Good morning, all. @Terry Page , your pictures this morning are filled with pure joy. For some reason, the picture of the lady holding at the window resembles Lisa to me.
Good morning friends although it's 12:30 pm here, so I guess it's really good afternoon it's another grey dreary day and cold out, so apart from popping to the corner shop, for essential items like wine and beer we are staying indoors... we will spend more time on the Mexico vacation project, though the plan for the next summer one is looming, because Lisa's daughter Katya wants our dates, so she can plan her time away with her husband James next July. We had planned on coming to the US for the next two summer vacations, Massachusetts 2018 and California 2019, but the deepening cold war and visa unavailability seems to have blocked that for now. So it looks like Colombia is the next project, Bogata and Cartagena both look interesting I hope your weekends are going well, here is some Italian rustic art by Eugenio Zampighi :
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night or wherever you happen to be, I am not entirely sure where I am to be honest It's just another boring grey day here as usual, we are going to lunch shortly to the new Georgian restaurant 100 yards down the road from Lisa's apartment, it's been open a week and always looks empty when we pass, but we will give it a try.
Afternoon to you @Maryt Hope and to everyone else... (this is a picture of my neighbours garden) It's cold, damp and windy here, so I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere, I've been really busy the last few days and it's kinda worn me out...tomorrow morning however I have to take my car in for it's annual MOT...so I don't get to rest for too long lol... Wishing you all a Good and pain and stress free Monday
Good evening to you all, lunch at the new restaurant was good, it's a well laid out chic style place, I am not sure what they call it, sort of warehouse/industrial, all the heating ventilation pipes are exposed and brickwork etc..... a very common style in the UK, the food was good and it was surprisingly busy for a Monday lunchtime..... here are a few pics...
@Terry Page, around Texas and many southern states, the style you showed us would probably indicate you were in a Barbeque place. Most of the ones I’ve seen look like that. The greatest part of their sales is in takeout orders, so their need to provide chairs and table was minimal. I think the industrial look came from the need to be able to clean all surfaces daily, and it allows the customer to view the cooking of the meats in the kitchen area.
Good morning from a slightly brighter St.Peter, I have just made a pork casserole for dinner and the rest of the day is an open book Have a good Tuesday whatever you decide to do
Morning all... It's grey and damp and windy here this morning... lots of leaves on the ground to be raked up.... Autumn is definitely in full flow..and soon there will be nothing left on the trees... This is the farm at the bottom of our lane in the picture... I've just dropped my car off at the garage for it's annual MOT...hopefully it will pass, and be ok for another year.. . For those who don't know...an MOT is required in the UK every 12 months on vehicles over 3 years old to ensure they're roadworthy... and any car being driven on the road without an MOT certificate is illegal... and therefore makes insurance null and void... which is a criminal offence They check for the condition of lights, tyres, brakes and pads, gears mirrors, steering and suspension, wipers, fuel system, bodywork ..and all essentials, and if something is not fit enough for the car to be safe on the road the car fails it's MOT, and then it has to be repaired either by them or someone of your choice to make it fit and legal to be on the road.. (this is not the same as an annual service) which is what we also have done every year but that's not a legal requirement) Hope you all have a good Tuesday....
Good morning everyone! Today I'm going to my daughter's for about a week. It's going to be warm, 81! my oldest grandson is home from Cal Poly for the week and I haven't seen him since we dropped him off in September. It will be a fun week...with Thanksgiving, Black Friday, soon to be 14 grandson's birthday and then driving to San Luis Obispo to return grandson to college on Sunday...love that area! Between those major events will be the usual lunches out with my daughter and shopping, etc... maybe a mother and daughter pedicure too. Im excited...just hate the 3 hr drive. Dont know if I'll get online as much so a HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all my American friends.
Good morning, everyone. I'm getting ready for Thanksgiving. Cooking and cleaning; never a dull moment at my house.
No thanksgiving here... obviously..lol... and I don't think I need anything from the Black friday sales, so the next big event is Christmas... Have a Happy thanksgiving everyone in the USA...
Yep, getting ready for Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales on both Thursday night and Friday. Wife has Friday off (YEA). Will get up early (5AM) on Thanksgiving to drive down and get newspaper to look at ads. Have all the fixin's for our Thanksgiving Dinner. No family, but we have each other. Then, this coming weekend, will get the Christmas tree out of the garage (it's in a box) and get it set up in the living room. We love, love, love Christmas!!