Ten things for which I give thanks this week…
1 – I have virtually finished the layout of all the new Gelato Production Unit at work (remember the mess of pipework I showed you last week?) which means I can now proceed to writing the SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) for the plant. This is vital as if you open the wrong valve or leave the wrong one open, a potential £6-7,00.00 could be lost – you don’t want cleaning acid in your gelato mix…
2 – I am grateful to live in such a beautiful (Go’s Own) county – Yorkshire and this is a view I had to stop and photograph with a view to a painting – Beamsley Beacon emphasised by strong shadows on a levely Autumn sunshiny day…
3 – On a smaller scale, no unused corner – in this case of a snicket (Passgeway) – fails to be colonised by nature – I think this is a Lavateria…
4 – The Olive tree in our yard continues to darken its tiny fruit though I fear there is not enough sun to develop them further before I have to wrap the tree in frost protection for the Winter – however – one fully formed Olive has made it and by the Spring, when I unwrap the tree again, will no doubt have attained black ripeness…
5 – The roofers returned to fix and relace a few slates on the extension roof and renew the render along the coping stones and they also painted (and cleaned) the small upstairs window, which is otherwise inaccessibe…
6 – More bounty from this year – some quinces in my daughter’s garden – not sure if they are edible or only ornamental? I love to make Membrillo!
7 – Across the road from the above, I encountered this tree spirit…
8 – More Autumn beauty – better on the ground than on my car…
9 – No Ten of Thankful complete without a little texture – so from the trunk of the tree that shed the leaves above – any graphic artists amongst you, feel free to use…
10 – Thankful to have found Ten Things of Thankful this week…
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most excellent wordage: “On a smaller scale, no unused corner – in this case of a snicket (Passgeway) – fails to be colonised by nature.”
Grat#3 triggered a visual of the classic comic meme of assembly line QC falling behind (think it was Lucille Ball (and Ethel) and chocolate bon bons…
good looking stonework in Grat #5
Thanks, Clark, I love Lucy was the very first programme we ever saw on television – on holiday – though it didn’t persuade my parents to buy a TV at the time! I don’t know that particular sketch though. The house was built in 1895 as a stable with a hayloft over it – not particularly well built, probably because so much building work was done in that decade, I can’t imagine where they found enough skilled men to do the work – but the Yorkshire stone itself is lovely…
What a lovely post filled with the magic of Yorkshire! I love the tree sprite. Oh, the secrets he must know! Thanks so much, Andrew.
Thanks Colleen; you would of course be welcome to join the Ten Things of Thankful – Misky is a regular you may know – but no pressure…
You live in a delightful area and I very much admire what I can see of your house in the photos. It’s always a joy to read your thankful list.
Thank you so much Mimi, I have been doing it for a few weeks now and although I can’t imagine what I am going to include, as the day approaches, I do find the exercise of finding things in my heart and mind, to be beneficial…
Beautiful scenery in Yorkshire. Its always useful to collect pretty photos of scenery. Besides painting, pictures can inspire embroidery.
I tried April’s A to Z blog challenge this year and prepared posts in advance. I visited many blogs on the early registration list but I don’t remember if I ever read yours. I left comments and received reciprocal visits from a mere fraction of bloggers. When the challenge actually began, I had whittled down my reading blog list to just one; because she posted on art, which was what I was focusing on around April. I might try to participate again in 2026.
Will you be writing on fabrics that can absorb sound? I know thick fabrics are rumored to absorb some sounds like voices inside a room. But in practicality this theory does not work well. I have a room with a layer of special venetian blinds; the kind that supposedly traps sound, and a layer of thick curtains. Yet I hear my next door (semi-detached) neighbors and they can also hear me., through shut windows, closed door, drawn blinds and curtain.
A renovation contractor suggested double glazed glass but that’s expensive. I don’t know if its worth it. Installing sound adsorbing panels are also very costly. My ex-neighbor from my old place actually paid for this method and it was quite effective. His young son used to scream for fun just to play testing on the soundproofing. The screams sounded distant – muffled.
I’ll return to read your comment. That is, if you wish to reply. Thanks.
A very cheap solution would be to afix cardboard egg trays all over the wall and then maybe a layer of fabric – preferably something very shaggy or hairy (thickness not so crucial) perhaps felt – I understand that this might present aesthetic issues but it would be cheap and worth experimenting with. Of course it’s possible the sound may be being transmitted through the frame from the adjoining house rather than through the walls…
I wish you well with it – it’s something that can drive you mad…
I’ll have to discuss with my family about that method. One of the other issues is the look of it when we decide to open the house for viewing. Then viewers would be wondering what’s the matter with the house that we had to do that kind of add-ons. We would have to dismantle before viewing. Thank you for your input.
Beautiful photos and excellent list. The leaves and the bark are gorgeous — those will make perfect background images. I love slate roofs. Hope your week is all you hope for.