They have called this day the eleventh of March. And whom-so-ever of you gets through this day unless you are shot in the head or somehow slain you will stand a hipnal when e'er you hear the name again and you will get excited at the name March the eleventh. We happy few, we few, we band of brothers our names will be as like household names. Those ( Read more... )

There is an unofficial shooting range in one of the garages. The Consulate has basement garages which remain unused except by the Mounties, who hold the key for ‘security purposes’. To use one, you would have to remove your wing mirrors and then exit the vehicle thorough the sunroof. If your vehicle lacks a sun roof, a tin opener is available at ( Read more... )

Tomorrow we are going to the Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally ( Read more... )

If this isn't the most significant day in the due South calendar...

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They have called this day the eleventh of March. And whom-so-ever of you gets through this day unless you are shot in the head or somehow slain you will stand a hipnal when e'er you hear the name again and you will get excited at the name March the eleventh. We happy few, we few ( Read more... )

[dear COED 11 -- I love you, just let me copy/paste]

Ptarmigan
- a grouse of northern mountains and the arctic, whose plumage is white in winter
- Lagopus mutus

Origin:
C16 from the Scotish Gaelic Tarmachan; spelling influenced by Greek words starting with pt-

(okay, I still have these things but haven't done any writing for ages ( Read more... )

I don't know whether my writing-spell is going to keep going, so I decided that this bit of today's masterwork deserves a wider audience than me and dosk. Imagine Ray Kowalski and Fraser walking down a station corridor:
You okay with it, I mean, working with a vampire? You’re Canadian and everything, and with the Act maybe you’re… I don’t know, ( Read more... )

This week has been 90% disaster and 10% nifty. Or (otherwise) 80% in bed with my lovely migraine. [if something sounds like a band name "my lovely migraine is a shoo-in].

In other news, I am digging out my clothes drawers and have bought something nice but pointless from a charity shop [it's hard to explain - pictures later].

The Due South ( Read more... )

A random writery thought from On the Inside I'm A Poet ( Read more... )

Just a quick post to say that the branehate ate yesterday, which got me out of volunteering but into bed for about six hours. Still feeling a little ropey, so huddled down in lounge, finished my little sampler and started on a new kit. The new kit is conveniently timed to go with knit/natter and, given that it uses crewel wool, my "audience" might ( Read more... )