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(4884, 283, '2018-03-20 13:36:36', '2018-03-20 13:36:36', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamore2mar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4878 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamore2mar18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>The trees in the garden are a real asset and give great pleasure however they do need to be looked after because when there are high winds there is always a risk that branches might break off and damage the house or the neighbours houses. Today I had Lincolnshire Tree Services working on an ash tree and horse chestnut to lift the canopies and ensure they are safe. Whilst they were here they checked out the other trees.\r\n\r\nThe sycamore in the photo has Ustulina Deusta, a fungal disease which damages the roots. This tree will need to be removed very soon because it\'s leaning towards the neighbours\' houses. Because it has a tree preservation order I will need to get permission to have it removed. On the positive side it will mean I will have enough logs for next year.', 'Trees, Logs and Chippings', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4883-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-20 13:36:36', '2018-03-20 13:36:36', '', 4883, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4884', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4885, 283, '2018-03-20 13:38:48', '2018-03-20 13:38:48', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamore2mar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4878 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamore2mar18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>The trees in the garden are a real asset and give great pleasure however they do need to be looked after because when there are high winds there is always a risk that branches might break off and damage the house or the neighbours houses. Today I had Lincolnshire Tree Services working on an ash tree and horse chestnut to lift the canopies and ensure they are safe. Whilst they were here they checked out the other trees.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamoremar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4882\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamoremar18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>The sycamore in the photo has Ustulina Deusta, a fungal disease which damages the roots. This tree will need to be removed very soon because it\'s leaning towards the neighbours\' houses. Because it has a tree preservation order I will need to get permission to have it removed. On the positive side it will mean I will have enough logs for next year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere were a few logs from the trimming work and a large pile of chippings which I\'ve used to spread along the woodland path. It helps to define the path and keep the weeds down.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4881,4880,4879\"]', 'Trees, Logs and Chippings', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4883-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-20 13:38:48', '2018-03-20 13:38:48', '', 4883, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4885', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4886, 283, '2018-03-20 13:42:54', '2018-03-20 13:42:54', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamore2mar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4878 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamore2mar18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>The trees in the garden are a real asset and give great pleasure however they do need to be looked after because when there are high winds there is always a risk that branches might break off and damage the house or the neighbours houses. Today I had Lincolnshire Tree Services working on an ash tree and horse-chestnut to lift the canopies and ensure they are safe. Whilst they were here they checked out the other trees.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamoremar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4882\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/diseased-sycamoremar18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>The sycamore in the photo has <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kretzschmaria_deusta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ustulina Deusta</a>, a fungal disease which damages the roots. This tree will need to be removed very soon because it\'s leaning towards the neighbours\' houses. Because it has a tree preservation order I will need to get permission to have it removed. On the positive side it will mean I will have enough logs for next year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere were a few logs from the trimming work and a large pile of chippings which I\'ve used to spread along the woodland path. It helps to define the path and keep the weeds down.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4881,4880,4879\"]', 'Trees, Logs and Chippings', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4883-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-20 13:42:54', '2018-03-20 13:42:54', '', 4883, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4886', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4888, 283, '2018-03-22 19:39:13', '2018-03-22 19:39:13', '', 'robin-helping(mar18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'robin-helpingmar18', '', '', '2018-03-22 19:39:13', '2018-03-22 19:39:13', '', 4887, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/robin-helpingmar18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4889, 283, '2018-03-22 19:39:16', '2018-03-22 19:39:16', '', 'planting-out(mar18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'planting-outmar18', '', '', '2018-03-22 19:39:16', '2018-03-22 19:39:16', '', 4887, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/planting-outmar18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4890, 283, '2018-03-22 19:46:01', '2018-03-22 19:46:01', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/planting-outmar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4889\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/planting-outmar18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>When the sun is out and the temperature in the garden gets above 10 degrees I start to think that spring is upon us however as all us Brits know there can be a sting in the tail and tomorrow could be completely different. Today I planted out the <a href=\"https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/286096/Heuchera-Lime-Marmalade/Details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heuchara</a> and the almost black <a href=\"https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/168774/Helleborus-x-hybridus-Harvington-Shades-of-the-Night/Details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hellebore</a>. I\'ve promised myself that I will put more effort into the borders this year to develop what Jane started and to rearrange the shrubs that are, in places, taking over or just not appropriate.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/robin-helpingmar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4888\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/robin-helpingmar18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>It was a rewarding afternoon and I managed to make a good start on the redesign. Of course it is always satisfying when you have a little helper at hand like this robin because he managed to take my mind off my aching back.\r\n\r\nAfter the winter lay-off there are muscles in my body that I forgot were there and when I start to use them it doesn\'t take long before they let me know.\r\n\r\nNext job is to sow some early seeds in trays in the utility room to give them a head start - early but not too early...', 'Almost Spring', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4887-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-22 19:46:01', '2018-03-22 19:46:01', '', 4887, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4890', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4891, 283, '2018-03-24 17:54:18', '2018-03-24 17:54:18', '<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Characterisation</span></h2>\r\nThis month\'s session focussed on characterisation. After the initial warm up activities we had to select a photograph of a person from a selection of postcards and a magazine.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4893 size-full\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"192\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur first task was to describe the character:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>A young man with dishevelled, longish hair and a days beard growth. A half-smile, there\'s life behind the eyes. He is bare-chested.</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>His Torso and arms are covered in tattoos of various styles; intriguingly he has Montague and Capulet across his upper body: Is there conflict here?</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>His left wrist is covered in a brace indicating he broke it recently. His hands are relaxed; he appears to be comfortable with who he is.</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>He isn\'t muscular; has Calvin Klein underpants showing above his jeans; probably bites his nails.</em></span>\r\n\r\nWe then had to give our character a name and age. I called him Jim Stansfield aged 27.\r\n\r\nOur next task was to give this person a voice:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Jesus! As if life wasn\'t complicated enough. As if? She had to go and get herself pregnant. Ok, ok, I know I was there but hey, it\'s not my fault. It was bad enough when I told my mum I was going out with Julia, what\'s she gonna say when I tell mum Julia\'s up the duff? She\'ll go ape. And that\'s only the start of it, Julia\'s dad is gonna kill me.</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>I could always leave town for a few months, stay with Joe in Barnsley; but this ain\'t gonna blow over is it? Jesus! What a mess. I could always take Julia with me; chances are her brothers would come and find us - then what?</em></span>\r\n\r\nFinally we had to take write a story about the character which included what he looked like, the personality and convey somehow that this person held a secret. I wrote this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4896\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000-200x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" /></a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>It\'s a long time since I\'ve been \"normal\". After a while I forgot who I was and became more wrapped up in how I wanted people to see me. The long hair, stubble and tattoos - oh yes the tattoos, I may have overdone that a bit but it seems to have worked.</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>This latest job is an odd one. I\'m not sure why I\'m here but orders are orders and if the \"powers that be\" think there\'s a threat then so be it...</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>They\'re a pleasant bunch really and I\'ve got a great deal in common with many of them - it\'s not all \"save the planet\" and tree hugging; sometimes they talk a lot of sense. But that doesn\'t matter, I\'ve got a job to do. I\'ve become really close to the centre and Cheryl has helped; she\'s very attractive - I wouldn\'t say no.</em></span>\r\n\r\nThe group tutor has asked me to develop this a bit further so if I get time I will think about how Jim Stansfield\'s life might go forward.', 'Creative Writing 3', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'creative-writing-3', '', '', '2018-03-24 17:57:01', '2018-03-24 17:57:01', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4891', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(4892, 283, '2018-03-24 17:15:31', '2018-03-24 17:15:31', '<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Characterisation</span>\r\n\r\nThis month\'s session focussed on characterisation. After the initial warm up activities we had to select a photograph of a person from a selection of postcards and a magazine.\r\n\r\nOur first task was to describe the character:\r\n\r\n<em>A young man with dishevilled, longish hair and a days beard growth. A half smile, there\'s life behind the eyes. He is bare chested.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>His Torso and arms are covered in tattoos of various styles; intriguingly he has Montague and Capulet across his upper body: Is there conflict here?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>His left wrist is covered in a brace indicating he broke it recently. His hands are relaxed; he appears to be comfortable with who he is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>He isn\'t muscular; has Calvin Klein underpants showing above his jeans; probably bites his nails.</em>\r\n\r\nWe then had to give our character a name and age. I called him Jim Standsfield aged 27.', 'Creative Writing 3', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4891-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-24 17:15:31', '2018-03-24 17:15:31', '', 4891, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4892', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(4894, 283, '2018-03-24 17:26:16', '2018-03-24 17:26:16', '<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Characterisation</span>\r\n\r\nThis month\'s session focussed on characterisation. After the initial warm up activities we had to select a photograph of a person from a selection of postcards and a magazine.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4893 size-full\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"192\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur first task was to describe the character:\r\n\r\n<em>A young man with dishevilled, longish hair and a days beard growth. A half smile, there\'s life behind the eyes. He is bare chested.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>His Torso and arms are covered in tattoos of various styles; intriguingly he has Montague and Capulet across his upper body: Is there conflict here?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>His left wrist is covered in a brace indicating he broke it recently. His hands are relaxed; he appears to be comfortable with who he is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>He isn\'t muscular; has Calvin Klein underpants showing above his jeans; probably bites his nails.</em>\r\n\r\nWe then had to give our character a name and age. I called him Jim Standsfield aged 27.', 'Creative Writing 3', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4891-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-24 17:26:16', '2018-03-24 17:26:16', '', 4891, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4894', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4895, 283, '2018-03-24 17:43:02', '2018-03-24 17:43:02', '<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Characterisation</span>\r\n\r\nThis month\'s session focussed on characterisation. After the initial warm up activities we had to select a photograph of a person from a selection of postcards and a magazine.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4893 size-full\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"192\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur first task was to describe the character:\r\n\r\n<em>A young man with dishevilled, longish hair and a days beard growth. A half smile, there\'s life behind the eyes. He is bare chested.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>His Torso and arms are covered in tattoos of various styles; intriguingly he has Montague and Capulet across his upper body: Is there conflict here?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>His left wrist is covered in a brace indicating he broke it recently. His hands are relaxed; he appears to be comfortable with who he is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>He isn\'t muscular; has Calvin Klein underpants showing above his jeans; probably bites his nails.</em>\r\n\r\nWe then had to give our character a name and age. I called him Jim Standsfield aged 27.\r\n\r\nOur next task was to give this person a voice:\r\n\r\nJesus! As if life wasn\'t complicated enough. As if? She had to go and get herself pregnant. Ok, ok, I know I was there but hey, it\'s not my fault. It was bad enough when I told my mum I was going out with Julia, what\'s she gonna say when I tell mum Julia\'s up the duff? She\'ll go ape. And that\'s only the start of it, Julia\'s dad is gonna kill me.\r\n\r\nI could always leave town for a few months, stay with Joe in Barnsley; but this ain\'t gonna blow over is it? Jesus! What a mess. I could always take Julie with me me; chances are her brothers would come and find us - then what?\r\n\r\nFinally we had to take write a story about the character which included what he looked like, the personality and convey somehow that this person held a secret. I wrote this:\r\n\r\nIt\'s a long time since I\'ve been \"normal\". After a while I forgot who I was and became more wrapped up in how I wanted people to see me. The long hair, stubble and tattoos - oh yes the tattoos, I may have overdone that a bit but it seems to have worked.\r\n\r\nThis latest job is an odd one. I\'m not sure why I\'m here but orders are orders and if the \"powers that be\" think there\'s a threat then so be it...\r\n\r\nThey\'re a pleasant bunch really and I\'ve got a great deal in common with many of them - it\'s not all \"save the planet\" and tree hugging; sometimes they talk a lot of sense. But that doesn\'t matter, I\'ve got a job to do. I\'ve become really close to the centre and Cheryl has helped; she\'s very attractive - I wouldn\'t say no.', 'Creative Writing 3', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4891-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-24 17:43:02', '2018-03-24 17:43:02', '', 4891, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4895', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4896, 283, '2018-03-24 17:46:23', '2018-03-24 17:46:23', '', '3000', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '3000', '', '', '2018-03-24 17:46:23', '2018-03-24 17:46:23', '', 4891, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4897, 283, '2018-03-24 17:47:41', '2018-03-24 17:47:41', '<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Characterisation</span>\r\n\r\nThis month\'s session focussed on characterisation. After the initial warm up activities we had to select a photograph of a person from a selection of postcards and a magazine.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4893 size-full\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"192\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur first task was to describe the character:\r\n\r\n<em>A young man with dishevilled, longish hair and a days beard growth. A half smile, there\'s life behind the eyes. He is bare chested.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>His Torso and arms are covered in tattoos of various styles; intriguingly he has Montague and Capulet across his upper body: Is there conflict here?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>His left wrist is covered in a brace indicating he broke it recently. His hands are relaxed; he appears to be comfortable with who he is.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>He isn\'t muscular; has Calvin Klein underpants showing above his jeans; probably bites his nails.</em>\r\n\r\nWe then had to give our character a name and age. I called him Jim Standsfield aged 27.\r\n\r\nOur next task was to give this person a voice:\r\n\r\nJesus! As if life wasn\'t complicated enough. As if? She had to go and get herself pregnant. Ok, ok, I know I was there but hey, it\'s not my fault. It was bad enough when I told my mum I was going out with Julia, what\'s she gonna say when I tell mum Julia\'s up the duff? She\'ll go ape. And that\'s only the start of it, Julia\'s dad is gonna kill me.\r\n\r\nI could always leave town for a few months, stay with Joe in Barnsley; but this ain\'t gonna blow over is it? Jesus! What a mess. I could always take Julie with me me; chances are her brothers would come and find us - then what?\r\n\r\nFinally we had to take write a story about the character which included what he looked like, the personality and convey somehow that this person held a secret. I wrote this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4896\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000-200x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" /></a>It\'s a long time since I\'ve been \"normal\". After a while I forgot who I was and became more wrapped up in how I wanted people to see me. The long hair, stubble and tattoos - oh yes the tattoos, I may have overdone that a bit but it seems to have worked.\r\n\r\nThis latest job is an odd one. I\'m not sure why I\'m here but orders are orders and if the \"powers that be\" think there\'s a threat then so be it...\r\n\r\nThey\'re a pleasant bunch really and I\'ve got a great deal in common with many of them - it\'s not all \"save the planet\" and tree hugging; sometimes they talk a lot of sense. But that doesn\'t matter, I\'ve got a job to do. I\'ve become really close to the centre and Cheryl has helped; she\'s very attractive - I wouldn\'t say no.', 'Creative Writing 3', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4891-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-24 17:47:41', '2018-03-24 17:47:41', '', 4891, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4897', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4898, 283, '2018-03-24 17:54:18', '2018-03-24 17:54:18', '<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Characterisation</span>\r\n\r\nThis month\'s session focussed on characterisation. After the initial warm up activities we had to select a photograph of a person from a selection of postcards and a magazine.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4893 size-full\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"192\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur first task was to describe the character:\r\n\r\n<em>A young man with dishevelled, longish hair and a days beard growth. A half-smile, there\'s life behind the eyes. He is bare-chested.</em>\r\n<em>His Torso and arms are covered in tattoos of various styles; intriguingly he has Montague and Capulet across his upper body: Is there conflict here?</em>\r\n<em>His left wrist is covered in a brace indicating he broke it recently. His hands are relaxed; he appears to be comfortable with who he is.</em>\r\n<em>He isn\'t muscular; has Calvin Klein underpants showing above his jeans; probably bites his nails.</em>\r\n\r\nWe then had to give our character a name and age. I called him Jim Stansfield aged 27.\r\n\r\nOur next task was to give this person a voice:\r\n\r\n<em>Jesus! As if life wasn\'t complicated enough. As if? She had to go and get herself pregnant. Ok, ok, I know I was there but hey, it\'s not my fault. It was bad enough when I told my mum I was going out with Julia, what\'s she gonna say when I tell mum Julia\'s up the duff? She\'ll go ape. And that\'s only the start of it, Julia\'s dad is gonna kill me.</em>\r\n<em>I could always leave town for a few months, stay with Joe in Barnsley; but this ain\'t gonna blow over is it? Jesus! What a mess. I could always take Julia with me; chances are her brothers would come and find us - then what?</em>\r\n\r\nFinally we had to take write a story about the character which included what he looked like, the personality and convey somehow that this person held a secret. I wrote this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4896\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000-200x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" /></a><em>It\'s a long time since I\'ve been \"normal\". After a while I forgot who I was and became more wrapped up in how I wanted people to see me. The long hair, stubble and tattoos - oh yes the tattoos, I may have overdone that a bit but it seems to have worked.</em>\r\n<em>This latest job is an odd one. I\'m not sure why I\'m here but orders are orders and if the \"powers that be\" think there\'s a threat then so be it...</em>\r\n<em>They\'re a pleasant bunch really and I\'ve got a great deal in common with many of them - it\'s not all \"save the planet\" and tree hugging; sometimes they talk a lot of sense. But that doesn\'t matter, I\'ve got a job to do. I\'ve become really close to the centre and Cheryl has helped; she\'s very attractive - I wouldn\'t say no.</em>\r\n\r\nThe group tutor has asked me to develop this a bit further so if I get time I will think about how Jim Stansfield\'s life might go forward.', 'Creative Writing 3', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4891-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-24 17:54:18', '2018-03-24 17:54:18', '', 4891, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4898', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4899, 283, '2018-03-24 17:56:42', '2018-03-24 17:56:42', '<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Characterisation</span></h2>\nThis month\'s session focussed on characterisation. After the initial warm up activities we had to select a photograph of a person from a selection of postcards and a magazine.\n\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4893 size-full\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"192\" /></a>\n\nOur first task was to describe the character:\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>A young man with dishevelled, longish hair and a days beard growth. A half-smile, there\'s life behind the eyes. He is bare-chested.</em></span>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>His Torso and arms are covered in tattoos of various styles; intriguingly he has Montague and Capulet across his upper body: Is there conflict here?</em></span>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>His left wrist is covered in a brace indicating he broke it recently. His hands are relaxed; he appears to be comfortable with who he is.</em></span>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>He isn\'t muscular; has Calvin Klein underpants showing above his jeans; probably bites his nails.</em></span>\n\nWe then had to give our character a name and age. I called him Jim Stansfield aged 27.\n\nOur next task was to give this person a voice:\n\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Jesus! As if life wasn\'t complicated enough. As if? She had to go and get herself pregnant. Ok, ok, I know I was there but hey, it\'s not my fault. It was bad enough when I told my mum I was going out with Julia, what\'s she gonna say when I tell mum Julia\'s up the duff? She\'ll go ape. And that\'s only the start of it, Julia\'s dad is gonna kill me.</em></span>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>I could always leave town for a few months, stay with Joe in Barnsley; but this ain\'t gonna blow over is it? Jesus! What a mess. I could always take Julia with me; chances are her brothers would come and find us - then what?</em></span>\n\nFinally we had to take write a story about the character which included what he looked like, the personality and convey somehow that this person held a secret. I wrote this:\n\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4896\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000-200x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" /></a><em>It\'s a long time since I\'ve been \"normal\". After a while I forgot who I was and became more wrapped up in how I wanted people to see me. The long hair, stubble and tattoos - oh yes the tattoos, I may have overdone that a bit but it seems to have worked.</em>\n<em>This latest job is an odd one. I\'m not sure why I\'m here but orders are orders and if the \"powers that be\" think there\'s a threat then so be it...</em>\n<em>They\'re a pleasant bunch really and I\'ve got a great deal in common with many of them - it\'s not all \"save the planet\" and tree hugging; sometimes they talk a lot of sense. But that doesn\'t matter, I\'ve got a job to do. I\'ve become really close to the centre and Cheryl has helped; she\'s very attractive - I wouldn\'t say no.</em>\n\nThe group tutor has asked me to develop this a bit further so if I get time I will think about how Jim Stansfield\'s life might go forward.', 'Creative Writing 3', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4891-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-03-24 17:56:42', '2018-03-24 17:56:42', '', 4891, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4899', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4900, 283, '2018-03-24 17:57:01', '2018-03-24 17:57:01', '<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Characterisation</span></h2>\r\nThis month\'s session focussed on characterisation. After the initial warm up activities we had to select a photograph of a person from a selection of postcards and a magazine.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4893 size-full\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MG17431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"192\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOur first task was to describe the character:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>A young man with dishevelled, longish hair and a days beard growth. A half-smile, there\'s life behind the eyes. He is bare-chested.</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>His Torso and arms are covered in tattoos of various styles; intriguingly he has Montague and Capulet across his upper body: Is there conflict here?</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>His left wrist is covered in a brace indicating he broke it recently. His hands are relaxed; he appears to be comfortable with who he is.</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>He isn\'t muscular; has Calvin Klein underpants showing above his jeans; probably bites his nails.</em></span>\r\n\r\nWe then had to give our character a name and age. I called him Jim Stansfield aged 27.\r\n\r\nOur next task was to give this person a voice:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Jesus! As if life wasn\'t complicated enough. As if? She had to go and get herself pregnant. Ok, ok, I know I was there but hey, it\'s not my fault. It was bad enough when I told my mum I was going out with Julia, what\'s she gonna say when I tell mum Julia\'s up the duff? She\'ll go ape. And that\'s only the start of it, Julia\'s dad is gonna kill me.</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>I could always leave town for a few months, stay with Joe in Barnsley; but this ain\'t gonna blow over is it? Jesus! What a mess. I could always take Julia with me; chances are her brothers would come and find us - then what?</em></span>\r\n\r\nFinally we had to take write a story about the character which included what he looked like, the personality and convey somehow that this person held a secret. I wrote this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4896\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3000-200x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" /></a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>It\'s a long time since I\'ve been \"normal\". After a while I forgot who I was and became more wrapped up in how I wanted people to see me. The long hair, stubble and tattoos - oh yes the tattoos, I may have overdone that a bit but it seems to have worked.</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>This latest job is an odd one. I\'m not sure why I\'m here but orders are orders and if the \"powers that be\" think there\'s a threat then so be it...</em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>They\'re a pleasant bunch really and I\'ve got a great deal in common with many of them - it\'s not all \"save the planet\" and tree hugging; sometimes they talk a lot of sense. But that doesn\'t matter, I\'ve got a job to do. I\'ve become really close to the centre and Cheryl has helped; she\'s very attractive - I wouldn\'t say no.</em></span>\r\n\r\nThe group tutor has asked me to develop this a bit further so if I get time I will think about how Jim Stansfield\'s life might go forward.', 'Creative Writing 3', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4891-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-24 17:57:01', '2018-03-24 17:57:01', '', 4891, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4900', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4933, 283, '2018-04-19 09:23:35', '2018-04-19 08:23:35', 'After the wettest spring for many years I\'ve been round the garden to capture the state of the flower beds. A week ago, apart from the Daffodils there wasn\'t a great deal going on but suddenly it\'s started to burst into life (along with the weeds). Looking back to early <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2017</a> I estimate most things have been delayed by at least two weeks but you can judge for yourself...\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4934,4935,4936,4937,4938,4939,4940,4941,4942\"]', 'The Garden Blooms', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'the-garden-blooms', '', '', '2018-04-19 09:23:35', '2018-04-19 08:23:35', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4933', 0, 'post', '', 4),
(4902, 283, '2018-03-30 18:31:37', '2018-03-30 17:31:37', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hepworth-lightshowmar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4904\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hepworth-lightshowmar18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Another busy week as a quiet weekend approaches. On Monday I met up with my college friends - Tim &amp; Wid and Jon and Susie at <a href=\"https://hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/anthony-mccall-solid-light-works/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hepworth Gallery</a> in Wakefield. Most of the time was spent in the cafe catching up with everyone\'s news followed by a stroll around the latest exhibit which was a series of drawings concentrating on geometric shapes, particularly ellipses. This was continued with a light show in dark spaces and with the use of water vapour it outlined the light. It was possible to walk through the light thereby disrupting the images.\r\n\r\nTuesday and Wednesday I was running U3A groups - IT Workshop and my Ethics group. This month we were discussing the issues around free speech and the boundaries between what might be free speech and what might be considered offensive. Who and how people might be offended is an interesting subject for debate. We considered the realms of being politically correct to the point we censor what we say. On Wednesday afternoon I headed over to Mary\'s and we had curry out at <a href=\"https://www.gurkha91bourne.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gurkha 91</a>. The service was excellent and we were made to feel as though we were royalty. I cannot remember the last time I had such good service in a restaurant - attentive but not overbearing.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/forced-rhubarbmar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4906\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/forced-rhubarbmar18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>The garden is starting to come alive although there\'s still plenty of time for frosts. I started forcing the rhubarb many weeks ago and the bright pink stems are looking very good. I think there might be a rhubarb crumble at some time over the Easter weekend.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/shredding-twigsmar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4905\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/shredding-twigsmar18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>I\'m still catching up with dead heading and pruning bushes so it has been a good opportunity to catch up with my shredding. The shredded branches eventually make good compost.\r\n\r\nI plan to spend more time in the garden over the Bank holiday, weather permitting.', 'Gallery, Garden and Guff...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'gallery-garden-and-guff', '', '', '2018-03-30 18:31:37', '2018-03-30 17:31:37', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4902', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(4906, 283, '2018-03-30 18:12:31', '2018-03-30 17:12:31', '', 'forced-rhubarb(mar18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'forced-rhubarbmar18', '', '', '2018-03-30 18:12:31', '2018-03-30 17:12:31', '', 4902, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/forced-rhubarbmar18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4907, 283, '2018-03-30 18:31:37', '2018-03-30 17:31:37', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hepworth-lightshowmar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4904\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hepworth-lightshowmar18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Another busy week as a quiet weekend approaches. On Monday I met up with my college friends - Tim &amp; Wid and Jon and Susie at <a href=\"https://hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/anthony-mccall-solid-light-works/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hepworth Gallery</a> in Wakefield. Most of the time was spent in the cafe catching up with everyone\'s news followed by a stroll around the latest exhibit which was a series of drawings concentrating on geometric shapes, particularly ellipses. This was continued with a light show in dark spaces and with the use of water vapour it outlined the light. It was possible to walk through the light thereby disrupting the images.\r\n\r\nTuesday and Wednesday I was running U3A groups - IT Workshop and my Ethics group. This month we were discussing the issues around free speech and the boundaries between what might be free speech and what might be considered offensive. Who and how people might be offended is an interesting subject for debate. We considered the realms of being politically correct to the point we censor what we say. On Wednesday afternoon I headed over to Mary\'s and we had curry out at <a href=\"https://www.gurkha91bourne.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gurkha 91</a>. The service was excellent and we were made to feel as though we were royalty. I cannot remember the last time I had such good service in a restaurant - attentive but not overbearing.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/forced-rhubarbmar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4906\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/forced-rhubarbmar18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>The garden is starting to come alive although there\'s still plenty of time for frosts. I started forcing the rhubarb many weeks ago and the bright pink stems are looking very good. I think there might be a rhubarb crumble at some time over the Easter weekend.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/shredding-twigsmar18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4905\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/shredding-twigsmar18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>I\'m still catching up with dead heading and pruning bushes so it has been a good opportunity to catch up with my shredding. The shredded branches eventually make good compost.\r\n\r\nI plan to spend more time in the garden over the Bank holiday, weather permitting.', 'Gallery, Garden and Guff...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4902-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-03-30 18:31:37', '2018-03-30 17:31:37', '', 4902, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4907', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4908, 283, '2018-04-01 14:07:47', '2018-04-01 13:07:47', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/facebook-logoapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4909\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/facebook-logoapr18-200x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"151\" /></a>Am I gullible? Possibly but I like to think I have trust in humanity. Up until now I\'ve considered it unimportant how I share basic data about myself however I now believe my naivety and trust is being abused. Who would be interested in me? Well it seems anyone who has enough money to pay to analyse millions of people\'s preferences and personalities; then use that information to influence how we vote and ultimately how we think - Big Brother has become Big Data. My Facebook account was only ever used for demonstration purposes when I did IT Workshops however it did contain certain details about my status and location. From the simplest of information experts using algorithms and heuristics can determine a great deal about us and how we might be influenced. Today I deleted my Facebook account. Watch <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09x5k4y/click-who-has-your-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Click to learn more...</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flooded-footpathapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4911\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flooded-footpathapr18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>On a totally different tack the Easter weekend is becoming as bizarrely commercial as Christmas. So what did I do on the only other day in the year when supermarkets are not open? I went for a walk - I need to get out more. My 4,5 mile walk almost became a swim as many of the paths were flooded.\r\n\r\nI had to take a very circuitous route to get round this one. The footpath is usually down the centre of this photograph and you might be fooled into thinking I had stumbled into a mangrove swamp.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beech-woodapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4910\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beech-woodapr18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>It wasn\'t all this bad. Further along the path through the beech trees was more sheltered and the footpath better drained.