So far...we've been rubbish at the training schedule, because I worked too late.
Bryan was in court today. I asked someone who works there to let me know the outcome. Fine and suspended sentence. Not sure how I feel about it. I don't know if prison would do him some good, or put him in touch with some 'real' criminals. Nor do I know why i care.
The weekend was so completely amazing - John worked it all out, with just a tiny bit of help from Mrs H somehow getting us into a corporate box! It was amazing. And we won! And the weather was gorgeous - and Anthea even delivered Mycroft to us, so he didn't miss out! He's home this weekend, so I definitely wasn't expecting to see him - well, I wasn't expecting any of it. It was just brilliant, everything, even my sneaky sergeant fixing the rotas at work.
So...some of you have expressed the need of more pictures of my gorgeous husband.
But clearly if you actually find him irresistible then... you wouldn't be able to resist him. Which would end badly for me.
Therefore I'm only actually using this picture for his (my) own good, right? And he doesn't have any food hanging out of his face! Sorry for the bizarre colour/quality. I messed with my phone setting and don't know how to un-mess.
I think I was cooking and I'd told him I was putting Marmite in his. He was expressing his displeasure.
And here's a picture of a donkey from Italy:
It's a Nanny-Donkey. When they move the sheep up into the mountains the new lambs are too young to keep up, so a Nanny-Donkey brings them. Obviously I've no idea why this Nanny and the one above should have pictures in the same post...they have nothing in common. Apart from, perhaps, a penchant for woolly jumpers and large ears....
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He's gone to hide somewhere... Probably for the best.
The last tag was entirely aimed at myself...cute donkey though, huh? (distraction beam on full!)
It is a cute donkey. And I probably make that face more than I'd like to think.
You can come and find me. I was doing press ups. Now I'm just lying on the floor like a clubbed seal.
Which face do you mean? You do put your ears back like the donkey, 'tis true...
Do you want tea?
I don't know what you're talking about, jamhead.
mmmm tea. Milk, no jam, ta, Nanny Eeyore.
A satellite imaging firm is crowdsourcing the search for evidence of the Malaysia Airlines flight at www.tomnod.com/nod/challenge/malaysiaairsar2014. I haven't tried it, but if the site works well, Sherlock might find it a change from looking at galaxies.
L. - I think you just want to tease your husband. As if random Internet strangers, most of whom are Very Far Away or have other disqualifying traits, could cause any disharmony. The several lovely photos of you which John has posted have caused no harm, not even the one Bryan took with the gorgeous, GORGEOUS smile, now have they?
(I hope Bryan's fine was painfully large.)
fA
I thought these things usually worked better if John were in the actual room when you were doing these 'press-ups' on the floor. ;)
Excellent pics, not going to mention the correlation at all and consider you a brave man for even risking it. ;)
Glad you had such a brilliant weekend, you have some pretty amazing people around you and I'm sure it must be nice to know that they all care so much and want to make you happy and I'm glad you're in a place now where you are able to have that happen, you deserve it. :)
...Is the Nanny-Donkey wearing a hat?
Ella
No, that's just his hair. Or do you mean the actual donkey...on its back? I think that's batteries for the heated lamb-pockets!
fA - I have no fear of anyone thinking I'm worth stealing away though. Whereas I'd try to steal John from any one of you, across oceans and deserts ;)
(Ran in. Underestimated the cold. Had to stuff hands up sleeves all the way!)
Brrr. It's back to being cold here, after being warm enough yesterday that I spent and hour napping on the deck.
Time to reward yourself with a huge cup of nice warm coffee them Greg :-D
Have a good day :-)
Yeah I meant the four-legged nanny. :) The lamb-pockets are heated?? How has this not found its way into human child care? Though I suppose a heated snuggy thing could potentially be dangerous.
It is way too early. *grumble grumble*
Ella
It's fine out now. Clear skies, apart from the odd whispy cloud. Dawn was beautiful this morning. Really perfect deep orange sun in the mist.
AnonyBob - I did get a huge coffee ;) and a lecture from Sal about being mean to John. I promise to post a picture of him looking happy and handsome soon, and not pulling a silly face. But he and Sherlock do gurn at each other all the time, because it's the best way to counter Sherlock's grumpy faces!
