What's on your agenda for today?

jujube said:
A poem in honor of spring (author unknown):

Spring has sprung,
the sun has riz.
I wonder where
the flowers iz?
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Love it, just what the day needed some spring funny.

Today, laundry and more laundry and unfortunately seems one too many of my neighbors had the same idea. grrrrrrrrrr. But, happy to say, I'm finito.
 

April, that's from a cartoon character way back. His name was Pogo. He said "Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the flowers is."

I'm home. Obviously:) Picked up my car, and it only cost $344. I figured it was going to cost upwards of $500, so I'm a very happy camper this afternoon. Yippee and stuff.

And just learned that a friend who used to live in the subdivision and has been trying for at least the past three years to get pregnant is four months along with...TWINS! Is that exciting or what?
 
Well my cold was much much better today, thanks to all of your best wishes..and the angel of sinuses was obviously listening to Kath's prayers.. LOL..

Anyway today was a glorious sunny day and soo warm, I went out without a coat on today for the first time in months..

I needed to walk to ease my back muscles so we went to have lunch at a canal side pub near a little Quay and Boating Marina where there are so many Barges and narrowboats moored up jammed together like sardines , but it looks colourful anyway ...and then we walked along the towpath for a couple of miles and just soaked up the blue skies and long awaited warmth of the sun...



here's some photos from today I'll put the rest in the photo forum tomorrow..

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We had lunch here..
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This is a little corner of the towpath we walked along.. I took this photo from under a low bridge..

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Ameriscot said:
Sounds great! I love riding my bike! My husband just bought himself an electric bike - pedal assisted - which is great for getting up the steep hills here.
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We have a fantastic trail system here in Iowa-the rails to trails project has taken abandon rail lines and converted them to bike trails. Not only is the ride great, but there are wonderful reminders of the past all over, including stone mile markers and whistle crossing signs. The trail we usually ride was a rail right of way originally built in 1885.

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DoItMyself said:
We have a fantastic trail system here in Iowa-the rails to trails project has taken abandon rail lines and converted them to bike trails. Not only is the ride great, but there are wonderful reminders of the past all over, including stone mile markers and whistle crossing signs. The trail we usually ride was a rail right of way originally built in 1885.

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There is also the same project in Michigan. On a family visit there a few years ago my husband and I did the Kal-Haven (Kalamazoo - South Haven) trail which was about 33 miles I think. Really enjoyed it.

I'd love to do a really long bike trip over about a week. Maybe a coast to coast trail here in the UK.
 
Looks like a nice outing, Holly and nice pics. Glad your feeling better. Is that the canal that we see on TV's Midsomer Murders?
 
No cookie...not the same canal.. this country has zillions of canals.. I live in a different part of the country to where Midsummer murders is filmed..my photos are of one of the many canals near where I live.. :)
 
Ameriscot said:
I was curious where they filmed and it looks like they moved around quite a bit. A few were in Hertfordshire.

http://midsomermurders.org/locationsindex.htm
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The episodes that were filmed by the canals in Hertfordshire..were all filmed in areas quite close to each other on the complete opposite side of the county to me.. I know those areas well I used to live there..but they are in the west of the county and I'm in the East now...however one exception is the one at Knebworth Hertfordshire which is pretty close to me ..only about 15 minutes away, that was the episode where they used Knebworth house itself which is a stately home... as a location... .but it has NO canal anywhere near it.. so in that episode if they had used a canal at all in any of the scenes , it would have been one of the other ones in the West of the county that they used
I know Knebworth House extremely well..and every summer I go there to attend lots of events including the Vintage Car show...

Click on this link to learn the history of Knebworth House and see all the events that are held every year.. it also has beautiful gardens

http://www.knebworthhouse.com/
 
Is it morning already? We're supposed to have another overcast day, but it's still dark out there so I can't tell and just have to take the weather news on blind faith. It's warm, though...61F.

On my agenda right now? Coffee.
 
Morning Georgia...it's already almost 11am here, it's a beautiful morning blue, blue skies 58 degrees...and I've just been cleaning out the kitchen cupboards..(carefully)...enjoy your coffee, I'm having a 10 minute break before deciding whether to go out

Nyd....yes the place where i took the photos is very peaceful, but during the summer it can get quite busy because not far away is the high street with retail parks etc..so it's like a little oasis of calm...There are other even more tranquil areas much closer to me where there's nothing but you and nature...:D
 
Not nice here! Cold rain. Took the bus into town to go to the gym and pick up a few groceries. Might not have a car Thursday or even Friday as it's time for its MOT (thorough physical exam for those in the US) and a service.

Ran into an American lady at the gym that I hadn't seen since Sept. Met her in the summer and we just started chatting. She and her Scottish husband had already bought a house in town but had to go back to the US to get her spouse visa. She came back just before we went to Thailand the end of November and this is the first time I'm run into her. She's all legal with her visa.

I am still charmed by how the Scots say some things. A woman was leaving the gym and held the door for a man coming in. She said 'in ya come'. I had a long chat with a lady on the bus that I see in the gym. We were discussing our travels. She's in her 70's and says they are traveling a lot while they are healthy. I said same for us. She was just on a cruise that involved the Amazon!

Husband has done his finishing touches in the new bathroom - caulking etc. And when it's set I'll sand and paint the door and do a few touchups on the other painting I already did.
 
Good morning All..


Work for me today...a little bit later start than usual I've not gotta be there 'till 8am today..and hopefully only 10 hours if my back holds up. *touch wood*

Annie, my husband still laughs at things he hears me say...but the one that always tickles him most is when he's in a shop with counter service and after asking for what he wants the assistant will say..'' ''Is that you son''..meaning for those who don't know...''Is that all you require today''....it always makes him laugh
 
Holly, I do still enjoy listening to Scots and their words and phrases. One reason I enjoy taking the bus - all the pensioners have a wee blether. :D One phrase I love is 'away with the fairies' - which I think people can figure out. My husband still calls people 'son' as well. And I have picked up, among many others, the phrase 'that's me' or 'is that you?' which means you're done, finished.

Hope your back doesn't give you too much grief today, Holly.

Anyway, good morning. My turn to work on the bathroom today. Had to wait for the caulk to set. Sanding the door and frame the painting it, touching up spots that got missed on the baseboard, window frame and sill. I had some 8 x 10's printed of 3 of my flower photos and bought white frames for them. So they are going on the wall.

This afternoon I have to do my lower body strength routines.
 
I haven't heard anybody say "touch wood" since forever. "Knock wood" is what usually heard, accompanied by a slight tapping on the head.

Overcast yet again. Sigh. Still warm, though.

I'm off to work in just a few minutes. Hope y'all have a swell day.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
I haven't heard anybody say "touch wood" since forever. "Knock wood" is what usually heard, accompanied by a slight tapping on the head.

Overcast yet again. Sigh. Still warm, though.

I'm off to work in just a few minutes. Hope y'all have a swell day.
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I hear people say touch wood here, so maybe it's a UK thing. I hear knock on wood in the US.
 

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