My shed door.
Status:
Next week I’ll be running a short composting workshop for an RSPB site so I spent a bit of time today getting my notes in order. I was a bit wary of taking on this job, given my condition, but I’ll have help and Fi says talking compost makes me happy and that’s as good a reason as any. I’ll be keeping the subsequent few days clear for a crash though.
Way back when I had my NHS chronic fatigue assessment the doctor mentioned they used to offer tai chi sessions before a round of cuts nixed that, and it’s stuck with me as a way I could do exercise without exerting too much. I’m not going to make a class anytime soon so I went to the YouTube. As expected, there’s a lot of wellness bullshit in the search results but I found this wholesome looking video where Ian from Wokingham borough council stands in an empty echoey hall and going through the basic moves. It looks perfect. To quote the comments, “no music, no plants, no leotards.”
I’ve only made it five minutes through so far though. A chum who has also found himself on enforced rest will be popping over next week for a catch up. Maybe I can convince him to try it with me.
Overnight listening:
Reading:
- The long and winding road: Stuart Maconie on why our opinions about the Beatles keep changing - I’ve lived through a few Beatles mythologies. As a small kid playing (ruining) my mum’s 7" singles they were fun pop, as a grumpy teen they were embarrassing hippies, especially Paul. Then as an adult I had the realisation they were actually really good, and more recently that Paul was actually a genius, not a twit.
- Construction starts on UK’s largest Christian monument - If someone wants to pay for a 51.5 metre tall and 80 metre wide concrete möbius strip to be built just outside of Birmingham I don’t care what religion they do it in the name of. This looks amazing.
- What’s the difference between an artist and a creator? - or, why do artists sometimes not get paid?
- How to build a hibernaculum for amphibians and reptiles
Watching:
- Does Harrison Ford know his lines?
- Simone Giertz - This plant will die if I’m on my phone too much
- Washington’s Dream - Fi asked me something and I replied “nobody knows” and it took us a good five minutes to remember where that came from.
Jigsaws completed:
- Boat Hound - originally photographed in 2006.
- Redyk in Podhale - half the sheep being out of focus nearly defeated me.