meant that it dried within a couple of hours. I suppose that is a benefit. Thunderstorms are predicted for this evening as a southerly change and a sudden drop in temperature sweeps through - hope there is some rain with it, dry lightning is a bushfire threat.
My grandkids are heading back to Canberra sometime today so I will have the house to myself over the weekend.
Got a lot of little jobs sorted in spite of the heat, one the advantages of low humidity - a disadvantage is that my skin dries out and my fingerprint doesn’t unlock my phone unless I lick my thumb
Am drinking so much fluid but have resisted the temptation of a beer (but will succumb soon), instead I have been drinking Bundaberg Spiced Ginger Beer, It is only on sale at Christmas so I try to buy a couple of cases, it’s not to everybody’s taste but I love it.
It is after noon but am still waiting for the bin to be emptied - it is normally done by 7.30am
Hope your Christmas recovery is going well. Take care…
good morning all on this grey murky morning , we had a bit of a misty night some have had fog ,
I had a relaxing day yesterday , I didnt go out I had a visitor .
I like the sound of that Ginger Beer @Bruce , I bought a bottle of Ginger Beer in summer , it brought back memories of my Uncle making it , and when I visited , I would get a glass of Ginger ale ,Could you possibly make your own Festive Ginger ale .?
Well I have no plans today , only looking at the back garden and making plans on what to get to give it more colour for next winter , its looking so dead at the moment , on a spur of the moment I ordered a Camillia on Christmas Eve .
Morning all – another misty start to the day and a drop in temperature
My brother rang yesterday – he said he had forgotten to ring Christmas Day!!! Yes there was a lot of teasing about that. I broached the subject of my visiting for next Christmas and Mum’s 100th birthday, at first he pretended he would have to think about it but eventually said he would be happy to see me again, in fact he said he missed me this Christmas (I nearly fainted with shock!)
Aghh!! Just when I thought I had got the hang of the new clock/radio/cd player it has all gone wrong!! I managed to set the alarm which worked this morning, but now I have no display so when I want to change from radio to cd the display is blank! I have tried disconnecting the power hoping it would cancel everything but that hasn’t worked. Of course, the user manual says nothing about this! I have emailed the manufacturers help line but don’t expect a reply until possibly the New Year.
No plans for today – I have developed a sore throat and cough so will be keeping away from people and will probably snuggle down on the sofa with a blanket over me and binge watch a favourite TV programme. I am sure it is nothing and will hopefully pass by tomorrow
Take care – it is still the holidays so indulge in all those goodies left over after Christmas!
Good Morning Everyone…
Had a nice 8 mile bike ride yesterday although with the thick fog I couldn’t see further than 50 yards. Bum ached a bit after Tuesday’s ride, but the saddle always takes a bit of getting used to when you haven’t ridden for a while. I encountered a stranded rider while returning home, so I stopped to see if I could help but the rear wheel cassette had failed, so the problem was terminal. After having a nag for a few minutes, and happy that help was on it’s way, I wished her happy new year and set off for home. Apparently she was half way round a 59 mile ride…
With a rest day coming up tomorrow I have decided to go out again today and I’m just waiting for the fog to lift and the sun to come out…
It doesn’t look like either of those things will be happening anytime soon, so I’m off now…
Very foggy (50 yards) again this morning and very damp. Eight miles completed but I hadn’t properly recovered from yesterday and it was hard work. Perhaps consecutive days of riding is not a good idea, but rest day tomorrow…
There is a line of storms marching in from the west, but until then we are under a blanket of cumulostatus clouds keeping the temperatures mild.
I am shipping a few paintings today and headed out to the beach for a long run. The moisture in the air helps pack down the sand to provide a firm running surface and the marine layer that is hanging around offers a cool and eerie feeling. The dogs love it.
@Bruce I nearly fell over when I saw your post. The one and only vice I have, and the single most important Australian export is Bundaberg diet ginger beer . I order about three or four four-packs every year to enjoy on special summer evenings. I know I am not exactly propping up the Australian economy, but it’s expensive enough that it feels decadent. Good stuff!
@OGF, a few weeks back on that bike and it will be easy again. Do you keep cycling records in the same way you do with running ? I consider cycling to be a form of warm up, cool down, or recreation, so I have no idea what my mileage is for the year.
I hope you feel better quickly, @SheilaP and that the rest of you stay cool…or warm as the case may be!
Good afternoon all, it’s another weekend but this whole week has seemed like one long weekend, hasn’t it?
The cold weather’s subsiding a little bit, at least today, at lunchtime we reached 12C, still not much sunshine around, though.
I really admire you runners and bikers @OldGreyFox and @Surfermom, I can just about manage about 20 minutes on my excercise bike at home, about two/three times a week.
It should get cheaper as our dollar plummets (down to US62c). At Christmas I buy a couple of 10 packs of the Spiced Ginger Beer (it’s all I can carry ) This year we bought 5 packs because I was with my daughter, two for me, one for Christmas Day, two for my son in law, he loves them too.
what a lovely photo your a good photographer.
Jimmy 70 in the UK how are you today.
Near to a New Year, they fly by so quickly.
Wish were in a warm country like you are raining and cold here in Cornwall
New Here to
Recent widower. Trying to get out of my depression slump!
Talked into chat forums. Giving it a go.
Regards Jim
Welcome Jim, good to see you, if it’s good friends and scintillating conversation you want, you’ve come to the right place…Look forward to reading you…
I started off using the bike when I was injured from running back in the eighties. Like you, it was more recreational, but I realised that just like running I favoured long distance and I thought it needed documenting. So all of my rides over 20 miles got a mention. Some rides were in the sixty and seventy miles, with a couple over 100 miles in one day.
These days they are well documented with distance/time/route and comments, and are classed as exercise but are rarely over twenty miles now.
Good Day all
first day on the site just had a walk along the prom.
Windy and cold huge waves coming into the beach.Watched a chap walking his dog hat flew off right down the beach, so he and his dog took off after it.
Luckily a beach runner got it and gave to the chap who quicky shoved it in his pocket LOL. and continued on there brisk beach walk with a HAPPY DOG.
Good afternoon Mr Jimmy !
Cold and foggy here but we walk the dog then we called in for a chat with our neighbour - she is in a wheel chair so doesn’t get out. Then another friend popped in here and brought flowers and sat for a while. The thing is we are lucky with quiet street and sociable friends.
I managed to set the alarm which worked this morning, but now I have no display so when I want to change from radio to cd the display is blank! I have tried disconnecting the power hoping it would cancel everything but that hasn’t worked. Of course, the user manual says nothing about this! I have emailed the manufacturers help line but don’t expect a reply until possibly the New Year.
and will probably snuggle down on the sofa with a blanket over me and binge watch a favourite TV programme. I am sure it is nothing and will hopefully pass by tomorrow
. I order about three or four four-packs every year to enjoy on special summer evenings. I know I am not exactly propping up the Australian economy, but it’s expensive enough that it feels decadent. Good stuff!
? I consider cycling to be a form of warm up, cool down, or recreation, so I have no idea what my mileage is for the year.
) This year we bought 5 packs because I was with my daughter, two for me, one for Christmas Day, two for my son in law, he loves them too.
