Message to all who follow Magnon's Meanderings..
I contacted his sister Susan. Cro is ok, just locked out of his blog.
Comments have also changed to Will be published on approval...so a message to others couldn't be left on the comments!
All being well, Kimbo will be able to sort this soon.
No photos taken today. Just damp or raining gently all day.
I've painted the rigidiser on the ceramic fibre liner to the flue... and soon realised that adding a clear liquid to a white blanket meant that I had no idea if I'd missed anywhere! I added a very few drops of ink to each 500ml bottle then I could see where I'd missed or not put enough on. Normally with slip (liquid clay) or glaze I'd use food colouring but couldn't find it in the studio. It will burn out when the flue is used.
The to give the car a run before I go to visit friends tomorrow.
First a hot chocolate in a large chain garden centre. I have a loyalty card that is £12 a year... For which you get a percentage off plants and two "free" cuppas a month. I think I'll cancel the annual direct debit. The chocolate was strong enough but very skinny and too hot.
Even the plants not in the sale were in rather sorry condition. Sale plants were 50 or 70 percent off.... But they weren't even worth that and many should have gone straight on the compost heap. It really shows when the plants are bought in, not raised on site.
The non gardening side is growing as in all garden centres.. It makes money.. but not brilliant quality.. And the food section is definitely overpriced.
So they have lost at least one customer... Not that they will worry!
Then a longer run just to make sure, and to top up the fuel tank as well.
So far so good!
I've had the light on in the living room since six o'clock this evening, the clouds are so low
I'm looking forward to seeing friends tomorrow and the weather looks to be "rinse and repeat" and I don't think that the washing will be on the line until after lunchtime on Monday!!
At least I won't be missing gardening time while I'm out!
Heat? no. not us here. This is the wet and windy West of Scotland!!
Further south may be forecast temperatures up to 30⁰ next week, our forecast says low 20⁰s if we are lucky and plenty of showers.
This morning going to town it was an extra layer plus rain jacket weather. Not too bad down there I must admit...and the rain stayed away until I arrived home after this afternoon's French Convo.
Home to see the car parked further back and the key put through the door..I assume that it has been mended!! I'll see him and settle up on Monday.
A rainy morning and a sunny afternoon...weather hurried along by the enthusiastic wind!!
So morning was working around small household jobs. Tidying, ironing....the usual.
Then tidying the greenhouse a little and sorting plant pots. I've decided to stay with square ones as they are easier to set on a seed tray or mushroom crate.
As the clouds cleared I could sort the plant pots that were outside. Three bakery trays full and some other bigger pots will all be going to my friends in the next village up.
They collected half of them at teatime and will be back for the others soon enough.
Another small step...I lined the new flue section and the following bend with ceramic fibre blanket. That can wait a day or two before getting the CF stabiliser . That is to make sure that after getting hot and fragile , that it doesn't release small fine fibres to the air. It will still have its insulating properties.
Then I had news of all my offspring.
The Oily One has next week off. So he should arrive here on Tuesday. Daughter is feeling like Asterix and the Gauls, wondering if the sky will fall in.,.she is working from home and the builders are fitting dormer windows in their attic (and SiL is stressing!)
Middle son has the floorboards up for wiring work as his partner is on holiday!!
and youngest has borrowed a vehicle from the Oily One...
its all go!! It is good to get news of my spread out family even in dribs and drabs.
all I need now is the elusive good night's sleep.
Wet...chilly...inside the gallery anyway (who would build a smiddy (forge/smithy) to be warm?!
A long day with not too many people in...and very few spending!
It was good to have company for a change as the painter who has her studio in a room off the gallery was there today too.
A damp 15 minute walk up to the bus stop
not the best of paths, but the rain hadn't got through the trees to soak it yet!
Now I'm home...the buses coordinated with a minute to spare...the rain is now steadily dripping and I'm considering putting the heating on!! Flamin' July ?!!!!
Things may be looking up...the car may get to the garage on Thursday...or next week.
The Oily One may be here next week.
The flue section and ceramic fibre to line it is now in the studio...
Tentatively....my back feels a lot better...
I managed to get an hour's walk on the loop that goes out past two mills from the village.
(one derelict, the other no more. as it was vandalised and the farmhouse burnt..but houses are being built on the site. Along time ago the intention had been to renovate the farmhouse to the mill and build houses on the yard)
A dry walk...apart from the last 500m!!
I had an idea for printing while on my walk...we will see.....
Then tonight I saw all the flowers in the front garden....
This was the moon rising late last night... Beautiful
Physio done this morning. All sorted but one bit may need more work ( it caused problems many years ago) checked over and I have exercises to do!!
The cormorant is in its usual place on what was at one time support for a railway bridge.
More fruit picked and the first tatties (a couple of haulms looked dubious so they came out) lifted. Grass edges strimmed and trimmed... Not too much work and it looks better! We may get rain tonight.
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