What to do when your digital signal breaks up?

Posted on December 31, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Ariel, Life, Saucepan, Signal, Solution, Technology, TV, WeirdLeave a comment

This is a weird solution, thanks to my hubby. We have a set top ariel because there is a large building across the road with a metal covering. So we have found that we don’t need a TV ariel on the roof. We have hung it up by the curtains to get a stronger signal. With it there we have a good enough signal to get most channels.

But when the weather is clear, or we have high pressure it effects the TV. On a few channels the picture breaks up into lots of little squares and patterns.

What to do? First he wiggled the ariel about, then when that didn’t work he held a saucepan up with the idea that the metal of the pan would boost the signal – and it did! Now there is a saucepan hanging off the ariel now. Its a temporary solution. I don’t want it falling off and hitting the television! I might get a better ariel.

New years eve

Posted on December 31, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, End of 2019, End of the decade, Fun, Happy New Year, Life, Quiet night in, Time3 Comments

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I’m not bothering with 🎇 fireworks tonight, or going out. I’m staying in so I know our cats are safe. I visited some friends last night instead. I will cook a nice meal for us and we can have a quiet drink.

I’ve never really been a party person. It sounds sad, but I like my own company and I don’t really socialise well, I always feel nervous and unsure of what to say.

I hope everyone here has a brilliant day and that you have a wonderful 2020. Life is astounding and amazing, I’m sending warm thoughts to you all.

Big cat

Posted on December 30, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged aacrylic on canvas, Africa, Animal, Big cat, Cat, Life, Lion, Painting10 Comments

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A recent painting that has gone to a good home. I love painting animals and people. I think I’m reasonably good at capturing a close image of what I’m trying to portray. I’m not a super or photo realist, but I try and be as accurate as I can be.

Next year I would like to do some more commissions, and they can be of just about anything. I enjoy the challenge.

Cat on a bookcase.

Posted on December 30, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Humour, Life, Micro poetry, My cat, Poem, Poetry, RelaxLeave a comment

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Rest and relax

Cat stares into space

Making a warm place

On the bookcase.

Blood red lamp

Posted on December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Creative writing, Dracula, Dusk, Horror, Lamplight, Mystery, Night, Short story, Telling a tale, Very short storyLeave a comment

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Over the front door, the lamp caught the blood red light of the sunset. Strings of ivy trailing around it. Outside a gate heavily covered in it. Swathes of creeping vines hiding the steps.

Only one man came through the gate. The count, the noble man, Dracula.

It was time for his nightly wandering, the lust for blood strengthened his old bones.

New years eve, 2019. Time for sustenance, time for the deep red drink, and the thrill of the chase. Soon he would have his fill.

The leaves of the ivy rustled as he passed through the gate. The churchyard beyond was quiet except for a late dogwalker. The dog would arrive home later. Alone.

Mr X

Posted on December 30, 2019 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Art, Mr X, Oil painting, Old painting, Painting, PortraitLeave a comment

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The exposure is not good on this, but this is one of my paintings from when I was at college

Painted in oils on wood, this has a poster about his band stuck to it and overpainted. Painted in 1981.

I can’t remember much about it, but I saw it today, it’s 39 years old!

Coffee

Posted on December 29, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Coffee, Decaff, Hot, Humour, Poem, Poetry, Tasty, Warm drinkLeave a comment

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Warm brown liquid,

from Coffee bean

roasted and ground.

Squashed into powder,

granulated and freeze dried,

or steaped in hot water

in a cafetiere

and poured

into a tiny cup or mug.

Releasing its caffeine,

Or on my case?

Not.

Decaff.

Bored.

Not allowed.

Hand in the cookie jar

Posted on December 29, 2019December 29, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Annoyed, Eaten, Empty, Food, Gone, Grr, LifeLeave a comment

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Annoyed. We had a box of shortbread biscuits for Christmas, we have had a few. My hubby more than me. The box is on top of the fridge. So I went into the kitchen to make us coffee and get the last few biscuits. Guess what? The box was there, but empty. I’m annoyed.

At least throw the box away once it’s empty. Don’t leave it there to tempt me. He does the same with tubs of butter, bananas (yes he left an empty skin on the fruit bowl!), or he finishes strawberries off and doesn’t throw away the punnet. He finishes bottles of milk without leaving some for my coffee.

Grr.

Schrodingers cat?

Posted on December 29, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged John Gribben, Learning, Quantum entanglement, Quantum mechanics, Schrodingers cat, ScienceLeave a comment

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Quantum physics. I like reading books about it. But I don’t really understand. Schrodingers cat is in a box. There is a phial of poison in the box with it, but no one knows if the cat us alive or dead unless you open the box. What causes the phial to break depends on entangled electrons…… Which is where I’m lost and can’t remember what I read.

Books I would recommend, that I’ve had for years. In Search if Schrodingers Cat, by John Gribben, and In Search of Schrodingers kittens, by the same author. He also wrote In search of the Edge of Time.

So it’s up to you. It’s a tricky subject, but worth looking into.

Sunset sketch

Posted on December 29, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Colours, Doodling, Drawing, Evening, impression, Picture, Purple and orange, Sketch, SunsetLeave a comment

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I wanted to do a colourful sketch of the sunset which was all oranges and purples. I can’t get it exactly right as it is drawn in ArtRage oils, basically it’s a finger painting. I got the idea from a photo by a friend on a Facebook page, but as it’s just an impression there is no point in sharing the photo as this is much more impressionistic than the original.

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