tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1136582404119323198..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: How does this happen?Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8556590980585029522022-07-31T21:40:54.983+01:002022-07-31T21:40:54.983+01:00My desk is always very tidy because that's the...My desk is always very tidy because that's the way I work. My husband, however, builds up piles of paperwork only for it to 'disappear' - until I chase it down to his desk drawers and cupboards. That's the Administrator gene in me that passed him by long ago.Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261006878140489717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27368486141315044652022-07-31T04:43:38.728+01:002022-07-31T04:43:38.728+01:00I shall show your very sensible comment to Lady Ma...I shall show your very sensible comment to Lady Magnon!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62912379723941274942022-07-31T04:42:49.869+01:002022-07-31T04:42:49.869+01:00To my left (out of photo) are two pots filled with...To my left (out of photo) are two pots filled with penknives (7), pencils, magnifying glass, thermometer, laser pen, etc. Is that what you mean?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58173069956782356132022-07-30T21:49:47.579+01:002022-07-30T21:49:47.579+01:00Don't get me going about kitchens. Here in Fra...Don't get me going about kitchens. Here in France kitchens are often REALLY basic yet they produce wonderful meals. Back in the UK people seem to want huge open spaces equipped with every possible gizmo, yet buy take-ways.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32710342221741047182022-07-30T21:45:17.462+01:002022-07-30T21:45:17.462+01:00Probably. Every female I know is much tidier.Probably. Every female I know is much tidier.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82699653636128962282022-07-30T21:00:25.579+01:002022-07-30T21:00:25.579+01:00It is not a problem. It is just an outward emanati...It is not a problem. It is just an outward emanation of your character. Embrace it. You are not a scientist in a laboratory. Neatness is not necessarily a trait to admire.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29210592636975987412022-07-30T20:59:48.383+01:002022-07-30T20:59:48.383+01:00Complex efficiency is a skill easily organized wit...Complex efficiency is a skill easily organized with a homemade desk set, (bleacher style is nice). Line tin cans of various sizes with felt, canvas or plastic from a spiral notebook. Arrange in a basket, away from those candlesticks.Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69297383158878820352022-07-30T20:18:49.955+01:002022-07-30T20:18:49.955+01:00Cro, I think there's a difference between '...Cro, I think there's a difference between 'cluttered' and 'lived in'. I like things to be handy. Don't want to go looking for things I use on a daily basis. A clean desk is usually one that is barely used (IMO). It's the same with a kitchen. People who have all their utensils and appliances put away and show an empty countertop... all I can think about is 'don't they cook?' But possibly that's just me.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49427784523195023722022-07-30T16:48:43.555+01:002022-07-30T16:48:43.555+01:00It's because you're a boy !!!!!! XXXXIt's because you're a boy !!!!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9729264795612360962022-07-30T15:41:08.174+01:002022-07-30T15:41:08.174+01:00Hi Willow, how good to see you again. I thought yo...Hi Willow, how good to see you again. I thought you'd disappeared!! What have you been up to?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64629423832857306562022-07-30T15:32:17.359+01:002022-07-30T15:32:17.359+01:00As fate would have it, I'm in England now. You...As fate would have it, I'm in England now. You might remember me as Willow. I spend most of my time hanging around Instagram and Facebook.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13650116929913016662022-07-30T15:21:02.815+01:002022-07-30T15:21:02.815+01:00LOL. We have a compartmentalized desk organizer. Y...LOL. We have a compartmentalized desk organizer. You could probably design something. Then it could sit on your desk, with all your clutter hidden away inside of it but still comfortingly close by in the case of an emergency pen knife situation or the like. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74681806280511984042022-07-30T14:58:30.221+01:002022-07-30T14:58:30.221+01:00I'm afraid I have to admit that we live in per...I'm afraid I have to admit that we live in permanent mess. The only excuse I have is that the house is very small, and we have too much stuff.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12129465095072117432022-07-30T14:57:13.065+01:002022-07-30T14:57:13.065+01:00Would they create even more little messes?Would they create even more little messes?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54872459407384728012022-07-30T14:56:08.986+01:002022-07-30T14:56:08.986+01:00Just out of sight of the camera lens. What a good ...Just out of sight of the camera lens. What a good idea.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75219800775178505122022-07-30T14:55:14.628+01:002022-07-30T14:55:14.628+01:00I couldn't agree more!I couldn't agree more!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13246737885925201432022-07-30T14:54:31.540+01:002022-07-30T14:54:31.540+01:00I can always find what I'm looking for, unless...I can always find what I'm looking for, unless a certain person has been tidying.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64913128863002726312022-07-30T14:53:31.188+01:002022-07-30T14:53:31.188+01:00The drawing pins are still there. I must have need...The drawing pins are still there. I must have needed them for something, it's just that they've never found their way home.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17881034965721153552022-07-30T14:24:54.292+01:002022-07-30T14:24:54.292+01:00I do not worry about a little desktop mess. My des...I do not worry about a little desktop mess. My desk is similar. The rest of the house seems to stay mostly ordered. It all looks lived in and normal to me. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39632331885268866732022-07-30T13:30:48.290+01:002022-07-30T13:30:48.290+01:00If your desk mess and my desk mess got together we...If your desk mess and my desk mess got together we might solve it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33919459795212868362022-07-30T13:12:42.725+01:002022-07-30T13:12:42.725+01:00The solution is to only take the photo after you j...The solution is to only take the photo after you jave moved everything to a horizontal surface on the side of the room behind you. Move it back when you have a satisfactory photo. Everyone else does that.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35202105505646052712022-07-30T11:44:43.348+01:002022-07-30T11:44:43.348+01:00A tidy desk is a sign of a weird mind, mess shows ...A tidy desk is a sign of a weird mind, mess shows that you're too busy thinking and working to notice your surroundings! Colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191036562913935116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41819925557717169052022-07-30T11:15:34.010+01:002022-07-30T11:15:34.010+01:00my husband can beat that. His desk is not against ...my husband can beat that. His desk is not against a wall but directly in front of his armchair.His curved screen is about 34" across wires all on show.I hate wires!! Loads of stuff , worse than yours. I am a tidy person.In his defence he can usually find what is looking for. Lady M has my sympathy.Caz.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11206843820602358144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51295964782959947872022-07-30T10:48:54.457+01:002022-07-30T10:48:54.457+01:00Bizarre alien is me too. Let's look at the lis...Bizarre alien is me too. Let's look at the list. <br />Can stay on desk; wires, note pad and pen. <br />Fly swat, yes. That needs to be within arm's reach. Mug of coffee, a temporary invader.<br />The rest, get rid of the crap from you desk. Do you stick drawing pins into your computer screen? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81918784284120467172022-07-30T10:44:49.634+01:002022-07-30T10:44:49.634+01:00Isn't that the truth?!Isn't that the truth?!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com