Gurn? Typo or word I've never heard before?
Ella
Oh, good, I wasn't the only one wondering.
It's a real word, it means pulling faces and they have a competition in Yorkshire to find the best gurner!! Google it I promise it's true!!
I'm glad you got coffee Greg, not so sure about the lecture but maybe you deserved it ;-)
New word for me, as well. Thanks for the explanation, Pandabob. (Hope having more children than hands is going well!)
L. - You can't hide your love of teasing your husband by claiming fear of his being pursued by the Internet. People whom he meets day to day haven't stolen him, don't think he's going to give anyone the opportunity. ;-)
Fortunately, I imagine he enjoys your smile even more than do random strangers & acquaintances so you'll probably get away with both the teasing and undervaluing your own photos.
Becca - glad to hear from you! Another day of healing down.
Hoping for a good day for all.
fA
Sorry, yes, exactly as AnonyBob says. It means pulling faces.
AnonyBob - I probably did deserve it. He's incredibly handsome and I'm mean keeping the nice photos from you!
I guess you're right Greg although looking at it another way we're lucky for what we get ;-)
More children than hands is going really quiet we'll thanks fA the only real problem with it is that baby keeps growing up and she isn't really a baby any more :-(
I hope the sunshine hasn't woken the criminals up too much Greg.
Day 2 of post-op. For me, this is when the exhaustion hits, and the nerve block has worn off. Much napping otday, I think.
Ouch, Becca, I hope your meds are up to the task.
I'm not near the East Harlem explosion, but my heart goes out to those who are--it's a mess, and such a busy area.
"Gurn" sounds like the sort of word that only people from northern England can pronounce properly.
Hope you're doing okay, becca.
Explosion in Harlem?? O.O *googles*
Ella
Napping sounds good, Becca.
Just looked up the explosion. Are they thinking it's gas? Report I read seemed a bit conflicting.
At the moment they seem to have no idea what the cause is. It's all very chaotic.
...And now they are saying probably a gas leak, based on the fact that someone called the gas company about smelling gas about 15 minutes before the explosion.
(So now I'm prowling the kitchen, sniffing.)
Yeah the beeb said that when you first said it, said it had smelt of gas around there for weeks according to a witness. Sounds like there'll be a bit of enquiry into that.
ConEd (the gas-and-electric company) says no one reported anything to them until today; I'm positive that will be looked into. And of course they'll need more proof that that was the cause, if it was.
Yeah, sort of thing everyone assumes someone else has reported too, from my experience - I mean, unless it's actually IN their house. Gas smells on the street tend to be ignored by everyone.
Danger - I'm going to run home. Want to immediately join me for a trot around the park? Or want to meet me halfway and run back? Or....want to do your own thing?
Yeah, all right. Meet you at the park?
I'll tell him, John. He's distracting half the force by limbering up against a desk. (Because he hasn't stopped talking, not because he likes to put on a display. Although listening to him talk through a raid while he's got one leg behind his back is a bit distracting. We're all waiting for him to fall into the bin.)
Thanks, Sally. If he does fall in the bin, please take a picture? I owe him for the one of me.
Sadly he remained mainly vertical. Only a few wobbles. He's skipped off now, far too cheerily.
Don't worry, we'll both look like death when we're done...
Hey--here's a video of a mooonwalking bird (the researcher isn't bad at the dancing thing, either!).
I am sad that I will never meet Sally. I owe her at least a drink for the occasional glimpses of Lestrade-at-work.
fA
That's wild ReRe!
I feel like death. My old legs aren't built for all this. I'm fairly sure I shall need a full body rub-down by my younger, fitter, doctor-y-er companion ;)
That sounds like quite a perk to have as an element of your training program. ;-)
Becca, ahoy! Hope the nap program is going well. And whatever else is required in the way of elevation, icing, meds, fluids and movement (or lack thereof).
Lestrade I found you this http://www.policymic.com/articles/84925/14-surprising-facts-about-caffeine-explained-by-science
Napping is going well, yes. Foot is ok, unless I move, and then it becomes painful. Which would be fine, if one could just avoid going to the bathroom :) Debating kicking up my meds a notch, but am already tired of not being able to focus my eyes.
Thanks, Kiddo!
