Recent content by Doste

If it's based on a book is it a remake or a new adaptation? There's even a musical of "War of the Worlds" (by Jeff Wayne).

I was finally diagnosed with PTSD in 2018, not surprising after an abusive childhood, abusive relationships, and shortly before the diagnosis having my life savings stolen and then having someone try to take over my house.

Having had an art class and then a chiropractor appointment on Friday, then a session of outdoor painting on Saturday, and a hour-long walk with the walking club this morning followed by a trip into town to check out a new cafe that's opened in a former pub ... I now have the makings of a...

Warehouse operative (first ever job) English language teacher IT person Comms and intranet specialist Admin person Housing professional (but also admin person) - currently

A bowl of porridge (oatmeal) with milk and yoghurt, and fruit. A cup of coffee (cafetiere / french press) with milk. This is almost every day.

I paint, mostly watercolour or acrylic, usually historic urban scenes from photographs I've taken.

My brother and sister are older than me, but when first my mum died (aged 100) and then my dad's old friend (aged 103), my generation became the oldest, and one of my friends was now the oldest person I know (she's 86).

I will get you for this, swore Fang the half-direwolf and half-dachshund. His slavering, fang-crowded muzzle skimmed the forest floor at a minuscule distance due to his disproportionately short legs which robbed him of the ancestral joy in leaping. But when he saw his fellows' muzzles clang one...

I agree. Buses are good. I haven't had a car since 2007 and didn't even want that one. Minibuses would be useful in this town as well.

I have a Kobo (alternative to Kindle and not owned by Ama$on). At the moment I'm reading "The Road to Gandolfo" in which Robert Ludlum sends up his usual thriller mode. Previous to that was "Survivor" by JF Gonzalez. I have a lot of ebooks and other downloaded texts on my laptop, as well as...

The old lady looked at Lady Forest's eyes for a disturbing length of time and murmured something like, "Tasty."

Very sorry to hear it. Hope you make a swift recovery.

Saturday was 33 deg C, I didn't even go outside. Since then it's cooled down a little, although it was very humid this morning and rained later. It's now about 22 degrees according to the weather app.

I needed pliers for a tube of paint recently. Who knew pliers could be art supplies?

The summit of Mont Blanc is in the Netherlands. How? Because a large chunk of it is in the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, having been removed from the mountain in 1787.