BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: skarpi
Date: 14 Oct 23 - 06:45 AM

Happy belate Birthday to Mudcat, yei and everyone is gone,
It is behind us, well again the world is upside down, now in the middle east again, and its sad to say that the humanity is going
No where always looking in the back mirror, its the
NOW we have to live in, today, the past is gone, the future has not come, so lets live today,
Today I am going to read my school Books yes I am back to school, and I like it, then the gym, and play some music on my guitars,
And my mandolin, and sing along, some songs from all around.
Then its the Loundry lets begin the day washing, coffee and
Breakfast. All the best from me here in the winter Iceland
Skarpi.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 29 Sep 23 - 05:07 PM

Mudcat birthday is Sunday Oct 1 (correct me if I'm mistaken, please)

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Sep 23 - 05:11 PM

Mudcat's October 1st Birthday is coming up soon.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 23 Sep 23 - 06:36 PM

My sewing machines don't go back that far, but my favorite is a 1941 White rotary. It's cast iron, only sews forward and back, but is like a tank as far as sewing heavy stuff and has a lot of amazingly complicated fittings and feet for ruffles and shirring and hemming and such. They were highly engineered back in the day.

Fall has arrived but cool weather has not. We're at ~99 for the next couple of days, before some rain is forecast. It's a good time of year once we can enjoy being out of doors. Soon.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 23 Sep 23 - 06:03 PM

My mother's Singer treadle is next to me as I type. Many memories of it in use, latterly (some decades ago) when I decided to make kites. One Of These Days, I'll look into reconditioning it for Herself's use and amusement.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Sep 23 - 02:50 PM

There was a Singer treadle machine on the family homestead as well, where I grew up. I remember it well.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 17 Sep 23 - 11:39 PM

Yesterday for the first time this season I went out in summer gear but lotsa' folk have been wearing summer gear for a while. A couple of weeks back I remember a trio of young women all in summer gear, one of whom had whitey-blue legs, I think she was cold, rather than not yet tanned!

My neighbour popped in after work a few nights ago, she was wearing a thin summer dress & she was a bit cool coming back on the 9.30 train but didn't really need her jacket.

sandra in a balmy 26 degrees Sydney early afternoon (78 in the old numbers) we're heading to 30 (86)

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: rich-joy
Date: 17 Sep 23 - 08:52 PM

Good to hear from you, JennieG!
I still have my Grandmother's Singer treadle (with receipt) from the early 1920s, sadly stuck in a container and hopefully not rusted away yet. I'd love to have it accessible in my shack, but I'll have to chuck out lots of other stuff first, haha, like "too many" books :)
My Uke is here in the shack, but unplayed - and buried somewhere :(
I am still hoping to get back to posting to the Australia-NewZealand Songs thread - one day!!!

..... sigh .....

Our days in the Sunshine Coast hinterland are promising to warm up (with one day this week forecast at 32*) but the nights (and my shack) are still chilly. Still, this has been the warmest winter for years that I can remember, with far less firewood purchased than last year!!
As long as bushfires don't come roaring up the valley this summer, I will cope with it all :)

Cheers!
R-J

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: JennieG
Date: 17 Sep 23 - 08:14 PM

Life is peaceful here in the Small Smoke, as usual. We're having a taste of early summer with temps edging over 30 deg C, but it won't last. A burst of heat is not unusual at this time of year, then we settle back to spring.

Yesterday I spent a fun time at a house museum sewing on one of my 1920s Singer treadle machines; I've done it before and it always generates interest. Many people remember one of those machines in their family but haven't seen it being used. One bag was made, another started which will be finished off here at home - on the treadle, of course!

When I wasn't treadling I was playing with a ukulele group, so it was quite a busy day.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Sep 23 - 06:55 PM

Keep those check-ins coming!

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 14 Sep 23 - 07:23 PM

I knew nothing about the South Pacific volcanic eruption,
it totally escaped my attention.

Hunga Tonga reminds me of Beatrix Potter's Two Bad Mice,
Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Mrrzy
Date: 14 Sep 23 - 06:04 PM

Sprained my knee *without* hurting my back so not a total thing.

Not ready for autumn!

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Sep 23 - 11:41 AM

This weekend the "heat dome" finally crumbled over the lower central US and we had a dramatic thunderstorm wash through the area, tearing up trees along the way. Not a lot of rain here, but enough to give the soil a little spring when you walk on it (across the dead grass because I wasn't going to waste money watering it). It rained again this morning and the high will be in the 80s (we were in the 110 and above range for several weeks).