\r\n\r\nThe benefit of a good walk is that it stimulates the body and the mind. There were very few people around and it gave me time to think about the state of the planet. In the past we would worry about physical wars and now it is more important to be aware of the war of words that goes on around us all the time. This is true for social media as well as the Murdoch press. The media generally don\'t tell lies however by focussing on some stories rather than others they subtly influence our views.', 'Data... and walking', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'data-and-walking', '', '', '2018-04-01 14:07:47', '2018-04-01 13:07:47', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4908', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(4911, 283, '2018-04-01 13:46:54', '2018-04-01 12:46:54', '', 'flooded-footpath(apr18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'flooded-footpathapr18', '', '', '2018-04-01 13:46:54', '2018-04-01 12:46:54', '', 4908, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flooded-footpathapr18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4912, 283, '2018-04-01 14:07:47', '2018-04-01 13:07:47', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/facebook-logoapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4909\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/facebook-logoapr18-200x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"151\" /></a>Am I gullible? Possibly but I like to think I have trust in humanity. Up until now I\'ve considered it unimportant how I share basic data about myself however I now believe my naivety and trust is being abused. Who would be interested in me? Well it seems anyone who has enough money to pay to analyse millions of people\'s preferences and personalities; then use that information to influence how we vote and ultimately how we think - Big Brother has become Big Data. My Facebook account was only ever used for demonstration purposes when I did IT Workshops however it did contain certain details about my status and location. From the simplest of information experts using algorithms and heuristics can determine a great deal about us and how we might be influenced. Today I deleted my Facebook account. Watch <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09x5k4y/click-who-has-your-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Click to learn more...</a>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flooded-footpathapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4911\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flooded-footpathapr18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>On a totally different tack the Easter weekend is becoming as bizarrely commercial as Christmas. So what did I do on the only other day in the year when supermarkets are not open? I went for a walk - I need to get out more. My 4,5 mile walk almost became a swim as many of the paths were flooded.\r\n\r\nI had to take a very circuitous route to get round this one. The footpath is usually down the centre of this photograph and you might be fooled into thinking I had stumbled into a mangrove swamp.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beech-woodapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4910\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beech-woodapr18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>It wasn\'t all this bad. Further along the path through the beech trees was more sheltered and the footpath better drained.\r\n\r\nThe benefit of a good walk is that it stimulates the body and the mind. There were very few people around and it gave me time to think about the state of the planet. In the past we would worry about physical wars and now it is more important to be aware of the war of words that goes on around us all the time. This is true for social media as well as the Murdoch press. The media generally don\'t tell lies however by focussing on some stories rather than others they subtly influence our views.', 'Data... and walking', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4908-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-01 14:07:47', '2018-04-01 13:07:47', '', 4908, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4912', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(4914, 283, '2018-04-10 12:26:00', '2018-04-10 11:26:00', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marynigelpianoapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4915 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marynigelpianoapr18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Who could have imagined how one\'s life would twist and turn? I certainly didn\'t... I\'m retired but there are times when it all seems to be very frenetic with so much going on. I see Mary most Wednesday evenings and we\'ll go out for dinner or go to the cinema and at weekends we spend time gardening, walking, talking, listening to music, cooking or visiting each other\'s friends and familiarizing ourselves with our different lifestyles. Last weekend Mary invited her friends Nigel and Veronica to stay. She has known Nigel since they were 12 and they have an interest in playing the piano. Mary went to the Royal Academy of Music so she\'s very accomplished but doesn\'t make the time to practice. When she sat down with Nigel to play a duet she became even more alive (if that\'s possible) than normal. They played several pieces and she wanted to continue but sadly Nigel and Veronica had to depart.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/potting-shedapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4916 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/potting-shedapr18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>At home the garden is slowly being managed into shape. I\'ve finished wiring the posts to espalier the fruit trees; the seed trays in the potting shed are being filled; beetroot, parsnip, carrot seeds are in the beds and when the ground dries a little more I shall start sowing the Brassicas.\r\n\r\nI\'m quite impatient so there\'s a risk I start sowing stuff before the last of the cold weather has left us and gardening is such a trial and error activity - what worked last year might not work this. It doesn\'t bother me anymore if things don\'t go to plan - this planning malarkey is overrated.', 'Weekends...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'weekends', '', '', '2018-04-10 12:26:00', '2018-04-10 11:26:00', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4914', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(4915, 283, '2018-04-10 12:03:57', '2018-04-10 11:03:57', '', 'mary+nigel+piano(apr18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'marynigelpianoapr18', '', '', '2018-04-10 12:03:57', '2018-04-10 11:03:57', '', 4914, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marynigelpianoapr18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4916, 283, '2018-04-10 12:17:37', '2018-04-10 11:17:37', '', 'potting-shed(apr18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'potting-shedapr18', '', '', '2018-04-10 12:17:37', '2018-04-10 11:17:37', '', 4914, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/potting-shedapr18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4917, 283, '2018-04-10 12:26:00', '2018-04-10 11:26:00', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marynigelpianoapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4915 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marynigelpianoapr18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Who could have imagined how one\'s life would twist and turn? I certainly didn\'t... I\'m retired but there are times when it all seems to be very frenetic with so much going on. I see Mary most Wednesday evenings and we\'ll go out for dinner or go to the cinema and at weekends we spend time gardening, walking, talking, listening to music, cooking or visiting each other\'s friends and familiarizing ourselves with our different lifestyles. Last weekend Mary invited her friends Nigel and Veronica to stay. She has known Nigel since they were 12 and they have an interest in playing the piano. Mary went to the Royal Academy of Music so she\'s very accomplished but doesn\'t make the time to practice. When she sat down with Nigel to play a duet she became even more alive (if that\'s possible) than normal. They played several pieces and she wanted to continue but sadly Nigel and Veronica had to depart.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/potting-shedapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4916 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/potting-shedapr18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>At home the garden is slowly being managed into shape. I\'ve finished wiring the posts to espalier the fruit trees; the seed trays in the potting shed are being filled; beetroot, parsnip, carrot seeds are in the beds and when the ground dries a little more I shall start sowing the Brassicas.\r\n\r\nI\'m quite impatient so there\'s a risk I start sowing stuff before the last of the cold weather has left us and gardening is such a trial and error activity - what worked last year might not work this. It doesn\'t bother me anymore if things don\'t go to plan - this planning malarkey is overrated.', 'Weekends...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4914-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-10 12:26:00', '2018-04-10 11:26:00', '', 4914, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4917', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4974, 283, '2018-05-10 21:00:45', '2018-05-10 20:00:45', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mx5-rf-roof-downmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4976\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mx5-rf-roof-downmay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The superb weather means I spend a great deal of time out in the MX5 with the roof down. On Tuesday morning I drove back from Mary\'s at 7 am with the roof down - it was a beautiful morning.\r\n\r\nI\'ve travelled over 5,000 miles in the MX5 in the past 6 months which is twice as many miles as I covered in the Lotus in 12 months. It\'s fast and sensible unlike the Lotus which was just fast.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yellow-rosemay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4975\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yellow-rosemay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>The garden continues to surprise me - this rose has been hiding and I\'m sure it didn\'t flower last year. Jane and I didn\'t like roses but there are a few in the garden that were gifts from people over a number of years. The garden is a constant reminder of Jane and the hours she put into filling it with beautiful things in her final 18 months.\r\n\r\nI looked back to June 2015 when Jane was still working in the garden - <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/2680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here for a reminder...</a> This years show of foxgloves should be equally good.', 'Wheels and Roses', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'wheels-and-roses', '', '', '2018-05-10 21:00:45', '2018-05-10 20:00:45', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4974', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(4976, 283, '2018-05-10 20:47:14', '2018-05-10 19:47:14', '', 'mx5-rf-roof-down(may18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'mx5-rf-roof-downmay18', '', '', '2018-05-10 20:47:14', '2018-05-10 19:47:14', '', 4974, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mx5-rf-roof-downmay18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4919, 283, '2018-04-12 20:49:24', '2018-04-12 19:49:24', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MacbethApr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4920\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MacbethApr18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"320\" /></a>Life continues to be full of \"firsts\" - I didn\'t expect to be saying that at my age.\r\n\r\nYesterday after a three-hour session with the co-research team at Lincoln University I travelled home and then a quick turn around before heading down to Peterborough to meet up with Mary after work.\r\n\r\nWe had a delightful early Thai dinner at <a href=\"http://www.east-restaurant.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East</a> set on the river Nene before walking to the Key Theatre to watch a live screening of <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/21/macbeth-review-christopher-eccleston-royal-shakespeare-theatre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macbeth from RSC Stratford</a>. It was the first time I had seen an RSC produced Shakespeare play via a live broadcast. In the past I\'ve either been to Stratford or The Barbican in London. When watching a live performance you choose what to watch on stage but in a broadcast the producer decides what to focus on so it was a strange experience for me - cheaper but not as immersive as the three-dimensional event. Nonetheless, it was an excellent production and well worth the journey to Peterborough.', 'Macbeth RSC - Review', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'macbeth-rsc-review', '', '', '2018-04-12 20:49:24', '2018-04-12 19:49:24', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4919', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(4920, 283, '2018-04-12 18:09:14', '2018-04-12 17:09:14', '', 'Macbeth(Apr18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'macbethapr18', '', '', '2018-04-12 18:09:14', '2018-04-12 17:09:14', '', 4919, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MacbethApr18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4921, 283, '2018-04-12 20:49:24', '2018-04-12 19:49:24', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MacbethApr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4920\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MacbethApr18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"320\" /></a>Life continues to be full of \"firsts\" - I didn\'t expect to be saying that at my age.\r\n\r\nYesterday after a three-hour session with the co-research team at Lincoln University I travelled home and then a quick turn around before heading down to Peterborough to meet up with Mary after work.\r\n\r\nWe had a delightful early Thai dinner at <a href=\"http://www.east-restaurant.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East</a> set on the river Nene before walking to the Key Theatre to watch a live screening of <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/21/macbeth-review-christopher-eccleston-royal-shakespeare-theatre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macbeth from RSC Stratford</a>. It was the first time I had seen an RSC produced Shakespeare play via a live broadcast. In the past I\'ve either been to Stratford or The Barbican in London. When watching a live performance you choose what to watch on stage but in a broadcast the producer decides what to focus on so it was a strange experience for me - cheaper but not as immersive as the three-dimensional event. Nonetheless, it was an excellent production and well worth the journey to Peterborough.', 'Macbeth RSC - Review', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4919-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-12 20:49:24', '2018-04-12 19:49:24', '', 4919, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4921', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4944, 283, '2018-04-22 10:15:52', '2018-04-22 09:15:52', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/874483e03d183ee8247750316f3fc8cccbf05a8b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4945\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/874483e03d183ee8247750316f3fc8cccbf05a8b-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>I was offered free tickets to see Lady Sings the Blues at Lincoln Drill Hall and it seemed too good an opportunity to turn down so Mary left work early and travelled up from Peterborough. We made it to the venue in plenty of time. Neither of us had been to the Drill Hall before and it\'s a good venue.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t know what to expect other than I had a preconception from the advertising poster it would be a black woman singing the music of Billy Holliday. Instead the band consisted of a bunch of geriatrics who were no doubt competent musicians but they were playing jazz from sheet music. To me jazz should be played from the soul and not from sheet music. These musicians do this gig on a regular basis so why did they need to follow sheet music? The singer did, at times, sound like Billy Holliday but the soul was missing. Another irritation for me was the fact that every time an individual in the band did a bit of a solo there was an expectation that the audience would clap - this happened in virtually every song.\r\n\r\nWe suffered an hour of this and at the interval Mary and I looked at each and virtually at the same moment we said \"shall we cut and run\". I think for the first time in my life I left an event half way through - life\'s too short to endure events that you\'re not enjoying.', 'Lady Sings the Blues - Review', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'lady-sings-the-blues-review', '', '', '2018-04-22 10:15:52', '2018-04-22 09:15:52', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4944', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(4923, 283, '2018-04-13 21:03:02', '2018-04-13 20:03:02', '<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dialogue</span></h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4772 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing-200x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"158\" /></a>I wasn\'t looking forward to this month\'s session because dialogue can be tricky - how to make it sound realistic without over-filling it with trivia that is plain boring.\r\n\r\nThe first exercise was a warm up and we had to write something to be placed on a bench after we\'ve died. We also had to say where the bench would be placed and why. I wrote: <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"He came into the world with nothing and made the most of every moment\". He loved, laughed and lived.\"</span></em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>I placed my bench in the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. It is a very tranquil place, at one with nature and epitomised rebirth and regrowth. All things decline slowly and eventually die with the possibility of a legacy being recreated.</em></span>\r\n\r\nNext in pairs we had to produce a dialogue which contained a line of our own choosing. My partner and I chose the line <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"I can\'t believe you just said that\"</span></em>. I don\'t have a copy of the item because my partner wrote it in her book. It centred around a husband and wife discussing dinner when the wife mentions the fact that her husband has finished the bottle of wine. The husband delivers the line <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"I can\'t believe you just said that\"</span></em> and the wife says <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"Cheers\"</span></em> There was a definite subtext of animosity between them.\r\n\r\nWe then had to write a dialogue from two points of view with different voices in a similar way to people having a phone voice.\r\n\r\nBoss and worker:\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hey Tim, were you late for work this morning? Only I saw you parking up just before 10.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ergh, yes, sorry. There was a massive accident on the A15, cars and lorries everywhere and I couldn\'t detour round.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">That\'s funny, I came in that way and I had a straight run in</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Well it must have happened after you went through. It\'s the first time this month I\'ve been late.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">That\'s as maybe but it\'s only the 3rd of the month and you were late several days last week.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ok, yes. I\'ll try to be on time in future</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Make sure you are!</span></em>\r\n\r\nThe same conversation retold by the worker to his friend in the pub:\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bloody hell! I was late for work again this morning</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It isn\'t surprising when you\'re staying with different people every night</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Yeah, well, I need somewhere to crash</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So what happened?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Yada Yada! Usual stuff. Blah blah! And I\'m thinking all the time as to where he can shove his job and I nearly told him.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So did you?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Nah, but he\'ll be watching me like a hawk from now on the old bastard.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Another pint? Oh and before you ask, no! you can\'t stay at mine tonight.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\nAnd finally we had to write a dialogue that had a subtext. There\'s something wrong in the relationship but it isn\'t obvious.\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So what do you think Harry?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Think? What do you mean think?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> About the project - how\'s it going? Is it going to plan? On time? On budget? You know the usual stuff.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Oh, sorry I thought you were still talking about the new coffee machine. The project... Well it\'s going really well. We\'ve met all the milestones so far, we\'re a little over budget but I\'ll bring that back into line in the next phase.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> So, it\'s all good?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Yep, it\'s all good...</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Only I heard from the Director of Resources that things were not going well.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Really?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Yes, really.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> I\'m not sure why he would say that. Was there anything specific?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Not that I can remember, I\'d hoped you would know.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> No, sorry, everything\'s fine, all\'s good.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> So I don\'t have to worry?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Well, as I said, we have overshot the budget but I\'ll make that up in the next phase.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Would you care to be more specific?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Not really, I don\'t have exact figures to hand.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> How about a ballpark? 200k, 500k, you must have some idea, Harry?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> I\'d rather email you exact figures tomorrow, if that\'s ok.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> I suppose it will have to be.</span></em>\r\n\r\nInterestingly I thought this was such an obvious dialogue that there was no subtext but the group seemed to get the tension between the project manager and his manager. For those who know me in a work environment the conversation was based on my life experiences.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the session I felt a lot happier about writing dialogue but I feel as though my writing is a bit of a blunt instrument, lacking subtlety. It\'s work in progress.', 'Creative Writing 4', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'creative-writing-4', '', '', '2018-04-13 21:03:02', '2018-04-13 20:03:02', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4923', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(4925, 283, '2018-04-13 20:23:13', '2018-04-13 19:23:13', '<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dialogue</span></h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4772 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing-200x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"158\" /></a>I wasn\'t looking forward to this month\'s session because dialogue can be tricky - how to make it sound realistic without over-filling it with trivia that is plain boring.\r\n\r\nThe first exercise was a warm up and we had to right something to be placed on a bench after we\'ve died. We also had to say where the bench would be placed and why. I wrote: <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"He came into the world with nothing and the most of every moment\". He loved, laughed and lived.\"</span></em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>I placed my bench in the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. It is a very tranquil place, at one with nature and epitomises rebirth and regrowth. All things decline slowly and eventually die with the possibility of a legacy of being recreated.</em></span>\r\n\r\nNext in pairs we had to produce a dialogue which contained a line of our own choosing. My partner and I chose the line <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"I can\'t believe you just said that\"</span></em>. I don\'t have a copy of the item because my partner wrote it in her book. It centred around a husband and wife discussing dinner when the wife mentions the fact that her husband has finished the bottle of wine. The husband delivers the line <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"I can\'t believe you just said that\"</span></em> and the wife says <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"Cheers\"</span></em> There was a definite subtext of animosity between them.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Creative Writing 4', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4923-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-13 20:23:13', '2018-04-13 19:23:13', '', 4923, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4925', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4926, 283, '2018-04-13 21:03:02', '2018-04-13 20:03:02', '<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dialogue</span></h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4772 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing-200x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"158\" /></a>I wasn\'t looking forward to this month\'s session because dialogue can be tricky - how to make it sound realistic without over-filling it with trivia that is plain boring.\r\n\r\nThe first exercise was a warm up and we had to write something to be placed on a bench after we\'ve died. We also had to say where the bench would be placed and why. I wrote: <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"He came into the world with nothing and made the most of every moment\". He loved, laughed and lived.\"</span></em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <em>I placed my bench in the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. It is a very tranquil place, at one with nature and epitomised rebirth and regrowth. All things decline slowly and eventually die with the possibility of a legacy being recreated.</em></span>\r\n\r\nNext in pairs we had to produce a dialogue which contained a line of our own choosing. My partner and I chose the line <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"I can\'t believe you just said that\"</span></em>. I don\'t have a copy of the item because my partner wrote it in her book. It centred around a husband and wife discussing dinner when the wife mentions the fact that her husband has finished the bottle of wine. The husband delivers the line <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"I can\'t believe you just said that\"</span></em> and the wife says <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\"Cheers\"</span></em> There was a definite subtext of animosity between them.\r\n\r\nWe then had to write a dialogue from two points of view with different voices in a similar way to people having a phone voice.\r\n\r\nBoss and worker:\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hey Tim, were you late for work this morning? Only I saw you parking up just before 10.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ergh, yes, sorry. There was a massive accident on the A15, cars and lorries everywhere and I couldn\'t detour round.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">That\'s funny, I came in that way and I had a straight run in</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Well it must have happened after you went through. It\'s the first time this month I\'ve been late.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">That\'s as maybe but it\'s only the 3rd of the month and you were late several days last week.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ok, yes. I\'ll try to be on time in future</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Make sure you are!</span></em>\r\n\r\nThe same conversation retold by the worker to his friend in the pub:\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bloody hell! I was late for work again this morning</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It isn\'t surprising when you\'re staying with different people every night</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Yeah, well, I need somewhere to crash</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So what happened?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Yada Yada! Usual stuff. Blah blah! And I\'m thinking all the time as to where he can shove his job and I nearly told him.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So did you?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Nah, but he\'ll be watching me like a hawk from now on the old bastard.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Another pint? Oh and before you ask, no! you can\'t stay at mine tonight.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\nAnd finally we had to write a dialogue that had a subtext. There\'s something wrong in the relationship but it isn\'t obvious.\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So what do you think Harry?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Think? What do you mean think?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> About the project - how\'s it going? Is it going to plan? On time? On budget? You know the usual stuff.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Oh, sorry I thought you were still talking about the new coffee machine. The project... Well it\'s going really well. We\'ve met all the milestones so far, we\'re a little over budget but I\'ll bring that back into line in the next phase.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> So, it\'s all good?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Yep, it\'s all good...</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Only I heard from the Director of Resources that things were not going well.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Really?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Yes, really.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> I\'m not sure why he would say that. Was there anything specific?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Not that I can remember, I\'d hoped you would know.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> No, sorry, everything\'s fine, all\'s good.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> So I don\'t have to worry?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Well, as I said, we have overshot the budget but I\'ll make that up in the next phase.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Would you care to be more specific?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Not really, I don\'t have exact figures to hand.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> How about a ballpark? 200k, 500k, you must have some idea, Harry?</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> I\'d rather email you exact figures tomorrow, if that\'s ok.</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> I suppose it will have to be.</span></em>\r\n\r\nInterestingly I thought this was such an obvious dialogue that there was no subtext but the group seemed to get the tension between the project manager and his manager. For those who know me in a work environment the conversation was based on my life experiences.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the session I felt a lot happier about writing dialogue but I feel as though my writing is a bit of a blunt instrument, lacking subtlety. It\'s work in progress.', 'Creative Writing 4', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4923-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-13 21:03:02', '2018-04-13 20:03:02', '', 4923, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4926', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4927, 283, '2018-04-16 20:52:20', '2018-04-16 19:52:20', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hideout-Hotelapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4930 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hideout-Hotelapr18-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" /></a>We\'d booked to see Nerina Pallot at Fruit in Hull so it made sense to stay overnight and take in the delights of the city. We had an apartment in Hideout Hotel which was in the centre of the old town with everything in easy walking distance.\r\n\r\nMuch of the city is still undergoing a major regeneration with a lot of traffic free areas and wonderful, original cobbled streets.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/nerina-pallotapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4928 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/nerina-pallotapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We had a very late lunch outside in the city centre and after refreshing ourselves we spent the early evening having a drink on the quay side. We then made our way to Fruit, an old fruit warehouse that had been turned into a bar/nightclub with a several rows of seats and a large standing area.\r\n\r\nThe support band was a brother and sister called <a href=\"https://www.cattleandcane.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cattle and Cane</a>. They did a good set before <a href=\"https://nerinapallot.com/wordpress/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nerina Pallot</a> came on. Her voice has great range, great musician whether on keyboard or guitar and the backing drummer and bass guitarist were superb. It was a great evening and she surpassed my expectations.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hull-fruit-market-areaapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4931 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hull-fruit-market-areaapr18-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>We had decided not to have breakfast at the apartment and I\'d researched a quirky place near the quay side called <a href=\"https://www.thievingharrys.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thieving Harry\'s</a>. It had an interesting menu and I chose scrambled egg, salmon and avocado on sourdough bread.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flat-whiteapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4929\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flat-whiteapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI finished breakfast with an excellent flat white - the best I\'ve ever had in an independent coffee shop.\r\n\r\nThe whole area is interesting with some expensive looking riverside apartments springing up along the banks of the Humber.\r\n\r\nThe journey home in the MX5 was delightful but the roof stayed up because it was threatening rain.', 'To Hull and Back...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'to-hull-and-back', '', '', '2018-04-16 20:52:20', '2018-04-16 19:52:20', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4927', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(4932, 283, '2018-04-16 20:52:20', '2018-04-16 19:52:20', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hideout-Hotelapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4930 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hideout-Hotelapr18-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" /></a>We\'d booked to see Nerina Pallot at Fruit in Hull so it made sense to stay overnight and take in the delights of the city. We had an apartment in Hideout Hotel which was in the centre of the old town with everything in easy walking distance.\r\n\r\nMuch of the city is still undergoing a major regeneration with a lot of traffic free areas and wonderful, original cobbled streets.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/nerina-pallotapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4928 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/nerina-pallotapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>We had a very late lunch outside in the city centre and after refreshing ourselves we spent the early evening having a drink on the quay side. We then made our way to Fruit, an old fruit warehouse that had been turned into a bar/nightclub with a several rows of seats and a large standing area.\r\n\r\nThe support band was a brother and sister called <a href=\"https://www.cattleandcane.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cattle and Cane</a>. They did a good set before <a href=\"https://nerinapallot.com/wordpress/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nerina Pallot</a> came on. Her voice has great range, great musician whether on keyboard or guitar and the backing drummer and bass guitarist were superb. It was a great evening and she surpassed my expectations.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hull-fruit-market-areaapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4931 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hull-fruit-market-areaapr18-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>We had decided not to have breakfast at the apartment and I\'d researched a quirky place near the quay side called <a href=\"https://www.thievingharrys.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thieving Harry\'s</a>. It had an interesting menu and I chose scrambled egg, salmon and avocado on sourdough bread.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flat-whiteapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4929\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flat-whiteapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI finished breakfast with an excellent flat white - the best I\'ve ever had in an independent coffee shop.\r\n\r\nThe whole area is interesting with some expensive looking riverside apartments springing up along the banks of the Humber.\r\n\r\nThe journey home in the MX5 was delightful but the roof stayed up because it was threatening rain.', 'To Hull and Back...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4927-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-16 20:52:20', '2018-04-16 19:52:20', '', 4927, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4932', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(4943, 283, '2018-04-19 09:23:07', '2018-04-19 08:23:07', 'After the wettest spring for many years I\'ve been round the garden to capture the state of the flower beds. A week ago, apart from the Daffodils there wasn\'t a great deal going on but suddenly it\'s started to burst into life (along with the weeds). Looking back to early <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2017</a> I estimate most things have been delayed by at least two weeks but you can judge for yourself...\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4934,4935,4936,4937,4938,4939,4940,4941,4942\"]', 'The Garden Blooms', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4933-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-19 09:23:07', '2018-04-19 08:23:07', '', 4933, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4943', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4945, 283, '2018-04-22 09:59:23', '2018-04-22 08:59:23', '', 'Lady Sings the Blues', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '874483e03d183ee8247750316f3fc8cccbf05a8b', '', '', '2018-04-22 09:59:49', '2018-04-22 08:59:49', '', 4944, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/874483e03d183ee8247750316f3fc8cccbf05a8b.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4946, 283, '2018-04-22 10:15:52', '2018-04-22 09:15:52', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/874483e03d183ee8247750316f3fc8cccbf05a8b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4945\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/874483e03d183ee8247750316f3fc8cccbf05a8b-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>I was offered free tickets to see Lady Sings the Blues at Lincoln Drill Hall and it seemed too good an opportunity to turn down so Mary left work early and travelled up from Peterborough. We made it to the venue in plenty of time. Neither of us had been to the Drill Hall before and it\'s a good venue.\r\n\r\nI didn\'t know what to expect other than I had a preconception from the advertising poster it would be a black woman singing the music of Billy Holliday. Instead the band consisted of a bunch of geriatrics who were no doubt competent musicians but they were playing jazz from sheet music. To me jazz should be played from the soul and not from sheet music. These musicians do this gig on a regular basis so why did they need to follow sheet music? The singer did, at times, sound like Billy Holliday but the soul was missing. Another irritation for me was the fact that every time an individual in the band did a bit of a solo there was an expectation that the audience would clap - this happened in virtually every song.