Six Word Saturday

Up too early for a Saturday . . .

Up too early for any day . . .

It's a dark and miserable day . . .

Things can only get better!

 (Thinking in six word sentences today.)

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Six Word Saturday

Cleaning, clearing, gardening . . . visitors next week!

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Six Word Saturday

Been away too long - back now!

I try to keep up with blogging, commenting, regular memes, but sometimes I simply can't! After all, one of the reasons I stopped working was to reduce stress/deadlines and then found myself thinking on different days that I HAD to post this, that or the other. Daft, I know . . . but anyway I've sort of caught up now - till the next time!

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Six Word Saturday Cold morning sky

Cold morning sky, bright new day

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It's a windy wet November day
Many of the remaining autumn leaves will be tugged from the branches to join the rest in an unlovely soggy muddy carpet in our sodden garden. The birds will take every brief opportunity to visit the feeders before scurrying back to their places of safety. Can birds scurry? Probably not! Well then, the squirrels will scurry and the birds will . . . NOT. They will dart away, hopefully avoiding the attention of any watching Sparrowhawk.
Periodically the sun attempts to break through but I fear it's fighting a losing battle. The day reflects the sombre mood in our house but that will improve and the weather may not.

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Six Word Saturday

It is a cold, bright morning!

This is a gift of a November day. After recent rain the sky is washed clean and fresh. We shall enjoy our walk today. Actually, we always enjoy our walks, no matter what the weather, provided we are wearing the right gear. The dogs, of course, can't change theirs.

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The clocks go back this weekend . . .
. . . then it will feel really autumnal - a reminder that the year is turning and after the harvest festivals in schools and churches there will be an onward rush to Christmas. The shops have been touting Christmas goods for months and the charity catalogues are coming in thick and fast.
It's half-term in the coming week and after that in primary schools up and down the country the children will be practising Christmas carols and concerts, miniature Marys and Josephs will be chosen and angels will be nagged into holding their 'wings' aloft, shepherds' tea-towel headdresses will refuse to stay in place and kings/wise men will trip over their cloaks while their crowns slip down over their eyes. No matter how hackneyed it may all seem, nor how many times the Nativity has been acted out, when the lights catch the tinsel and silver on the angels' heads and the 'precious gifts' and the children sing 'Away in a manger' the audience and teachers alike will catch their breath and swallow hard while their eyes mist over, caught up once more in the essential innocence and trust of small children. Do I miss this? Of course I do!
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I can't believe it's Saturday again!

Where does the time go? I mean, it's not as if I go out to work any more! I know that seems to imply that I work at home but I don't. I do the bare minimum.
I'm not a slob - I'd be houseproud if I weren't so lazy - but there are more interesting things to do and ponder. For instance, I often ponder doing some gardening. In my imagination I have a gorgeous plot bursting with beautiful blooms and graceful trees, my fish swim around their pond with fishy smiles on their fishy lips, the frogs croak greetings to me, the birds thank me as they gratefully partake of the food I have so generously provided for them. Even the squirrels pause long enough in their tree planting to express gratitude for the food they share with the birds. The patio is clear of leaves, the path is swept, the tree trunks brushed and polished, the plants dead-head themselves and the spiders do their work outside and never dream of stepping foot (or feet) indoors. (I think I've seen too many cartoons!) Sigh . . . In reality, everything in the garden is fighting for supremacy, the flowers have run riot, the fish are invisible beneath the rampaging pond plants, the ground is so soggy it's like a giant mud sponge and I feel I am fighting a losing battle. Then, suddenly, everything will be barren again, sunk below the surface to plot fresh attacks in the Spring. of course, if I were a proper gardener, I would be working all year round, whatever the weather, to keep my little piece of England neat and tidy, productive and profitable - but when it's cold - or hot - or wet - or windy - I stay indoors and gaze out at the wilderness. Actually I love my garden - it's natural (well, that's one way of putting it) It attracts an abundance of wild life and the flowers and shrubs yield their beauty and scent freely to whoever passes.
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We are painting the conservatory today

. . . or at least we will be once we've decided on the colour and bought the paint! The new roof is in place and we are delighted with it though there's a leak round the flue. It's never a good idea to have a roof vent but it was preferable to the alternative of having smoke from the woodburner swirling round the room. A little more sealant should solve the problem.
We are not going to clutter again . . . we are agreed - for the moment!

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We might light a fire tonight

The chimney sweep came to sweep our chimneys on Monday. It's not particularly cold today but it is a blustery, dull day and night will fall early. (It's only 10:30 am!) We'll probably get too warm but will enjoy the ever-changing flickering flames. However, if the sun comes out later we may change our minds. Decisions, decisions!

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It's the season for Party Conferences
Last week it was the Liberal Party Conference.
This weekend the Labour Party is gathering for its annual conference.
I suppose the Conservative Party will congregate next weekend for their bash.

Each party proclaims sweeping changes and ambition. The Liberals stand almost no chance of getting into power. The Labour Party has proved itself duplicitous and unreliable and must, at heart, know that it will not be elected to government again. That leaves the Tories who are as zealous and unrealistic in their projections as all parties are when they have been out of power for an extended period. As it's the Civil Service that really runs the country there's little chance that any change of government will effect much change. I think we should have a coalition!
Each party leader receives a standing ovation for his speech 'de rigueur'.

You may have gathered I'm not a political animal, at least not in the sense of supporting one party rather than another!
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I've bought an electric bike - really!

I like cycling - but not up hills. Never could hack the uphills even as a schoolgirl and there was a steep one on my journey. It was great going home though!

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