I’m not doing anything so I thought I might as well start blogging for 2019.
We saw the New Year in with fireworks from London and music from Madness. It was average. After seeing in 60 New Years it’s hard to raise much enthusiasm.
I’m currently using a hot water bottle to sooth my arthritic hand and am regularly swilling out my mouth with a saline mouth wash.
Julia has been quiet tonight. She says she’s worried that we are falling apart.
There’s no point in worrying, as I told her: we’re going to fall apart whether we worry about it or not. We might as well disintegrate cheerfully.
She doesn’t seem convinced. Normally I would cheer her up with chocolates, cake and my natural charm. However, we’re trying to lose weight and the charm is wearing thin after 30 years – I’m obviously going to have to work on that. Tootlepedal suggested a couple of tons of manure for the garden, it seems Mrs T was very pleased with this as a present. I’ll be honest – I’m not sure Julia wants manure
So, apart from that, what does 2019 have to offer?
There are approximately two weeks left of the posting challenge and the haiku challenge. After that I’m going to have to find some things to do.Β I have a page-a-day diary ready and waiting and I’m going to use it every day, starting today. I’m not actually sure what I’m going to use it for, but I have 22 hours to work that out. I may go back to clerihews. The world needs 365 clerihews…
How do you have 1721 (+ me) followers and youβve only been blogging since January 2019!?!?!? Thatβs some serious skill man π
I’ve been blogging since October 2014. Not so impressive now is it? In truth, numbers of followers aren’t much of a guide. I probably only have 20-30 regular readers. π
Oooohhhhh. I just saw that your post said βI will start blogging for 2019β my mistake π but well done!
I’m sorry to hear you’re dealing with that arthritic pain and falling apart with Julia. I hope this year will be a year of good health and happiness. I’ve just started blogging and uploaded my first post. Please check it out and let me know what you think.
π There are worse things than arthritis and old age.
Ah, I saw the “Madness” reference and had to follow up. I knew “Our House ” on my own – but realized I knew “It must be love” as well. I’m a music girl. Always glad to hear what other people remember & like. Happy New Year to you and your lovely wife.
Thank you. Have a good new year too! Madness seemed a bit subdued but let’s face it, none of us are quite as sprightly as we used to be.
All the best to you and Julia in 2019, Quercus!
Cheerful disintegration is a new one for me. I’ll have to remember that. π
All the best to you too.
I’m hoping to limit the disintegration as I want to last another 20 years or so. π
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Happy new year….the falling apart can only get worse. Mrs T and I thought the London fireworks on TV were wonderful. The director even let us look at them as they were designed to be viewed for quite a lot of the time.
Happy New Year, Quercus! Hope the hand feels better soon!
It’s getting better thanks. Read a bit more of your book this morning, looking good so far, despite the lack of talking animals and gunfights…
Thanks, Quercus. As for the gunfights… keep reading. π
I will… π
Yes to the book! I just started it last night after 3 or more weeks of no reading time **GASP**. Looking forward to getting back to Maya tonight.
I’ve finished now. Good read but I’m now waiting for the next one.
Clerihews is good
I will look into it. π
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Happy New Year to you too!
π (re clerihews)
I thought the firework display in London this morning was but mediocre, too. We switched the TV off halfway through.
Anyway, at least that means things can only get better.
I’m confident things will get better, but I am an idiot…
Well, if you say so
π
I don’t bother to see in the New Year because as Paul McCartney said – ‘It’s Just Another Day’!
Ageed! I see it in because I’m usually up anyway. π
Well, I was up at 5 so that’s what I call seeing the New Year in!
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Wishing you a very lovely New Year and all the months that follow as well. BTW, clerihews sound like a whole lot of fun.
They are like having official permission to write bad poetry. π
Indeed…. permission to write bad poetry. But somehow I think the world could use a bit more bad poetry, no?
The Yeoman named Quercus
Does much to impress us
His wit satisfies
More than bangers with fries…
Happy New Year fine sir. Clerihew…
Thank you. I tend to agree about the bad poetry – the world has far too many people trying to be perfect.