\r\n\r\nWe suffered an hour of this and at the interval Mary and I looked at each and virtually at the same moment we said \"shall we cut and run\". I think for the first time in my life I left an event half way through - life\'s too short to endure events that you\'re not enjoying.', 'Lady Sings the Blues - Review', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4944-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-22 10:15:52', '2018-04-22 09:15:52', '', 4944, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4946', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4961, 283, '2018-05-01 22:52:03', '2018-05-01 21:52:03', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marys-gardenapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4964\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marys-gardenapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>A busy weekend helping Mary to sort out her garden. We had another tonne of topsoil to move into the last vegetable raised bed and to top up the other beds where there had been settlement.\r\n\r\nWe went to the garden centre to buy compost and 18 lavender plants which she placed into the back bed as a low hedge between the garden and the field behind. There\'s still a lot to be done and there needs to be a planing plan...\r\n\r\nOn Monday evening we had booked to see Freya Ridings at the Glee Club in Birmingham. This presented a logistical problem because Mary was on a course in Huntingdon. I took Mary to her course in Huntingdon then headed off to Northampton to meet up with ex work colleagues and friends. I was back in Huntingdon for 4 pm and we headed off to Birmingham. The Glee Club was in China Town (I didn\'t know Birmingham had <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arctic-lakesapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4962\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arctic-lakesapr18-133x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" /></a>a China Town - who knew?) so we had dinner at Malaysian Delight because it was full of oriental people and that was good enough for us. A cash only restaurant and a little down market but the food was original.\r\n\r\nThe support band, <a href=\"https://youtu.be/uqga0j_-BWk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arctic Lake</a>, were unusual in that the lead singers voice was similar to Freya Ridings. I would have thought a support band should be slightly different from the main act. The singer\'s voice was clear but a little weak at times.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/freya-ridingsapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4963\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/freya-ridingsapr18-200x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" /></a>At around 9 pm <a href=\"https://youtu.be/-RT3uFugS0k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freya Ridings</a> came on for her set. She has an incredible voice and the backing guys were excellent. She played for just over an hour which just whizzed by - it was a shame it had to end. We left Birmingham and arrived back at Mary\'s at midnight. It was an incredible day and felt like it was two days.', 'Garden and Gig Weekend', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'garden-and-gig-weekend', '', '', '2018-05-01 22:54:34', '2018-05-01 21:54:34', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4961', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(4948, 283, '2018-04-24 20:45:02', '2018-04-24 19:45:02', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marybbqapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4949 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marybbqapr18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>A busy weekend with me helping Mary to shift 4 tonnes of topsoil into her raised beds. It\'s a long time since I\'ve done any serious labouring so I was pleased that I could keep up the pace. We shifted 3 bags on the Saturday afternoon and the final bag on the Sunday morning. It was all done ready for Mary\'s son\'s birthday BBQ. The weather held up and everyone had a good time.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beer-keg-urinal.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4953\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beer-keg-urinal-200x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"159\" /></a>On Monday it was Mary\'s birthday so she took the day off and we headed to the Norfolk coast, stopping off in Burnham Market for lunch at a restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.number-29.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twenty Nine</a>. The village is very up-market and the restaurant was an odd collection of styles even a little pretentious. I confess I was fascinated by the polished stainless steel urinals made from beer kegs.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cley-windmillapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4951\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cley-windmillapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>The walk from <a href=\"https://www.holkham.co.uk/nature-reserve-beach/the-beach/introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holkham Beach</a> to Wells was wonderful however the tea at the cafe in Wells left a lot to be desired. It seemed the longer the tea bag sat in the cup the weaker the tea became - how can that happen? And we finished the trip with a walk round Cley spending some time in the <a href=\"http://www.madeincley.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pottery shop</a>.', 'Weekend Events', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'weekend-events', '', '', '2018-04-24 20:45:02', '2018-04-24 19:45:02', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4948', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(4952, 283, '2018-04-24 19:54:01', '2018-04-24 18:54:01', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marybbqapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4949\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marybbqapr18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>A busy weekend shifting 4 tonnes of topsoil into Mary\'s raised beds. It\'s a long time since I\'ve done any serious labouring so I was pleased that I could keep up the pace. We shifted 3 bags on the Saturday afternoon and the final bag on the Sunday morning. It was all done ready for Mary\'s son\'s birthday BBQ. The weather held up and everyone had a good time.\r\n\r\nOn Monday it was Mary\'s birthday so she took the day off and we headed to Norfolk.', 'Weekend Events', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4948-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-24 19:54:01', '2018-04-24 18:54:01', '', 4948, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4952', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4953, 283, '2018-04-24 20:36:42', '2018-04-24 19:36:42', '', 'beer keg urinal', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'beer-keg-urinal', '', '', '2018-04-24 20:36:42', '2018-04-24 19:36:42', '', 4948, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beer-keg-urinal.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4954, 283, '2018-04-24 20:45:02', '2018-04-24 19:45:02', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marybbqapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4949 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marybbqapr18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>A busy weekend with me helping Mary to shift 4 tonnes of topsoil into her raised beds. It\'s a long time since I\'ve done any serious labouring so I was pleased that I could keep up the pace. We shifted 3 bags on the Saturday afternoon and the final bag on the Sunday morning. It was all done ready for Mary\'s son\'s birthday BBQ. The weather held up and everyone had a good time.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beer-keg-urinal.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4953\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beer-keg-urinal-200x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"159\" /></a>On Monday it was Mary\'s birthday so she took the day off and we headed to the Norfolk coast, stopping off in Burnham Market for lunch at a restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.number-29.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twenty Nine</a>. The village is very up-market and the restaurant was an odd collection of styles even a little pretentious. I confess I was fascinated by the polished stainless steel urinals made from beer kegs.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cley-windmillapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4951\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cley-windmillapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>The walk from <a href=\"https://www.holkham.co.uk/nature-reserve-beach/the-beach/introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holkham Beach</a> to Wells was wonderful however the tea at the cafe in Wells left a lot to be desired. It seemed the longer the tea bag sat in the cup the weaker the tea became - how can that happen? And we finished the trip with a walk round Cley spending some time in the <a href=\"http://www.madeincley.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pottery shop</a>.', 'Weekend Events', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4948-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-24 20:45:02', '2018-04-24 19:45:02', '', 4948, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4954', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4969, 283, '2018-05-08 19:17:49', '2018-05-08 18:17:49', 'And so another week has passed since my last posting and I\'ve kept so busy I forget whether I did things last week or several weeks ago.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cycle-ridemay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4970\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cycle-ridemay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Last week I was sufficiently motivated and the weather was good enough for me to get up early and go for my first cycle of the year. I\'m not fit and therefore decided to take the shorter route which is 8.8 miles. There is only one hill on the circuit which I can usually ride easily but it took a bit of determination to stay in the saddle and not walk. I averaged 11.4 mph so don\'t expect to see me on the Tour de France anytime soon.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/clean-bikemay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4971\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/clean-bikemay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The photo was taken at the top of the hill so it was a good excuse to stop and get my breath back. I did manage to find a very muddy section on the cycle path just outside North Willingham so I decided to give my faithful steed a quick clean, probably its first in several years. I toy with the idea of getting an electric bike but surely that will defeat the point of trying to get fit if I can rely on an electric motor when the going gets tough.\r\n\r\nI spent the weekend at Mary\'s helping to tidy her garden and cut the grass. She hosted a family lunch on Sunday for her \"children\" (Sophie 27 and Rory 24) and friends. It was very hot (25 degrees plus) sitting outside eating a superb roasted lamb dish followed by a rhubarb (my own home grown) cheesecake. We consumed copious amounts of alcohol to keep cool and a good time was had by all.', 'Week by Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'week-by-week', '', '', '2018-05-08 19:17:49', '2018-05-08 18:17:49', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4969', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(4956, 283, '2018-04-25 21:44:30', '2018-04-25 20:44:30', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sycamoreapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4958\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sycamoreapr18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>The trees around the house are a beautiful setting and were part of the reason we chose the site however they do come with some drawbacks. There are the leaves in the autumn which fall in barrow loads and then it must be remembered they are over 50 years old therefore require managing. As previously posted both sycamores have a fungal disease and need to be removed.\r\n\r\nInitially it was just one tree but the tree officer on her inspection visit suggested that it wasn\'t worth trying to save the other sycamore so I\'ve now applied for planning consent to remove them both. It does mean bringing heavy machinery across the lawns from the <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sycamore-fungal-diseaseapr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4957\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sycamore-fungal-diseaseapr-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>the front of the house but they have assured me they will use protective boards. When the work starts, probably some time in late May, I will be posting a full blow-by-blow account of how these two monsters are removed without them falling on the neighbours houses.\r\n\r\nI now have to make a decision as to what to replace them with. When trees have tree preservation orders and are removed they need to be replaced. At the moment I\'m thinking of <a href=\"https://www.ornamental-trees.co.uk/carpinus-betulus-fastigiata-tree-p54/s12959?utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=carpinus-betulus-apos-fastigiata-apos-tree-form-pruned-amp-shaped-tree-supplie-form-pruned-shaped-tree-supplied-size-150-200cm-root-type-10l-pot-cafa10l150-200&amp;utm_campaign=froogle&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwzoDXBRBbEiwAGZRIeDxtlbTKZONzczKUMoSn6D-XeRdibwqmL7TNkYLVUd-mIPH9mNlXXBoCT-MQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hornbeam</a> and possibly a <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populus_tremula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aspen</a>. Sourcing trees of a significant size is quite difficult and expensive.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rhodendronapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4959\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rhodendronapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Elsewhere in the garden one of the rhododendrons is doing really well. I thought rhododendrons were supposed to grow well under trees however mine have struggled and I\'ve had to dig one up, put into a pot, nurture it for over eighteen months and it still struggles with leaf growth and flowering.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Sycamores - Days are Numbered', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'sycamores-days-are-numbered', '', '', '2018-04-25 21:44:30', '2018-04-25 20:44:30', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4956', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(4959, 283, '2018-04-25 21:15:01', '2018-04-25 20:15:01', '', 'rhodendron(apr18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'rhodendronapr18', '', '', '2018-04-25 21:15:01', '2018-04-25 20:15:01', '', 4956, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rhodendronapr18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4960, 283, '2018-04-25 21:44:30', '2018-04-25 20:44:30', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sycamoreapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4958\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sycamoreapr18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>The trees around the house are a beautiful setting and were part of the reason we chose the site however they do come with some drawbacks. There are the leaves in the autumn which fall in barrow loads and then it must be remembered they are over 50 years old therefore require managing. As previously posted both sycamores have a fungal disease and need to be removed.\r\n\r\nInitially it was just one tree but the tree officer on her inspection visit suggested that it wasn\'t worth trying to save the other sycamore so I\'ve now applied for planning consent to remove them both. It does mean bringing heavy machinery across the lawns from the <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sycamore-fungal-diseaseapr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4957\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sycamore-fungal-diseaseapr-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>the front of the house but they have assured me they will use protective boards. When the work starts, probably some time in late May, I will be posting a full blow-by-blow account of how these two monsters are removed without them falling on the neighbours houses.\r\n\r\nI now have to make a decision as to what to replace them with. When trees have tree preservation orders and are removed they need to be replaced. At the moment I\'m thinking of <a href=\"https://www.ornamental-trees.co.uk/carpinus-betulus-fastigiata-tree-p54/s12959?utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=carpinus-betulus-apos-fastigiata-apos-tree-form-pruned-amp-shaped-tree-supplie-form-pruned-shaped-tree-supplied-size-150-200cm-root-type-10l-pot-cafa10l150-200&amp;utm_campaign=froogle&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwzoDXBRBbEiwAGZRIeDxtlbTKZONzczKUMoSn6D-XeRdibwqmL7TNkYLVUd-mIPH9mNlXXBoCT-MQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hornbeam</a> and possibly a <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populus_tremula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aspen</a>. Sourcing trees of a significant size is quite difficult and expensive.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rhodendronapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4959\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rhodendronapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Elsewhere in the garden one of the rhododendrons is doing really well. I thought rhododendrons were supposed to grow well under trees however mine have struggled and I\'ve had to dig one up, put into a pot, nurture it for over eighteen months and it still struggles with leaf growth and flowering.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Sycamores - Days are Numbered', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4956-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-04-25 21:44:30', '2018-04-25 20:44:30', '', 4956, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4960', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(4964, 283, '2018-05-01 22:17:11', '2018-05-01 21:17:11', '', 'Mary\'s-garden(apr18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'marys-gardenapr18', '', '', '2018-05-01 22:17:11', '2018-05-01 21:17:11', '', 4961, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marys-gardenapr18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4965, 283, '2018-05-01 22:52:03', '2018-05-01 21:52:03', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marys-gardenapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4964\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marys-gardenapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>A busy weekend helping Mary to sort out her garden. We had another tonne of topsoil to move into the last vegetable raised bed and to top up the other beds where there had been settlement.\r\n\r\nWe went to the garden centre to buy compost and 18 lavender plants which she placed into the back bed as a low hedge between the garden and the field behind. There\'s still a lot to be done and there needs\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Monday evening we had booked to see Freya Ridings at the Glee Club in Birmingham. This presented a logistical problem because Mary was on a course in Huntingdon. I took Mary to her course in Huntingdon then headed off to Northampton to meet up with ex work colleagues and friends. I was back in Huntingdon for 4 pm and we headed off to Birmingham. The Glee Club was in China Town (I didn\'t know Birmingham had <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arctic-lakesapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4962\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arctic-lakesapr18-133x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" /></a>a China Town - who knew?) so we had dinner at Malaysian Delight because it was full of oriental people and that was good enough for us. A cash only restaurant and a little down market but the food was original.\r\n\r\nThe support band, <a href=\"https://youtu.be/uqga0j_-BWk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arctic Lake</a>, were unusual in that the lead singers voice was similar to Freya Ridings. I would have thought a support band should be slightly different from the main act. The singer\'s voice was clear but a little weak at times.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/freya-ridingsapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4963\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/freya-ridingsapr18-200x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" /></a>At around 9 pm <a href=\"https://youtu.be/-RT3uFugS0k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freya Ridings</a> came on for her set. She has an incredible voice and the backing guys were excellent. She played for just over an hour which just whizzed by - it was a shame it had to end. We left Birmingham and arrived back at Mary\'s at midnight. It was an incredible day and felt like it was two days.', 'Garden and Gig Weekend', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4961-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-01 22:52:03', '2018-05-01 21:52:03', '', 4961, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4965', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4966, 283, '2018-05-01 22:53:42', '2018-05-01 21:53:42', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marys-gardenapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4964\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marys-gardenapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>A busy weekend helping Mary to sort out her garden. We had another tonne of topsoil to move into the last vegetable raised bed and to top up the other beds where there had been settlement.\r\n\r\nWe went to the garden centre to buy compost and 18 lavender plants which she placed into the back bed as a low hedge between the garden and the field behind. There\'s still a lot to be done and there needs\r\n\r\nOn Monday evening we had booked to see Freya Ridings at the Glee Club in Birmingham. This presented a logistical problem because Mary was on a course in Huntingdon. I took Mary to her course in Huntingdon then headed off to Northampton to meet up with ex work colleagues and friends. I was back in Huntingdon for 4 pm and we headed off to Birmingham. The Glee Club was in China Town (I didn\'t know Birmingham had <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arctic-lakesapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4962\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arctic-lakesapr18-133x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" /></a>a China Town - who knew?) so we had dinner at Malaysian Delight because it was full of oriental people and that was good enough for us. A cash only restaurant and a little down market but the food was original.\r\n\r\nThe support band, <a href=\"https://youtu.be/uqga0j_-BWk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arctic Lake</a>, were unusual in that the lead singers voice was similar to Freya Ridings. I would have thought a support band should be slightly different from the main act. The singer\'s voice was clear but a little weak at times.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/freya-ridingsapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4963\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/freya-ridingsapr18-200x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" /></a>At around 9 pm <a href=\"https://youtu.be/-RT3uFugS0k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freya Ridings</a> came on for her set. She has an incredible voice and the backing guys were excellent. She played for just over an hour which just whizzed by - it was a shame it had to end. We left Birmingham and arrived back at Mary\'s at midnight. It was an incredible day and felt like it was two days.', 'Garden and Gig Weekend', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4961-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-01 22:53:42', '2018-05-01 21:53:42', '', 4961, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4966', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4967, 283, '2018-05-01 22:54:34', '2018-05-01 21:54:34', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marys-gardenapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4964\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marys-gardenapr18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>A busy weekend helping Mary to sort out her garden. We had another tonne of topsoil to move into the last vegetable raised bed and to top up the other beds where there had been settlement.\r\n\r\nWe went to the garden centre to buy compost and 18 lavender plants which she placed into the back bed as a low hedge between the garden and the field behind. There\'s still a lot to be done and there needs to be a planing plan...\r\n\r\nOn Monday evening we had booked to see Freya Ridings at the Glee Club in Birmingham. This presented a logistical problem because Mary was on a course in Huntingdon. I took Mary to her course in Huntingdon then headed off to Northampton to meet up with ex work colleagues and friends. I was back in Huntingdon for 4 pm and we headed off to Birmingham. The Glee Club was in China Town (I didn\'t know Birmingham had <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arctic-lakesapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4962\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arctic-lakesapr18-133x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" /></a>a China Town - who knew?) so we had dinner at Malaysian Delight because it was full of oriental people and that was good enough for us. A cash only restaurant and a little down market but the food was original.\r\n\r\nThe support band, <a href=\"https://youtu.be/uqga0j_-BWk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arctic Lake</a>, were unusual in that the lead singers voice was similar to Freya Ridings. I would have thought a support band should be slightly different from the main act. The singer\'s voice was clear but a little weak at times.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/freya-ridingsapr18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4963\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/freya-ridingsapr18-200x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" /></a>At around 9 pm <a href=\"https://youtu.be/-RT3uFugS0k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freya Ridings</a> came on for her set. She has an incredible voice and the backing guys were excellent. She played for just over an hour which just whizzed by - it was a shame it had to end. We left Birmingham and arrived back at Mary\'s at midnight. It was an incredible day and felt like it was two days.', 'Garden and Gig Weekend', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4961-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-01 22:54:34', '2018-05-01 21:54:34', '', 4961, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4967', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4973, 283, '2018-05-09 21:06:37', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '<p>\n<strong>Important: GADWP is now ExactMetrics</strong><br />\nWe&#8217;re excited to share that Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (GADWP) plugin has a new name ExactMetrics, and it is now part of Awesome Motive.\n</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://exactmetrics.com/google-analytics-dashboard-wordpress-gadwp-now-exactmetrics/?utm_source=wpdashboard&#038;utm_medium=amnotification&#038;utm_campaign=acquisitionannouncement\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button button-primary\">Read the full announcement &raquo;</a></p>\n<p>We look forward to continue improving website analytics for you.<br />\nSyed Balkhi<br />\nCEO of ExactMetrics</p>\n', '', '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', '', '', '', '2018-05-09 21:06:37', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?post_type=amn_exact-metrics&p=4973', 0, 'amn_exact-metrics', '', 0),
(4970, 283, '2018-05-08 16:59:53', '2018-05-08 15:59:53', '', 'cycle-ride(may18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'cycle-ridemay18', '', '', '2018-05-08 16:59:53', '2018-05-08 15:59:53', '', 4969, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cycle-ridemay18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4971, 283, '2018-05-08 16:59:56', '2018-05-08 15:59:56', '', 'clean-bike(may18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'clean-bikemay18', '', '', '2018-05-08 16:59:56', '2018-05-08 15:59:56', '', 4969, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/clean-bikemay18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(4972, 283, '2018-05-08 19:17:49', '2018-05-08 18:17:49', 'And so another week has passed since my last posting and I\'ve kept so busy I forget whether I did things last week or several weeks ago.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cycle-ridemay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4970\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cycle-ridemay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Last week I was sufficiently motivated and the weather was good enough for me to get up early and go for my first cycle of the year. I\'m not fit and therefore decided to take the shorter route which is 8.8 miles. There is only one hill on the circuit which I can usually ride easily but it took a bit of determination to stay in the saddle and not walk. I averaged 11.4 mph so don\'t expect to see me on the Tour de France anytime soon.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/clean-bikemay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4971\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/clean-bikemay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The photo was taken at the top of the hill so it was a good excuse to stop and get my breath back. I did manage to find a very muddy section on the cycle path just outside North Willingham so I decided to give my faithful steed a quick clean, probably its first in several years. I toy with the idea of getting an electric bike but surely that will defeat the point of trying to get fit if I can rely on an electric motor when the going gets tough.\r\n\r\nI spent the weekend at Mary\'s helping to tidy her garden and cut the grass. She hosted a family lunch on Sunday for her \"children\" (Sophie 27 and Rory 24) and friends. It was very hot (25 degrees plus) sitting outside eating a superb roasted lamb dish followed by a rhubarb (my own home grown) cheesecake. We consumed copious amounts of alcohol to keep cool and a good time was had by all.', 'Week by Week', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4969-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-08 19:17:49', '2018-05-08 18:17:49', '', 4969, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4972', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4977, 283, '2018-05-10 21:00:45', '2018-05-10 20:00:45', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mx5-rf-roof-downmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4976\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mx5-rf-roof-downmay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The superb weather means I spend a great deal of time out in the MX5 with the roof down. On Tuesday morning I drove back from Mary\'s at 7 am with the roof down - it was a beautiful morning.\r\n\r\nI\'ve travelled over 5,000 miles in the MX5 in the past 6 months which is twice as many miles as I covered in the Lotus in 12 months. It\'s fast and sensible unlike the Lotus which was just fast.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yellow-rosemay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4975\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yellow-rosemay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>The garden continues to surprise me - this rose has been hiding and I\'m sure it didn\'t flower last year. Jane and I didn\'t like roses but there are a few in the garden that were gifts from people over a number of years. The garden is a constant reminder of Jane and the hours she put into filling it with beautiful things in her final 18 months.\r\n\r\nI looked back to June 2015 when Jane was still working in the garden - <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/2680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here for a reminder...</a> This years show of foxgloves should be equally good.', 'Wheels and Roses', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4974-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-10 21:00:45', '2018-05-10 20:00:45', '', 4974, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4977', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5005, 283, '2018-05-28 23:06:53', '2018-05-28 22:06:53', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/GarybeesMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5011\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/GarybeesMay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I spent a few days with Gary and Caroline in Oxfordshire. I used to work with Gary and we have maintained our friendship since I retired.\r\n\r\nA recent hobby is bee keeping. The hive is only four weeks old so at this early stage Gary needs to monitor it every week to make sure the bees are bringing in honey and the queen is laying eggs in the cells.\r\n\r\nHe was in the full bee keepers suit and I was standing the other side of a mesh he had placed around the hive to encourage the bees to head out in a particular direction avoiding the neighbours\' gardens.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/beesMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5010\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/beesMay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>As each rack was removed Gary looked to see if there were cells closed off which indicates the queen has laid an egg and the workers have sealed it. There was also evidence of bees cleaning out some of the cells where grubs had left and turned into more bees. It all looked very promising.\r\n\r\nThe photographs are not clear because I wasn\'t dressed for beekeeping and was taking the photos through the mesh.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Upton-HallMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5012\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Upton-HallMay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>We visited <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upton-house-and-gardens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upton Hall</a>, a National Trust property, for a walk around the house and grounds.\r\n\r\nThe house has quite a history and the National Trust has presented the building in two guises - how it would have been before alterations in 1939 and how it was afterwards. One room which had been converted from a squash court into an art gallery had the red line from when it was a  court on the wall.\r\n\r\nWe also visited Oxford and toured an exhibition of <a href=\"https://www.ashmolean.org/americascoolmodernism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American artists at the Ashmolean</a>. Gary and I walked up to the <a href=\"https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pitt Rivers museum</a>. It is similar in style to London\'s Natural History museum. The museum hasn\'t changed since its inception so the information cards are part of the history which is fascinating.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/VineyardMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5008\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/VineyardMay18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>On my way back home I stopped off at a vineyard that was holding an open day. The sun shone throughout the afternoon. I didn\'t try any wines because I was driving and I support zero tolerance when it comes to drink driving.\r\n\r\nThe journey to Oxfordshire and back in the MX5 was brilliant although I might have picked up a speeding ticket.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/almond-tree-bedMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5009\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/almond-tree-bedMay18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Home and garden continues to occupy my time. Sometimes it is difficult to make a decision as to what to do with a failing plant and I tend to err on the side of saving it especially if it was something Jane had planted. Today I tackled the border plot by the almond tree. It has been neglected and the nectarine tree, once again, was suffering from peach leaf curl despite me treating it twice a year for the last two years so I decided to dig it up and get rid of it. The border is now cleared apart from a clematis and I can start again.\r\n\r\nI\'ve grown some zinnias, cosmos and lupins from seed so I shall transplant them into this border after I\'ve added some decent compost to the soil.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5006,5007\"]', 'Town and Country...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'town-and-country', '', '', '2018-05-28 23:06:53', '2018-05-28 22:06:53', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5005', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(4979, 283, '2018-05-22 09:50:54', '2018-05-22 08:50:54', 'The annual holiday with the \"usual suspects\" also commonly called \"the family\" was another great success. We rented a <a href=\"http://www.cottages.com/cottages/heigham-view-cbbh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">large property</a> overlooking the river Thurne which was very comfortable and plenty of room for ten people.\r\n\r\nOn the way there Mary and I stopped off at Houghton Hall to wander around the gardens and take a look at a <a href=\"https://www.houghtonhall.com/art-and-exhibitions/damien-hirst/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damien Hirst exhibition</a>.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4981,4982,4980,4983\"]\r\n\r\nAs always we made the most of the time even if the weather wasn\'t very warm for May. We visited <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blickling Hall</a> where there was an exhibition centred around books.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4985,4990\"]\r\n\r\nIt was an interesting day but old houses and formal gardens don\'t really excite me. The book installations were fascinating and there were items that made me think I should revisit the skills I learned from the bookbinding courses I went on last year.\r\n\r\nA week in Norfolk without a trip on a boat along the Broads wouldn\'t be right so we drove to Wroxham and hired a boat large enough for ten. I was disappointed in the lack of bird life but there was plenty to see.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4993,4992,4991\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4994\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>A visit to Norwich using the Park and Ride was fun. A delightful coffee at <a href=\"https://harrietscafetearooms.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harriet\'s Tea Room</a> was luxurious and the coffee delicious - not a flat white to be seen but the carrot cake was obscenely good.\r\n\r\nI discovered areas of the city I hadn\'t seen before. I had hoped we could have lunch in the cathedral refectory but there wasn\'t a table for two let alone ten. If they ever get round to adding the new cafe to Lincoln cathedral they could learn a lot from the way it has been done at Norwich.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA holiday is not complete without a walk and six of us did a five mile circular walk starting at <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/horsey-windpump#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horsey Wind Pump</a> and taking us alongside reed beds to the beach, along the sand with high seas and a group of seals which didn\'t seem to be bothered by walkers.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4986,4987\"]\r\n\r\nFrom the house there was always plenty to see - a barn owl hawking across the field on the other side of the river, a marsh harrier flying up and down the dyke at the front and various herons looking for frogs and fish. The sunset from the balcony could be magical.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4984,4988\"]\r\n\r\nAnd before we knew it the week was over and we had our final delicious meal at the village pub in Martham (some of us walked there and staggered back).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4989\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>The following morning we were all up early, busying ourselves with packing and cleaning up the house before we said our final farewells.', 'Norfolk with Usual Suspects', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'norfolk-with-usual-suspects', '', '', '2018-05-22 14:12:11', '2018-05-22 13:12:11', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=4979', 0, 'post', '', 1),