It's the kind of weather that when you see a neighbor out in their yard you can go say hello and not suffer from the heat and really short conversations.

It is my understanding that in addition to the generalized effect of climate change added to a year when there is an El Niño, there was an explosive undersea eruption of Hunga Tonga that blew so much water into the atmosphere that it will take a couple of years for that to dissipate, increasing temperatures fractionally. Every little bit makes it hotter.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Sep 23 - 10:39 AM

refresh for the holiday (in the US and Canada)

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Donuel
Date: 30 Aug 23 - 06:50 PM

land of Skarpi

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 30 Aug 23 - 04:08 PM

How many Mudcatters are in the path of
Hurricane Idalia?
The news says it is a fast-moving hurricane at least,
that is not as bad as a slow-moving one.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 29 Aug 23 - 12:23 AM

life goes on in the Land of Oz. I'm mainly well, the weather is beginning to warm, tho why some young (& older) folk wear summer gear I do not understand cos I am an Olde Pharte & always wear a light jacket!

I've just booked accomodation for a festival at the end of September, & last week paid for a festival at the end of October & confirmed my accomodation booking for that festival.

Long Live Live Music!!

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: skarpi
Date: 28 Aug 23 - 11:36 PM

The Covid is up again in Iceland, not a problem yet, we'll
See later on.
All the best Skarpi Iceland

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 27 Aug 23 - 11:04 AM

The filter/search is very particular.
I tried searching for this thread using "worldwide"
but the search didn't locate this thread because
it's supposed to be "world wide" instead.

We've heard from gnu recently, good news:
anybody else want to check in?

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Aug 23 - 05:16 PM

refresh again

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Aug 23 - 06:32 PM

Can't speak for everyone in the NE US,
but in western Massachusetts, where I am staying,
we have sunny weather and it is helping to dry things out.
Not that the mosquitoes pay attention . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Aug 23 - 10:46 AM

While much of the central US is baking, I'm reading about lots of rain and flooding in the NE US and in Europe. How is everyone holding up?

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Aug 23 - 11:17 AM

Glad to hear it, Mrrzy! That was a long, strange year while you were dealing with that pain.

My mail carrier views his route as his "village," especially after COVID. He knows there are a lot of retirees who receive medication, etc. We had a brief visit on the front walk this morning, and he said he looks out for us; I suspect he would be the one to alert authorities if an elderly mail recipient didn't check their mail as often as usual. (He likes my new locking mailbox, which is why he will deliver medication that otherwise might have to go back to the post office and try again tomorrow.) When it's so hot I leave a cooler with a couple of iced bottles of water on the porch for him or any other delivery person.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Mrrzy
Date: 01 Aug 23 - 10:12 AM

Indeed, back defunitely ok!

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 28 Jul 23 - 07:51 AM

The US has survived the "Barbie-heimer" premieres,
which would not have happened during the COVID state of emergency:
cinema attendance would have been deemed a super-spreader event.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Ebbie
Date: 24 Jul 23 - 02:02 AM

I lost two people in my life to Covid - a sister and a cousin, both in their 90s- but practically everyone I know has had a mild version of it, every one of whom was shot and boostered. In my own case, when I got it I didn't get actually sick, I just didn't feel well. When I got the flu this Spring, however, (RSV? Who knows?) I was sick for several days.

In this small capital city of Alaska, life goes on. Some people wear masks, most don't. We are making our own music again, some people are going to concerts, we go to the market again, some people are traveling again.

An urban and isolated area, Juneau has a high rate of vaccine use and compliance. We are, of course, aware that another virus may be lurking around the corner. I expect that we will respond quickly and en masse to whatever is suggested or required from the populace.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jul 23 - 06:12 PM

Congratulations everybody for making it through a pandemic.
The Americans that were lost to Covid were more than were lost in WW1 and WW2 combined.
It was a big fucking deal; quote Joe Biden on Obama health care.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 21 Jul 23 - 01:24 PM

Amergin and Peter T., good to hear from you. Congratulations on the degree - education can be a great hobby, not just a requirement to get a job, etc. And here is Peter's request for assistance he mentioned.

Mrrzy, you've come a long way from last year if you're able to make a road trip! Is your back feeling much better?

