Something to do when it's raining.

[Sean Regan]

After potting up our new roses, it was too wet to do any serious gardening today.

I like to teach myself to play a few new tunes each month, it make up for those older ones I've forgotten how to play!

Neil Sedaka, recorded "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" as an up-tempo pop song in 1962.
in 1975 he re-recorded it as a more sophisticated slow romantic ballad.

The first bit will remind you of the original recording.

https://app.box.com/s/resgyegm2rxc2e5qsxksp9rfagv2im3w

 

[DirtMechanic]

I enjoyed that so much! Thank You!

 

[Silentrunning]

Boy, does that bring back memories.

 

[alp]

For me, I caught up with tons of gardening programmes, The British Garden Revival - lovely to see Levens Hall and others. Then there are the The 100K built house, Stately Homes and Around the world in 80 gardens...

 

[Colin]

Hi,

Thanks Sean. What a lovely hobby for you.

Bron and I watch many 60's YouTube videos of these brilliant artists; we never tire of them.

http://songs-tube.net/111356-Neil Sedaka-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.html

Here's what I get up to when my personal cloud Blackie prevents working outside; I was in the workshop just after 8 o'clock this morning and have just knocked off for a brew. I'm restoring two coach lamps; keeping busy beats keeping bored. Time I got cracking again before another day slips by.

Kind regards, Colin.

Rusty vintage coach lamp one of two I bought for £3 the pair.

2.5mm thick aluminium is nice metal to work with.

Coming along nicely but a bit more physical than your hobby Sean?

 

[Silentrunning]

As I am getting older and see the effects of age on the mental capacity of others my age, I strive to keep my brain active. Now that it is dark at 5pm I have gone back to doing crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles. I hope that by spending my leisure time taxing my brain that I will have several more useful years.

 

[Sean Regan]

As I am getting older and see the effects of age on the mental capacity of others my age, I strive to keep my brain active. Now that it is dark at 5pm I have gone back to doing crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles. I hope that by spending my leisure time taxing my brain that I will have several more useful years.

I always tackle the Daily Mail "quick crossword." (I call it my senility test). To make it less easy. I make myself work using the letters contained in the first answer I put in. I don't first go through all the clues picking out answers I recognise.

 

[alp]

I always tackle the Daily Mail "quick crossword." (I call it my senility test). To make it less easy. I make myself work using the letters contained in the first answer I put in. I don't first go through all the clues picking out answers I recognise.

Doing crossword is actually one of the recommended means to keep dementia at bay! Keep up with the good work.

 

[Sean Regan]

Here's what I get up to when my personal cloud Blackie prevents working outside; I was in the workshop just after 8 o'clock this morning and have just knocked off for a brew. I'm restoring two coach lamps; keeping busy beats keeping bored. Time I got cracking again before another day slips by.



Coming along nicely but a bit more physical than your hobby Sean?

How about me walking around four miles, three times a week, hitting a little ball with a variety of sticks?

 

[Colin]

Hi,

The nearest I've been to crosswords for years is when I've hit my hand with an hammer?

Golf for me YUKKKK but I know many people enjoy playing it; we overlook a big posh golf course the opposite side of the valley; one thing though I do enjoy regarding golf;

It was very funny a few years ago when our neighbour arrived home in his new Porsche; he couldn't get his golf bag into it. We shouldn't laugh.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Hi,

The nearest I've been to crosswords for years is when I've hit my hand with an hammer?

Golf for me YUKKKK but I know many people enjoy playing it; we overlook a big posh golf course the opposite side of the valley; one thing though I do enjoy regarding golf;

It was very funny a few years ago when our neighbour arrived home in his new Porsche; he couldn't get his golf bag into it. We shouldn't laugh.

Kind regards, Colin.

You are on a roll today @Colin! I was playing at crosswords yesterday before I went and rented a powered drainline auger. It is so true about golf clubs and a porsche. If it were not for the convertible top, my clubs would not fit in Beckys little red car.

 

[Sean Regan]

Hi,

The nearest I've been to crosswords for years is when I've hit my hand with an hammer?

Golf for me YUKKKK but I know many people enjoy playing it; we overlook a big posh golf course the opposite side of the valley; one thing though I do enjoy regarding golf;

It was very funny a few years ago when our neighbour arrived home in his new Porsche; he couldn't get his golf bag into it. We shouldn't laugh.

Kind regards, Colin.

This reminds me of a few years ago.

I bought Powakaddy tour golf bag on eBay, for less than half price. The vendor was a woman who'd bought it before she realised she couldn't get it in the boot of her Mercedes sports car..

I have a Honda CRV, plenty of room for a tour bag and my leccy golf trolley.

 

[Colin]

Hi,

Thanks DirtMechanic; I've enjoyed today in spite of the dire weather; I've just come out of the workshop after a metal spinning session. Time to buy Becky a bigger car?

Nice one Sean. Bron and I have the Skoda Yeti so plenty of space for my lathes and other toys I buy.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

[Logan]

I like to do word searches and singing to the Carpenters and a bit of George Michael. know some Simply Red and Queen, Especially Bohemian rhapsody.

 

[Sean Regan]

I like to do word searches and singing to the Carpenters and a bit of George Michael. know some Simply Red and Queen, Especially Bohemian rhapsody.

I confess to having some vinyl albums by the Carpenters

"Now and Then,"
"A Song For You"
"Close To You"

But I have more by Carole King, of that era.

I like Karen's "Johnny Angel." It's on "Now and Then."

I've the original by Shelley Fabares on a 45 rpm record, in one of my jukeboxes.

But I like playing it myself.

https://app.box.com/s/aq05ebxeem413wwk2beim311fcgmm9rz