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(4997, 283, '2018-05-22 09:46:53', '2018-05-22 08:46:53', 'The annual holiday with the usual suspects also commonly called \"the family\" was another great success. We rented a <a href=\"http://www.cottages.com/cottages/heigham-view-cbbh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">large property</a> overlooking the river Thurne which was very comfortable and plenty of room for ten people.\r\n\r\nOn the way there Mary and I stopped off at Houghton Hall to wander around the gardens and take a look at a <a href=\"https://www.houghtonhall.com/art-and-exhibitions/damien-hirst/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damien Hirst exhibition</a>.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4980,4981,4982,4983\"]\r\n\r\nAs always we made the most of the time even if the weather wasn\'t very warm for May. We visited <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blickling Hall</a> where there was an exhibition revolving around books.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4985,4990\"]\r\n\r\nIt was an interesting day but old houses and formal gardens don\'t really excite me. The book installations were fascinating and there were items that made me think I should revisit the skills I learned from the bookbinding courses I went on last year.\r\n\r\nA week in Norfolk without a trip on a boat along the Broads wouldn\'t be right so we drove to Wroxham and hired a boat large enough for ten. I was disappointed in the lack of birdlife but there was plenty to see.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4993,4992,4991\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4994\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>A visit to Norwich using the Park and Ride was fun. A delightful coffee at <a href=\"https://harrietscafetearooms.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harriets Tea Room</a> was luxurious and the coffee delicious - not a flat white to be seen but the carrot cake was obscenely good.\r\n\r\nI discovered areas of the city I hadn\'t seen before. I had hoped we could have lunch in the cathedral refectory but there wasn\'t a table for two let alone ten. If they ever get round to adding the new cafe to Lincoln cathedral they could learn a lot from the way it has been done at Norwich.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA holiday is not complete without a walk and six of us did a five mile circular walk starting at <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/horsey-windpump#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horsey Wind Pump</a> and taking us alongside reed beds to the beach, along the sand with high seas and a group of seals which didn\'t seem to be bothered by walkers.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4986,4987\"]\r\n\r\nFrom the house there was always plenty to see - a barn owl hawking across the field on the other side of the river, a marsh harrier flying up and down the dyke at the front and various herons looking for frogs and fish. The sunset from the balcony could be magical.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4984,4988\"]\r\n\r\nAnd before we knew it the week was over and we had our final delicious meal at the village pub in Martham (some of us walked there and staggered back).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4989\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>The following morning we were all up early, busying ourselves with packing and cleaning up the house before we said our final farewells.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Norfolk with Usual Suspects', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4979-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-22 09:46:53', '2018-05-22 08:46:53', '', 4979, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4997', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(4998, 283, '2018-05-22 09:50:54', '2018-05-22 08:50:54', 'The annual holiday with the \"usual suspects\" also commonly called \"the family\" was another great success. We rented a <a href=\"http://www.cottages.com/cottages/heigham-view-cbbh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">large property</a> overlooking the river Thurne which was very comfortable and plenty of room for ten people.\r\n\r\nOn the way there Mary and I stopped off at Houghton Hall to wander around the gardens and take a look at a <a href=\"https://www.houghtonhall.com/art-and-exhibitions/damien-hirst/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damien Hirst exhibition</a>.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4980,4981,4982,4983\"]\r\n\r\nAs always we made the most of the time even if the weather wasn\'t very warm for May. We visited <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blickling Hall</a> where there was an exhibition centred around books.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4985,4990\"]\r\n\r\nIt was an interesting day but old houses and formal gardens don\'t really excite me. The book installations were fascinating and there were items that made me think I should revisit the skills I learned from the bookbinding courses I went on last year.\r\n\r\nA week in Norfolk without a trip on a boat along the Broads wouldn\'t be right so we drove to Wroxham and hired a boat large enough for ten. I was disappointed in the lack of bird life but there was plenty to see.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4993,4992,4991\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4994\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>A visit to Norwich using the Park and Ride was fun. A delightful coffee at <a href=\"https://harrietscafetearooms.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harriet\'s Tea Room</a> was luxurious and the coffee delicious - not a flat white to be seen but the carrot cake was obscenely good.\r\n\r\nI discovered areas of the city I hadn\'t seen before. I had hoped we could have lunch in the cathedral refectory but there wasn\'t a table for two let alone ten. If they ever get round to adding the new cafe to Lincoln cathedral they could learn a lot from the way it has been done at Norwich.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA holiday is not complete without a walk and six of us did a five mile circular walk starting at <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/horsey-windpump#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horsey Wind Pump</a> and taking us alongside reed beds to the beach, along the sand with high seas and a group of seals which didn\'t seem to be bothered by walkers.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4986,4987\"]\r\n\r\nFrom the house there was always plenty to see - a barn owl hawking across the field on the other side of the river, a marsh harrier flying up and down the dyke at the front and various herons looking for frogs and fish. The sunset from the balcony could be magical.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4984,4988\"]\r\n\r\nAnd before we knew it the week was over and we had our final delicious meal at the village pub in Martham (some of us walked there and staggered back).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4989\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>The following morning we were all up early, busying ourselves with packing and cleaning up the house before we said our final farewells.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Norfolk with Usual Suspects', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4979-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-22 09:50:54', '2018-05-22 08:50:54', '', 4979, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4998', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4999, 283, '2018-05-22 09:52:19', '2018-05-22 08:52:19', 'The annual holiday with the \"usual suspects\" also commonly called \"the family\" was another great success. We rented a <a href=\"http://www.cottages.com/cottages/heigham-view-cbbh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">large property</a> overlooking the river Thurne which was very comfortable and plenty of room for ten people.\r\n\r\nOn the way there Mary and I stopped off at Houghton Hall to wander around the gardens and take a look at a <a href=\"https://www.houghtonhall.com/art-and-exhibitions/damien-hirst/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damien Hirst exhibition</a>.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4980,4981,4982,4983\"]\r\n\r\nAs always we made the most of the time even if the weather wasn\'t very warm for May. We visited <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blickling Hall</a> where there was an exhibition centred around books.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4985,4990\"]\r\n\r\nIt was an interesting day but old houses and formal gardens don\'t really excite me. The book installations were fascinating and there were items that made me think I should revisit the skills I learned from the bookbinding courses I went on last year.\r\n\r\nA week in Norfolk without a trip on a boat along the Broads wouldn\'t be right so we drove to Wroxham and hired a boat large enough for ten. I was disappointed in the lack of bird life but there was plenty to see.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4993,4992,4991\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4994\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>A visit to Norwich using the Park and Ride was fun. A delightful coffee at <a href=\"https://harrietscafetearooms.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harriet\'s Tea Room</a> was luxurious and the coffee delicious - not a flat white to be seen but the carrot cake was obscenely good.\r\n\r\nI discovered areas of the city I hadn\'t seen before. I had hoped we could have lunch in the cathedral refectory but there wasn\'t a table for two let alone ten. If they ever get round to adding the new cafe to Lincoln cathedral they could learn a lot from the way it has been done at Norwich.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA holiday is not complete without a walk and six of us did a five mile circular walk starting at <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/horsey-windpump#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horsey Wind Pump</a> and taking us alongside reed beds to the beach, along the sand with high seas and a group of seals which didn\'t seem to be bothered by walkers.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4986,4987\"]\r\n\r\nFrom the house there was always plenty to see - a barn owl hawking across the field on the other side of the river, a marsh harrier flying up and down the dyke at the front and various herons looking for frogs and fish. The sunset from the balcony could be magical.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4984,4988\"]\r\n\r\nAnd before we knew it the week was over and we had our final delicious meal at the village pub in Martham (some of us walked there and staggered back).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4989\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>The following morning we were all up early, busying ourselves with packing and cleaning up the house before we said our final farewells.', 'Norfolk with Usual Suspects', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4979-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-22 09:52:19', '2018-05-22 08:52:19', '', 4979, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4999', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5000, 283, '2018-05-22 14:12:11', '2018-05-22 13:12:11', 'The annual holiday with the \"usual suspects\" also commonly called \"the family\" was another great success. We rented a <a href=\"http://www.cottages.com/cottages/heigham-view-cbbh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">large property</a> overlooking the river Thurne which was very comfortable and plenty of room for ten people.\r\n\r\nOn the way there Mary and I stopped off at Houghton Hall to wander around the gardens and take a look at a <a href=\"https://www.houghtonhall.com/art-and-exhibitions/damien-hirst/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damien Hirst exhibition</a>.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4981,4982,4980,4983\"]\r\n\r\nAs always we made the most of the time even if the weather wasn\'t very warm for May. We visited <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blickling Hall</a> where there was an exhibition centred around books.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4985,4990\"]\r\n\r\nIt was an interesting day but old houses and formal gardens don\'t really excite me. The book installations were fascinating and there were items that made me think I should revisit the skills I learned from the bookbinding courses I went on last year.\r\n\r\nA week in Norfolk without a trip on a boat along the Broads wouldn\'t be right so we drove to Wroxham and hired a boat large enough for ten. I was disappointed in the lack of bird life but there was plenty to see.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4993,4992,4991\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4994\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Norwichmay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>A visit to Norwich using the Park and Ride was fun. A delightful coffee at <a href=\"https://harrietscafetearooms.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harriet\'s Tea Room</a> was luxurious and the coffee delicious - not a flat white to be seen but the carrot cake was obscenely good.\r\n\r\nI discovered areas of the city I hadn\'t seen before. I had hoped we could have lunch in the cathedral refectory but there wasn\'t a table for two let alone ten. If they ever get round to adding the new cafe to Lincoln cathedral they could learn a lot from the way it has been done at Norwich.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA holiday is not complete without a walk and six of us did a five mile circular walk starting at <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/horsey-windpump#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horsey Wind Pump</a> and taking us alongside reed beds to the beach, along the sand with high seas and a group of seals which didn\'t seem to be bothered by walkers.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4986,4987\"]\r\n\r\nFrom the house there was always plenty to see - a barn owl hawking across the field on the other side of the river, a marsh harrier flying up and down the dyke at the front and various herons looking for frogs and fish. The sunset from the balcony could be magical.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"4984,4988\"]\r\n\r\nAnd before we knew it the week was over and we had our final delicious meal at the village pub in Martham (some of us walked there and staggered back).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4989\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/usual-suspectsmay18-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a>The following morning we were all up early, busying ourselves with packing and cleaning up the house before we said our final farewells.', 'Norfolk with Usual Suspects', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4979-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-22 14:12:11', '2018-05-22 13:12:11', '', 4979, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5000', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5001, 283, '2018-05-24 22:57:30', '2018-05-24 21:57:30', 'After the week away in Norfolk life has slowly got back to normal at the Pig Yard, whatever normal is in my chaotic life.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/water-softenermay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5002\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/water-softenermay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I had a water softener installed because I was fed up with the limescale left everywhere - kettle, taps, shower glass, etc. It does take up the equivalent of a 500mm cupboard in the utility room however it forced me to clear out some of the laundry and cleaning products under the sink that haven\'t been used for a number of years.\r\n\r\nThe full effect of the softener is immediate for the cold taps however the water in the hot water tank might take up to a month to be totally replaced with soft water.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Nick-tree-cuttingmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5003\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Nick-tree-cuttingmay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>At the same time as getting permission to remove the sycamore trees I also had the go ahead to remove some <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicormic_shoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">epicormic</a> growth on an ash tree along the drive. Nick is a real hero (no fear) when it comes to climbing trees and wielding a chainsaw.\r\n\r\nWithin a couple of hours our team had managed to help pull down a number of branches and Nick had them cut up in no time at all.\r\n\r\nTwelve months from now they will be seasoned and warming their house.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/robomowerjun16.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3423\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/robomowerjun16-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>And finally piglet attacked my peg bag which fell of the whirly dryer. I\'m learning that if anything is left on the lawn piglet will find it and cut it up. Last year it was a plastic cover from the MX5 when the windscreen was being replaced and this year it has been the peg bag. No lying down on the lawn to sunbathe when piglet is about.', 'Back to Normal', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'back-to-normal', '', '', '2018-05-24 22:57:58', '2018-05-24 21:57:58', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5001', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5002, 283, '2018-05-24 22:34:43', '2018-05-24 21:34:43', '', 'water-softener(may18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'water-softenermay18', '', '', '2018-05-24 22:34:43', '2018-05-24 21:34:43', '', 5001, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/water-softenermay18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5003, 283, '2018-05-24 22:34:56', '2018-05-24 21:34:56', '', 'Nick-tree-cutting(may18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'nick-tree-cuttingmay18', '', '', '2018-05-24 22:34:56', '2018-05-24 21:34:56', '', 5001, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Nick-tree-cuttingmay18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5004, 283, '2018-05-24 22:57:30', '2018-05-24 21:57:30', 'After the week away in Norfolk life has slowly got back to normal at the Pig Yard, whatever normal is in my chaotic life.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/water-softenermay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5002\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/water-softenermay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I had a water softener installed because I was fed up with the limescale left everywhere - kettle, taps, shower glass, etc. It does take up the equivalent of a 500mm cupboard in the utility room however it forced me to clear out some of the laundry and cleaning products under the sink that haven\'t been used for a number of years.\r\n\r\nThe full effect of the softener is immediate for the cold taps however the water in the hot water tank might take up to a month to be totally replaced with soft water.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Nick-tree-cuttingmay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5003\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Nick-tree-cuttingmay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>At the same time as getting permission to remove the sycamore trees I also had the go ahead to remove some <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicormic_shoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">epicormic</a> growth on an ash tree along the drive. Nick is a real hero (no fear) when it comes to climbing trees and wielding a chainsaw.\r\n\r\nWithin a couple of hours our team had managed to help pull down a number of branches and Nick had them cut up in no time at all.\r\n\r\nTwelve months from now they will be seasoned and warming their house.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/robomowerjun16.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3423\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/robomowerjun16-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>And finally piglet attacked my peg bag which fell of the whirly dryer. I\'m learning that if anything is left on the lawn piglet will find it and cut it up. Last year it was a plastic cover from the MX5 when the windscreen was being replaced and this year it has been the peg bag. No lying down on the lawn to sunbathe when piglet is about.', 'Back to Normal', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5001-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-24 22:57:30', '2018-05-24 21:57:30', '', 5001, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5004', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(5011, 283, '2018-05-28 20:36:17', '2018-05-28 19:36:17', '', 'Gary+bees(May18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'garybeesmay18', '', '', '2018-05-28 20:36:17', '2018-05-28 19:36:17', '', 5005, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/GarybeesMay18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5012, 283, '2018-05-28 20:36:18', '2018-05-28 19:36:18', '', 'Upton-Hall(May18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'upton-hallmay18', '', '', '2018-05-28 20:36:18', '2018-05-28 19:36:18', '', 5005, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Upton-HallMay18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5013, 283, '2018-05-28 23:06:53', '2018-05-28 22:06:53', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/GarybeesMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5011\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/GarybeesMay18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I spent a few days with Gary and Caroline in Oxfordshire. I used to work with Gary and we have maintained our friendship since I retired.\r\n\r\nA recent hobby is bee keeping. The hive is only four weeks old so at this early stage Gary needs to monitor it every week to make sure the bees are bringing in honey and the queen is laying eggs in the cells.\r\n\r\nHe was in the full bee keepers suit and I was standing the other side of a mesh he had placed around the hive to encourage the bees to head out in a particular direction avoiding the neighbours\' gardens.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/beesMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5010\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/beesMay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>As each rack was removed Gary looked to see if there were cells closed off which indicates the queen has laid an egg and the workers have sealed it. There was also evidence of bees cleaning out some of the cells where grubs had left and turned into more bees. It all looked very promising.\r\n\r\nThe photographs are not clear because I wasn\'t dressed for beekeeping and was taking the photos through the mesh.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Upton-HallMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5012\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Upton-HallMay18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>We visited <a href=\"https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upton-house-and-gardens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upton Hall</a>, a National Trust property, for a walk around the house and grounds.\r\n\r\nThe house has quite a history and the National Trust has presented the building in two guises - how it would have been before alterations in 1939 and how it was afterwards. One room which had been converted from a squash court into an art gallery had the red line from when it was a  court on the wall.\r\n\r\nWe also visited Oxford and toured an exhibition of <a href=\"https://www.ashmolean.org/americascoolmodernism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American artists at the Ashmolean</a>. Gary and I walked up to the <a href=\"https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pitt Rivers museum</a>. It is similar in style to London\'s Natural History museum. The museum hasn\'t changed since its inception so the information cards are part of the history which is fascinating.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/VineyardMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5008\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/VineyardMay18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>On my way back home I stopped off at a vineyard that was holding an open day. The sun shone throughout the afternoon. I didn\'t try any wines because I was driving and I support zero tolerance when it comes to drink driving.\r\n\r\nThe journey to Oxfordshire and back in the MX5 was brilliant although I might have picked up a speeding ticket.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/almond-tree-bedMay18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5009\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/almond-tree-bedMay18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Home and garden continues to occupy my time. Sometimes it is difficult to make a decision as to what to do with a failing plant and I tend to err on the side of saving it especially if it was something Jane had planted. Today I tackled the border plot by the almond tree. It has been neglected and the nectarine tree, once again, was suffering from peach leaf curl despite me treating it twice a year for the last two years so I decided to dig it up and get rid of it. The border is now cleared apart from a clematis and I can start again.\r\n\r\nI\'ve grown some zinnias, cosmos and lupins from seed so I shall transplant them into this border after I\'ve added some decent compost to the soil.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5006,5007\"]', 'Town and Country...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5005-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-05-28 23:06:53', '2018-05-28 22:06:53', '', 5005, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5013', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5032, 283, '2018-06-09 10:28:15', '2018-06-09 09:28:15', 'OK, I\'ll get the obvious joke out-of-the-way, there were five, not three, tree fellers. They were due to come at the beginning of July however they had a gap in their work and at the last-minute asked if they could come today. As <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously posted</a> the trees had a fungal disease which made them unsafe.\r\n\r\nTheir efficiency and professionalism was a wonder to behold. They arrived just before 8am and by lunchtime the smaller sycamore was virtually down.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5026,5025,5029,5028,5022,5027,5023,5024\"]\r\n\r\nA day of screaming chain saws and a shredding machine must have upset the neighbours not to mention the layers of sawdust covering everything. The flower borders around the trees have taken a pounding and I think many plants may be trampled beyond recovery. It will strengthen my resolve to reshape the borders. With two large trees removed there will be more light reaching the borders and I can therefore select plants that will thrive in full sunshine. Looking for other benefits I hope I will have fewer leaves in the Autumn to collect from the back lawn.', 'Tree Fellers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5021-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-09 10:28:15', '2018-06-09 09:28:15', '', 5021, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5032', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5038, 283, '2018-06-11 21:50:32', '2018-06-11 20:50:32', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PC-bought-2009.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5040\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PC-bought-2009-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>My reliable PC has been serving me since I retired over 8 years ago and it is getting to the stage where I have to switch it on several minutes before I need it use it. I tend to use my Samsung Tab 3 for email and web browsing and I use the PC for photo manipulation and updating this website.\r\n\r\nI mentioned to Clive that I\'m getting to the point of upgrading but I couldn\'t face the hassle of setting up a new system and <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5043\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>starting from scratch again. Before I knew Clive, generous as always, ordered a new mini computer (Intel NUC) for me. It has arrived courtesy of Amazon (where else) and is about one tenth the size of the current PC. I\'ve been persuaded to load it with Linux instead of Windows and over the next twelve months I will learn how to use Linux with the intention of abandoning Windows altogether. Ever since Windows 8.0 arrived I\'ve had my concerns that Microsoft is heading in the same direction as Apple - prescriptive, restrictive and programs (or should that be Apps) only available from the Microsoft store.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/desk-layoutjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5042\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/desk-layoutjun18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I had doubts there would be enough room for both machines on the desk however I need not have worried because, as you can see above, the Intel NUC takes up very little space. Once I\'ve added a new screen then it will require some desk reorganisation and it gives me a good reason to throw out or find a new home for some of the junk that sits there for no real reason other than I cannot be bothered to move it. Watch this space...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dead-washing-machinejun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5041\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dead-washing-machinejun18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>And my final piece of tech news concerns the Siemens washing machine. It was first purchased in 2006 and has given great service until last Friday when the drum didn\'t start. The laundry is piling up and I had to make a decision as to whether I try to get it repaired or buy new. If I buy new then what do I buy? I\'m not good making decisions like this on my own, never had to in the past, anyway after some deliberation and reviewing Which? magazine I decided to buy a Samsung machine from AO.com. It will be delivered on Wednesday so I\'ll soon be walking around in clean underwear again ;-).', 'Tech Talk', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'tech-talk', '', '', '2018-06-11 21:50:32', '2018-06-11 20:50:32', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5038', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(5016, 283, '2018-06-04 11:27:08', '2018-06-04 10:27:08', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4409\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating-200x143.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" /></a>After a lengthy internal struggle I\'ve taken a step back from my relationship with Mary. I don\'t intend to explain the reasons here and it was a very upsetting time. We are going to try to maintain a friendship so we will see how that goes. I have a tendency to over think everything and relationships are no different; I\'m aware that after 45 years of living with the same person and being in love all that time I might be expecting too much from a future relationship however the key question is - would I be happier on my own? Do the positives of a relationship outweigh the silly, trivial annoyances that are inevitable when two human beings occupy the same space.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/loneliness.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5017 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/loneliness-136x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"200\" /></a>And so we come to the Art of Solitude - how does one learn to be alone without being lonely? I meet a lot of people in the U3A who have been alone for a long time and in most cases they wished they had a partner but the journey to achieve this is just too frustrating and too stressful for them. In many cases we are surrounded by family and friends however I think most people need that special person - the one person where there is complete trust and understanding; unconditional love. There I go again, over thinking it again...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blackbamboojun18.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5018 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blackbamboojun18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>On a more down to earth subject - I\'m in the process of redesigning the south-east corner of the garden. Jane wanted to fill the garden as soon as we moved in so some large plants were placed in the centre of open spaces. As they have become established the borders have become crowded and so I\'m attempting to rebalance the effect. There are a couple of large black bamboo that need to be shifted to the back of the bed.\r\n\r\nThis is proving to be a lot more difficult than I first thought. I\'ve dug all round the largest one and spade seems to go underneath it but it won\'t budge. I can feel the pick axe coming out of a dark recess of the shed and being to put to work for the first time in many years. I\'ll let you know how it progresses...', 'Over Thinking and the Art of Solitude', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'over-thinking-and-the-art-of-solitude', '', '', '2018-06-04 13:29:16', '2018-06-04 12:29:16', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5016', 0, 'post', '', 2),
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(5019, 283, '2018-06-04 11:27:08', '2018-06-04 10:27:08', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4409\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating-200x143.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" /></a>After a lengthy internal struggle I\'ve taken a step back from my relationship with Mary. I don\'t intend to explain the reasons here and it was a very upsetting time. We are going to try to maintain a friendship so we will see how that goes. I have a tendency to over think everything and relationships are no different; I\'m aware that after 45 years of living with the same person and being in love all that time I might be expecting too much from a future relationship however the key question is - would I be happier on my own? Do the positives of a relationship outweigh the silly, trivial annoyances that are inevitable when two human beings occupy the same space.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/loneliness.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5017 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/loneliness-136x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"200\" /></a>And so we come to the Art of Solitude - how does one learn to be alone without being lonely? I meet a lot of people in the U3A who have been alone for a long time and in most cases they wished they had a partner but the journey to achieve this is just too frustrating and too stressful for them. In many cases we are surrounded by family and friends however I think the most people need that special person - the one person where there is complete trust and understanding. There I go again, over thinking it again...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blackbamboojun18.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5018 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blackbamboojun18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>On a more down to earth subject - I\'m in the process of redesigning the south-east corner of the garden. Jane wanted to fill the garden as soon as we moved in so some large plants were placed in the centre of open spaces. As they have become established the borders have become crowded and so I\'m attempting to rebalance the effect. There are a couple of large black bamboo that need to be shifted to the back of the bed.\r\n\r\nThis is proving to be a lot more difficult than I first thought. I\'ve dug all round the largest one and spade seems to go underneath it but it won\'t budge. I can feel the pick axe coming out of a dark recess of the shed and being to put to work for the first time in many years. I\'ll let you know how it progresses...', 'Over Thinking and the Art of Solitude', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5016-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-04 11:27:08', '2018-06-04 10:27:08', '', 5016, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5019', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5020, 283, '2018-06-04 13:29:16', '2018-06-04 12:29:16', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4409\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating-200x143.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" /></a>After a lengthy internal struggle I\'ve taken a step back from my relationship with Mary. I don\'t intend to explain the reasons here and it was a very upsetting time. We are going to try to maintain a friendship so we will see how that goes. I have a tendency to over think everything and relationships are no different; I\'m aware that after 45 years of living with the same person and being in love all that time I might be expecting too much from a future relationship however the key question is - would I be happier on my own? Do the positives of a relationship outweigh the silly, trivial annoyances that are inevitable when two human beings occupy the same space.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/loneliness.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5017 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/loneliness-136x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"200\" /></a>And so we come to the Art of Solitude - how does one learn to be alone without being lonely? I meet a lot of people in the U3A who have been alone for a long time and in most cases they wished they had a partner but the journey to achieve this is just too frustrating and too stressful for them. In many cases we are surrounded by family and friends however I think most people need that special person - the one person where there is complete trust and understanding; unconditional love. There I go again, over thinking it again...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blackbamboojun18.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5018 alignright\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blackbamboojun18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>On a more down to earth subject - I\'m in the process of redesigning the south-east corner of the garden. Jane wanted to fill the garden as soon as we moved in so some large plants were placed in the centre of open spaces. As they have become established the borders have become crowded and so I\'m attempting to rebalance the effect. There are a couple of large black bamboo that need to be shifted to the back of the bed.\r\n\r\nThis is proving to be a lot more difficult than I first thought. I\'ve dug all round the largest one and spade seems to go underneath it but it won\'t budge. I can feel the pick axe coming out of a dark recess of the shed and being to put to work for the first time in many years. I\'ll let you know how it progresses...', 'Over Thinking and the Art of Solitude', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5016-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-04 13:29:16', '2018-06-04 12:29:16', '', 5016, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5020', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(5030, 283, '2018-06-06 18:41:20', '2018-06-06 17:41:20', 'OK, I\'ll get the obvious joke out of the way, there were five, not three, tree fellers. They were due to come at the beginning of July however they had a gap in their work and at the last minute asked if they could come today. As <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/4956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously posted</a> the trees had a fungal disease which made them unsafe.\r\n\r\nTheir efficiency and professionalism was a wonder to behold. They arrived just before 8am and by lunchtime the smaller sycamore was virtually down.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5026,5025,5029,5028,5022,5027,5023,5024\"]\r\n\r\nA day of screaming chain saws and a shredding machine must have upset the neighbours not to mention the layers of sawdust covering everything. The flower borders around the trees have taken a pounding and I think many plants may be trampled beyond recovery. It will strengthen my resolve to reshape the borders. With two large trees removed there will be more light reaching the borders and I can therefore select plants that will thrive in full sunshine. Looking for other benefits I hope I will have fewer leaves in the Autumn to collect from the back lawn.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Tree Fellers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5021-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-06 18:41:20', '2018-06-06 17:41:20', '', 5021, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5030', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(5033, 283, '2018-06-09 22:41:03', '2018-06-09 21:41:03', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sawdust-covered-plantsjun1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5035\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sawdust-covered-plantsjun1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The aftermath of the tree felling has devastated the flower bed around the larger tree. To watch the last ten seconds in a 100-year-old life <a href=\"https://youtu.be/l2MPTlGzNII\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here...</a>\r\nI started looking for plants and it\'s how I imagine it would be looking for people buried in volcanic dust. I find a bit of green only for it to be a weed or it has been broken by a large log fall onto it. I think I might have to start over with this particular border.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/foxglovesjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5034\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/foxglovesjun18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Thankfully there are still some plants that have not be affected.\r\nThe foxgloves can always be relied upon to give a good showing through June despite the shade from the trees.\r\n\r\nPlenty of work to be done in the garden...', 'Final Seconds...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'final-seconds', '', '', '2018-06-09 22:41:03', '2018-06-09 21:41:03', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5033', 0, 'post', '', 2),