Becca - I know what you mean - but a bit of pain has to be better than peeing/pooing in a bottle/pan! Hope the pain dulls down soon.
It seems like they may have located a bit of wreckage from that plane - but it could be another false alarm.
Naturally, our (gas) oven picked today to not light right away (and by "not right away" I mean 5 or 10 minutes), which made the whole apartment fill with that unmistakable aroma. I'm still freaked!
(Also, now we have to get a new oven. Because this one is so old they don't make replacement parts any more, so we can't just put in a new starter.)
I hope everyone's having a good morning. I'm exceedingly cranky for no reason at all, but I'm hoping coffee will solve that.
Ella
Unfortunately pain is still increasing, I woke up from it a few times last night. So I'm going to up my pain meds again. I just wish I wasn't so stoned.
Good luck, Becca. Don't try to make any important life decisions in the next day or two ;). Hope it starts easing off naturally soon.
Thanks Lestrade. I shall stay away from heavy machinery and cattle, too.
And especially heavy cattle. I can lend you a camel rustling doctor if you need to urgently move any livestock ;)
Ah RR, our minds are powerful things, for good & bad, aren't they? Hope the oven is fixed soon.
Becca! Understandable to want more focused intervals, but in my completely ignorant opinion I'd vote you need good sleep for healing, and probably more than the usual number of hours, especially the first few days. But you've been through this before, so you know how to handle it.
I hope you can bear up under the boredom while you're avoiding important life decisions, heavy machinery and large livestock. Longing for the entertainment of physical therapy, I'm sure. ;-)
Good day, all.
fA
On the radio the phone in is about transportation of dead whales on lorries to landfill.
Someone rang in to say they'd seen one on the back of a truck..."but I didn't think it was real, i thought it was like one of those fairground attractions'.... I've clearly been to all the wrong fairgrounds in my life, because 'decomposing whale' has never b een advertised as an attrection...
fA, yeah, sleep is of the good. I just really don't like being stoned. But I've increased my meds for today and we'll see how it goes. Earlier (before a nap) I was so out of it that I lost my face when I closed my eyes.
Somehow I feel that a decomposing whale would be a perfect fairground attraction for a certain young man of your acquaintance Greg ;-)
He would absolutely live it, yeah.
It's such a nice day. I want to be outdoors!
Of the list of things that could get you a pass to the outdoors which is best to wish for Greg? ;-)
Are you and John enjoying the sun Sherlock?
Murder which turns out not to be. Or sudden shortage of beat cops in a nice area, wouldn't mind a stroll through a park, or around a posh bit of town ;)
It's very sunny here--and around 30F colder than it was the past few days. Brrr!
The repairman thinks he can fix the oven. Maybe. Next week. (It'll be interesting cooking until then!)
I hope you found an outdoor situation needing your attention (but not too much of it!), L.
I hope you got an excuse to go outdoors L, nice days are too rare not to take advantage of them.
In good news, I got up to go to the bathroom and the pain was tolerable. Hooray.
Yay Becca for bathroom trips that don't make it all narrow down to the pain during and leave you with throbbing agony afterwards!
It is gorgeous here, also. Got out for a long lunch but back under the fluorescent lights for another 5 hours.
fA
I didn't really get out. Ran a few errands. The warmth coming off the buildings in the sun was beautiful. Felt like a summer's day - given all we've had recently is rain. Can't wait for real summer!
Glad you had a less painful bathroom visit! (Which sounds all wrong...)
Lestrade is asleep on the sofa and on John and John is reading a book and stroking Lestrade's head like a dog.
Aw, that's sweet!
Did you have a good day today, Sherlock?
That's really adorable.
Sherlock, would you like a picture of my incision when my splint comes off next Monday?
YES! What did they do to you and John says I should only ask if you don't mind because not everyone wants to tell people and Lestrade showed me a picture of someone who had their neck cut open but it was quite boring because they'd stuck it all back together and you could barely tell and I wish I could watch an actual operation for real.
I have to wait to get the operative report to see exactly what he did, but basically, my surgeon fixed a tear in one of my peroneal tendons, grafted a cadaver tendon onto my other peroneal tendon to support it, and then shortened the ligaments on the outside of my ankle so they would be the right length and I would stop feeling like I was going to fall over all the time. This was all in my right ankle.
