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Good grief - they look huge.

Morning all Must be spring. Gordon has come out of hibernation.

I once caused an LED to go 'pop' rather loudly. That must make me suitably qualified.

This old back of mine ain't up to gloss painting skirting boards the way it used to be.

Everyone can aspire to be an A**hole (or a b***h) Only the chosen few achieve it. Edit: some can even get the number of asterisks correct first time.

I live in a terraced house and used to have our yard filled with pots boxes and planters. It was relaxing to sit in on an evening with hidden lights and plants specifically chosen for evening scents. The odd glass of wine or two helped. I had trained ivy to cover the walls so it was really a delightful place. One year a pair of blackbirds nested in our ivy and successfully reared young becoming not tame but certainly used to our presence. The nest was reused the next year and I'm sure it was the same birds as almost immediately they would sit quite close and return to the nest even when we were sitting there. Same again the following year but by then we had new neighbours who had a cat. I detest cats even more now and no longer enjoy sitting in the 'garden' as much as I did.

As long as your inspector isn't incessant about the whole thing Ian.

Morning all Clearer skies this morning. Feels a bit chilly though. Forecast to reach all of 10 today Don. Summer.

The weathering shows up better in the second picture.

Beards are so difficult to look after.

An interesting entry on the scorecard of Durham v Scotland 40 over competition: Coleman c Mustard b Onions.

I know Wellfield/Dawson's but no, I don't teach there.

Sunday evenings are really pleasant when you are not fretting over your plans for work on Monday. I have done absolutely no planning or marking this weekend and am really enjoying it. I'm starting to look forward to retirement. I'm not at the stage of counting days yet, not even weeks but it's on the not too distant horizon - providing that they don't change the rules again. I must admit to not being one of those who say they want to continue working because they would be bored. I have too many interests and things that I want to do.

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Just South East of Dumfries.

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Ted logged in too.

I remember going to Italy, sitting under the Leaning Tower of Pisa...... ...... and logging on to ERs Sad isn't it.

....... and don't forget your Carlins today.

Wow - one I recognised straight away. On the Tyne Valley line west of Hexham Give me an hour or so to wake up and I'll post the next one.

I do need cure - but there's no way I'm going to try that. Not yet anyway.

Gave me a bit of a chuckle anyway ...... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-26883286

Surely if you didn't put it on the bridge by the station it would just fall onto the tracks when you let go. Just ignore me .... I'm demob happy. Well, at least for two weeks and one day anyway. But don't worry.... there's a list.

Can you do something similar for us now please.

A placeholder on a free listing weekend?