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(5035, 283, '2018-06-09 22:31:11', '2018-06-09 21:31:11', '', 'sawdust-covered-plants(jun1', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'sawdust-covered-plantsjun1', '', '', '2018-06-09 22:31:11', '2018-06-09 21:31:11', '', 5033, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sawdust-covered-plantsjun1.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5036, 283, '2018-06-09 22:38:13', '2018-06-09 21:38:13', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sawdust-covered-plantsjun1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5035\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sawdust-covered-plantsjun1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The aftermath of the tree felling has devastated the flower bed around the larger tree. To watch the last ten seconds in a 100 year old life <a href=\"https://youtu.be/l2MPTlGzNII\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here...</a>\r\nI started looking for plants and it\'s how I imagine it would be looking for people buried in volcanic dust. I find a bit of green only for it to be a weed or it has been broken by a large log fall onto it. I think I might have to start over with this particular border.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/foxglovesjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5034\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/foxglovesjun18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Thankfully there are still some plants that have not be affected.\r\nThe foxgloves can always be relied upon to give a good showing through June despite the shade from the trees.\r\n\r\nPlenty of work to be done in the garden...', 'Final Seconds...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5033-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-09 22:38:13', '2018-06-09 21:38:13', '', 5033, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5036', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(5039, 283, '2018-06-11 21:03:21', '2018-06-11 20:03:21', 'My reliable PC has been serving me since I retired over 8 years ago and it is getting to the stage where I have to switch it on several minutes before I need it use it. I tend to use my Samsung Tab 3 for email and web browsing and I use the PC for photo manipulation and updating this website.', 'Tech Talk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5038-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-11 21:03:21', '2018-06-11 20:03:21', '', 5038, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5039', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(5042, 283, '2018-06-11 21:14:40', '2018-06-11 20:14:40', '', 'desk-layout(jun18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'desk-layoutjun18', '', '', '2018-06-11 21:14:40', '2018-06-11 20:14:40', '', 5038, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/desk-layoutjun18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5043, 283, '2018-06-11 21:14:41', '2018-06-11 20:14:41', '', 'NUC-computer(jun18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'nuc-computerjun18', '', '', '2018-06-11 21:14:41', '2018-06-11 20:14:41', '', 5038, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5044, 283, '2018-06-11 21:50:32', '2018-06-11 20:50:32', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PC-bought-2009.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5040\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PC-bought-2009-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>My reliable PC has been serving me since I retired over 8 years ago and it is getting to the stage where I have to switch it on several minutes before I need it use it. I tend to use my Samsung Tab 3 for email and web browsing and I use the PC for photo manipulation and updating this website.\r\n\r\nI mentioned to Clive that I\'m getting to the point of upgrading but I couldn\'t face the hassle of setting up a new system and <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5043\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NUC-computerjun18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>starting from scratch again. Before I knew Clive, generous as always, ordered a new mini computer (Intel NUC) for me. It has arrived courtesy of Amazon (where else) and is about one tenth the size of the current PC. I\'ve been persuaded to load it with Linux instead of Windows and over the next twelve months I will learn how to use Linux with the intention of abandoning Windows altogether. Ever since Windows 8.0 arrived I\'ve had my concerns that Microsoft is heading in the same direction as Apple - prescriptive, restrictive and programs (or should that be Apps) only available from the Microsoft store.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/desk-layoutjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5042\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/desk-layoutjun18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I had doubts there would be enough room for both machines on the desk however I need not have worried because, as you can see above, the Intel NUC takes up very little space. Once I\'ve added a new screen then it will require some desk reorganisation and it gives me a good reason to throw out or find a new home for some of the junk that sits there for no real reason other than I cannot be bothered to move it. Watch this space...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dead-washing-machinejun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5041\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dead-washing-machinejun18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>And my final piece of tech news concerns the Siemens washing machine. It was first purchased in 2006 and has given great service until last Friday when the drum didn\'t start. The laundry is piling up and I had to make a decision as to whether I try to get it repaired or buy new. If I buy new then what do I buy? I\'m not good making decisions like this on my own, never had to in the past, anyway after some deliberation and reviewing Which? magazine I decided to buy a Samsung machine from AO.com. It will be delivered on Wednesday so I\'ll soon be walking around in clean underwear again ;-).', 'Tech Talk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5038-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-11 21:50:32', '2018-06-11 20:50:32', '', 5038, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5044', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5056, 283, '2018-06-19 20:44:32', '2018-06-19 19:44:32', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/brocklesby-fair1jun.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5059 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/brocklesby-fair1jun-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>On Sunday I went to <a href=\"https://www.brocklesby.co.uk/country-fair/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brocklesby Country Fair</a> with Dave and Lucie. This is the country folk celebrating their roots - from foxhounds to pig racing it was all here to be seen alongside some incredibly large farm equipment.\r\n\r\nOf course there are the usual stalls flogging arts and craft items that although very cleverly done are of no interest to me. There <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/brocklesby-fair2jun.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5060\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/brocklesby-fair2jun-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>were some interesting animals from giant tortoises to Llamas (or were they Alpacas?). I think they\'re very cute but I might be influenced by the fact that Jane loved Alpacas and had hoped we would have enough room in the garden of our new home to have an Alpaca paddock. It was never going to happen, no matter how cute. She did love her 60th birthday present of walking with Llamas.\r\nOn Monday afternoon I drove over to see how the Hospice garden was doing. At the end of last year one of the small Yew balls had died and I was going to measure it up, remove it and buy a replacement. I need not have worried because the volunteer gardeners had already replaced it with a Box ball which seemed to be doing fine. It cannot be seen because of the Ox-eye daisies which are flourishing. The hospice have also added to the garden and the two seem to blend in quite well.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5062,5061\"]', 'Farmers, Llamas and Flowers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'farmers-llamas-and-flowers', '', '', '2018-06-19 20:44:32', '2018-06-19 19:44:32', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5056', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5064, 283, '2018-06-25 23:54:47', '2018-06-25 22:54:47', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4570\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It\'s six months since I was here last and the journey up in the MX5 was very straightforward. As on previous trips I head for Tesco Carlisle where I can have a coffee and get a sandwich deal to eat on the roadside once I get beyond Perth. Once I reached Grantown on Spey I stopped to put the roof down so that I could really appreciate the twists and turns up to Forres.\r\n\r\nPart of the reason for my visit was to take a look at Jude\'s final year art exhibition. She earned a first class honours degree. The artwork on display by her fellow students was very diverse. Below is a gallery of items that I liked or found interesting.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5072,5069,5073,5074,5071,5068\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-24-14.47.27.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5067\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-24-14.47.27-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Another reason for the visit was to travel part of the North Coast 500. As the name implies it is a road trip around the north coast of Scotland and to go the whole distance, stopping to appreciate the landscape would take several days. At this time of year most places are already booked so I followed Tony and Jude in their Caterham from Forres via Inverness and Acnashee to Ullapool. If you enjoy driving then this is a \"must do\" journey. The roads are relatively quiet and where there is traffic, there are plenty of places to overtake if you\'re prepared to put the pedal to the metal. Long sweeping bends alongside lochs and coastal inlets add to the thrills. Needless to say I didn\'t stick to the speed limit but I\'m not prepared to write down a number that would indicate my top speed. We stopped in Ullapool for lunch (glorious wall to wall sunshine) and wandered along the quay before climbing back into our respective vehicles and the exhilarating drive back. Definitely a day to remember.', 'Highlands Visit', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'highlands-visit', '', '', '2018-06-25 23:54:47', '2018-06-25 22:54:47', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5064', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5047, 283, '2018-06-12 22:20:19', '2018-06-12 21:20:19', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/the-guernsey-literary-soc-f.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5048\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/the-guernsey-literary-soc-f-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" /></a>This film could be described as a chick flick however it would be doing it a disservice because it has a great cast, elements of a true story and has true love underscoring the whole film.\r\n\r\nAlthough it is predictable, it is nonetheless, very enjoyable. I needed a hankie or two to get me through the parts where man\'s inhumanity to man is evident and, as a big softie, where love triumphs eventually. Definitely worth seeing at some time, either on the big screen or wait until it appears on Netflix or Amazon Prime or whatever is your preferred online film service.\r\n\r\nInterestingly none of the filming takes place on Guernsey and I quickly recognised Clovelly in Devon as the basis for St Peter Port, Guernsey.', 'The Guernsey Literary... Film Review', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'the-guernsey-literary-film-review', '', '', '2018-06-12 22:20:19', '2018-06-12 21:20:19', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5047', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5048, 283, '2018-06-12 22:12:30', '2018-06-12 21:12:30', '', 'the-guernsey-literary-soc-f', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'the-guernsey-literary-soc-f', '', '', '2018-06-12 22:12:30', '2018-06-12 21:12:30', '', 5047, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/the-guernsey-literary-soc-f.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5049, 283, '2018-06-12 22:20:19', '2018-06-12 21:20:19', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/the-guernsey-literary-soc-f.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5048\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/the-guernsey-literary-soc-f-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" /></a>This film could be described as a chick flick however it would be doing it a disservice because it has a great cast, elements of a true story and has true love underscoring the whole film.\r\n\r\nAlthough it is predictable, it is nonetheless, very enjoyable. I needed a hankie or two to get me through the parts where man\'s inhumanity to man is evident and, as a big softie, where love triumphs eventually. Definitely worth seeing at some time, either on the big screen or wait until it appears on Netflix or Amazon Prime or whatever is your preferred online film service.\r\n\r\nInterestingly none of the filming takes place on Guernsey and I quickly recognised Clovelly in Devon as the basis for St Peter Port, Guernsey.', 'The Guernsey Literary... Film Review', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5047-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-12 22:20:19', '2018-06-12 21:20:19', '', 5047, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5049', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5050, 283, '2018-06-17 08:21:58', '2018-06-17 07:21:58', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4772 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing-200x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"158\" /></a>The final Friday afternoon session of my creative writing course had a theme of bones although at times the connection seemed tenuous.\r\nFirstly we had to write something ordinary as if explaining it to an alien. I chose going for a walk:\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>One makes a decision. Check a facsimile of the local geography and decide on a route; encase oneself in material that will prevent moisture from touching the skin. Put a covering on each foot; it has to be sturdy with lots of raised, criss-crosses on the bottom. Position oneself vertically and start off putting one foot in front of the other. Frequently check the facsimile of the local geography. Continue putting one foot in front of the other. Keep repeating this process until you return to the point from where you started, having burned masses of calories and achieved nothing.</em></span>\r\n\r\nPoems based on clichés:\r\n<em><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/what-doesnt-kill-you.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5053\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/what-doesnt-kill-you-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger\r\nWhat doesn’t kill you\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe cancer patient on chemo\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe drug addict through cold turkey\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe grieving mother for a lost child\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe wino on the street\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe astronaut in space\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe war ravaged amputee\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nI don’t think so!</span></em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/love-is-bliind.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5051 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/love-is-bliind-295x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" /></a><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Love is Blind\r\nShe’s left the cupboard door open, again\r\nLove is blind\r\nThe cap off the toothpaste, again\r\nLove is blind\r\nWe’re late for the cinema, again\r\nLove is blind\r\nThe kitchen is in a mess, again\r\nLove is blind\r\nThose chintz curtains are a nightmare\r\nLove is blind\r\nThe blinkers are off\r\nLove is no longer blind\r\nI’m leaving you…</span></em>\r\n\r\nAnd finally a piece based on a story told by a dead body from Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold\r\nMy body was lying on Dartmoor\r\n<em><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/death-on-the-moor.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5054\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/death-on-the-moor-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"209\" /></a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How naive was I? Lured to a car park in the middle of nowhere. As soon as I stepped out of the car into the dark, misty night I should have known. And as the courtesy light of the car slowly dimmed so did my life.\r\nHere I lie, the damp, peaty soil slowly consuming my body. No doubt my bones will be preserved for aeons but I will never be found, the perpetrator never brought to justice.</span></em>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">;It was always my ambition to make it big. Not by working nine to five but wheeling and dealing. Having an eye for the easy money - and so it was that, as my parents would say, “I fell in with the wrong crowd”. They weren’t the wrong crowd as far as I was concerned; they were exactly the right crowd. I started at the bottom of the ladder as a delivery boy. Carrying drugs or guns between gang members, stealing the odd car and a bit of bag snatching from the back of a motorbike. Slowly I gained the trust of those around me and I moved up through the ranks. I kept myself fit, never smoked or took any of the drugs that were part of my daily work and always had my on the top prize. By the time I was 24 I was running my own team of drug outlets - pushers and delivery boys and making a name for myself. I nurtured a small inner circle of people I could trust and I was doing really well. I could afford the BMW, Breitling watch and a decent apartment in a gentrified area of the city. Life was good.\r\nThere was the occasional run-in with the police but I was careful and employed a good lawyer. In this life you cannot stand still - you either keep moving forwards or you fall behind. My next move was to take over a larger section of the city and form my own syndicate with the respect of others in the same industry. I was ready to move on… Of course in this business you make enemies. Always someone from below looking to usurp your position and I thought I was ready for that.</span>\r\n\r\nThe tutor has a couple of full creative writing days in the autumn and I\'m contemplating whether to go on them. Everyone else seems so serious about their writing and I\'m just dabbling.', 'Creative Writing 5', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'creative-writing-5', '', '', '2018-06-17 08:21:58', '2018-06-17 07:21:58', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5050', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5051, 283, '2018-06-17 07:44:04', '2018-06-17 06:44:04', '', 'love is bliind', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'love-is-bliind', '', '', '2018-06-17 07:44:04', '2018-06-17 06:44:04', '', 5050, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/love-is-bliind.jpeg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5052, 283, '2018-06-17 07:45:08', '2018-06-17 06:45:08', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4772 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing-200x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"158\" /></a>The final Friday afternoon session of my creative writing course had a theme of bones although at times the connection seemed tenuous.\r\n<em>Firstly we had to write something ordinary as if explaining it to an alien. I chose going for a walk:</em>\r\n<em>One makes a decision. Check a facsimile of the local geography and decide on route; encase oneself in material that will prevent moisture from touching the skin. Put a covering on each foot; it has to be sturdy with lots of raised, criss-crosses on the bottom. Position oneself vertically and start off putting one foot in front of the other. Frequently check the facsimile of the local geography. Continue putting one foot in front of the other. Keep repeating this process until you return to the point from where you started, having burned masses of calories and achieved nothing.</em>\r\n\r\nPoems based on cliches:\r\n<em>What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger</em>\r\n<em>What doesn’t kill you</em>\r\n<em>Does it make you stronger?</em>\r\n<em>The cancer patient on chemo</em>\r\n<em>Does it make you stronger?</em>\r\n<em>The drug addict through cold turkey</em>\r\n<em>Does it make you stronger?</em>\r\n<em>The grieving mother for a lost child</em>\r\n<em>Does it make you stronger?</em>\r\n<em>The wino on the street</em>\r\n<em>Does it make you stronger?</em>\r\n<em>The astronaut in space</em>\r\n<em>Does it make you stronger?</em>\r\n<em>The war ravaged amputee</em>\r\n<em>Does it make you stronger?</em>\r\n<em>I don’t think so!</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/love-is-bliind.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5051 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/love-is-bliind-295x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" /></a>Love is Blind\r\n<em>She’s left the cupboard door open, again</em>\r\n<em>Love is blind</em>\r\n<em>The cap off the toothpaste, again</em>\r\n<em>Love is blind</em>\r\n<em>We’re late for the cinema, again</em>\r\n<em>Love is blind</em>\r\n<em>The kitchen is in a mess, again</em>\r\n<em>Love is blind</em>\r\n<em>Those chintz curtains are a nightmare</em>\r\n<em>Love is blind</em>\r\n<em>The blinkers are off</em>\r\n<em>Love is no longer blind</em>\r\n<em>I’m leaving you…</em>\r\n\r\nAnd finally a piece based on a story told by a dead body from Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold\r\nMy body was lying on Dartmoor\r\n<em>How naive was I? Lured to a car park in the middle of nowhere. As soon as I stepped out of the car into the dark, misty night I should have known. And as the courtesy light of the car slowly dimmed so did my life.</em>\r\n<em>Here I lie, the damp, peaty soil slowly consuming my body. No doubt my bones will be preserved for aeons but I will never be found, the perpetrator never brought to justice.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>It was always my ambition to make it big. Not by working nine to five but wheeling and dealing. Having an eye for the easy money - and so it was that, as my parents would say, “I fell in with the wrong crowd”. They weren’t the wrong crowd as far as I was concerned; they were exactly the right crowd. I started at the bottom of the ladder as a delivery boy. Carrying drugs or guns between gang members, stealing the odd car and a bit of bag snatching from the back of a motorbike. Slowly I gained the trust of those around me and I moved up through the ranks. I kept myself fit, never smoked or took any of the drugs that were part of my daily work and always had my on the top prize. By the time I was 24 I was running my own team of drug outlets - pushers and delivery boys and making a name for myself. I nurtured a small inner circle of people I could trust and I was doing really well. I could afford the BMW, Breitling watch and a decent apartment in a gentrified area of the city. Life was good.</em>\r\n<em>There was the occasional run-in with the police but I was careful and employed a good lawyer. In this life you cannot stand still - you either keep moving forwards or you fall behind. My next move was to take over a larger section of the city and form my own syndicate with the respect of others in the same industry. I was ready to move on… Of course in this business you make enemies. Always someone from below looking to usurp your position and I thought I was ready for that.</em>', 'Creative Writing 5', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5050-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-17 07:45:08', '2018-06-17 06:45:08', '', 5050, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5052', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5053, 283, '2018-06-17 07:59:19', '2018-06-17 06:59:19', '', 'what doesn\'t kill you', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'what-doesnt-kill-you', '', '', '2018-06-17 07:59:19', '2018-06-17 06:59:19', '', 5050, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/what-doesnt-kill-you.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5054, 283, '2018-06-17 08:02:56', '2018-06-17 07:02:56', '', 'death on the moor', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'death-on-the-moor', '', '', '2018-06-17 08:02:56', '2018-06-17 07:02:56', '', 5050, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/death-on-the-moor.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5055, 283, '2018-06-17 08:21:58', '2018-06-17 07:21:58', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-4772 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/creative-writing-200x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"158\" /></a>The final Friday afternoon session of my creative writing course had a theme of bones although at times the connection seemed tenuous.\r\nFirstly we had to write something ordinary as if explaining it to an alien. I chose going for a walk:\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>One makes a decision. Check a facsimile of the local geography and decide on a route; encase oneself in material that will prevent moisture from touching the skin. Put a covering on each foot; it has to be sturdy with lots of raised, criss-crosses on the bottom. Position oneself vertically and start off putting one foot in front of the other. Frequently check the facsimile of the local geography. Continue putting one foot in front of the other. Keep repeating this process until you return to the point from where you started, having burned masses of calories and achieved nothing.</em></span>\r\n\r\nPoems based on clichés:\r\n<em><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/what-doesnt-kill-you.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5053\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/what-doesnt-kill-you-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger\r\nWhat doesn’t kill you\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe cancer patient on chemo\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe drug addict through cold turkey\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe grieving mother for a lost child\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe wino on the street\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe astronaut in space\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nThe war ravaged amputee\r\nDoes it make you stronger?\r\nI don’t think so!</span></em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/love-is-bliind.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5051 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/love-is-bliind-295x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" /></a><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Love is Blind\r\nShe’s left the cupboard door open, again\r\nLove is blind\r\nThe cap off the toothpaste, again\r\nLove is blind\r\nWe’re late for the cinema, again\r\nLove is blind\r\nThe kitchen is in a mess, again\r\nLove is blind\r\nThose chintz curtains are a nightmare\r\nLove is blind\r\nThe blinkers are off\r\nLove is no longer blind\r\nI’m leaving you…</span></em>\r\n\r\nAnd finally a piece based on a story told by a dead body from Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold\r\nMy body was lying on Dartmoor\r\n<em><a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/death-on-the-moor.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5054\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/death-on-the-moor-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"209\" /></a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How naive was I? Lured to a car park in the middle of nowhere. As soon as I stepped out of the car into the dark, misty night I should have known. And as the courtesy light of the car slowly dimmed so did my life.\r\nHere I lie, the damp, peaty soil slowly consuming my body. No doubt my bones will be preserved for aeons but I will never be found, the perpetrator never brought to justice.</span></em>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">;It was always my ambition to make it big. Not by working nine to five but wheeling and dealing. Having an eye for the easy money - and so it was that, as my parents would say, “I fell in with the wrong crowd”. They weren’t the wrong crowd as far as I was concerned; they were exactly the right crowd. I started at the bottom of the ladder as a delivery boy. Carrying drugs or guns between gang members, stealing the odd car and a bit of bag snatching from the back of a motorbike. Slowly I gained the trust of those around me and I moved up through the ranks. I kept myself fit, never smoked or took any of the drugs that were part of my daily work and always had my on the top prize. By the time I was 24 I was running my own team of drug outlets - pushers and delivery boys and making a name for myself. I nurtured a small inner circle of people I could trust and I was doing really well. I could afford the BMW, Breitling watch and a decent apartment in a gentrified area of the city. Life was good.\r\nThere was the occasional run-in with the police but I was careful and employed a good lawyer. In this life you cannot stand still - you either keep moving forwards or you fall behind. My next move was to take over a larger section of the city and form my own syndicate with the respect of others in the same industry. I was ready to move on… Of course in this business you make enemies. Always someone from below looking to usurp your position and I thought I was ready for that.</span>\r\n\r\nThe tutor has a couple of full creative writing days in the autumn and I\'m contemplating whether to go on them. Everyone else seems so serious about their writing and I\'m just dabbling.', 'Creative Writing 5', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5050-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-17 08:21:58', '2018-06-17 07:21:58', '', 5050, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5055', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(5063, 283, '2018-06-19 20:40:49', '2018-06-19 19:40:49', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/brocklesby-fair1jun.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5059 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/brocklesby-fair1jun-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>On Sunday I went to <a href=\"https://www.brocklesby.co.uk/country-fair/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brocklesby Country Fair</a> with Dave and Lucie. This is the country folk celebrating their roots - from foxhounds to pig racing it was all here to be seen alongside some incredibly large farm equipment.\r\n\r\nOf course there are the usual stalls flogging arts and craft items that although very cleverly done are of no interest to me. There <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/brocklesby-fair2jun.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5060\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/brocklesby-fair2jun-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>were some interesting animals from giant tortoises to Llamas (or were they Alpacas?). I think they\'re very cute but I might be influenced by the fact that Jane loved Alpacas and had hoped we would have enough room in the garden of our new home to have an Alpaca paddock. It was never going to happen, no matter how cute. She did love her 60th birthday present of walking with Llamas.\r\nOn Monday afternoon I drove over to see how the Hospice garden was doing. At the end of last year one of the small Yew balls had died and I was going to measure it up, remove it and buy a replacement. I need not have worried because the volunteer gardeners had already replaced it with a Box ball which seemed to be doing fine. It cannot be seen because of the Ox-eye daisies which are flourishing. The hospice have also added to the garden and the two seem to blend in quite well.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5062,5061\"]', 'Farmers, Llamas and Flowers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5056-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-19 20:40:49', '2018-06-19 19:40:49', '', 5056, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5063', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5065, 283, '2018-06-25 18:08:07', '2018-06-25 17:08:07', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4570\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It\'s six months since I was here last and the journey up in the MX5 was very straightforward. As on previous trips I head for Tesco Carlisle where I can have a coffee and get a sandwich deal to eat on the roadside once I get beyond Perth. Once I reached Grantown on Spey I stopped to put the roof down so that I could really appreciate the twists and turns up to Forres.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Highlands Visit', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5064-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-25 18:08:07', '2018-06-25 17:08:07', '', 5064, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5065', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5066, 283, '2018-06-25 18:11:03', '2018-06-25 17:11:03', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4570\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It\'s six months since I was here last and the journey up in the MX5 was very straightforward. As on previous trips I head for Tesco Carlisle where I can have a coffee and get a sandwich deal to eat on the roadside once I get beyond Perth. Once I reached Grantown on Spey I stopped to put the roof down so that I could really appreciate the twists and turns up to Forres.\r\n\r\nPart of the reason for my visit was to take a look at Jude\'s final year art exhibition. She earned a first class honours degree. The artwork on display by her fellow students was very diverse. Below is a gallery of items that I liked or found interesting.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Highlands Visit', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5064-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-25 18:11:03', '2018-06-25 17:11:03', '', 5064, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5066', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(5075, 283, '2018-06-25 18:35:04', '2018-06-25 17:35:04', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4570\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It\'s six months since I was here last and the journey up in the MX5 was very straightforward. As on previous trips I head for Tesco Carlisle where I can have a coffee and get a sandwich deal to eat on the roadside once I get beyond Perth. Once I reached Grantown on Spey I stopped to put the roof down so that I could really appreciate the twists and turns up to Forres.\r\n\r\nPart of the reason for my visit was to take a look at Jude\'s final year art exhibition. She earned a first class honours degree. The artwork on display by her fellow students was very diverse. Below is a gallery of items that I liked or found interesting.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" ids=\"5072,5069,5073,5074,5071,5068\"]', 'Highlands Visit', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5064-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-25 18:35:04', '2018-06-25 17:35:04', '', 5064, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5075', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5098, 283, '2018-07-16 20:54:11', '2018-07-16 19:54:11', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wellcome-trustjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5109\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wellcome-trustjul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>A weekend in London staying with Jane\'s brother is always delightful, if a little hectic. The city is always so frenetic and in the middle of a heat wave everywhere is exhaustingly hot, no more so than on the top of a bus or in the bowels of the earth on a Tube train.\r\n\r\nWe started with a visit to the <a href=\"https://wellcomecollection.org/visit-us?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIisj9h5yk3AIVDRIbCh3LMwc4EAAYASAAEgIi0_D_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wellcome Trust collection</a>. This has been recommended to me by a number of people so it was opportune to visit. It\'s a lovely building and the collection consists of medical implements and health related exhibits - from midwives forceps to prosthetic limbs dating back to previous centuries.\r\n\r\nIt\'s worth a visit if you\'re near Euston station with time on your hand and it\'s free!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rodin-kissjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5104\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rodin-kissjul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>On Saturday we visited the Rodin exhibition at The British Museum. What an incredible building. In the past you could walk in through the front door now you have a circuitous walk through a maze of barriers before going through security (bag searching). It\'s at times like this that I believe the terrorists have won.\r\n\r\nThe Rodin exhibition contained some of his more famous works - The Kiss and The Thinker. It explored the influences he took from the Greek sculptures found around the Acropolis and elsewhere.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/greek-sculpturejul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5103\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/greek-sculpturejul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe delicate work as depicted in these marble friezes is humbling. This work was being completed over 2,000 years ago, by hand with very basic implements.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/estorik-gallery2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5101\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/estorik-gallery2jul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>On Sunday morning it was a quick visit to the <a href=\"https://www.estorickcollection.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estorick gallery</a> just a few minutes walk from Jane\'s brother. It\'s a small gallery focussing on Italian work with a special collection of graphical work advertising Campari.\r\n\r\nI realise how sheltered a life I\'ve led when I realise I\'ve never tasted Campari.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/estorik-gallery1jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5102\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/estorik-gallery1jul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere were a number of  of pencil sketches in the main galleries which were particularly eye-catching. This one was called The Boxer and caught the movement of a boxer. If you look carefully you can see a boxing glove in the centre of the drawing.\r\n\r\nA delightful gallery based in a large Georgian House in an ordinary street.', 'London - City of Culture', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'london-city-of-culture', '', '', '2018-07-16 20:54:11', '2018-07-16 19:54:11', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5098', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(5077, 283, '2018-06-25 23:54:47', '2018-06-25 22:54:47', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4570\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5-rfoct17-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It\'s six months since I was here last and the journey up in the MX5 was very straightforward. As on previous trips I head for Tesco Carlisle where I can have a coffee and get a sandwich deal to eat on the roadside once I get beyond Perth. Once I reached Grantown on Spey I stopped to put the roof down so that I could really appreciate the twists and turns up to Forres.\r\n\r\nPart of the reason for my visit was to take a look at Jude\'s final year art exhibition. She earned a first class honours degree. The artwork on display by her fellow students was very diverse. Below is a gallery of items that I liked or found interesting.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5072,5069,5073,5074,5071,5068\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-24-14.47.27.