tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1198237860588706624..comments2024-03-29T09:39:52.203+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The Bad Season.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73491034808448383282018-01-12T04:40:50.703+00:002018-01-12T04:40:50.703+00:00It's the only way. The alternative is not an a...It's the only way. The alternative is not an alternative.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47578062395564939762018-01-12T04:38:39.819+00:002018-01-12T04:38:39.819+00:00My stews tend to be either Coq au Vin or Boeuf Bou...My stews tend to be either Coq au Vin or Boeuf Bourguignon. Both very simple and similar. Beef or Chicken, chunky cut smoked bacon, baby onions, mushrooms, red wine, and herbs. The Chicken takes an hour to cook, the Beef much longer.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71715298440780957112018-01-11T18:26:33.872+00:002018-01-11T18:26:33.872+00:00keeping busy and warm, the best plankeeping busy and warm, the best plangzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38968944502313282102018-01-11T16:45:20.392+00:002018-01-11T16:45:20.392+00:00A stew recipe or two would be nice, please, Cro! Y...A stew recipe or two would be nice, please, Cro! Yours hungrily - JamesJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650725159013368925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67438881776663966352018-01-11T15:18:39.021+00:002018-01-11T15:18:39.021+00:00You're right, one needs to remain busy in wint...You're right, one needs to remain busy in winter. We take long walks with the dog, and do our best to find other things to do. When spring arrives I'll be complaining about too much to do.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47211719553709636072018-01-11T13:58:42.936+00:002018-01-11T13:58:42.936+00:00The barn looks like a great get-a-way and you don’...The barn looks like a great get-a-way and you don’t have to go far. A ping pong table or other such game would certainly be fun to have there. <br /><br />Like you, winter is hard on me. It is work trying to keep the blues away. My family left a week ago and the house is so quiet and lonely. Today I go to my volunteer job and that should help. I am thinking of getting a second one working with animals. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28544625110509732682018-01-11T13:57:26.851+00:002018-01-11T13:57:26.851+00:00We don't actually play 'games' as such...We don't actually play 'games' as such, just knock to and fro. Otherwise I win, of course; although Lady M might say otherwise!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25915055997742941622018-01-11T13:28:40.549+00:002018-01-11T13:28:40.549+00:00Who wins the most ping pong games - you or Lady M?...Who wins the most ping pong games - you or Lady M?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57025194030911529612018-01-11T13:12:31.957+00:002018-01-11T13:12:31.957+00:00I've noticed the Day Lillies are sprouting, an...I've noticed the Day Lillies are sprouting, and a few Daffs.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78441959919818843432018-01-11T13:11:35.923+00:002018-01-11T13:11:35.923+00:00They are very standard fare. One always used to fi...They are very standard fare. One always used to find them at Jumble Sales.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40709580136801503422018-01-11T13:10:33.762+00:002018-01-11T13:10:33.762+00:00We're sending it back, and calling it 'Eur...We're sending it back, and calling it 'European Flu'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39654548667942148692018-01-11T13:09:38.576+00:002018-01-11T13:09:38.576+00:00Compared to our tiny cottage, it feels like being ...Compared to our tiny cottage, it feels like being in a big hotel.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71652641530037167552018-01-11T13:04:51.000+00:002018-01-11T13:04:51.000+00:00It is so easy to be complacent in January and, whe...It is so easy to be complacent in January and, when the first few days are O K, think the worst of the winter is over. I try not to do it because there are another eight weeks to go before we can be fairly sure. But my bulbs are up!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32900252627302719402018-01-11T10:59:45.489+00:002018-01-11T10:59:45.489+00:00That crochet work reminded me of a double bedsprea...That crochet work reminded me of a double bedspread (two pinks, two blues edged in black) that I made some 50 years ago. By the time I had finished it I rather hated it and it went to a spare room, I left my then husband and haven't seen it (or him) since!pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68681595442761653482018-01-11T10:55:58.515+00:002018-01-11T10:55:58.515+00:00Aussie Flu. Sorry about that. I never caught it.Aussie Flu. Sorry about that. I never caught it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44937913139495505732018-01-11T10:47:24.213+00:002018-01-11T10:47:24.213+00:00your barn looks cheerful and cozy. Glad you feel y...your barn looks cheerful and cozy. Glad you feel you're on holiday when you go up there. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70397787229587790532018-01-11T10:28:00.222+00:002018-01-11T10:28:00.222+00:00If I didn't have animals and work to see to, I...If I didn't have animals and work to see to, I'd do just that. We did think of buying a café football game (the one where you twiddle a bar with the players on it), but we couldn't find a nice old attractive one. We're still looking.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26524271213981474662018-01-11T10:06:32.072+00:002018-01-11T10:06:32.072+00:00Why don't you go somewhere warm for a week or ...Why don't you go somewhere warm for a week or two? I love the barn. I would invest in a pool table if it was mine.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56567200109686483902018-01-11T09:53:24.280+00:002018-01-11T09:53:24.280+00:00Table Tennis is excellent for hand/eye coordinatio...Table Tennis is excellent for hand/eye coordination.<br /><br />I'd like to see the Blake show; I used to love looking at his work in the Tate. He is rarely spoken of, but hugely important.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14597342622087361022018-01-11T09:47:35.786+00:002018-01-11T09:47:35.786+00:00It's a great space to live in; you can wander ...It's a great space to live in; you can wander around with your arms stretched out. You couldn't do that here.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22061708068015553062018-01-11T09:35:55.814+00:002018-01-11T09:35:55.814+00:00How lovely to be able to stretch out in your barn....How lovely to be able to stretch out in your barn. We had a lovely blue sky day in the Surrey Hills yesterday so I cycled to the allotment to check on purple sprouting broccoli and rhubarb progress and in the afternoon walked up to and along the North Downs ridge, about five miles there and back. Felt alive and energised when I got home. We have a Kettler table in the garage but haven't played for ages. I might set it up today as we're back to the grey murk. We've managed to avoid the flu so far although my husband now he's 65 had the jab. Our son was quite poorly before Christmas and took two days off work but it did not migrate to us luckily. I like the photo of your covered pool reflecting the sky. It looks like an Arts and Crafts classically rectangular pool. Interesting piece in the Guardian today about the new William Blake exhibition opening at Petworth tomorrow. Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230327066600698804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22316428826133154182018-01-11T09:19:54.399+00:002018-01-11T09:19:54.399+00:00The barn looks so cozy and beautiful.23c here toda...The barn looks so cozy and beautiful.23c here today, very very dry winter this year.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52485331976479910942018-01-11T07:47:50.211+00:002018-01-11T07:47:50.211+00:00I haven't had a vaccine this year, but, as I b...I haven't had a vaccine this year, but, as I believe they used the wrong strain of vaccine, it wouldn't have helped anyway.<br /><br />The crocheted cover was made by my mother. All mothers make one!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20964018040095552722018-01-11T07:45:47.650+00:002018-01-11T07:45:47.650+00:00Yes, it's nice to pop up to the barn. It's...Yes, it's nice to pop up to the barn. It's so different to here, it makes quite a change.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48214454707302185462018-01-11T07:44:54.319+00:002018-01-11T07:44:54.319+00:00I could do with some 27 C. It's not cold here,...I could do with some 27 C. It's not cold here, just damp and miserable.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com