I have a labernum tree, i love it!
Gosh, how beautiful is that?! I love flowers like labernum or wisteria that drape (trail? hang down?). Just lovely.Mr Soapy D and I visited Newby Hall gardens yesterday. It felt a bit momentous as it's the first time we've done something like this since the start of the pandemic. It's not far from us and as Historic Houses members we can visit the gardens for free. The rhodedendrons were still pretty good and the smell of box filled the air. Hardly anyone was there, the sun came out and I felt a little calmed and soothed.
The labernum pergola is always a joy!
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I worry that I may be 'that book person' but I have loved this album and image since I was a tiny Shaw, and reading Suze Rotolo's book (A Freewheelin' Time) was an incredible gift to my crone self, she was wise and generous and inspiring, and it's such an important and difficult thing to be kind and grateful to your young self.You know when you are reminded of an image (which incidentally comes with an amazing song) that is just everything?
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I am a similar vintage B and I do and it has stayed with meI can't remember that far back.
They still exist in the UK so hopefully your supply will be restored soon. You can purchase them online via Brit superstore but they are £4 a pack and delivery can be pricey ( it’s done on weight) , so it depends how desperate your are for a crisp fixI live in France but am British. Since the demise/departure of Marks and Spencer’s food halls over here, I transferred my allegiance to Tyrrell’s crisps, as I can still get some UK foods in most supermarkets. Unfortunately, my favourite flavour ( Posh Prawn Cocktail) seems to have been discontinued. Does it still exist in the UK, or is it just a Brexit/supply issue?
I went from the French system back into the English school system to start GCSE’s. In the French system, Art is once a week if you are lucky, and nobody takes it seriously. I would get 16-18/20 so assumed the GCSE would be a similar walk in the park ( turn up, draw some stuff that vaguely fits the brief, get an A or a B) but was sorely mistaken! I found out that perspective eludes me and that everyone in the class was about 2 million times more gifted than me. I ended up getting a D and basically did not touch an art supply for the next 2 years or so, when before, I was always messing about with different media, making cards for friends and family, sketching/drawing. I have always babysat and nannied, and the children would often want to draw and would ask me to draw them animals/vehicles/fruit… and they would often tell me they thought I was « the best drawer » or words to that effect. Slowly, I got back into it and started enjoying it again. I have made quite a few cards for people, love drawing, doing craft projects and painting with the children I nanny. I still can’t really do perspective, but I can draw most things the children ask me to and it is recognisable as whatever it is suposed to be, so that is good enough for me!@Emmapism dear heart, please draw! I felt exactly the same way after an 8 year break because I am a perfectionist and if I'm not immediately good at something I get very frustrated. Eventually I just forced myself to keep doing it and yeah, not everything you do is going to be good but over time you'll get better and better. Also you have to remember that you are more critical of yourself than anyone else is. You'll only see the flaws, other people won't even know they're there because they don't know how you thought it was 'supposed' to look. Everyone's right about drawing stupid shit as well. I find that if I draw a car snake or a bot I don't feel any pressure because it's meant to be rubbish. It's the same for music as well, electroslop is completely different to the dark heavy stuff I usually make. Sorry I've gone on a bit of a ramble there, I feel very strongly about creative pursuits apparently!
You are, as ever, very correct @heretoreaditall2019 I need to bear that in mind. I had a mad amount of pressure to perform academically because I was diagnosed giftedand completely buckled. My school was also keen to funnel as many people into A levels at the sixth form and eventually uni as possible so I got sucked into that pipeline and at the end was spat out as a withered hollow husk with a third class degree that's basically worthless. People also really want to know why you haven't got a job and it's like ok, well, I barely know you, I'm not going to go into my entire mental health history right now to justify myself to you? Believe me, if I could just leap into any job, I would.
Thank you, that’s good to know! I may place an order with them when I get paid, as I also need Bovril- if I can get pots over here, it is only the teeny tiny ones and they cost 4-8€, eek!They still exist in the UK so hopefully your supply will be restored soon. You can purchase them online via Brit superstore but they are £4 a pack and delivery can be pricey ( it’s done on weight) , so it depends how desperate your are for a crisp fix
P.s -they also sell M&S crisps
To clarify, I’m not anything to do with the website - I have family living overseas who miss home comforts and often it’s just less hassle for me to order via them , and get the items shipped direct to Sweden , than it is for me to go to the shops, package it all up then post it over myself
I didn’t get it, but then I don’t get the simpsons or Alan partridgeI’m going to believe that one, it’s too good to not be true (because that’s how facts work!).
I have a daft question for you all. Is Schitts Creek worth watching?
I keep seeing gifs of it on the MT and it looks fun, and on a shallow note, I’ve just watched Russian Doll series 2 and thought Annie Murphy was so beautiful.
I didn’t get Napoleon Dynamite.I didn’t get it, but then I don’t get the simpsons or Alan partridge
I knew it! There really are still dinosaurs in Australia!This poor little bloke was soooo pre-historically exhausted he needed a Dino nap on someone's front lawn.
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I walked out of the shopping mall earlier and there was a sulphur crested cockatoo swinging around a phone cable thing by his feet. Around and around, it was hilarious! I tried to take a photo but the little smart arse clocked me and flew off.I knew it! There really are still dinosaurs in Australia!
Omg!!! That sounds so sweet! Is that the same mall where the lights went out and all the older people went “ooohhhh”?I walked out of the shopping mall earlier and there was a sulphur crested cockatoo swinging around a phone cable thing by his feet. Around and around, it was hilarious! I tried to take a photo but the little smart arse clocked me and flew off.
I have twice and I have the bookI’m going to believe that one, it’s too good to not be true (because that’s how facts work!).
I have a daft question for you all. Is Schitts Creek worth watching?
I keep seeing gifs of it on the MT and it looks fun, and on a shallow note, I’ve just watched Russian Doll series 2 and thought Annie Murphy was so beautiful.
Adore Stath Lets Flats!Stath Lets Flats.
Who? I’ve not even heard of napoleon dynamiteI didn’t get Napoleon Dynamite.
It's a really strange film about an American teenage nerd and his odd friends and family. I found it hilarious but can see why people might not like it. It's quite hard to explain as I've never seen anything like it before or since.Who? I’ve not even heard of napoleon dynamite
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