Diana Was Of To Work,

at midday today, 

I had a few things to do, confirm my blood test for next week, cancel a dental appointment and meet with David, our financial advisor for the yearly update, which I did in the club, next home and play with a couple of photographs, then Graham called on the house phone, he said that my mobile telephone was not working, I tried from the land line and received the message, 'number not recognized' so a call to BT, only to be told my mobile contract was with Vodaphone, eventually I found out it is was a problem effecting many phone networks, EE, BT, Three and Vodafone all not working in mass outage, https://share.google/Kbtx8mv1lNKGHJcE2 the British public never had problems like this when we were all on landlines, I guess outages is the price of new technology, at last I had time to play with a couple of photographs, 

which now look quite nice, after my evening meal the usual helping of a Outback Opal Hunters and a Deadliest Catch before my film for the evening, 

Das Boot,

or The Boat as it was known, a stunningly realistic film as I would imagine life on a U-Boat was, this from the web page: "Reviewers say 'Das Boot' is celebrated for its gripping depiction of submarine life during WWII, exploring themes of heroism, duty, and the futility of war. The film is lauded for its realistic portrayal, authentic dialogue, and strong performances, especially Jürgen Prochnow. Critics appreciate its anti-war message and emotional impact. Some note pacing issues, but overall, it is considered a genre masterpiece with exceptional cinematography and sound design", just before it finished Diana called, my telephone was now working so out to pick her up from work, arriving home feet up for a couple from the It Ain't Half Hot Mum box set before we were off to bed.

Blog Posted,

and I was out,

to visit Duncan, it was a grey day, but not cold, arriving there before I could see him one of the nurses spoke to me, evidently he has had trouble swallowing and often chokes, so no cherries incase he chokes on the stone in them, which was a shame as we had bought cherries for him, but from now on strawberries or grapes, Duncan was awake when I went and as usual he was happy to see me, I brought him up to date with what we had been up to in the past week, and mentioned that on Friday we would be picking up Kai and going to Mayfield Lavender Farm, 

as his lunch arrived we said our farewells and I left into a still grey day, arriving home after a coffee I had a play, with some ruins, 

   Bayham Old Abbey,

Waverley Abbey,

and Lindisfarne, after my evening meal I decided to watch a series we had watched together before, 

 The Terror, although I had watched it before with Diana, I decided to watch it again, what a treat it was, it is a fictionalized account of what befell the men of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, the two British ships that in the mid-1800s, underwent an ambitious voyage to the Arctic in order to force the Northwest Passage, it was doomed and the crews didn’t return, as you might expect being produced by Ridley Scott it had a little bit of terror thrown and was to say the least extremely good, the attention to detail amazing, I was only going to watch one episode, as it happens I watched three of them! as an aside here is a more in depth look at the now found wrecks of the doomed ships, as the third one finished Diana arrived home, so a Have I Got A Bit More News For You, before rounding off our evening with a It Ain't Half Hot Mum, after which we were off to bed.

Diana Was On A Late Shift Today,

after she left for work,

I decided to play with a few photographs from Venice, when we were there in March 2018, above, well there had to be gondolas, all of these are after I played with them a tad,

lots of them, 

and did I mention it rained?

I just wish the wooden post was not in this one, but I am not good enough with programs that can change photographs to remove it, all of this brought me nicely to the time for my evening meal, after which I decided on a couple of films for a change, firstly, 

 The Incredible Hulk, great action and special effects, it was also a nice touch to see Lou Ferrigno who first appeared on TV screens in 1977 and played The Hulk in the 82 episode television series from 1977-1982, which I followed with, 

 Mississippi Burning, a gritty riveting drama, the film is loosely based on the 1964 murder investigation of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner in Mississippi, towards the end of which Diana called so off to pick her up from work, arriving we home we watched the last of that, before a couple from the It Ain't Half Hot Mum box set before were off to bed.

After Diana Left For Work,

I started playing,

with this infrared print, 

just adding a tad of colour, and slightly making the palms more upright in the righthand side of the picture,

then one from St Dunstan in the East, when we visited there,

the verticals needed a lot of attention!

finally one that took me forever, from Lindisfarne, when we visited there way back in September 2019, it took me so long to remove the people I did not want in the picture,

but eventually it was done with a new dramatic sky, 

after my evening meal and the usual Outback Opal Hunters and a Deadliest Catch it was time for John Carter, good special effects as one reviewer wrote, 'it has the spirit and energy of Flash Gordon, the story is quite a novel mix of Planet of the Apes, Conan, Red Sonja, Avatar, Star Wars and Superman (yep this is a superhero movie too) and even a western thrown in the mix at the beginning', after which I just started to watch a program about the decline of the NAZI Empire when Diana called, so off to pick her up, arriving home a newish Have I Got News For You was starting, which we followed with 2 from Black Books before we were off to bed.