I don't mind talking about it, so ask away!
A cadaver tendon like a bit out of a dead body? I didn't know you could give your tendons to people I thought you could only do other bits like John and Lestrade have both talked about organs and eyes and that's good that it can make you better because if it was from a dead person they didn't need it any more. I want to give everything to science and medicine when I die.
Yup, a cadaver tendon is donated from a dead body. People can donate lots of things, and I've also had a bit of bone from a dead body in an earlier surgery.
I think it's pretty amazing how many lives you can save an improve by donating your body when you die.
My Dad had his neck cut open last fall. They cut open his neck, then cut open his carotid artery, then cleaned out the bad stuff, sewed him all up, and if you looked at him now you wouldn't be able to tell. The most amazing part of it all, I thought, was that he was awake and they were talking to him the whole time. I think they were checking for signs of stroke while they were working. But since my Dad loves having new people to talk to, it was his perfect idea of surgery.
I have been shoved off my husband because Sherlock is quizzing him about being able to watch a gory operation...
Whoops, sorry if I started something.
Here's something more in your line, L--tomorrow is Pi Day (3.14)! Perhaps you might want to bake one. :D
John said you shouldn't worry because everything here starts something he said.
not really Pi day here...but could make one anyway.
Very open minded of you! ;)
Despite sleeping half the evening, I'm knackered again! And going to run to work again tomorrow... so I shall turn in, and hope John doesn't turf me off the bed into a basket, given his apparent pet-like treatment of me earlier! (if he does I shall chew his slippers.)
if he does I shall chew his slippers.
Pie tastes better. ;)
Have a good run in the morning!
L.- As if you have any problem whatsoever with being petted by John. (I'd believe you if you said you were disappointed you slept through it, maybe.)
(Very astute observation RR. About the pie vs. slippers.)
Good sleep, all.
fA
Did you survive the run Greg?
Good luck with your day, you too John :-)
I did. Another gorgeous misty morning. Birds singing, plants almost showing leaves, some trees covered in blossom... Things smelling lovely :) and now not a cloud in the sky...but still some mist!
Please keep it lovely, we're coming up for the weekend, so would appreciate good weather if you (or Mrs H) could arrange it for us :)
I hope you have a lovely trip SH.
We're supposed to get more snow, of course on the day I go back to get my splint changed.
Still in the 20s (F) here, but it's supposed to get above freezing in the afternoon, yay!
I saw this review last night, and it occurred to me that Sherlock might be enjoy the Surgeon Simulator game if you find it appropriate for him, John. Maybe for a special treat sometime.
Danger, I called the theatre and theyve got some returns tonight. We could get a box. I'd need to meet you there, though, and either you and Sherlock would have to fetch Mycroft, or Anth would need to deliver him... What d'you think (and you, Mycroft)
Doors at 7, kick off at 7.45.
I'll talk to Mycroft, but it sounds good to me! Want us to bring you anything from home?
Jeans? Maybe a shirt? And a sandwich or something? Not sure ill survive on just a choc ice at half time! It'll be late when it finishes, but if you guys don't get chance to eat first we could get something quick after. Pizza or something?
Whoa, hope the theater works out! Fun.
Becca, hope you get through the splint change in good shape. I imagine getting there and back will be a bit of an adventure.
We've got another decent day, here. Best to everyone.
fA
I'd like to go as well. I feel fairly certain that Sherlock will demand cake afterward, regardless of what he eats beforehand.
Have a wonderful time!
(I feel fairly certain that Sherlock will demand cake afterward, regardless of what he eats beforehand.
Or pie. ;) )
Unless John wants to spend a gorgeous sunny afternoon baking a pie, I don't think Sherlock's going to be in luck there. Ice cream has the highest chance of late-night success
I imagine Sherlock will be quite happy with ice cream!
(Isn't there anywhere to buy a pie on the way home from school? It could wait for you until you all get home. If wanted, of course.)
Although, an evening at the theater is better than pie or ice cream or anything you eat! :)
Since I think I will be too busy Saturday night, I wish all an early happy Purim!
Happy Purim ReRe!