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5067\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-24-14.47.27-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Another reason for the visit was to travel part of the North Coast 500. As the name implies it is a road trip around the north coast of Scotland and to go the whole distance, stopping to appreciate the landscape would take several days. At this time of year most places are already booked so I followed Tony and Jude in their Caterham from Forres via Inverness and Acnashee to Ullapool. If you enjoy driving then this is a \"must do\" journey. The roads are relatively quiet and where there is traffic, there are plenty of places to overtake if you\'re prepared to put the pedal to the metal. Long sweeping bends alongside lochs and coastal inlets add to the thrills. Needless to say I didn\'t stick to the speed limit but I\'m not prepared to write down a number that would indicate my top speed. We stopped in Ullapool for lunch (glorious wall to wall sunshine) and wandered along the quay before climbing back into our respective vehicles and the exhilarating drive back. Definitely a day to remember.', 'Highlands Visit', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5064-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-06-25 23:54:47', '2018-06-25 22:54:47', '', 5064, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5077', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5078, 283, '2018-07-02 20:37:23', '2018-07-02 19:37:23', 'This posting is not only a here and there but also a bit of this and that...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tonyjudejun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5082 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tonyjudejun18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s delightful to be up in Scotland but like all holidays it\'s lovely to come home. Tony and Jude always make me welcome and it\'s a pleasure to go on walks with them or out for dinner. This was a walk along by the Moray Firth towards Findhorn. Next stop the <a href=\"http://www.findhornmarina.com/captains-table.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Captain\'s Table cafe</a> where we sat outside in the warm sunshine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/steve-scotlandjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5081\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/steve-scotlandjun18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Here I am, as dressed up as I get these days, returning from dinner at <a href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186549-d12360135-Reviews-One_One_Two-Nairn_Scottish_Highlands_Scotland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One One Two Cafe</a> in Nairn. It was an interesting place with a choice of small plates or large plates. The idea being that you could have several small plates like Tapas or if you didn\'t want to share have a large plate to yourself. I decided to go for the Chicken Tagine to compare it to the recipe I cook. It turned up in a soup bowl and required a spoon to eat it. I confess my Tagine has a thicker sauce; it contains more dried apricots and prunes. At risk of sounding big-headed, mine is much tastier.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg-plotjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5080 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg-plotjun18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>At home the vegetable patch is slowly coming into life but it seems to be several weeks behind this time last year and I\'ve had multiple failures. I had to sow runner beans twice to get sufficient numbers to germinate, my celeriac failed, I had to sow parsnips twice and only half my beetroot has grown. I could go on but - it is what it is. I\'m sure there will be enough produce for me.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/giant-dandelionjuly18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5079\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/giant-dandelionjuly18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>On Sunday afternoon I met up with Mary and we did a six-mile walk from Binbrook through the Wolds in very hot conditions. At this time of year the fields have an abundance of wildflowers in them. Walking through land owned by Sutton Estates it was clear they had a very good attitude towards wildlife and conserving the countryside.\r\n\r\nI was particularly taken by this very large dandelion seed head, one of the largest I\'ve ever seen. We saw a multitude of  cornflowers and cranesbill (wild geranium) alongside ox-eye daisies and <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_corniculatus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birdsfoot trefoil</a> which I call eggs and bacon.', 'Here and There...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'here-and-there', '', '', '2018-07-03 08:34:29', '2018-07-03 07:34:29', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5078', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(5082, 283, '2018-07-02 20:04:18', '2018-07-02 19:04:18', '', 'tony&jude(jun18)', 'Heading for Findhorn  watching the seals.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'tonyjudejun18', '', '', '2018-07-02 20:08:04', '2018-07-02 19:08:04', '', 5078, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tonyjudejun18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5083, 283, '2018-07-02 20:37:23', '2018-07-02 19:37:23', 'This posting is not only a here and there but also a bit of this and that...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tonyjudejun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5082 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tonyjudejun18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s delightful to be up in Scotland but like all holidays it\'s lovely to come home. Tony and Jude always make me welcome and it\'s a pleasure to go on walks with them or out for dinner. This was a walk along by the Moray Firth towards Findhorn. Next stop the <a href=\"http://www.findhornmarina.com/captains-table.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Captain\'s Table cafe</a> where we sat outside in the warm sunshine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/steve-scotlandjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5081\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/steve-scotlandjun18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Here I am, as dressed up as I get these days, returning from dinner at <a href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186549-d12360135-Reviews-One_One_Two-Nairn_Scottish_Highlands_Scotland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One One Two Cafe</a> in Nairn. It was an interesting place with a choice of small plates or large plates. The idea being that you could have several small plates like Tapas or if you didn\'t want to share have a large plate to yourself. I decided to go for the Chicken Tagine to compare it to the recipe I cook. It turned up in a soup bowl and required a spoon to eat it. I confess my Tagine has a thicker sauce; it contains more dried apricots and prunes. At risk of sounding big-headed, mine is much tastier.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg-plotjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5080 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg-plotjun18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>At home the vegetable patch is slowly coming into life but it seems to be several weeks behind this time last year and I\'ve had multiple failures. I had to sow runner beans twice to get sufficient numbers to germinate, my celeriac failed, I had to sow parsnips twice and only half my beetroot has grown. I could go on but - it is what it is. I\'m sure there will be enough produce for me.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/giant-dandelionjuly18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5079\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/giant-dandelionjuly18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>On Sunday afternoon I met up with Mary and we did a six-mile walk from Binbrook through the Wolds in very hot conditions. At this time of year the fields have an abundance of wildflowers in them. Walking through land owned by Sutton Estates it was clear they had a very good attitude towards wildlife and conserving the countryside.\r\n\r\nI was particularly taken by this very large dandelion seed head, one of the largest I\'ve ever seen. We saw a multitude of  cornflowers and cranesbill (wild geranium) alongside ox-eye daisies and <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_corniculatus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birdsfoot trefoil</a> which I call eggs and bacon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Here and There...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5078-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-02 20:37:23', '2018-07-02 19:37:23', '', 5078, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5083', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5084, 283, '2018-07-03 08:34:29', '2018-07-03 07:34:29', 'This posting is not only a here and there but also a bit of this and that...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tonyjudejun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5082 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tonyjudejun18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s delightful to be up in Scotland but like all holidays it\'s lovely to come home. Tony and Jude always make me welcome and it\'s a pleasure to go on walks with them or out for dinner. This was a walk along by the Moray Firth towards Findhorn. Next stop the <a href=\"http://www.findhornmarina.com/captains-table.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Captain\'s Table cafe</a> where we sat outside in the warm sunshine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/steve-scotlandjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5081\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/steve-scotlandjun18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Here I am, as dressed up as I get these days, returning from dinner at <a href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186549-d12360135-Reviews-One_One_Two-Nairn_Scottish_Highlands_Scotland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One One Two Cafe</a> in Nairn. It was an interesting place with a choice of small plates or large plates. The idea being that you could have several small plates like Tapas or if you didn\'t want to share have a large plate to yourself. I decided to go for the Chicken Tagine to compare it to the recipe I cook. It turned up in a soup bowl and required a spoon to eat it. I confess my Tagine has a thicker sauce; it contains more dried apricots and prunes. At risk of sounding big-headed, mine is much tastier.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg-plotjun18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5080 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg-plotjun18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>At home the vegetable patch is slowly coming into life but it seems to be several weeks behind this time last year and I\'ve had multiple failures. I had to sow runner beans twice to get sufficient numbers to germinate, my celeriac failed, I had to sow parsnips twice and only half my beetroot has grown. I could go on but - it is what it is. I\'m sure there will be enough produce for me.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/giant-dandelionjuly18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5079\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/giant-dandelionjuly18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>On Sunday afternoon I met up with Mary and we did a six-mile walk from Binbrook through the Wolds in very hot conditions. At this time of year the fields have an abundance of wildflowers in them. Walking through land owned by Sutton Estates it was clear they had a very good attitude towards wildlife and conserving the countryside.\r\n\r\nI was particularly taken by this very large dandelion seed head, one of the largest I\'ve ever seen. We saw a multitude of  cornflowers and cranesbill (wild geranium) alongside ox-eye daisies and <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_corniculatus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birdsfoot trefoil</a> which I call eggs and bacon.', 'Here and There...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5078-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-03 08:34:29', '2018-07-03 07:34:29', '', 5078, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5084', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5086, 283, '2018-07-05 23:27:39', '2018-07-05 22:27:39', 'I still keep in contact with friends I made at college. This week we all met in Holmfirth where it was <a href=\"http://holmfirthartweek.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art Week</a>. It\'s always fun to meet up with people who I\'ve known for nearly 50 years (anniversary in September?). The idea for the day was to applaud the idea of the \"liberal elite\". We milked it for all it was worth. Below are a few of the art pieces I really liked but didn\'t buy.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5087,5088,5089,5090\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/new-monitorjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5091\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/new-monitorjul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The new computer has been matched with a new 28\" 4K monitor. Now windows (not Microsoft Windows) really come into their own. I can have several windows open and read them easily. The <a href=\"https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/kits/nuc7i7dnhe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intel NUC computer</a> is the very small box on the right of the screen.\r\n\r\nThe Linux operating is proving challenging and I haven\'t managed to write a blog post on it yet. Manipulating photos using a different graphics package is going to take some time to conquer. I need to tweak it however in the long run it will be the future for me because Microsoft Windows is too prescriptive.\r\n\r\nInstead of using Microsoft Office I\'m using Office Libre and I\'m using Mozilla Thunderbird as my email system. There\'s probably only a couple of my readers who are interested in any of this but my audience is a broad church...', 'Art, Friends and Computers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'art-friends-and-computers', '', '', '2018-07-05 23:27:39', '2018-07-05 22:27:39', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5086', 0, 'post', '', 2),
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(5092, 283, '2018-07-05 23:26:09', '2018-07-05 22:26:09', 'I still keep in contact with friends I made at college. This week we all met in Holmfirth where it was Art Week. It\'s always fun to meet up with people who I\'ve known for nearly 50 years (anniversary in September?). The idea for the day was to applaud the idea of the \"liberal elite\". We milked it for all it was worth. Below are a few of the art pieces I really liked but didn\'t buy.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5087,5088,5089,5090\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/new-monitorjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5091\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/new-monitorjul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The new computer has been matched with a new 28\" 4K monitor. Now windows (not Microsoft Windows) really come into their own. I can have several windows open and read them easily. The <a href=\"https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/kits/nuc7i7dnhe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intel NUC computer</a> is the very small box on the right of the screen.\r\n\r\nThe Linux operating is proving challenging and I haven\'t managed to write a blog post on it yet. Manipulating photos using a different graphics package is going to take some time to conquer. I need to tweak it however in the long run it will be the future for me because Microsoft Windows is too prescriptive.\r\n\r\nInstead of using Microsoft Office I\'m using Office Libre and I\'m using Mozilla Thunderbird as my email system. There\'s probably only a couple of my readers who are interested in any of this but my audience is a broad church...', 'Art, Friends and Computers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5086-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-05 23:26:09', '2018-07-05 22:26:09', '', 5086, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5092', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5093, 283, '2018-07-05 23:27:39', '2018-07-05 22:27:39', 'I still keep in contact with friends I made at college. This week we all met in Holmfirth where it was <a href=\"http://holmfirthartweek.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art Week</a>. It\'s always fun to meet up with people who I\'ve known for nearly 50 years (anniversary in September?). The idea for the day was to applaud the idea of the \"liberal elite\". We milked it for all it was worth. Below are a few of the art pieces I really liked but didn\'t buy.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5087,5088,5089,5090\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/new-monitorjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5091\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/new-monitorjul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The new computer has been matched with a new 28\" 4K monitor. Now windows (not Microsoft Windows) really come into their own. I can have several windows open and read them easily. The <a href=\"https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/kits/nuc7i7dnhe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intel NUC computer</a> is the very small box on the right of the screen.\r\n\r\nThe Linux operating is proving challenging and I haven\'t managed to write a blog post on it yet. Manipulating photos using a different graphics package is going to take some time to conquer. I need to tweak it however in the long run it will be the future for me because Microsoft Windows is too prescriptive.\r\n\r\nInstead of using Microsoft Office I\'m using Office Libre and I\'m using Mozilla Thunderbird as my email system. There\'s probably only a couple of my readers who are interested in any of this but my audience is a broad church...', 'Art, Friends and Computers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5086-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-05 23:27:39', '2018-07-05 22:27:39', '', 5086, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5093', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5094, 283, '2018-07-12 22:57:26', '2018-07-12 21:57:26', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5095\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg2jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The veg patch is beginning to deliver produce despite weeks and weeks without rain. I have been watering with the rainwater from the 3,000 litre underground tank. As expected there\'s far too much veg for just me. I\'m doing my best to eat as much as I can so the plate is beginning to look I\'ve turned vegetarian and this situation will only get more extreme.\r\n\r\nYesterday it was courgettes and peas...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg1jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5096\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg1jul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Today it was carrot, more courgettes and even more peas. The purple podded peas are easy to see on the plants however the peas are not purple - that might be a bit strange.\r\n\r\nAll steamed - delicious... but will I get bored with this diet everyday? I\'ll let you know in due course.\r\n\r\nI\'ve also pulled up my garlic and it\'s drying in the potting shed. Hopefully I\'ll have enough garlic cloves until next summer.', 'Turning Veggie', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'turning-veggie', '', '', '2018-07-12 22:57:26', '2018-07-12 21:57:26', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5094', 0, 'post', '', 2),
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(5096, 283, '2018-07-12 22:49:15', '2018-07-12 21:49:15', '', 'veg1(jul18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'veg1jul18', '', '', '2018-07-12 22:49:15', '2018-07-12 21:49:15', '', 5094, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg1jul18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5097, 283, '2018-07-12 22:57:26', '2018-07-12 21:57:26', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5095\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg2jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The veg patch is beginning to deliver produce despite weeks and weeks without rain. I have been watering with the rainwater from the 3,000 litre underground tank. As expected there\'s far too much veg for just me. I\'m doing my best to eat as much as I can so the plate is beginning to look I\'ve turned vegetarian and this situation will only get more extreme.\r\n\r\nYesterday it was courgettes and peas...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg1jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5096\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/veg1jul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Today it was carrot, more courgettes and even more peas. The purple podded peas are easy to see on the plants however the peas are not purple - that might be a bit strange.\r\n\r\nAll steamed - delicious... but will I get bored with this diet everyday? I\'ll let you know in due course.\r\n\r\nI\'ve also pulled up my garlic and it\'s drying in the potting shed. Hopefully I\'ll have enough garlic cloves until next summer.', 'Turning Veggie', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5094-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-12 22:57:26', '2018-07-12 21:57:26', '', 5094, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5097', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(5109, 283, '2018-07-16 19:53:07', '2018-07-16 18:53:07', '', 'wellcome-trust(jul18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'wellcome-trustjul18', '', '', '2018-07-16 19:53:07', '2018-07-16 18:53:07', '', 5098, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wellcome-trustjul18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5110, 283, '2018-07-16 20:34:48', '2018-07-16 19:34:48', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wellcome-trustjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5109\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wellcome-trustjul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>A weekend in London staying with Jane\'s brother is always delightful, if a little hectic. The city is always so frenetic and in the middle of a heat wave everywhere is exhaustingly hot, no more so than on the top of a bus or in the bowels of the earth on a Tube train.\r\n\r\nWe started with a visit to the <a href=\"https://wellcomecollection.org/visit-us?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIisj9h5yk3AIVDRIbCh3LMwc4EAAYASAAEgIi0_D_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wellcome Trust collection</a>. This has been recommended to me by a number of people so it was opportune to visit. It\'s a lovely building and the collection consists of medical implements and health related exhibits - from midwives forceps to prosthetic limbs dating back to previous centuries.\r\n\r\nIt\'s worth a visit if you\'re near Euston station with time on your hand and it\'s free!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rodin-kissjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5104\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rodin-kissjul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>On Saturday we visited the Rodin exhibition at The British Museum. What an incredible building. In the past you could walk in through the front door now you have a circuitous walk through a maze of barriers before going through security (bag searching). It\'s at times like this that I believe the terrorists have won.\r\n\r\nThe Rodin exhibition contained some of his more famous works - The Kiss and The Thinker. It explored the influences he took from the Greek sculptures found around the Acropolis and elsewhere.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/greek-sculpturejul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5103\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/greek-sculpturejul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe delicate work as depicted in these marble friezes is humbling. This work was being completed over 2,000 years ago, by hand with very basic implements.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/estorik-gallery2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5101\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/estorik-gallery2jul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>On Sunday morning it was a quick visit to the <a href=\"https://www.estorickcollection.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estorick gallery</a> just a few minutes walk from Jane\'s brother. It\'s a small gallery focussing on Italian work with a special collection of graphical work advertising Campari.\r\n\r\nI realise how sheltered a life I\'ve led when I realise I\'ve never tasted Campari.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/estorik-gallery1jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5102\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/estorik-gallery1jul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere were a number of  of pencil sketches in the main galleries which were particularly eye-catching. This one was called The Boxer and caught the movement of a boxer. If you look carefully you can see a boxing glove in the centre of the drawing.\r\n\r\nA delightful gallery based in a large Georgian House in an ordinary street.', 'London - City of Culture', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5098-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-16 20:34:48', '2018-07-16 19:34:48', '', 5098, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5110', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5111, 283, '2018-07-16 21:51:53', '2018-07-16 20:51:53', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hyde-parkjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5105\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hyde-parkjul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>This has to be the event of the year. Tickets to see Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor and Paul Simon at Hyde Park. This was arranged many months ago and I was meeting Mary at Marble Arch.\r\nIt was forecast to be one of the hottest days of the year. The Tube ride from Islington just kept getting hotter and hotter - the Central Line similar to a scene from Dante\'s Inferno.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-taylorjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5106\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-taylorjul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'ve never been to an open air event with so many thousands of people. I\'m not keen on crowds at the best of times but everyone was in such good spirits (some literally) that the vibe was infectious. Bonnie Raitt was good at smashing out to the crowd but the event really came to life when James Taylor took to the stage. We were a long way from the action (front of stage were gold tickets) but there were plenty of big screens around to catch the action. The very bright sunshine didn\'t help but it all added to the atmosphere.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-taylor2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5100 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-taylor2jul18-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>James Taylor carries a lot of memories for me and his songs can be so melancholic. I confess when he started to sing \"You\'ve got a friend\" I did weep a little; it will always bring back memories of Jane\'s funeral. That apart his voice was as rich and smooth as always. He strikes me as a self-effacing man and this was apparent when he thanked the audience for the huge support he got and the many songs that we all knew so well that we could sing along to them.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/paul-simon1jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5108\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/paul-simon1jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>At the end of the set Mary and I went in search of something to eat and drink. Queues everywhere and by the time we had our chicken Tikka Naan bread wraps and a pint of cider Paul Simon was on stage for his final public performance in Europe (his very last performance is in New York in September).\r\n\r\nWe\'d lost our standing spot nearer (but not close) to the stage and stood in front of the large central screen. Drinking, dancing and singing to songs that formed the backbone of our late <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wristbandsjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5107\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wristbandsjul18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>teens and early twenties along with music from Gracelands and his latest album Stranger to Stranger. The irony for us of \"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover\" made us laugh. Of course he sang Wristband which tells the story of when he was locked out of a venue he was playing at and couldn\'t get back in because he wasn\'t wearing, you\'ve got it, a wristband. The irony of this sign wasn\'t lost on us...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/paul-simon2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5099\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/paul-simon2jul18-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" /></a>As he approached his third and final encore with Homeward Bound and Sounds of Silence the audience realised they were experiencing a magical, historical moment both for Paul Simon and for every one of us. The unity of voices singing along took on a solemnity that was tangible.\r\n\r\nThis night was not only an incredible experience it was also a memory that will stay with me forever. I was happy to be sharing it with Mary and with Jane never far from my thoughts.', 'Hyde Park Gig', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'hyde-park-gig', '', '', '2018-07-16 21:52:12', '2018-07-16 20:52:12', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5111', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(5112, 283, '2018-07-16 21:51:53', '2018-07-16 20:51:53', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hyde-parkjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5105\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hyde-parkjul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>This has to be the event of the year. Tickets to see Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor and Paul Simon at Hyde Park. This was arranged many months ago and I was meeting Mary at Marble Arch.\r\nIt was forecast to be one of the hottest days of the year. The Tube ride from Islington just kept getting hotter and hotter - the Central Line similar to a scene from Dante\'s Inferno.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-taylorjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5106\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-taylorjul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'ve never been to an open air event with so many thousands of people. I\'m not keen on crowds at the best of times but everyone was in such good spirits (some literally) that the vibe was infectious. Bonnie Raitt was good at smashing out to the crowd but the event really came to life when James Taylor took to the stage. We were a long way from the action (front of stage were gold tickets) but there were plenty of big screens around to catch the action. The very bright sunshine didn\'t help but it all added to the atmosphere.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-taylor2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5100 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/james-taylor2jul18-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>James Taylor carries a lot of memories for me and his songs can be so melancholic. I confess when he started to sing \"You\'ve got a friend\" I did weep a little; it will always bring back memories of Jane\'s funeral. That apart his voice was as rich and smooth as always. He strikes me as a self-effacing man and this was apparent when he thanked the audience for the huge support he got and the many songs that we all knew so well that we could sing along to them.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/paul-simon1jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5108\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/paul-simon1jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>At the end of the set Mary and I went in search of something to eat and drink. Queues everywhere and by the time we had our chicken Tikka Naan bread wraps and a pint of cider Paul Simon was on stage for his final public performance in Europe (his very last performance is in New York in September).\r\n\r\nWe\'d lost our standing spot nearer (but not close) to the stage and stood in front of the large central screen. Drinking, dancing and singing to songs that formed the backbone of our late <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wristbandsjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5107\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wristbandsjul18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>teens and early twenties along with music from Gracelands and his latest album Stranger to Stranger. The irony for us of \"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover\" made us laugh. Of course he sang Wristband which tells the story of when he was locked out of a venue he was playing at and couldn\'t get back in because he wasn\'t wearing, you\'ve got it, a wristband. The irony of this sign wasn\'t lost on us...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/paul-simon2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5099\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/paul-simon2jul18-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" /></a>As he approached his third and final encore with Homeward Bound and Sounds of Silence the audience realised they were experiencing a magical, historical moment both for Paul Simon and for every one of us. The unity of voices singing along took on a solemnity that was tangible.\r\n\r\nThis night was not only an incredible experience it was also a memory that will stay with me forever. I was happy to be sharing it with Mary and with Jane never far from my thoughts.', 'Hyde Park Gig', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5111-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-16 21:51:53', '2018-07-16 20:51:53', '', 5111, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5112', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5150, 283, '2018-08-07 15:35:38', '2018-08-07 14:35:38', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mission-Impossible-Fallout-2018-Movie.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5151 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mission-Impossible-Fallout-2018-Movie-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>A rare visit to the cinema at Scunthorpe where I can use my free Lloyds Bank vouchers. Dave and I had discussed going to see it and Lucie wasn\'t too keen. Lucie was going to a book club dinner, an ideal time for us to zip over to Scunnie in the MX5 with the roof down.\r\n\r\nAs we settled into our seats prior to the film a number of teenagers came in and sat behind us. The woman next to me mentioned the youths had already caused havoc outside and she turned and asked them politely to behave which was ignored. As the film started I turned and warned them that if they caused a nuisance I would get the management to eject them. Two minutes in and the woman next to me got up to get the management whereupon the whole row behind got up and distributed themselves around the auditorium. When two employees came in we pointed out the troublemakers and they were duly sent packing - old geezers 1, youths zero. At this point we were ready to see Tom Cruise kick some arse and that is exactly what he did for two hours.\r\n\r\nOne doesn\'t go to a Mission Impossible film expecting Shakespearean dialogue and it met that expectation however it was action packed. Edge of the seat, cliff hanging by fingernails, ducking to avoid flying debris from yet another exploding car or helicopter and  rubber masks being pulled off to reveal a different character. Somewhere in the whole film there was a plot of sorts but none of it mattered. It was excellent; we enjoyed every second.', 'Mission Impossible - Fallout', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'mission-impossible-fallout', '', '', '2018-08-07 19:56:56', '2018-08-07 18:56:56', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5150', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(5167, 283, '2018-08-19 15:49:46', '2018-08-19 14:49:46', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hospice-gardenaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5170\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hospice-gardenaug18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It\'s the classic retirees lament - \"how did I ever find time to go to work?\" This week consisted of: a U3A meeting to develop a survey of the membership; introduction to <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beekeeping course</a>; visit to Skegness U3A to experience how they operate their monthly meetings (boring); lunch at the <a href=\"http://thewelbyarmsallington.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Welby Arms</a> to celebrate Sue and Nick\'s birthday; a drive in the MX5 with Dave as my co-driver to check the route of the next U3A car enthusiasts event; a visit to <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/doddington-sculpturesaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5168\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/doddington-sculpturesaug18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Jane\'s hospice garden and finally <a href=\"http://www.sculpturedoddingtonhall.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doddington Hall</a> biennial sculpture exhibition.\r\n\r\nThe hospice garden needs some maintenance so I\'ve agreed to go over in September to strim the plants that have passed their best and cut the hedge back.\r\n\r\nAlongside all of this I\'ve been keeping an eye on the garden to make sure it doesn\'t get completely out of hand. Nick and Val gave me some strawberry plant runners which I\'ve planted where <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dinner-vegaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5169\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dinner-vegaug18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>the rosemary, thyme and fennel were. I\'ve moved them nearer the back door under the trees so I\'m not sure they will survive.\r\n\r\nI couldn\'t get hold of any pickling vinegar (Tesco had run out) however Val had some left over so I dug up my beetroot and spent my Sunday morning listening to the <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pickled-beetrootaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5171\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pickled-beetrootaug18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Archers omnibus edition whilst boiling, skinning and pickling beetroot. It looked like an abattoir with red stuff all over the work-surfaces and if I wasn\'t too careful the floor. I managed to fill two Kilner jars. Last year I had three jars - the adverse spring and summer weather has taken its toll on my vegetable production.', 'Busy Week...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'busy-week-2', '', '', '2018-08-19 15:49:46', '2018-08-19 14:49:46', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5167', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(5115, 283, '2018-07-19 19:37:25', '2018-07-19 18:37:25', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/belstaff-coatjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5116\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/belstaff-coatjul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I\'m not usually persuaded to purchase clothes in a sale however I\'ve admired Richard\'s Belstaff jacket for some time. He\'s had it over ten years and it has worn really well; still waterproof and looks good. It was pointed out to me that Belstaff had a sale on some of their jackets and this one was reduced by nearly £200 (yes for that kind of reduction it wasn\'t cheap). I ordered it on Saturday and it was delivered on Wednesday.\r\n\r\nApart from the gormless look on my face as I set up the photo the jacket looks ok. I\'m looking forward to some cooler wet weather so I can wear it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/courgettesjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5117\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/courgettesjul18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Here\'s a conundrum - when does a courgette stop being a courgette and become a marrow? It seems the answer is when you go away for three days and stop picking them. The one in the foreground looks a bit like the head of the monster in Alien. This lot were put on display at the top of the drive and by lunchtime there were only two left. The Alien\'s head had gone, thank goodness, it was starting to give me nightmares. Where\'s Sigourney Weaver when you need her? Oh that\'s right she died at the end of Avatar.', 'Coats and Courgettes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'coats-and-courgettes', '', '', '2018-07-19 19:37:25', '2018-07-19 18:37:25', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5115', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(5117, 283, '2018-07-19 19:28:46', '2018-07-19 18:28:46', '', 'courgettes(jul18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'courgettesjul18', '', '', '2018-07-19 19:28:46', '2018-07-19 18:28:46', '', 5115, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/courgettesjul18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5118, 283, '2018-07-19 19:37:25', '2018-07-19 18:37:25', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/belstaff-coatjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5116\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/belstaff-coatjul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I\'m not usually persuaded to purchase clothes in a sale however I\'ve admired Richard\'s Belstaff jacket for some time. He\'s had it over ten years and it has worn really well; still waterproof and looks good. It was pointed out to me that Belstaff had a sale on some of their jackets and this one was reduced by nearly £200 (yes for that kind of reduction it wasn\'t cheap). I ordered it on Saturday and it was delivered on Wednesday.\r\n\r\nApart from the gormless look on my face as I set up the photo the jacket looks ok. I\'m looking forward to some cooler wet weather so I can wear it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/courgettesjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5117\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/courgettesjul18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Here\'s a conundrum - when does a courgette stop being a courgette and become a marrow? It seems the answer is when you go away for three days and stop picking them. The one in the foreground looks a bit like the head of the monster in Alien. This lot were put on display at the top of the drive and by lunchtime there were only two left. The Alien\'s head had gone, thank goodness, it was starting to give me nightmares. Where\'s Sigourney Weaver when you need her? Oh that\'s right she died at the end of Avatar.', 'Coats and Courgettes', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5115-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-19 19:37:25', '2018-07-19 18:37:25', '', 5115, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5118', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5119, 283, '2018-07-22 16:15:33', '2018-07-22 15:15:33', '<a href=\"https://ysp.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YSP</a> has become one of my very special places and it\'s somewhere I strongly recommend. Apart from the sculptures and artwork it is located in a beautiful Yorkshire landscape. Walking the paths across the estate, by the lakes and through the woods is just delightful whatever the weather.\r\n\r\nThe Giuseppe Penone items were stunning. From the tree that had been carved to its core to the picture of the eyelids made from acacia thorns stuck to a canvas. His theme related the human form to trees so he used slabs of marble to depict the skin with twigs sticking out from it like hairs - fascinating. His bronze trees with large stones and slabs of rock sitting in the tops are a marvel.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5120,5123,5121,5122,5124,5125,5126\"]\r\n\r\nWorth a visit if you don\'t mind travelling or are just passing junction 38 on the M1 but you need a whole day to do it justice. There are still places within the estate that I haven\'t been to yet.', 'Yorkshire Sculpture Park', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'yorkshire-sculpture-park-2', '', '', '2018-07-22 16:15:33', '2018-07-22 15:15:33', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5119', 0, 'post', '', 3),
