Agreed.
My greenhouse is all clean and shining again. It was hard work but worth it.
I made youngest son look out of his bedroom window and admire my handy work.
I'm sure he called upon his years of experience at drama classes when he exclaimed, "Oh yes Mum, that looks lovely!".
MAJOR SPOILER:
Series 2 ended last night
My greenhouse is all clean and shining again. It was hard work but worth it.
I made youngest son look out of his bedroom window and admire my handy work.
I'm sure he called upon his years of experience at drama classes when he exclaimed, "Oh yes Mum, that looks lovely!".
Well done Yogi 
For some reason, the music from this old advert popped into my mind
My greenhouse is all clean and shining again. It was hard work but worth it.
I made youngest son look out of his bedroom window and admire my handy work.
I'm sure he called upon his years of experience at drama classes when he exclaimed, "Oh yes Mum, that looks lovely!".
Well done Yogi For some reason, the music from this old advert popped into my mind
I may have to sing that wee song, as I polish the furniture with Mr Sheen tomorrow.
Agreed.
My greenhouse is all clean and shining again. It was hard work but worth it.
I made youngest son look out of his bedroom window and admire my handy work.
I'm sure he called upon his years of experience at drama classes when he exclaimed, "Oh yes Mum, that looks lovely!".
MAJOR SPOILER:
Series 2 ended last night
Thank you, you are all really sweet 
('cept for you El, you went and spoiled it there 
)
Yogi I always do that when I have swept the drive or cleaned the car, I always go and look at it through the window
Well done for your hard work yogi Agreed.
My greenhouse is all clean and shining again. It was hard work but worth it.
I made youngest son look out of his bedroom window and admire my handy work.
I'm sure he called upon his years of experience at drama classes when he exclaimed, "Oh yes Mum, that looks lovely!".
MAJOR SPOILER:
Series 2 ended last night
Thank you, you are all really sweet ('cept for you El, you went and spoiled it there )
Yogi I always do that when I have swept the drive or cleaned the car, I always go and look at it through the window
Glad I'm not alone, Squiggle.
Well done for your hard work yogi Thanks Summer.
Oooh, I glanced outside and it has suddenly gone very foggy.
Oooh, I glanced outside and it has suddenly gone very foggy.
It's getting that way here as well. It's also been drizzling all day and is forecast to be like this all week. I've had my light on all day, and if I was driving anywhere, car lights full on would be a must. At least it's relatively mild for the time of year.
The Met Office forecast today for 22 November to 6 December:
Temperatures should remain largely above normal for the first part of the period, with variable amounts of cloud around and mostly dry weather, especially in the south and east of the UK. Towards the end of November and into the start of December, temperatures are likely to return to near normal for the time of year, together with more unsettled conditions bringing occasional spells of rain interspersed with drier, clearer conditions in between.
So the Met Office have yet to agree with that website which has forecast a record breaking winter,
Oooh, I glanced outside and it has suddenly gone very foggy.
It's getting that way here as well. It's also been drizzling all day and is forecast to be like this all week. I've had my light on all day, and if I was driving anywhere, car lights full on would be a must. At least it's relatively mild for the time of year.
The Met Office forecast today for 22 November to 6 December:
Temperatures should remain largely above normal for the first part of the period, with variable amounts of cloud around and mostly dry weather, especially in the south and east of the UK. Towards the end of November and into the start of December, temperatures are likely to return to near normal for the time of year, together with more unsettled conditions bringing occasional spells of rain interspersed with drier, clearer conditions in between.
So the Met Office have yet to agree with that website which has forecast a record breaking winter,
No signs of blizzards and heavy snow for the foreseeable then.
We've all heard of St Francis of Assisi. The Italian artist Giotto did a series of frescos in a chuch in Assisi based on St Francis's life. This is one of them depicting his death:
Giotto would have painted this around 700 years ago. But hidden in this fresco is a little detail which has remain unknown until recently The discovery was made by Italian art historian Chiara Frugone. It shows a profile of a figure with a hooked nose, a sly smile, and dark horns hidden among the clouds - the devil is in the detail.
What follows is a close up of part of the picture - I've circled the image in red. In the picture above, it is about an inch below the figure in a red robe at the top and a bit to the right.
No-one can know why Giotto did this, it may be because he was getting his own back at someone he didn't like,
No-one can know why Giotto did this, it may be because he was getting his own back at someone he didn't like,
You can see the face quite clearly (now that you have pointed it out ), I wonder who it is meant to depict? Very curious.
Evening, just a quick hello, still catching myself up! Going to watch The Jury at 9pm, sounds good.
Nite nite
Evening, just a quick hello, still catching myself up! Going to watch The Jury at 9pm, sounds good.
Nite nite
Hi Skylark.
I'm going to watch The Jury, too. It has Julie Walters in it, so it ought to be good.
Signing out too, goodnight everyone.
evening i'm just running a bath, but thought i'd upload some pics of my snowmen!
the first pic is the class of 2011
the second show's their cards; each snowman is actually a xmas tree decoration, you pull the snowman off and hang him on the tree!
i like that because they're all handmade, no 2 are exactly the same, they have slight size/shape variations hehe
i see some interesting pics up there ^ i'll pop back after my bath to investigate. meanwhile, here's a little something to keep you all warm..
Those pics are lovely Summer, I love all your snowmen 
Great
Night night Yogi, think I'll sign off early too, night night everyone, catch up tomorrow.
Summer, those snowmen are fabulous! I love the way you had them together in rows in the first pic.
Your Christmas cards will put a smile on everyone's face.
Goodnight again everyone (I am really going this time).
I'm glad you like them
They've been the largest card project I've undertaken to date, and although I've thoroughly enjoyed it, I wouldn't be in a hurry to start it all over again
I think next year I will have to scale back a little, I do get competitive with myself! I was thinking I might have a simple card but write a short story to go in it..?