Unusually Today,

Diana had to go into work on a Sunday, 

evidently after the store had closed a inventory of stock had to take place, for myself a solo Sunday lunch, so first a read and a sherry,

luckily I had bought a Sunday lunch for one, roast beef with vegetables,

'Cheers!', after lunch if Diana were here we would watch a couple of Columbo's, first the bad news, we had watched the ones this afternoon quite recently, the good news, 2 Midsomer Murders were playing back to back, so that was my afternoon/early evening sorted, after a snack in the evening it was time for a film, for tonight, 

Transcendence, a sci-fi set in the not too distant future where artificial intelligence is taken to a new level of self awareness and actual physical form, at the time so far fetched, but today everything I do seems to be AI generated, but still very enjoyable to watch again, Diana had finished work early this evening, so when she arrived home we had a kebab each she had bought on the way home, and had time for a Have I Got A Bit More News For You as well as two more from the It Ain't Half Hot Mum box set before we were off to bed.

We Both Left Together,

into a grey, wet, rainy day, 

Diana was off to work, I was going to Sainsbury's to exchange our CO2 cylinder, and pick up a few bits & pieces, as we waited at the bus stop my bus arrived first, 

in the bus going past O'Neil's it was standing room only here a couple days ago, 

no sunbathers in the green either, 

a walk up a wet High Street, 

to Sainsbury's, cylinder exchange and my meals for Saturday and Sunday purchased and I was on my way home,

into a grey wet park, although it has to be said a drop of rain was sorely needed,

in the evening time for my read and sherry, 

I had bought a tuna salad, to which I added a few slices of chicken with stuffing, 

'Cheers!', after my meal for the early part of the evening I continued listening to music and reading more of the latest copy of Private Eye, then it was feet up for,

 The Other Boleyn Girl, which I enjoyed watching again, I have to admit I do like this type of film based in the times of the Tudors, which quiet nicely finished as Diana arrived home, so time for a coffee and another spiced rum as we settled down to watch two more from the It Ain't Half Hot Mum box set before we were off to bed.

Again We Had A Lazy Morning,

in the afternoon after Diana had left for work, 

time to play! today I decided on a few images from Thailand, this one from a garden and plant market which we often used to visit when we lived in Thailand, it is opposite the Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital, it is there every weekend, above out of the camera, 

and tweaked a tad, 

something you will see everywhere in Thailand although maybe not in the big cities, a mobile food cart, out of the camera, 

and clean up, 

this you normally will only see in rural Thailand, a travelling fair, catch a fish and you win it! rather like in days long gone where in the UK you could win a goldfish at a fair, the changes I make can be quite small, cleaning up the floor or as in this case removing the pink stool on the left that is just disappearing out of shot, 

and there it is gone!

I love photographs like this, two novice monks on their way to or from the temple, totally unscripted, 

a few bits and pieces removed from the floor just tidies things up tad, playing finished it was then time for my evening meal, 

but first a read and a sherry, 

for tonight Diana had left me a huge chili con carne, 'Cheers!', after which I followed it by the usual Outback Opal Hunters and a Deadliest Catch, tonight another Midsomer Murder was playing, so that took me up to the time when Diana returned home, next a coffee and a chat as we watched a double helping of It Ain't Half Hot Mum, before we were both off to bed.

Diana Did Not Have To Go To Work,

until the afternoon so we had a lazy day, 

after she left I started playing with a few photographs, above Lindisfarne out of the camera,

after I finished playing with it, 

out of the camera, from a trip to Folkstone,

played with, the hut at the end of the jetty is a artwork by a local artist I believe, 

a part of the church,

St Dunstan in the East, this is our visit there, I am not happy with the result, so a bit more playing the next time I am looking at photographs!

and finally one of the many photographs I have of a Thai temple, 

playing finished it was then time for my evening meal followed by the usual Outback Opal Hunters and a Deadliest Catch, which I followed with a film, 

a Western, Silverado, in 1880, four men travel together to the city of Silverado righting wrongs on their way, a nice feel good movie at the end, though not without a few killings thrown in for good luck, this western has everything, gunfights, saloons, wagon trains, settlers, barn dance, good verses evil, kidnapping, double dealing, four grudge plots all different but coming together at the end, it even had a stampede! as it finished Diana called so off to pick her up, arriving home feet up for a coffee and a spiced rum as well as a chat, before we watched a double helping of,

 Black Books, so funny even though we have watched the series before, after which we were off to bed.