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(5124, 283, '2018-07-22 16:12:13', '2018-07-22 15:12:13', '', 'thor-robot(jul18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'thor-robotjul18', '', '', '2018-07-22 16:12:13', '2018-07-22 15:12:13', '', 5119, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/thor-robotjul18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5125, 283, '2018-07-22 16:12:15', '2018-07-22 15:12:15', '', 'year-of-the-rabbit(jul18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'year-of-the-rabbitjul18', '', '', '2018-07-22 16:12:15', '2018-07-22 15:12:15', '', 5119, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/year-of-the-rabbitjul18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
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(5127, 283, '2018-07-22 16:14:45', '2018-07-22 15:14:45', '<a href=\"https://ysp.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YSP</a> has become one of my very special places and it\'s somewhere I strongly recommend. Apart from the sculptures and artwork it is located in a beautiful Yorkshire landscape. Walking the paths across the estate, by the lakes and through the woods is just delightful whatever the weather.\r\n\r\nThe Giuseppe Penone items were stunning. From the tree that had been carved to its core to the picture of the eyelids made from acacia thorns stuck to a canvas. His theme related the human form to trees so he used slabs of marble to depict the skin with twigs sticking out from it like hairs - fascinating. His bronze trees with large stones and slabs of rock sitting in the tops are a marvel.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5120,5123,5121,5122,5124,5125,5126\"]\r\n\r\nWorth a visit if you don\'t mind travelling or are just passing junction 38 on the M1 but you need a whole day to do it justice. There are still places within the estate that I haven\'t been to yet.', 'Yorkshire Sculpture Park', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5119-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-22 16:14:45', '2018-07-22 15:14:45', '', 5119, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5127', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5128, 283, '2018-07-24 16:50:28', '2018-07-24 15:50:28', 'I take an active interest in <a href=\"http://westwoldsu3a.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Wolds U3A</a>, as chairman I suppose I have to. One of the groups I run is for car enthusiasts. It isn\'t essential to own anything special but just have an interest in cars. We met last September when I still had the Lotus and today was the first opportunity since then when I could get everyone together.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5130\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts2jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Without a doubt the star of the show was a Morris 8. This little car is 83 years old and the current owner has had it for over 50 years. He and his wife went on honeymoon to Scotland in it and they also travelled to Rome and back sleeping in the car sometimes, although that was when they were in their early twenties.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts1jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5131\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts1jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>There were six cars in total - Morris 8, Triumph TR6, Morgan, MGB, Austin Healy Sprite, and my MX5.\r\n\r\nThe route I\'d mapped out took us from The Blacksmiths Arms in Rothwell through the Lincolnshire Wolds and eventually finishing at the Old Tile Works in Barton upon Humber, hence the Humber Bridge in the background.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts3jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5129\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts3jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'m afraid my MX5 doesn\'t have the character that these classics have however it does have some useful technology in the form of hands-free phone and it can read texts and emails to me. Part way through the journey I had a text from the Morgan which was the rear marker to say the TR6 had stopped with a fault. After a brief conversation in which it was ascertained there was nothing I could help with we drove on (Top Gear style). Five minutes later another text came through to say they were back on the road and all was well. The run took us approximately an hour. It was great to sit down at the end in the Old Tile Works cafe and swap car stories.', 'U3A Car Enthusiasts', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'u3a-car-enthusiasts', '', '', '2018-07-24 16:50:28', '2018-07-24 15:50:28', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5128', 0, 'post', '', 1),
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(5132, 283, '2018-07-24 16:50:28', '2018-07-24 15:50:28', 'I take an active interest in <a href=\"http://westwoldsu3a.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Wolds U3A</a>, as chairman I suppose I have to. One of the groups I run is for car enthusiasts. It isn\'t essential to own anything special but just have an interest in cars. We met last September when I still had the Lotus and today was the first opportunity since then when I could get everyone together.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts2jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5130\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts2jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Without a doubt the star of the show was a Morris 8. This little car is 83 years old and the current owner has had it for over 50 years. He and his wife went on honeymoon to Scotland in it and they also travelled to Rome and back sleeping in the car sometimes, although that was when they were in their early twenties.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts1jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5131\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts1jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>There were six cars in total - Morris 8, Triumph TR6, Morgan, MGB, Austin Healy Sprite, and my MX5.\r\n\r\nThe route I\'d mapped out took us from The Blacksmiths Arms in Rothwell through the Lincolnshire Wolds and eventually finishing at the Old Tile Works in Barton upon Humber, hence the Humber Bridge in the background.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts3jul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5129\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/car-enthusiasts3jul18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'m afraid my MX5 doesn\'t have the character that these classics have however it does have some useful technology in the form of hands-free phone and it can read texts and emails to me. Part way through the journey I had a text from the Morgan which was the rear marker to say the TR6 had stopped with a fault. After a brief conversation in which it was ascertained there was nothing I could help with we drove on (Top Gear style). Five minutes later another text came through to say they were back on the road and all was well. The run took us approximately an hour. It was great to sit down at the end in the Old Tile Works cafe and swap car stories.', 'U3A Car Enthusiasts', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5128-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-24 16:50:28', '2018-07-24 15:50:28', '', 5128, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5132', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5134, 283, '2018-07-26 18:06:17', '2018-07-26 17:06:17', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/buxton-opera-housejul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5136\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/buxton-opera-housejul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I looked forward to this gig for many months and at last the day arrived. Unfortunately I had two tickets but could only use one - long story which I\'m not going into here. I drove over to Buxton - 2+ hours in total. The section around Sheffield was particularly busy but the final drive through the Derbyshire Dales was delightful. Checked in at the Premier Inn and walked into Buxton for a wander around.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton_Opera_House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Opera House</a> is a magnificent Edwardian building and the inside is as astounding as the outside. A warm summer evening meant that the audience spent as long as possible outside with their cold drinks before heading inside.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/natalie-merchantjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5135\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/natalie-merchantjul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Natalie came on stage with her husband, Eric, on acoustic guitar at 8pm and played through until 10.30pm. They started with \"Maggie Said\" and continued through her song book from the 1980s onwards.\r\n\r\nAbout five songs into her set she started to engage with the audience. From then on her warmth and sense of humour became more and more apparent. She was so relaxed she started a dialogue with the audience. There was a ten-year old in the front row who was at her first gig and Natalie included her in the chat, finally giving her a special box set of all her CDs including some previously unreleased tracks. The front of house had sold out so I couldn\'t buy one.\r\n\r\nThe concert over I walked back to the hotel and had a great night\'s sleep in an air-conditioned room. For those unaware of Natalie Merchant\'s music there\'s a YouTube taster below. This was recorded some years ago because her hair is now grey and she\'s put on a few pounds but time has that effect on us all...\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/DcXn3cZuZkg', 'Natalie Merchant Gig - Review', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'natalie-merchant-gig-review', '', '', '2018-07-26 18:06:17', '2018-07-26 17:06:17', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5134', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5135, 283, '2018-07-26 17:25:13', '2018-07-26 16:25:13', '', 'natalie-merchant(jul18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'natalie-merchantjul18', '', '', '2018-07-26 17:25:13', '2018-07-26 16:25:13', '', 5134, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/natalie-merchantjul18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5136, 283, '2018-07-26 17:25:15', '2018-07-26 16:25:15', '', 'buxton-opera-house(jul18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'buxton-opera-housejul18', '', '', '2018-07-26 17:25:15', '2018-07-26 16:25:15', '', 5134, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/buxton-opera-housejul18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5137, 283, '2018-07-26 18:03:16', '2018-07-26 17:03:16', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/buxton-opera-housejul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5136\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/buxton-opera-housejul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I looked forward to this gig for many months and at last the day arrived. Unfortunately I had two tickets but could only use one - long story which I\'m not going into here. I drove over to Buxton - 2+ hours in total. The section around Sheffield was particularly busy but the final drive through the Derbyshire Dales was delightful. Checked in at the Premier Inn and walked into Buxton for a wander around.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton_Opera_House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Opera House</a> is a magnificent Edwardian building and the inside is as astounding as the outside. A warm summer evening meant that the audience spent as long as possible outside with their cold drinks before heading inside.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/natalie-merchantjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5135\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/natalie-merchantjul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Natalie came on stage with her husband, Eric, on acoustic guitar at 8pm and played through until 10.30pm. They started with \"Maggie Said\" and continued through her song book from the 1980s onwards.\r\n\r\nAbout five songs into her set she started to engage with the audience. From then on her warmth and sense of humour became more and more apparent. She was so relaxed she started a dialogue with the audience. There was a ten year old in the front row who was at her first gig and Natalie included her in the chat, finally giving her a special box set of all her CDs including some previously unreleased tracks. The front of house had sold out so I couldn\'t buy one.\r\n\r\nThe concert over I walked back to the hotel and had a great night\'s sleep in an air conditioned room. For those unaware of Natalie Merchant\'s music there\'s a YouTube taster below. This was recorded some years ago because her hair is now grey and she\'s put on a few pounds but time has that effect on us all...\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/DcXn3cZuZkg', 'Natalie Merchant Gig - Review', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5134-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-26 18:03:16', '2018-07-26 17:03:16', '', 5134, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5137', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5138, 283, '2018-07-26 18:06:17', '2018-07-26 17:06:17', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/buxton-opera-housejul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5136\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/buxton-opera-housejul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I looked forward to this gig for many months and at last the day arrived. Unfortunately I had two tickets but could only use one - long story which I\'m not going into here. I drove over to Buxton - 2+ hours in total. The section around Sheffield was particularly busy but the final drive through the Derbyshire Dales was delightful. Checked in at the Premier Inn and walked into Buxton for a wander around.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton_Opera_House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Opera House</a> is a magnificent Edwardian building and the inside is as astounding as the outside. A warm summer evening meant that the audience spent as long as possible outside with their cold drinks before heading inside.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/natalie-merchantjul18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5135\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/natalie-merchantjul18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Natalie came on stage with her husband, Eric, on acoustic guitar at 8pm and played through until 10.30pm. They started with \"Maggie Said\" and continued through her song book from the 1980s onwards.\r\n\r\nAbout five songs into her set she started to engage with the audience. From then on her warmth and sense of humour became more and more apparent. She was so relaxed she started a dialogue with the audience. There was a ten-year old in the front row who was at her first gig and Natalie included her in the chat, finally giving her a special box set of all her CDs including some previously unreleased tracks. The front of house had sold out so I couldn\'t buy one.\r\n\r\nThe concert over I walked back to the hotel and had a great night\'s sleep in an air-conditioned room. For those unaware of Natalie Merchant\'s music there\'s a YouTube taster below. This was recorded some years ago because her hair is now grey and she\'s put on a few pounds but time has that effect on us all...\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/DcXn3cZuZkg', 'Natalie Merchant Gig - Review', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5134-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-07-26 18:06:17', '2018-07-26 17:06:17', '', 5134, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5138', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5139, 283, '2018-08-01 12:46:59', '2018-08-01 11:46:59', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/entropy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5141\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/entropy-200x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" /></a>Entropy has two meanings:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system\'s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system.</li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.</span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\nSo what has this to do with Human Nature? Well it\'s certainly part of my nature to be lazy and I\'ve noticed a gradual decline in the way I live. In the first 2 years of being single I always had fresh flowers in the house to give it that feminine touch but now there are times when I just cannot be bothered. Also my cleaning regime has slipped so although the house isn\'t dirty it can get a bit scruffy at the edges. When you are doing stuff for yourself it\'s easy to start thinking that it isn\'t worth the effort. It\'s at times like this I need a kick up the backside or listen to the quiet voice at my shoulder that tells me to get a grip. Don\'t get me wrong, the washing up isn\'t piled in the sink and the laundry basket is empty (and not because I haven\'t changed my underpants for a fortnight). To an outsider all looks well but I know I\'ve let things slip.\r\n\r\nNo excuses, I need to get back on track; my backside has been duly kicked', 'Entropy and Human Nature', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'entropy-and-human-nature', '', '', '2018-08-01 12:46:59', '2018-08-01 11:46:59', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5139', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5140, 283, '2018-08-01 10:27:56', '2018-08-01 09:27:56', 'a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system\'s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system.\r\n\"the second law of thermodynamics says that entropy always increases with time\"\r\n2.\r\nlack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.\r\n\"a marketplace where entropy reigns supreme\"', 'Entropy and Human Nature', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5139-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-01 10:27:56', '2018-08-01 09:27:56', '', 5139, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5140', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5141, 283, '2018-08-01 12:36:34', '2018-08-01 11:36:34', '', 'entropy', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'entropy', '', '', '2018-08-01 12:36:34', '2018-08-01 11:36:34', '', 5139, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/entropy.jpeg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5142, 283, '2018-08-01 12:46:59', '2018-08-01 11:46:59', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/entropy.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5141\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/entropy-200x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" /></a>Entropy has two meanings:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system\'s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system.</li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.</span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\nSo what has this to do with Human Nature? Well it\'s certainly part of my nature to be lazy and I\'ve noticed a gradual decline in the way I live. In the first 2 years of being single I always had fresh flowers in the house to give it that feminine touch but now there are times when I just cannot be bothered. Also my cleaning regime has slipped so although the house isn\'t dirty it can get a bit scruffy at the edges. When you are doing stuff for yourself it\'s easy to start thinking that it isn\'t worth the effort. It\'s at times like this I need a kick up the backside or listen to the quiet voice at my shoulder that tells me to get a grip. Don\'t get me wrong, the washing up isn\'t piled in the sink and the laundry basket is empty (and not because I haven\'t changed my underpants for a fortnight). To an outsider all looks well but I know I\'ve let things slip.\r\n\r\nNo excuses, I need to get back on track; my backside has been duly kicked', 'Entropy and Human Nature', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5139-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-01 12:46:59', '2018-08-01 11:46:59', '', 5139, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5142', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5154, 283, '2018-08-12 17:27:33', '2018-08-12 16:27:33', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/onionsAug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5155\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/onionsAug18-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>Growing one\'s own vegetables is so frustrating and this year has been particularly annoying because of the wet spring and hot summer. Most of my crops germinated late (those that germinated) and the heat wave/drought has meant they haven\'t cropped well. My runner beans failed to germinate until after the third sowing and now the flowers are not producing beans because it has been too dry. Gardening experts are so annoying at times like this whatever one says the expert will say you\'ve over/under watered or over/under fed or the soil is too poor; too acid; too rich - you just cannot win and I\'ve given up trying. No, I haven\'t given up gardening but I have given up on listening to so-called experts.\r\n\r\nOK, my onions haven\'t done too badly and there may be enough to last me 12 months but they aren\'t as good as last year.  The courgettes are producing more fruits (are they a fruit?) than I can eat and so I\'m putting them out for the passing trade. My tomatoes are not ripening; I\'ve had three cucumbers with the possibility of one more before the season is over. Still waiting for sweet peppers, aubergines and chilli peppers to do something more interesting than drink gallons of water. I think the uncertainty and challenge is what keeps me trying. And if all else fails I take a five-minute walk up to Tesco and buy the bloody stuff.', 'Feast and Famine', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'feast-and-famine', '', '', '2018-08-12 17:27:33', '2018-08-12 16:27:33', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5154', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5144, 283, '2018-08-03 10:18:36', '2018-08-03 09:18:36', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rutland-water.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5146 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rutland-water-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>I met up with my good friend Mary with the aim to cycle round <a href=\"https://www.rutlandwater.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rutland Water</a>. I considered taking my own bike but in the end decided to hire them from the cycle centre at Whitwell. I thought the full distance including the track round Hambleton of 23 miles was going to be a doddle because I cycle ten miles in less than an hour on a fairly regular basis. Firstly hire bikes are never as comfortable as your own, secondly Rutland has some serious ups and downs unlike <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Rutland-Water-map.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5147 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Rutland-Water-map-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" /></a>this part of Lincolnshire and thirdly my bottom wasn\'t cosseted by padded cycling shorts (big mistake). Oh yes! Fourthly it was 27 degrees so a bit warm.\r\n\r\nThankfully at the half way stage there was a delightful pub, <a href=\"http://horseandjockeyrutland.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Horse and Jockey</a> where we stopped, drank pints of fluid (lime and soda), ate a huge baguette and fought off the never ending swarm of wasps. Despite Mary\'s manic attempts at wasp genocide they just kept coming.\r\n\r\nAfter a lengthy lunch we were back in the saddle. Despite losing our way a little, we were soon back at our starting point, falling onto the grass in the shade.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/finches-inn.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5145 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/finches-inn-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Time was getting on so we drove to <a href=\"https://www.finchsarms.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Finch\'s Arms</a> at Hambleton where we sat in the garden drinking copious amounts of fluid in the quiet garden overlooking the water. As the evening moved on we decided to stay for dinner. The service was a little haphazard and there were elements of Fawlty Towers with the manager bemoaning to me the fact they were busy (note to manager - never complain about anything to the customer, I\'m there to eat not commiserate; service should be <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/smiley-face-emoticon.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4025\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/smiley-face-emoticon-200x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" /></a>transparent). Dinner was very good - cod on a bed of asparagus and samphire. We sat talking until the sun was cooling off. As we left the pub I noticed the car park was now full with a Porsche, Ferrari and Maserati evident - obviously we were eating with the great and the good. I drove home with the roof down and the temperature still showing 23 degrees. I rolled up on the drive just before 11 pm. I slept really well.', 'Rutland Water Cycle', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'rutland-water-cycle', '', '', '2018-08-03 10:18:36', '2018-08-03 09:18:36', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5144', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(5147, 283, '2018-08-03 10:02:12', '2018-08-03 09:02:12', '', 'Rutland-Water map', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'rutland-water-map', '', '', '2018-08-03 10:02:12', '2018-08-03 09:02:12', '', 5144, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Rutland-Water-map.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5148, 283, '2018-08-03 10:09:50', '2018-08-03 09:09:50', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rutland-water.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5146 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rutland-water-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>I met up with my good friend Mary with the aim to cycle around <a href=\"https://www.rutlandwater.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rutland Water</a>. I considered taking my own bike but in the end decided to hire them from the cycle centre at Whitwell. I\'m thinking that the full distance including the track round Hambleton of 23 miles is going to be a doddle because I cycle ten miles in less than an hour on a fairly regular basis. Firstly hire bikes are never as comfortable as your own bike, secondly Rutland has some serious ups and downs unlike <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Rutland-Water-map.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5147 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Rutland-Water-map-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" /></a>this part of Lincolnshire and thirdly my bottom wasn\'t cosseted by padded cycling shorts (big mistake). Oh yes! It was also 27 degrees so a bit warm.\r\n\r\nThankfully at the half way stage there was a delightful pub, <a href=\"http://horseandjockeyrutland.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Horse and Jockey</a> where we stopped, drank pints of fluid (lime and soda), ate a huge baguette and fought off the never ending fly in of wasps. Despite Mary\'s manic attempts at wasp genocide they just kept coming.\r\n\r\nAfter a lengthy lunch we were back in the saddle and despite losing our way a little were back at our starting point, falling onto the grass in the shade.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/finches-inn.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5145 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/finches-inn-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Time was getting on so we drove to <a href=\"https://www.finchsarms.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Finche\'s Arms</a> at Hambleton where we sat in the garden drinking copious amounts of fluid in the quiet garden overlooking the water. As the evening moved on we decided to stay for dinner. The service was a little haphazard and there were elements of Fawlty Towers with the manager bemoaning to me the fact they were busy (note to manager - never complain about anything to the customer, I\'m there to eat not commiserate; service should be <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/smiley-face-emoticon.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4025\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/smiley-face-emoticon-200x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" /></a>transparent). Dinner was very good - cod on a bed of asparagus and samphire. We sat talking until the sun was cooling off. I drove home with the roof down and the temperature still showing 23 degrees. I rolled up on the drive just before 11 pm. I slept really well.', 'Rutland Water Cycle', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5144-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-03 10:09:50', '2018-08-03 09:09:50', '', 5144, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5148', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5149, 283, '2018-08-03 10:18:36', '2018-08-03 09:18:36', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rutland-water.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5146 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rutland-water-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>I met up with my good friend Mary with the aim to cycle round <a href=\"https://www.rutlandwater.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rutland Water</a>. I considered taking my own bike but in the end decided to hire them from the cycle centre at Whitwell. I thought the full distance including the track round Hambleton of 23 miles was going to be a doddle because I cycle ten miles in less than an hour on a fairly regular basis. Firstly hire bikes are never as comfortable as your own, secondly Rutland has some serious ups and downs unlike <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Rutland-Water-map.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5147 alignleft\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Rutland-Water-map-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" /></a>this part of Lincolnshire and thirdly my bottom wasn\'t cosseted by padded cycling shorts (big mistake). Oh yes! Fourthly it was 27 degrees so a bit warm.\r\n\r\nThankfully at the half way stage there was a delightful pub, <a href=\"http://horseandjockeyrutland.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Horse and Jockey</a> where we stopped, drank pints of fluid (lime and soda), ate a huge baguette and fought off the never ending swarm of wasps. Despite Mary\'s manic attempts at wasp genocide they just kept coming.\r\n\r\nAfter a lengthy lunch we were back in the saddle. Despite losing our way a little, we were soon back at our starting point, falling onto the grass in the shade.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/finches-inn.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-5145 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/finches-inn-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Time was getting on so we drove to <a href=\"https://www.finchsarms.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Finch\'s Arms</a> at Hambleton where we sat in the garden drinking copious amounts of fluid in the quiet garden overlooking the water. As the evening moved on we decided to stay for dinner. The service was a little haphazard and there were elements of Fawlty Towers with the manager bemoaning to me the fact they were busy (note to manager - never complain about anything to the customer, I\'m there to eat not commiserate; service should be <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/smiley-face-emoticon.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-4025\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/smiley-face-emoticon-200x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" /></a>transparent). Dinner was very good - cod on a bed of asparagus and samphire. We sat talking until the sun was cooling off. As we left the pub I noticed the car park was now full with a Porsche, Ferrari and Maserati evident - obviously we were eating with the great and the good. I drove home with the roof down and the temperature still showing 23 degrees. I rolled up on the drive just before 11 pm. I slept really well.', 'Rutland Water Cycle', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5144-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-03 10:18:36', '2018-08-03 09:18:36', '', 5144, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5149', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5151, 283, '2018-08-07 15:22:41', '2018-08-07 14:22:41', '', 'Mission-Impossible-Fallout-2018-Movie', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'mission-impossible-fallout-2018-movie', '', '', '2018-08-07 15:22:41', '2018-08-07 14:22:41', '', 5150, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mission-Impossible-Fallout-2018-Movie.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5152, 283, '2018-08-07 15:35:38', '2018-08-07 14:35:38', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mission-Impossible-Fallout-2018-Movie.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5151 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mission-Impossible-Fallout-2018-Movie-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>A rare visit to the cinema at Scunthorpe where I can use my free Lloyds Bank vouchers. Dave and I had discussed going to see it and Lucie wasn\'t too keen. Lucie was going to a book club dinner, an ideal time for us to zip over to Scunnie in the MX5 with the roof down.\r\n\r\nAs we settled into our seats prior to the film a number of teenagers came in and sat behind us. The woman next to me mentioned the youths had already caused havoc outside and she turned and asked them politely to behave which was ignored. As the film started I turned and warned them that if they caused a nuisance I would get the management to eject them. Two minutes in and the woman next to me got up to get the management whereupon the whole row behind got up and distributed themselves around the auditorium. When two employees came in we pointed out the troublemakers and they were duly sent packing - old geezers 1, youths zero. At this point we were ready to see Tom Cruise kick some arse and that is exactly what he did for two hours.\r\n\r\nOne doesn\'t go to a Mission Impossible film expecting Shakespearean dialogue and it met that expectation however it was action packed. Edge of the seat, cliff hanging by fingernails, ducking to avoid flying debris from yet another exploding car or helicopter and  rubber masks being pulled off to reveal a different character. Somewhere in the whole film there was a plot of sorts but none of it mattered. It was excellent; we enjoyed every second.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Mission Impossible - Fallout', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5150-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 15:35:38', '2018-08-07 14:35:38', '', 5150, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5152', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5153, 283, '2018-08-07 19:56:56', '2018-08-07 18:56:56', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mission-Impossible-Fallout-2018-Movie.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5151 size-medium\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mission-Impossible-Fallout-2018-Movie-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>A rare visit to the cinema at Scunthorpe where I can use my free Lloyds Bank vouchers. Dave and I had discussed going to see it and Lucie wasn\'t too keen. Lucie was going to a book club dinner, an ideal time for us to zip over to Scunnie in the MX5 with the roof down.\r\n\r\nAs we settled into our seats prior to the film a number of teenagers came in and sat behind us. The woman next to me mentioned the youths had already caused havoc outside and she turned and asked them politely to behave which was ignored. As the film started I turned and warned them that if they caused a nuisance I would get the management to eject them. Two minutes in and the woman next to me got up to get the management whereupon the whole row behind got up and distributed themselves around the auditorium. When two employees came in we pointed out the troublemakers and they were duly sent packing - old geezers 1, youths zero. At this point we were ready to see Tom Cruise kick some arse and that is exactly what he did for two hours.\r\n\r\nOne doesn\'t go to a Mission Impossible film expecting Shakespearean dialogue and it met that expectation however it was action packed. Edge of the seat, cliff hanging by fingernails, ducking to avoid flying debris from yet another exploding car or helicopter and  rubber masks being pulled off to reveal a different character. Somewhere in the whole film there was a plot of sorts but none of it mattered. It was excellent; we enjoyed every second.', 'Mission Impossible - Fallout', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5150-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 19:56:56', '2018-08-07 18:56:56', '', 5150, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5153', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5155, 283, '2018-08-12 17:12:42', '2018-08-12 16:12:42', '', 'onions(Aug18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'onionsaug18', '', '', '2018-08-12 17:12:42', '2018-08-12 16:12:42', '', 5154, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/onionsAug18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0);
