He likes his coat.

Posted on September 5, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Animals, Armchair, Blogging, Cat, Coat, Fun, Hubby, Poddling, Sleeping catLeave a comment

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Boy cat likes hubbies coat. If he gets a chance he will jump up and poddle it, (knead it with his front paws).

My hubby was in the garden earlier then left his coat on the armchair. Up comes uss catand jumps up. Now he’s curled up, snuggled. Must be a boy thing, scent and all that. He never sleeps on my coat (mind you I do hang mine up!). The trouble is when hubby comes in to sit down, cats snaffled his chair. They stare at each other. Will boy cat move? Hubby looks at him, he looks at hubby. I say ‘are you wanting to sit on your seat?’ Hubby lifts cat up, claws attached to coat! Cat comes and poddles my knee!

He’s finished colouring

Posted on September 2, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Beads, Cat, Cheerful, Colouring, Colours, Design, FunLeave a comment

my hubby finished this. I like the fact he’s done the cat in green. Also that he’s left some of this white. I’m to blame for the beading, it was too fiddly for him.

It’s definitely a riot if cheerful colours. I’m not sure where it’s going. It might go on his side of the bedroom..

Singing

Posted on September 2, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged BBC, Blogging, Choirs, Endorphins, Fun, Music, Relaxing, Singing, Stress bustingLeave a comment

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I’ve missed singing for the last couple of weeks, one choir I’m in breaks up for the summer and the leader of the other is away on holiday. I love the boost singing gives me. It releases endorphins which improve your mood and helps lower stress. What prompted this was hearing an item on a radio programme where choirs who have a complaint about something ( like the price of fuel?) get together and write a song about the issue then sing it out. The idea is you sing cheerfully but express your complaint. Apparently this is happening all over the world. The item was on BBC radio 4 and may be on the BBC sounds app.

Cats chasing

Posted on September 1, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Cat, Chase, Fast, Fun, Jumping, Playing, Pounce, Racing about4 Comments

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He looks like butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth, but two minutes ago he and his sister were chasing each other up and down the stairs, up on bookcases and rushing in and out of the kitchen and bathroom. 15673777863805383340281126178247

Now his sister is playing with a cat toy and is ignoring him! Does anyone else have cats that have mad half hours? Pouncing and chasing. Basically getting up to mischief and having fun. I wish I’d got some photos!

Colouring in

Posted on September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colouring, Drawing, Fun, Relaxation2 Comments

It’s doing it again, saving to draft failed. Buy I’m hoping that if I just post this without editing it, perhaps it will post?

Anyway my hubby has been having fun colouring this cat in. I guess it really doesn’t matter that it’s green, as long as he is enjoying doing it. Adult colouring books seem to be the in thing these days. They are good to take your mind off things, they give you the relaxation you need, using enough concentration to give you ‘flow’.

More people could use this technique to help themselves to calm their minds. Life is too stressful, and maybe something gentle like this, taking your mind off things, could help?

Anyway it has posted x. I still don’t understand the draft posting warning I’m getting. Anyone know why?

Learning the trumpet

Posted on August 31, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Breath, Fun, Learning, Music, Noise, Playing, Sound, Trumpet2 Comments

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This is the finger positions fit the New world symphony that Im trying to learn. I can get the lower notes ( I still need to learn which notes are which). One thing with loud music being played outside is that no one can hear the notes I’ve been murdering in here!

I need to get my lips stronger to get a good embouchure. Practice is the only way to do it. At the moment the air escapes from the side of my mouth instead of going down the trumpet. Then there is the moisture from your breath. That’s why you have drainage holes to let it out.

Anyway maybe I will learn it well enough to play to people? We will see.

Colours

Posted on August 30, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Curves, Design, Editing, Editor, Fun, Photos, PlayingLeave a comment

When you take a photo do you ever think of adjusting the colours or the hue? It’s easily done on a smart phone. You can use so thing called ‘curves’ where you can change all the colours, tones, contrast and dark and light using one tool. You have a curve indicating the colours and by adjusting the curve in different places…. I’ve taken a few screenshots to explain. First take a picture, then go to photo editor.

I don’t know how anyone else’s phone works, but in photo editor if you find the editing button in editor, choose the one for changing colours. The icon has a curve on it. Click on that and you can adjust the levels, you can see them move on the screen. When you like it choose save. You then have an image that looks completely mad, or subtle, or however you like it.

Fridge Magnets

Posted on August 29, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Avoiding bad news, fridge magnet, Fun, Poem, Poetry, SillyLeave a comment

And one jelly mould.

Why write about that?

Because the world is mad

I thought I’d be mad too

I don’t want to be depressed

I would like some cheer

I’d like some fun.

So why not fridge magnets?

To reflect my magnetic personality?

Probably not!

Claws out

Posted on August 28, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Claws, Climbing, Fun, Funny, Hiding, Jumping, My cat, Play, Sharp, TVLeave a comment

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I have the claw marks to prove it. She’s a lovely cat but she likes climbing up my leg instead of jumping up onto my knees.

This is also spider chaser extreme. Which is fine until she knocked over a bottle of shampoo and the liquid ran all over the floor and behind the sink, that was messy to clear up.

What else? She’s the cat that lies under the mat, she rolls toys under it then pulls them back out by lying on her side and using her claws to try and reach the toy. She also hides behind coats that are hung up and pounces on her brother. She also climbs up on the window behind the curtains and trys pulling at the net curtains. She’s almost knocked the TV off its stand! She’s a really bouncy cheeky cat!

Day out at Rudyard

Posted on August 26, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bank holiday, Day out, Fun, Lake, Miniature train, Monday sun, Rudyard, Rudyard lake, Rushton Spencer, Sunshine, Water6 Comments

Rudyard lake, Staffordshire, on a bank holiday Monday afternoon. There is a miniature railway on one side of the lake that takes you up from a little station at Rudyard, which is just next to the railway bridge I’m the way out of the village. It then runs for about a mile and a half. It follows the track bed of the Great Central railway which was removed several decades ago. It heads off to the top end of Rudyard Lake where it ends at a halt and the footpath carries on to another village a few miles away called Rushton Spencer I think?

They had a miniature steam engine and a miniature diesel train pulling the carriages today. We got off at the first stop called the Dam for a lunch at the cafe, then we got back on the train and travelled to the end of the and back to the station.

The only bother was the parking. But someone was leaving so we snuck in a space. Definitely worth a visit and not too expensive.

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