Where window frame joins wall, I have leakage from rain. Spoken to landlady, who's going on holiday tomorrow, what can I put there temporarily - some kind of sealant? - to stop rain coming in through the "crack". And yes, even shutting the window, didn't help, so I realised it wasn't dripping from the roof.

Halifax bank's computer system has had a power surge, so its down, and halifax cards won't work -in case anyone has one, and doesn't know about this. They're trying to sort it out. Ta.

Boris Karloff reading Rudyard Kipling's "If" and "the road through the woods"
Richard Burton reading John Donne
Lady Sybil Thorndike reading "The Lady of Shalott
James Mason reading "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning/

Poetry's hard to write and convey verbally well- making a note for myself of those that stood out on the poetry audio books from the library.

:)

GOOD LUCK TOMORROW, miss_amethyst !!!
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Oh yes, and friend, sollersuk , on I won University Challenge.  She's the person in the still, when you click on the link, and is in there throughout the documentary.  Rar on you Pam, for deciding not to hide being scary and clever and eccentric anymore, as you say in the programme.  And Toby's terrific as well.   Absolutely brilliant to you!

:)

I think some of you might like this.  youtube videos sea shanties set against anime!  www.youtube.com/watch


And the fabulous fishermans friends (don't be put off by name), singing south australia. www.youtube.com/watch

I think I may sing this, if I can learn it by heart - hah, monday, andI used to know John Kanakanaka - which I loved and used to know. Might still do.  Housemates might get a shock at the voice of practice!!!  I'm in the mood and need for singing some strong sea shanties!!  Monday's going to be a lark!

This is in French? Better than the american version.  Rocks!:  (JK) www.youtube.com/watch

Mr Fox was a great way to spend Halloween.  Hunters Moon as usual very crowded, couldn't stay long after, so couldn't say hallo to many friends. Nice to see those that I did.

The "couple" in period style in the dance added a different slant. Must find out who they were and what they represented - more celebration probably.

And nice to see friends yesterday who provided the lift, and a couple of episodes of the Goodies, that was good fun to watch.

Good timing eh? Christopher Lee's been Knighted! :)

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8096881.stm

Thanks, m31andy , for notifying us!

We-hee, go me! I just unblocked our loo!!  Just from googling, how do I unblock a toilet

I think it was the damn piece that fell out of the toilet bowl freshener - was there, then gone later.

See this website for all things, that happen, to sort out household things gone thring! - this place suggested using carrier bags, wrapped round a map mop to make a plunger, big enough to create a vacuum.  Keep plunging if it rises, when you flush.  Ta da!


www.howtomendit.com/answers.php

Coming across Whitby here we go:

I needed to relearn this properly, slide winder as the clog teacher me and Jo used to play for in infomal class, used to misrememer it, as did I!

Don't know the name of the first, second tune is Winder Slide - session in the whitby pub the Board Inn:  www.youtube.com/watch



Here's a banjo playing vicar at the festival service -  the church would probably get more people, if it let people be their selves!!

www.youtube.com/watch


And one of my teachers, Pete Cooper,  - with the glasses and fiddle:  www.youtube.com/watch



An here's the essence of  awhitby session in the elsinore:  playing athole highlanders: www.youtube.com/watch

Found a youtube video of Sheffield City Morris at Whitby this year. Do I move around too much do you think? - the tune is just gorgeous, so it's hard not to move as you play.   And the dancers are a pleasure to play for.

www.youtube.com/watch


I wil say, down the side on the other videos, their daughters are dancing, Sciorr at Whitby, and you can see me talking to someone to the left - honest opinions needed - I look terribly unflattering.  Especially compared to Sciorr - who are Shef City's daughters!!!  Seriously, I don't know if it's camera making me look bigger.  I know I need to be better now, I know anyway, with being more active and stuff, and maybe the long not so tight top adds to it, but I don't look good. Maybe a green satin corset next time.  (www.youtube.com/watch) :@

I might make the music session tonight, at the York pub, Broomhill.  Probably rock and singersongwriter stuff tonight, than the usual haunts of folk I frequent.  Tipped off by Anne.


I do see they have 2nd and 4th sundays proper lunchtime folk sessions, too.  I missed this last weekend, I intend to make the next one I'm around. I may be in London for the 4th sunday.

Should grow own tomatoes, I have a thing for those sweet vine ones.  Might be the only thing I let myself buy at Beanies, as the somerfield ones weren't so memorable today.

Herbs: Again, maybe I should grow my own, and dry them, now I come to think.  The little packets cost a bundle but herbs and spices are so useful.  Pity about the massive crop of applemint going autumn, before I could give it to Victoria and Guy for their chutney making.  I couldn't use a lot, it was very generous in its flavour.  Better to buy from garden centre/wilkinsons/any suggestions?!!  Or I could get bags of herbs, used to from Lampeter natural food stores, but the flavour wasn't so good.


Silly as it sounds.  Anyone got tips on storing things away tidily? It seems the harder  I try and tidy things away, the more it get untidy!  And this is after various big clearouts.

At least the big madly made knitted double blanket has grown, but has many ends like a wobbly octopus.  Trying to square those off, otherwise it won't keep body edges warm...!

Edit:  I decided to realign the blanket, (realising in the muddly bundle there was mpre than enough "material" for a double blanket), otherwise I will keep buying wool and get bored.  So.. I actually cut a lot of the joining stitching, much harder than you'd think, and left some pieces together.  And did what I should have done, before I started sewing the pieces together:  pinned them together neatly instead.  There is some left, and one length side needs extra bits doing, but I can't face anymore today.  I really made myself work at this. And now it looks like a more viable patchwork - ish blanket, and it has four proper sides.  Hooray!

Happy Birthday to you,  noondaydemon , Fabulous Gal.

Have the most wonderful day.

xxx   :)

It appears getting in touch with Morris Dancers is a good thing. 

First in Kent, with Wolfshead and Vixen, thanks, painted_bird !

And then getting a swift email back from the foreman, of Wyvern Jubilee Morris in Somerset, (after issuing a "hallo, halloo anybody out there in WJM Land??!!!!"), who used to have a certain young lady, by the name ofgothic_violin , gatecrash their music side..... But they somehow liked it.  Strange Nutters!  ;)