On the strength of this, I have had pasta Genovese, Soo
No wine
Yet…
Carinthia.xx
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That’s all right, we’ve had some for you.
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I have been for a walk around the block before it starts raining again.
Itizz fairly oppressive, but the promised thunderstorms are not yet here
Carinthia.xx
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I am hopeful that sleep may be more possible, tonight (nothing to do with pillocks 
).
Good nights, all,
Soo xx
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I have a combo of a firm bottom pillow with a fevvers and down top pillow and we enjoy pure cotton sheets and pillowcases
We have a set of Irish linen sheets
They are not for use as they are a pig to iron and useless if not
Ironed as they crease like mad
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Proffers Gin azzan Nightcap
Carinthia.xx
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Welcome home, Twellsy. And congratulations on the firm bottom, I’m sure we’d all like one.
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I have 3 different Pillocks wot I use, depending on the state of me neck/shoulders/back, but only 1 atta time.
I use a foam wedge most of the time to keep me feets above heart level when resting properly.
If I don’t use the wedge, I have a sort of ‘half-pipe’ memory foam wedge which I place at the back of my knees, which keeps me reasonably well aligned. 3 slipped discs many years ago mean that sleeping on my back is no problem.
I use cotton sheets/duvet covers, and, after 41 years of doing Orsepiddle corners, have, this year, bought a deep fitted sheet, & will make some more.
I was not pleased with myself, but the Orsepiddle corners meant lifting the mattress at least 4 times, which has become a bitovvan Bugga.
My Late Mother had cotton sheets with blankets on all beds when we were small, & was delighted to replace them with duvets, although I still have my childhood blanket, which was actually a double-sided wool travel rug.
My Mother couldn’t get on with smooth cotton/percale sheets, however high the thread count, as they gave her joint pain, & ‘hot-aches’.
She had to have flannelette/winceyette, which was brushed, to be soft on the skin. The best of these were Blansheets - much prized in our household.
Gawds, the memories. Candy-striped flannelette sheets, a blanket anna bedspread, anyone?
Carinthia. xx
With Wine…
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Coming to the conversation rather late, I know, but I think I might have the means of retaliation. Arrived the other day and is being fitted on Monday:
For the curious, there is a demonstration by the inventor over on the jukebox.
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Morning all
Gorgeous sounding flutey thang - I imagine one will need practice to master it
A friend once was on holidays in Northumbria and was measured for and purchased a set of Northumbrian pipes made by hand and sent to his home
He wanted to show how good he was getting and hauled the box out from under the grand piano
Cue two cats getting jammed in the catflap as they tried to run away and his wife and I laughing like drains at said sight of two black furry bottoms and tails stuck fast in the catflap
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A couple of strategically deployed reeds and you’d have been half-way to converting 'em into bagpusspipes
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A and I could hardly move for laughing
G was highly offended by the cats and then us
First he freed the cats then he decided the only thing to do was to take us to the pub
I was actually there to discuss buying the house from them…
They were moving 50 yards to a detached house in the village
So I bought their terrace cottage and loved it
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Bagpipe Spotters’ Guide, from a champion Highland piper I once knew:
Uilleann Pipes look like the player is committing an unnatural act with an octopus. The Highland Pipes sound like it.
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I have heard music coming from bagpipes
Played by the Ghurka regiment’s pipe band while the Ghurkas trotted around at 160 paces per minute
An event where the Ghurkas were raising fund to support Ghurka pensioners who only got a quarter of the pension of other Army regiments
And their pipe band was superb to listen to
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To be fair, his comments were about learners.
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A cousin of my Mother played the Northumbrian pipes (well). We played a recording of one of his slow airs at her funeral and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house - not because it was painful My BiL plays the piano accordion and gave us another beautiful air as the recessional. These pieces were very much a part of our upbringing although we have more catholic tastes these days. I may have just gone off on one, tbf.
Soo xx
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I think that keeping music from your area alive is a wonderful thing
In one hotel in our county town you can see a music school in the reception area
Fiddles harps banjos and mandolins all playing together
It’s lovely to see and also at festivals you can find gatherings of pupils learning new tunes from each other from different places
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I just want to ask a favour: please put any actual music on the Juke Box, because I’ll want to be able to find it later and the Cellar is a bugga to search.
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It’s the association as much as anything, Soo
Irish cousin’s mother came from a very well known musical family in the area. She died,& cousin had the usual 3 days to organise the funeral. They didn’t bother with hymns, but people came from miles around to sing the slow airs her father* had written. My Father said that he had never heard anything like it.
*ETA relative, as I am not sure if it was her father or uncle
Carinthia.xx
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