RR - Happy Purim :)
L - We have Mycroft, and yes, we'll bring you something to eat. Without ruling out the possibility of pizza afterward, since the bottomless pit will probably be hungry again. Also I think Mycroft has grown an entire inch just since last week.
Are you sure you haven't shrunk?? I shall have to measure you later, make sure all this running isn't wearing down your legs!!
Oh, I'm so jealous! Enjoy the theatre, you guys :-)
Happy Purim, ReRe :-)
Thank you, Becca, John, and Nameless!
(I'm looking forward to hearing all about the theatre!)
Just leaving, should be about 20 mins/half an hour. Tickets in my name at box office. (None of the rest of you get in there and nab them now I've said that!!)
done quick scramble changing my clothes in the back of a theatre box! weird. Now phones off before curtain up!!
S v excited!
woo hoo, glad you scored the tickets, and in a box! looking forward to hearing all about it.
I am hoping I haven't overdone it today, after having a relapse or another cold, taking most of this week off... I did some work today and a few necessary errands. Am now resting and won't try to go out this evening.
Best wishes to Becca for healing and pain relief. I have had one surgery and those first few days were pretty tough, but by a week later I was off the meds completely. I did not like how woozy they made me, I can't imagine taking anything like that "recreationally"!
Happy Pi day, not sure if I'll manage any pie today... maybe tomorrow a quiche, I have some leeks to use up.
S
Half time. Sherlock said it was 'Brilliant'...but before we got any further a young lady with a tray of ice cream appeared, so the rest of his first half review will have to wait! He has been silent so far, chin resting on the edge of the box, staring at the stage...
Hope you're all having a wonderful time at the theatre. It's a brilliant show and I'm sure you'll love it. I'm glad you managed to fit it in before Martin stops his run too, he is the best, I see Tom Conti is taking over from him. (No drooling over Doyle though, Greg, certainly not right in front of John anyway!) ;)
Wow, sounds like a great first half. Looking forward to Sherlock's report.
The first few days are definitely the worse. Well, for me, it was days 2-4, because at first I had a nerve block, which then wore off. I usually take about 2 weeks to get off the meds, but we'll see how this time goes. I too cannot imagine why anyone would take these meds for fun.
Hope you're all enjoying the theater!
Unrelated question for the various experts here: I'm popping over to London for a little bit next week for a conference, and considering where to stay. Any thoughts on delightfully cheap options that are still fairly central? I'll be there Wednesday through Sunday.
Happy Purim, Rere!
Happy splint changing, becca!
Happy home weekend, Mycroft!
I hope you liked the theatre, Sherlock (I feel fairly certain you will like whatever post-theatre treats are on offer.)
I went running and biking today. Glorious spring day here, so of course it's supposed to rain tomorrow.
Ella
Hi Z - it depends on what you mean by "central", and what you mean by "cheap" - sorry, I know that's not very helpful as a first response, but very central London doesn't tend to be very cheap, so it''ll easier to come up with some ideas if you can tell us a bit more.
It was good and I'm still up and we got pizza AND ice cream and I really enjoyed it it was clever and I liked the stage too
If anyone is interested, there is a crowdsourcing project running to attempt to find the missing aircraft.
http://www.tomnod.com/nod/challenge/malaysiaairsar2014
It was really good, and the stage was really clever. The accents were...a bit odd at first.
And now Sherlock is asleep on me and really heavy! I may enlist a dog to carry him.
Sounds like a good time was had by all! I'd love to hear a more about the play from Sherlock if he has the patience for it. But no expectations, he is a busy young man.
Becca: Glad the new splint was splinted and that you think you're past the worst of the worst. Good luck.
It's the big music festival (South by Southwest) in town today. I heard free live music today (Tinariwen, who combine traditional bedouin music from Mali with jazz and a bit of rock influence) & there's a slew more planned for tomorrow, until I'm rained out. Hoping to get to early afternoon before the skies open up.
Good sleep and a good day to all.
fA
I'm really glad you all enjoyed the show last night, it was a great version wasn't it. So what did you think of the curl-free Doyle and the Man From Uncle, it's always nice to see people you've admired for so long in the flesh.
Are you all together today and having fun plans or is that pesky work thing getting in the way. Enjoy yourselves whatever you end up doing. :)
Hope you all are having a good day. Sleeping off the theatre?
fA, I haven't gotten a new splint yet - I do that on Monday. Though I could use one starting today, it's getting really loose and knocking about on my foot.