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(5156, 283, '2018-08-12 17:27:33', '2018-08-12 16:27:33', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/onionsAug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5155\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/onionsAug18-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>Growing one\'s own vegetables is so frustrating and this year has been particularly annoying because of the wet spring and hot summer. Most of my crops germinated late (those that germinated) and the heat wave/drought has meant they haven\'t cropped well. My runner beans failed to germinate until after the third sowing and now the flowers are not producing beans because it has been too dry. Gardening experts are so annoying at times like this whatever one says the expert will say you\'ve over/under watered or over/under fed or the soil is too poor; too acid; too rich - you just cannot win and I\'ve given up trying. No, I haven\'t given up gardening but I have given up on listening to so-called experts.\r\n\r\nOK, my onions haven\'t done too badly and there may be enough to last me 12 months but they aren\'t as good as last year.  The courgettes are producing more fruits (are they a fruit?) than I can eat and so I\'m putting them out for the passing trade. My tomatoes are not ripening; I\'ve had three cucumbers with the possibility of one more before the season is over. Still waiting for sweet peppers, aubergines and chilli peppers to do something more interesting than drink gallons of water. I think the uncertainty and challenge is what keeps me trying. And if all else fails I take a five-minute walk up to Tesco and buy the bloody stuff.', 'Feast and Famine', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5154-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-12 17:27:33', '2018-08-12 16:27:33', '', 5154, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5156', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5157, 283, '2018-08-12 17:42:12', '2018-08-12 16:42:12', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4409\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"190\" /></a>Someone said to me that online dating is a bit like buying a second-hand car - there are some similarities.\r\n\r\nThere are some women who refuse to put a photo on their profile because they believe a partner should not be influenced by looks. Really? Get real! I wouldn\'t buy a second-hand car without seeing what it looked like - does that make me shallow?. I\'d want to get up close and personal; make sure it didn\'t have too many chips or dents; kick the tyres; make sure the mileage was accurate (20 years old and only done 5,000 miles, who you kidding?); and if it all looks good then you want to take it for a run round the block or maybe even further if you\'re not too sure.\r\n\r\nSo far, so good - finding a partner <strong>is</strong> like buying a second-hand car until... until you decide actually this car is a bit of a heap. It doesn\'t give the mpg I was told, the mileage on the clock was a fabrication and the 0 - 60 speed is very lethargic. At this point you want to get rid of it - a car is easy; put it back on the market or trade it in for something more suitable. No harm done, no tears, no retribution, no worries. People are not like second-hand cars!!!\r\n\r\nOf course, all of the above was written with tongue firmly in cheek, however like all humour there is an element of truth in it.', 'Car Buying or Dating', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'car-buying-or-dating', '', '', '2018-08-12 17:42:12', '2018-08-12 16:42:12', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5157', 0, 'post', '', 3),
(5158, 283, '2018-08-12 17:42:12', '2018-08-12 16:42:12', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4409\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"190\" /></a>Someone said to me that online dating is a bit like buying a second-hand car - there are some similarities.\r\n\r\nThere are some women who refuse to put a photo on their profile because they believe a partner should not be influenced by looks. Really? Get real! I wouldn\'t buy a second-hand car without seeing what it looked like - does that make me shallow?. I\'d want to get up close and personal; make sure it didn\'t have too many chips or dents; kick the tyres; make sure the mileage was accurate (20 years old and only done 5,000 miles, who you kidding?); and if it all looks good then you want to take it for a run round the block or maybe even further if you\'re not too sure.\r\n\r\nSo far, so good - finding a partner <strong>is</strong> like buying a second-hand car until... until you decide actually this car is a bit of a heap. It doesn\'t give the mpg I was told, the mileage on the clock was a fabrication and the 0 - 60 speed is very lethargic. At this point you want to get rid of it - a car is easy; put it back on the market or trade it in for something more suitable. No harm done, no tears, no retribution, no worries. People are not like second-hand cars!!!\r\n\r\nOf course, all of the above was written with tongue firmly in cheek, however like all humour there is an element of truth in it.', 'Car Buying or Dating', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5157-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-12 17:42:12', '2018-08-12 16:42:12', '', 5157, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5158', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5190, 283, '2018-08-31 18:44:04', '2018-08-31 17:44:04', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-galleryaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5192\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-galleryaug18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>This week I met up with my college friends at the <a href=\"http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harley Gallery in Welbeck</a>. It is nearly 50 years since we first met and we still get on as well as we did all those years ago. The range of subjects extends from family matters, holiday experiences, my dating experiences, through to the state of politics in the world (Trump, May, Corbyn and Brexit) and the current books on respective bedside tables.\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/visit/cafe/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cafe across the courtyard</a> from the gallery is superb, not necessarily because of the food, but because of the attentive manager. He treats every customer as an old friend and you always feel very welcome. We were lucky with really sunny weather so we sat outside for an hour drinking and talking before eventually ordering lunch. Once satiated we went for a walk around <a href=\"https://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creswell Crags</a> and on our return did a tour of the gallery.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-gallery-artworkaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5191\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-gallery-artworkaug18-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" /></a>The woven wicker work was superb and it had this feeling of cocooning something. I wanted to slip inside and be surrounded by it. If I thought it would survive outside I\'d consider purchasing one to place under the trees. I didn\'t enquire about the cost so I wasn\'t that sure.\r\n\r\nI was impressed by the work of <a href=\"https://www.jillraylandscapes.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jill Ray</a>. She did have some oil paintings but the work I really liked were photographs that she had developed using Photoshop. In the blurb she says she can \"knock off\" an oil painting in a day but her Photoshop work can take several weeks. I will certainly be ordering something from her in the not too distant future.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pansiesaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5193\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pansiesaug18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>And I finished the visit by purchasing some pansies and violas from the garden centre next door to the gallery. I bought something similar from them a year ago and was told at the time they would last until December - they are still flowering.  The old ones were looking a little tired so I\'ve moved them into the back bed and replaced them with these.\r\n\r\nA great day was completed by a drive home in the MX5 with the roof down.', 'Friends and Art', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'friends-and-art', '', '', '2018-08-31 18:44:04', '2018-08-31 17:44:04', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5190', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(5160, 283, '2018-08-14 22:36:41', '2018-08-14 21:36:41', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bee-keeping-U3A.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5161 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bee-keeping-U3A-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Having visited <a href=\"https://www.thorne.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thorne Bees</a> with the U3A some time ago and <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my friend Gary</a> starting beekeeping earlier this year it seemed I should consider getting a hive of my own.\r\n\r\nThe morning introductory course consisted of an hour in the classroom, coffee and delicious scones followed by an hour outside dismantling an active hive. The life of a bee is far more complicated than I thought. We all know about drones, workers and the queen however the roles of each and the different products we use that are created by the bees is amazing - honey, beeswax, and royal jelly.\r\n\r\nKeeping bees can be quite demanding but like a lot of hobbies that\'s the point of it - it takes up time. Watch this space for a late spring 2019 new arrival or possibly several thousand new arrivals.', 'Bee Keeping Introduction', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'bee-keeping-introduction', '', '', '2018-08-14 22:36:41', '2018-08-14 21:36:41', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5160', 0, 'post', '', 2),
(5161, 283, '2018-08-14 22:20:43', '2018-08-14 21:20:43', '', 'bee keeping-U3A', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'bee-keeping-u3a', '', '', '2018-08-14 22:20:43', '2018-08-14 21:20:43', '', 5160, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bee-keeping-U3A.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5162, 283, '2018-08-14 22:36:41', '2018-08-14 21:36:41', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bee-keeping-U3A.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5161 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bee-keeping-U3A-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Having visited <a href=\"https://www.thorne.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thorne Bees</a> with the U3A some time ago and <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my friend Gary</a> starting beekeeping earlier this year it seemed I should consider getting a hive of my own.\r\n\r\nThe morning introductory course consisted of an hour in the classroom, coffee and delicious scones followed by an hour outside dismantling an active hive. The life of a bee is far more complicated than I thought. We all know about drones, workers and the queen however the roles of each and the different products we use that are created by the bees is amazing - honey, beeswax, and royal jelly.\r\n\r\nKeeping bees can be quite demanding but like a lot of hobbies that\'s the point of it - it takes up time. Watch this space for a late spring 2019 new arrival or possibly several thousand new arrivals.', 'Bee Keeping Introduction', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5160-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-14 22:36:41', '2018-08-14 21:36:41', '', 5160, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5162', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5174, 283, '2018-08-25 22:21:19', '2018-08-25 21:21:19', 'Steam Punk comes to Lincoln once again. The costumes become more and more inventive every year although there are some regulars. They have a lot of fun throwing poses and drawing a crowd which is what it\'s all about.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5175,5176,5177,5178,5179,5180,5181,5182,5183,5184\"]\r\n\r\nDave &amp; Lucie, Nick &amp; Val and I were a little out-of-place amidst all of this.', 'Steam Punk 2018', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'steam-punk-2018', '', '', '2018-08-25 22:21:19', '2018-08-25 21:21:19', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5174', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5164, 283, '2018-08-16 19:35:00', '2018-08-16 18:35:00', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/vegetablesaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5165 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/vegetablesaug18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>The thing about gardening is that there is always hope. The vegetable plot has been comparatively unproductive due to the extremes of weather this year and it can get very disheartening however when it does come good the produce is very good. The photo shows the carrots, runner beans and courgette that I picked yesterday. Most of these were eaten as part of my evening meal. The par boiled carrots were fried with the courgette and an onion from last year\'s crop. All served up with the runner beans, potatoes (care of Tesco) and a sausage casserole I batch prepared some time ago.\r\n\r\nApart from the garden my time has been occupied with <a href=\"http://www.westwoldsu3a.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U3A</a> activities. With the help of some of the committee I\'m preparing another survey to find out what our members want. Getting the right questions and asking them in a meaningful way isn\'t easy as I learned from the survey I created two years ago. I also visited Skegness U3A to see how they organise their monthly meetings; very different from ours. You would think that somewhere like Skeggie where a lot of people are of retirement age there would be a huge membership however they have half the number of West Wolds (360 and growing).', 'Gardening Optimism', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'gardening-optimism', '', '', '2018-08-16 19:35:00', '2018-08-16 18:35:00', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5164', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5165, 283, '2018-08-16 19:23:02', '2018-08-16 18:23:02', '', 'vegetables(aug18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'vegetablesaug18', '', '', '2018-08-16 19:23:02', '2018-08-16 18:23:02', '', 5164, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/vegetablesaug18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5166, 283, '2018-08-16 19:35:00', '2018-08-16 18:35:00', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/vegetablesaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5165 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/vegetablesaug18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>The thing about gardening is that there is always hope. The vegetable plot has been comparatively unproductive due to the extremes of weather this year and it can get very disheartening however when it does come good the produce is very good. The photo shows the carrots, runner beans and courgette that I picked yesterday. Most of these were eaten as part of my evening meal. The par boiled carrots were fried with the courgette and an onion from last year\'s crop. All served up with the runner beans, potatoes (care of Tesco) and a sausage casserole I batch prepared some time ago.\r\n\r\nApart from the garden my time has been occupied with <a href=\"http://www.westwoldsu3a.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U3A</a> activities. With the help of some of the committee I\'m preparing another survey to find out what our members want. Getting the right questions and asking them in a meaningful way isn\'t easy as I learned from the survey I created two years ago. I also visited Skegness U3A to see how they organise their monthly meetings; very different from ours. You would think that somewhere like Skeggie where a lot of people are of retirement age there would be a huge membership however they have half the number of West Wolds (360 and growing).', 'Gardening Optimism', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5164-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-16 19:35:00', '2018-08-16 18:35:00', '', 5164, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5166', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5170, 283, '2018-08-19 15:32:10', '2018-08-19 14:32:10', '', 'hospice garden(aug18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'hospice-gardenaug18', '', '', '2018-08-19 15:32:10', '2018-08-19 14:32:10', '', 5167, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hospice-gardenaug18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5171, 283, '2018-08-19 15:32:11', '2018-08-19 14:32:11', '', 'pickled beetroot(aug18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'pickled-beetrootaug18', '', '', '2018-08-19 15:32:11', '2018-08-19 14:32:11', '', 5167, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pickled-beetrootaug18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5172, 283, '2018-08-19 15:49:46', '2018-08-19 14:49:46', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hospice-gardenaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5170\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hospice-gardenaug18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>It\'s the classic retirees lament - \"how did I ever find time to go to work?\" This week consisted of: a U3A meeting to develop a survey of the membership; introduction to <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beekeeping course</a>; visit to Skegness U3A to experience how they operate their monthly meetings (boring); lunch at the <a href=\"http://thewelbyarmsallington.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Welby Arms</a> to celebrate Sue and Nick\'s birthday; a drive in the MX5 with Dave as my co-driver to check the route of the next U3A car enthusiasts event; a visit to <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/doddington-sculpturesaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5168\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/doddington-sculpturesaug18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>Jane\'s hospice garden and finally <a href=\"http://www.sculpturedoddingtonhall.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doddington Hall</a> biennial sculpture exhibition.\r\n\r\nThe hospice garden needs some maintenance so I\'ve agreed to go over in September to strim the plants that have passed their best and cut the hedge back.\r\n\r\nAlongside all of this I\'ve been keeping an eye on the garden to make sure it doesn\'t get completely out of hand. Nick and Val gave me some strawberry plant runners which I\'ve planted where <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dinner-vegaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5169\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dinner-vegaug18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>the rosemary, thyme and fennel were. I\'ve moved them nearer the back door under the trees so I\'m not sure they will survive.\r\n\r\nI couldn\'t get hold of any pickling vinegar (Tesco had run out) however Val had some left over so I dug up my beetroot and spent my Sunday morning listening to the <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pickled-beetrootaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5171\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pickled-beetrootaug18-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" /></a>Archers omnibus edition whilst boiling, skinning and pickling beetroot. It looked like an abattoir with red stuff all over the work-surfaces and if I wasn\'t too careful the floor. I managed to fill two Kilner jars. Last year I had three jars - the adverse spring and summer weather has taken its toll on my vegetable production.', 'Busy Week...', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5167-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-19 15:49:46', '2018-08-19 14:49:46', '', 5167, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5172', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(5185, 283, '2018-08-25 22:21:19', '2018-08-25 21:21:19', 'Steam Punk comes to Lincoln once again. The costumes become more and more inventive every year although there are some regulars. They have a lot of fun throwing poses and drawing a crowd which is what it\'s all about.\r\n\r\n[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"5175,5176,5177,5178,5179,5180,5181,5182,5183,5184\"]\r\n\r\nDave &amp; Lucie, Nick &amp; Val and I were a little out-of-place amidst all of this.', 'Steam Punk 2018', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5174-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-25 22:21:19', '2018-08-25 21:21:19', '', 5174, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5185', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5186, 283, '2018-08-28 21:17:56', '2018-08-28 20:17:56', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Aspen-tree.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5188\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Aspen-tree-151x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"200\" /></a>The next phase of the tree saga is the imminent arrival of two replacement trees. I think I may have overdone the size of the replacement trees. I was trying to make sure I might get to see some significant growth in my lifetime which, like everyone else, is getting shorter by the day. With this in mind, and with the help of Caitlin (Young Garden Designer of the Year 2016), I ordered 5 metre tall trees, a <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hornbeam</a> and <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aspen</a>. What I didn\'t realise was that each tree weighs 350 kgs - that\'s a lot. The average person can lift their own body weight (I looked it up on Google so it must be true) <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hornbeam-tree.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5187\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hornbeam-tree-148x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"200\" /></a>therefore it will take 5 people to lift one of them. Thankfully the delivery lorry will leave them at the front of the house and I will have to muster the troops to load it onto a trolley and drag them around the back.\r\n\r\nI started digging the holes and was pleased when I made them 500 mm wide by 500 mm deep and walked away thinking it was enough. Caitlin has since informed me the holes will need to be at least 1 metre wide - I\'ve got a bit more work to do. There\'s plenty of time to excavate more because they don\'t arrive until 11th September. More on this after Tree Day!', 'A Tree Is A Beautiful Thing', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'a-tree-is-a-beautiful-thing', '', '', '2018-08-28 21:17:56', '2018-08-28 20:17:56', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5186', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5187, 283, '2018-08-28 18:22:20', '2018-08-28 17:22:20', '', 'hornbeam tree', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'hornbeam-tree', '', '', '2018-08-28 18:22:20', '2018-08-28 17:22:20', '', 5186, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hornbeam-tree.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5188, 283, '2018-08-28 18:22:22', '2018-08-28 17:22:22', '', 'Aspen tree', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'aspen-tree', '', '', '2018-08-28 18:22:22', '2018-08-28 17:22:22', '', 5186, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Aspen-tree.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5189, 283, '2018-08-28 21:17:56', '2018-08-28 20:17:56', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Aspen-tree.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5188\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Aspen-tree-151x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"200\" /></a>The next phase of the tree saga is the imminent arrival of two replacement trees. I think I may have overdone the size of the replacement trees. I was trying to make sure I might get to see some significant growth in my lifetime which, like everyone else, is getting shorter by the day. With this in mind, and with the help of Caitlin (Young Garden Designer of the Year 2016), I ordered 5 metre tall trees, a <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hornbeam</a> and <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aspen</a>. What I didn\'t realise was that each tree weighs 350 kgs - that\'s a lot. The average person can lift their own body weight (I looked it up on Google so it must be true) <a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hornbeam-tree.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5187\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hornbeam-tree-148x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"200\" /></a>therefore it will take 5 people to lift one of them. Thankfully the delivery lorry will leave them at the front of the house and I will have to muster the troops to load it onto a trolley and drag them around the back.\r\n\r\nI started digging the holes and was pleased when I made them 500 mm wide by 500 mm deep and walked away thinking it was enough. Caitlin has since informed me the holes will need to be at least 1 metre wide - I\'ve got a bit more work to do. There\'s plenty of time to excavate more because they don\'t arrive until 11th September. More on this after Tree Day!', 'A Tree Is A Beautiful Thing', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5186-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-28 21:17:56', '2018-08-28 20:17:56', '', 5186, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5189', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5191, 283, '2018-08-31 18:18:07', '2018-08-31 17:18:07', '', 'harley gallery artwork(aug18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'harley-gallery-artworkaug18', '', '', '2018-08-31 18:18:07', '2018-08-31 17:18:07', '', 5190, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-gallery-artworkaug18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5192, 283, '2018-08-31 18:18:09', '2018-08-31 17:18:09', '', 'harley gallery(aug18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'harley-galleryaug18', '', '', '2018-08-31 18:18:09', '2018-08-31 17:18:09', '', 5190, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-galleryaug18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5193, 283, '2018-08-31 18:38:47', '2018-08-31 17:38:47', '', 'pansies(aug18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'pansiesaug18', '', '', '2018-08-31 18:38:47', '2018-08-31 17:38:47', '', 5190, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pansiesaug18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5194, 283, '2018-08-31 18:44:04', '2018-08-31 17:44:04', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-galleryaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5192\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-galleryaug18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>This week I met up with my college friends at the <a href=\"http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harley Gallery in Welbeck</a>. It is nearly 50 years since we first met and we still get on as well as we did all those years ago. The range of subjects extends from family matters, holiday experiences, my dating experiences, through to the state of politics in the world (Trump, May, Corbyn and Brexit) and the current books on respective bedside tables.\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/visit/cafe/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cafe across the courtyard</a> from the gallery is superb, not necessarily because of the food, but because of the attentive manager. He treats every customer as an old friend and you always feel very welcome. We were lucky with really sunny weather so we sat outside for an hour drinking and talking before eventually ordering lunch. Once satiated we went for a walk around <a href=\"https://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creswell Crags</a> and on our return did a tour of the gallery.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-gallery-artworkaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5191\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harley-gallery-artworkaug18-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" /></a>The woven wicker work was superb and it had this feeling of cocooning something. I wanted to slip inside and be surrounded by it. If I thought it would survive outside I\'d consider purchasing one to place under the trees. I didn\'t enquire about the cost so I wasn\'t that sure.\r\n\r\nI was impressed by the work of <a href=\"https://www.jillraylandscapes.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jill Ray</a>. She did have some oil paintings but the work I really liked were photographs that she had developed using Photoshop. In the blurb she says she can \"knock off\" an oil painting in a day but her Photoshop work can take several weeks. I will certainly be ordering something from her in the not too distant future.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pansiesaug18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5193\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pansiesaug18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>And I finished the visit by purchasing some pansies and violas from the garden centre next door to the gallery. I bought something similar from them a year ago and was told at the time they would last until December - they are still flowering.  The old ones were looking a little tired so I\'ve moved them into the back bed and replaced them with these.\r\n\r\nA great day was completed by a drive home in the MX5 with the roof down.', 'Friends and Art', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5190-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-31 18:44:04', '2018-08-31 17:44:04', '', 5190, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5194', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5195, 283, '2018-09-05 19:16:21', '2018-09-05 18:16:21', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5198\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'ve travelled to the Highlands for a relaxing time being looked after by Tony and Jude.\r\n\r\nA visit here wouldn\'t be complete without a run out in the Caterham. The roads are so twisty and the scenery is truly beautiful. So many ups and downs unlike the plains of Lincolnshire.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5197\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Of course it\'s Scotland so going to a Scotch distillery is essential however this time I was not going for the alcohol but for the architecture. The Macallan distillery visitor centre has just opened in a new building and what a superb building it is.\r\n\r\nIt probably wasn\'t the best year to plant a turf roof when it has been so dry it has struggled to develop as the architect, no doubt, envisaged. My brother described it as a line of tortoises however it is more impressive than that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5196\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>To earn my keep I helped Tony to cut backing boards for picture frames that he had been making over the past week.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the afternoon he had cut up all he needed and we loaded them into the back of his car to be taken to the print studio where he makes fine prints.', 'The Highlands', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'the-highlands-2', '', '', '2018-09-07 17:47:11', '2018-09-07 16:47:11', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5195', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(5198, 283, '2018-09-05 18:44:01', '2018-09-05 17:44:01', '', 'Caterham drive(sept18)', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'caterham-drivesept18', '', '', '2018-09-05 18:44:01', '2018-09-05 17:44:01', '', 5195, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(5199, 283, '2018-09-05 19:16:21', '2018-09-05 18:16:21', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5198\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'ve travelled to the Highlands for a relaxing time being looked after by Tony and Jude.\r\n\r\nA visit here wouldn\'t be complete without a run out in the Caterham. The roads are so twisty and the scenery is truly beautiful. So many ups and downs unlike the plains of Lincolnshire.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5197\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Of course it\'s Scotland so going to a Scotch distillery is essential however this time I was going for the alcohol but for the architecture. The Macallan distillery visitor centre has just opened in a new building and what a superb building it is.\r\n\r\nIt probably wasn\'t the best year to plant a turf roof when it has been so dry it has struggled to develop as the architect, no doubt, envisaged. My brother described it as a line of tortoises however it is more impressive than that.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5196\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>To earn my keep I helped Tony to cut backing boards for picture frames that he had been making over the past week.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the afternoon he had cut up all he needed and we loaded them into the back of his car to be taken to the print studio where he makes fine prints.', 'The Highlands', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5195-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-05 19:16:21', '2018-09-05 18:16:21', '', 5195, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5199', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5229, 283, '2018-09-16 09:47:15', '2018-09-16 08:47:15', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/harvestsep18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5230\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/harvestsep18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Summer is over according to the Met Office and so it is time to tidy up the vegetable plots and pick the last of the vegetables. There are many more green tomatoes left on the plants but I doubt they will ripen with the ever shortening days. The courgettes and runner beans have been very productive this year and I will be able to store the peppers for several weeks. The carrots have been a bit hit and miss - they need water and despite my best efforts during the very hot summer there hasn\'t been a consistent crop. After this picking I made a dinner consisting of runner beans, courgettes, carrots, pepper, fried onion, apple sauce and the only items not from the garden were the potatoes and pork loin.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/apple-harvestsep18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5232\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/apple-harvestsep18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Once again the apples have cropped really well. I was under the impression that apples were cyclical with a good year followed by a mediocre season however that doesn\'t seem to be the case with the cox and bramley trees I have. I do need to prune them right back and train them to wires I put up earlier this year. It will take several years to get them fully trained and I might see a loss in crop but it will be worth it.\r\n\r\nI now need to wrap the coxes in paper and store them in a cool spot. Some of the Bramleys will be pureed and frozen so I can make some apple crumbles during the winter.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sad-birdsep18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5231\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sad-birdsep18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>And helping me in the garden was this sad little bird. He flitted between the seed feeders and the base of the new Aspen tree where I was watering it less than half a metre away. It looked quite dishevelled and very unprepared for the autumn/winter onslaught. He wasn\'t bothered by my comings and goings but I was concerned the neighbours cats might take an interest. I shall make sure the bird feeders are well stocked for this little chappy.', 'Final Harvest', '', 'publish', 'open', 'closed', '', 'final-harvest', '', '', '2018-09-16 09:47:15', '2018-09-16 08:47:15', '', 0, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?p=5229', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(5202, 283, '2018-09-07 17:44:22', '2018-09-07 16:44:22', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5198\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'ve travelled to the Highlands for a relaxing time being looked after by Tony and Jude.\r\n\r\nA visit here wouldn\'t be complete without a run out in the Caterham. The roads are so twisty and the scenery is truly beautiful. So many ups and downs unlike the plains of Lincolnshire.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5197\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Of course it\'s Scotland so going to a Scotch distillery is essential however this time I was not going for the alcohol but for the architecture. The Macallan distillery visitor centre has just opened in a new building and what a superb building it is.\r\n\r\nIt probably wasn\'t the best year to plant a turf roof when it has been so dry it has struggled to develop as the architect, no doubt, envisaged. My brother described it as a line of tortoises however it is more impressive than that.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5196\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>To earn my keep I helped Tony to cut backing boards for picture frames that he had been making over the past week.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the afternoon he had cut up all he needed and we loaded them into the back of his car to be taken to the print studio where he makes fine prints.', 'The Highlands', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5195-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-07 17:44:22', '2018-09-07 16:44:22', '', 5195, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5202', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5203, 283, '2018-09-07 17:46:11', '2018-09-07 16:46:11', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5198\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'ve travelled to the Highlands for a relaxing time being looked after by Tony and Jude.\r\n\r\nA visit here wouldn\'t be complete without a run out in the Caterham. The roads are so twisty and the scenery is truly beautiful. So many ups and downs unlike the plains of Lincolnshire.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5197\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Of course it\'s Scotland so going to a Scotch distillery is essential however this time I was not going for the alcohol but for the architecture. The Macallan distillery visitor centre has just opened in a new building and what a superb building it is.\r\n\r\nIt probably wasn\'t the best year to plant a turf roof when it has been so dry it has struggled to develop as the architect, no doubt, envisaged. My brother described it as a line of tortoises however it is more impressive than that.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5196\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>To earn my keep I helped Tony to cut backing boards for picture frames that he had been making over the past week.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the afternoon he had cut up all he needed and we loaded them into the back of his car to be taken to the print studio where he makes fine prints.', 'The Highlands', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5195-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-07 17:46:11', '2018-09-07 16:46:11', '', 5195, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5203', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(5204, 283, '2018-09-07 17:47:11', '2018-09-07 16:47:11', '<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5198\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Caterham-drivesept18-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'ve travelled to the Highlands for a relaxing time being looked after by Tony and Jude.\r\n\r\nA visit here wouldn\'t be complete without a run out in the Caterham. The roads are so twisty and the scenery is truly beautiful. So many ups and downs unlike the plains of Lincolnshire.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5197\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Macallan-distillerysept18-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Of course it\'s Scotland so going to a Scotch distillery is essential however this time I was not going for the alcohol but for the architecture. The Macallan distillery visitor centre has just opened in a new building and what a superb building it is.\r\n\r\nIt probably wasn\'t the best year to plant a turf roof when it has been so dry it has struggled to develop as the architect, no doubt, envisaged. My brother described it as a line of tortoises however it is more impressive than that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5196\" src=\"http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tony-making-framessept18-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" /></a>To earn my keep I helped Tony to cut backing boards for picture frames that he had been making over the past week.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the afternoon he had cut up all he needed and we loaded them into the back of his car to be taken to the print studio where he makes fine prints.', 'The Highlands', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5195-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-07 17:47:11', '2018-09-07 16:47:11', '', 5195, 'http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/5204', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
