R's rue

 Before I write about our anniversary trip to Lincoln, here's a problem for you to solve... What is this? I took the photograph in Lincoln but that is almost irrelevant. The solution will be given later today - Wednesday. In the meantime, I hope that a few of  this blog's esteemed visitors will make their suggestions. No cunning use of Google please! from Yorkshire Pudding https://ift.tt/3mjmJZg

  Dune was an unexpected gem yesterday. Usually I’m not a syfy fan, but this incredibly authentic, almost medieval romp is a feast for the senses as everything about it impressive and incredibly entertaining. Rebecca Ferguson Jason Momoa The lovely Oscar Isaac The casting of sexy, hirsute  DILFs in the supporting roles was ( for me) a stroke of genius as I loved Oscar Isaac, jason Momoa, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem just to look at, but they and the likes of Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Rampling  and Zendaya gave the whole film a gravitas already outlined by the quality cinematography and beautiful design. Timothée Chalamet ( not an actor I’ve rated before ) has incredible presence and charisma in the lead role and although, sometimes I didn’t quite know who was who, I loved this romp with its old fashioned adventure feel. After the movie, I just had time to walk the dogs before I went out again  This time to choir, which has returned to Tuesd...

 In the early morning light as the sun comes up taking a ride I am seeing Your beauty is wherever and whenever I look. How many times do I put down my phone, and take in creation. The natural world right at my fingertips. I see bright pink and purple hues in the skies, the autumn leaves fading and falling, and I’m giddy. Happiness is the time I take to enjoy the cool winds, dripping drops and twirl into a puddle of possibility. The poetry of life is found in every sigh and every smile. Every tear and every lipstick smear. Every day, the magic is always there.  from R's rue https://ift.tt/3GlbMyx

  “ You are always doing things”  This is a common remark I have received on line and in person and it is a comment that is occasionally caveated with the borderline and vaguely unpleasant thought or question of… “ How can you afford it?” I run a car and a home on a budget.  True I have a pension , but I still have to work full time in a job which pays much less than rates in the NHS to keep my head above water. Out of the blue, bills have to be carefully managed. Nearly a year ago my affable chimney sweep declared my chimney unsafe. The liner had tarred up due to me burning dodgy wood which was originally advertised as being kiln dried and needs replacing.  The bill will be around a thousand pounds and it has taken me ten months of saving to get that amount put aside in readiness for winter.  Today I booked the heating engineer to review it. That was satisfying !  Thank goodness Bluebell passed her recent MOT without needing any expensive...