It's a beautiful day so we've been in the park all morning. Heading home for lunch, then the allotment!
Oooh, I was wondering if you'd be able to take advantage of the weather with a day at the allotment. It's still way too cold here to garden, but I'm looking forward to spending my days out on the deck lounging in the sun with my foot up.
Somehow, those same people who were frowning at waterlogged mud a week or two ago now have green shoots and even flowers growing merrily! We still have mud....
John has informed me that the rugby is going to be 'interesting' this afternoon. I think if....Ireland win they've won. If France win by over 71 points they've won... if France win by under 71 points or it's a draw...England win. Got that? Good.
I'm sure you'll catch up with your allotmenting now the weather has improved Greg :-) do you have a plan of action for your second year? Building on your experience and all that ;-)
I hope the rugby had some sort of result that meant something :-)
Have a good evening.
Ireland won. Danger isn't too impressed.
We're trying to catch up! We do have things planted - just not in the ground yet ;) the soil is so heavy from all the rain, we've got lots of digging to do - and now we've had sun this week the weeds are all going wild!
It never seems fair that the weeds grow from the second they see the sun and the things you want to grow and turn into food take ages to do anything!
Sorry about the rugby John.
There was a knife and he threw it into the table and it rained indoors and I liked it.
Sherlock, when I first read your comment I thought you were talking about John's reaction to Ireland winning! But I think you're referring to the play? That sounds cool. It's great, the way they can do things like have it rain indoors. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I watched a filmed screening of War Horse (the stage version) yesterday, and I kept forgetting the puppet horse wasn't a real horse! The whole cinema was snivelling all through the show, it was so effective.
Sherlock, I'm so glad you liked the play. I liked that one too when I got to see it a few years ago. It really makes you think, how easy it is to make an assumption based on one or two things, that turns out to be totally wrong as soon as you bring in some more information.
Ro, I have a ticket to see that War Horse show in April, and I'm so looking forward to it. The wonders of digital cinema, means being able to see a show that I'd never ever be able to travel to see in its home theater. I need to get more in the habit of checking when these things are coming up, since they often give only one or two chances to see them.
I made it out to the local bulb show today, two rooms in a greenhouse packed with tulips, daffodils, freesias, hyacinths, and things I don't even know the names of. Then as long as I am there of course I see everything, the jungle room with the huge Monstera deliciosa, the ferns, the cacti, the camellias, the ivy, etc. My faith in spring is renewed. :)
S
He's been making random statements about the play all day - it's hard to follow his train of thought at the best of times!
Apparently Mo Farah is running the half marathon in NY tomorrow...we'll have to see what time he sets us to beat ;)
Grabbed a few minutes from packing up our food gifts to deliver tomorrow to see how you all enjoyed the play, lovely that you did!
I generally have a similar reaction after a visit to the theater as Sherlock--the play tends to stick around in my head for a few days and so I am apt to come out with random things I remember, even to people who weren't there with me! :)
Happy Purim, everyone!
S - take tissues with you when you go see War Horse! It's very emotional. I'm not kidding, you could see pretty much the whole audience wiping their eyes repeatedly throughout. Also, you should see if your cinema has an email list. Ours does, and before every NT Live screening they remind people to give them their email address if they want to be kept informed.
ANother gorgeous day :)
Z - whereabouts (roughly) is your conference?
Ro, thanks, I will. I got the dvd of the movie out of the library a while back, I was too chicken to see it on screen back then... but figured if the dvd got too intense I could switch it off. I made it through, but yeah tissues sounds like a good idea!
the first chunk of the movie was shot in dartmoor, and I sooooooooo want to go see that area for myself, it looks absolutely stunning. I wonder how they'll suggest that landscape in the play version.
S
Lestrade and Nameless- Sorry for vanishing on you after dumping my question! Last minute preparations are a bit insane. My conference is actually at Oxford University, but I'm staying in London for fun and local friends and taking the train down the day of with some colleagues. I've found somewhere on airbnb that's pleasingly cheap, well reviewed, and at the Kilburn stop on the Jubilee line. Thoughts? And thank you all!
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