El, how interesting, where on earth did you find that out?! That face certainly looks like an devil type character! Is there a story or known reason behind it?
Sweet dreams squiggle & yogi sleep well
Skylark, el & joyron I hope you all sleep well too
*refreshes snack tray for ros & velvet in case they pop in later*El - love the intricacy of that painting and the interesting story attached
night everybody
Good morning everyone, overcast and cold here.
Off to the dentist soon to hopefully have my temporary filling converted into a permanent one
Good morning everyone
Squiggle, I hope all goes well for you at the dentist today
Summer, those snowmen cards are great - well done
Re the devil image in that Giotto fresco. I spotted the story on the BBC news website, was intrigued by it, saw more information about it on Reuters website, and found the photograph of the fresco (which is in the public domain) and put my posting together with the help of good old Paint (Windows). As the devil image has only just been found, I doubt if the reason why Giotto included can be found out. He did it in secrecy so probably wouldn't have kept any written details of it.
Although many of the St Francis frescos in Assisi are ascribed to Giotto it is not certain that in fact he had any involvement with them. The artist Cimabue is known to have done some of them and legend has it that Giotto was his pupil and went with him to Assisi, but this is not known for certain. Some art historians think that Cimabue was assisted by a group of fresco painters from Rome, the most famous being Pietro Cavallini. Giotto would have been about 20 at the time and did not become well known until later.
Good morning everyone. Damp, with lots of low cloud today. I wouldn't be surprised if we got more fog.
Squigle, hope all goes well at the dentist and you get your filling fixed.
Summer, do you have a pic of your friend's wonky wedding cake, I am intrigued now?
Summer, do you have a pic of your friend's wonky wedding cake, I am intrigued now?
I doubt if Summer means this one, thought it could be. Amy and Lindsay got engaged in Pisa hence the cake. The cake was made by Rainbow Sugarcraft based in Peeblesshire.
I've just heard a car go past my house. Judging from its slow speed and the noise it was making, I don't think that car is long for this world - the sort of sound that you associate with tins cans rattling on the ground beind a newly wedded couple's car.
Oh dear, that doesn't sound good. I hope whoever it was made it home (or to the nearest garage).
Love the Leaning Tower of Pisa wedding cake.
Having just been out, I had a look out for that car. The owners had parked it on their drive (sort of as it was sticking out pver the pavement) and I could see them looking at the lower part of the car, presumably trying to work out what had happened. They are not people I know and many houses away so I doubt if I will ever find out what had happened.
Having just been out, I had a look out for that car. The owners had parked it on their drive (sort of as it was sticking out pver the pavement) and I could see them looking at the lower part of the car, presumably trying to work out what had happened. They are not people I know and many houses away so I doubt if I will ever find out what had happened.
Another unsolved mystery for the forum. My guess is the exhaust has fallen off.
Mr Yogi is coming home early to take me out for lunch, so I better get changed and put my face on. See you later.
Another unsolved mystery for the forum. My guess is the exhaust has fallen off.
I don't think it was the exhaust as there would probably be black smoke coming out at the back of the car and when my exhaust got damaged, the sound that made was very different. The owners were looking at the front of the car as well which would rule out the exhaust.
I could always walk down the road and ask them, but I don't think they would appreciate it
good afternoon!
Yogi I hope you have a lovely lunch *wonders what she's having*
El, I dare say it was the exhaust too, it's happened to me on 2 occasions, it's noisy and very embarrassing! Fortunately, it's easily fixed, I hope the car in question could get to a garage ok.
I love that Pisa cake too
I've requested a pic of this wonky cake, hopefully I'll be able to show you soon. I can describe it as each layer sloping in the opposite direction of the one above it..
I've had a very busy morning so I'm pleased to be sitting down and getting some lunch, corned beef hash is today choice!
Squiggle I hope your new filling is permanent & feels good Back from the dentist with a permanent filling
Yogi have a great lunch. EL what a mystery, we will never know what was wrong. Summer that cake sounds very intriguing and I love the pic of the Leaning Tower of Pisa Cake, very ingenious.
I hope the numbness wears off easily for you, I have a habit of chewing the inside of my cheek when i've been numbed!Squiggle, I'm sure you are glad that that is out of the way
Summer, when I have to have a filling, sometimes I get a jab, sometimes without. It depends on the size of the filling and also if it's upper or lower row. I'm more likely to get a jab if it's upper as I think teeth seem to be more sensitive, possibly because they can be quite close to your lower maxiliary sinus cavities.
I wouldn't be surprised if other paintings have little mysteries waiting to be discovered.
Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvatore Mundi" (meaning saviour of the world) was painted about 500 years ago and had long been thought lost. It was rediscovered and bought by a consortium of US art dealers and recenttly authenticated as shown in a recent BBC documentary. Ii is included in the exhibition at the National Gallery in London which opened today and continues until 5 February. I suspect people would have to book tickets in advance as this exhibition is a once in a lifetime event. The exhibition does not include the Mona Lisa (which would be of such staggering value that no museum would dare transport it) and The Last Supper (impractical and too fragile to be capable of being moved). The exhibition does include a copy of The Last Supper done by another artist.
This is a clip of the exhibition
I hope the numbness wears off easily for you, I have a habit of chewing the inside of my cheek when i've been numbed!I opted not to have an injection, I usually do that, I hate that numb feeling and I take my chances, no pain at all thankfully
I hope the numbness wears off easily for you, I have a habit of chewing the inside of my cheek when i've been numbed!I opted not to have an injection, I usually do that, I hate that numb feeling and I take my chances, no pain at all thankfully
That was good, Squiggle.