Senoufou, the year-round creek in my backyard has (knock wood) been at a good level for a couple of years now. Sometimes it is reduced to large ponds that are barely connected. I wouldn't swim in it or eat anything I caught, though, because it has too much urban drainage running into it. Lots of wildlife though. Fish, snakes, birds, turtles, fresh water oysters, and the various mammals that travel along it for hunting and water.

It's just plain hot here and this week I sprayed my garden crops with a kaolin clay slurry that acts like whitewash to (primarily) deflect grasshoppers away from the plants (otherwise they eat the leaves, the tomatoes, the whatever they come up to). It also acts like a sunscreen and helps the plants survive better in the heat. Me, I don't wear sunscreen, I'm allergic to some of the ingredients, so if I go out I wear a hat or use a parasol, and I don't spend a lot of time in the sun in the middle of the day.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Jul 23 - 11:18 AM

Hey Mrrzy! Welcome back!

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Mrrzy
Date: 21 Jul 23 - 11:04 AM

Amergin! It's been ages!

Road trip - Virginia westwards then north to Chicago, back eastward then south. 1969 miles, 10 days, with a good friend. No wildfire smoke till the drive back down...

Now it is hot and summery, humid, marvelous.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 19 Jul 23 - 06:43 AM

welcome back, rich-joy

I'm mainly healthy tho I have another sore bit, another bit of arthritis in my right hand. It's a permanently sore finger, but sewing & typing are not affected! I've also downsized my main book collection giving me lotsa' space in bookshelves, so SOME of my scattered craft material is now shelved, & 2 of my 3 remaining collections have homes to go to (yah!)

So life is not bad in my part of The Land of Oz, close to Sydney Harbour where the winter is also very mild.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Senoufou
Date: 19 Jul 23 - 03:23 AM

Gaagh! Why has a huge space appeared in the middle of my post?

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Senoufou
Date: 19 Jul 23 - 03:22 AM

Checking in from my quiet little village in Norfolk UK. I've been sitting on my bench in the front garden day after day in the warm sunshine, and I'm now as brown as a berry. The water level of our river (the Wensum) has gone down and down. The local children swim in it every day after school.
However, this week lots of rain and thunderstorms have filled it up a bit.
School holidays start at the end of this week, so all the village youngsters will be down there having a paddle, swim, or on their paddle boards.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: rich-joy
Date: 19 Jul 23 - 02:38 AM

Reporting from a rather mild, sunny winter here in SE Queensland, down in Oz! Indeed, some flowering plants think it's already Spring......

I am only just back online after an enforced break of 105 days, thanks to the frustrating state of ISPs/Telcos in Australia (particularly if one lives in a non-NationalBroadbandNetwork (NBN) area). TV didn't work either, but I read a great many books, which is no bad thing :)

Cheers!
R-J

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Peter T.
Date: 16 Jun 23 - 08:47 PM

Hi all, still alive, coming in after a long hiatus. You might check out my new request in the BS section for help on my new novel. Still a Professor, weird as it seems. Been working on the ukulele for some years....

Peter T.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Amergin
Date: 14 Jun 23 - 11:02 AM

I'm doing great. I've been busy with school and writing the last few years. I'm graduating in a few days with my bachelor's in fine arts for creative writing. I know it's nothing impressive like a STEM degree, but it's a huge deal for me. I learned alot, not just about writing and storytelling, but about the human experience. A part of me is tempted to go back for an anthropology major. I fell in love with it. As well as learning ASL, and my identity as a hard of hearing human being.

I'm working on multiple literary projects, poetry, a novel, and a short story collection. The novel is based on Celtic and Norse mythology, with other cultures blended in for good measure. The story collection is speculative fiction based on the Deaf/HH experience. And poetry helps me sort my tangled thoughts.`

Cheers!

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Mrrzy
Date: 13 Jun 23 - 09:16 PM

Still not hot enough for me, but I am careful what I wish for...

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Jun 23 - 06:20 PM

and refresh again

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Jun 23 - 06:43 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 01 Jun 23 - 10:47 AM

Not hot enough yet for Herself either, Mrrzy, but she's a chilly mortal. Today is the first day of meteorological summer in the Northern Hemisphere, so there's hope yet.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Mrrzy
Date: 31 May 23 - 05:38 PM

Still not hot enough for me, but hey...

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 May 23 - 04:25 PM

The "unofficial start of summer" was last weekend—the U.S. Memorial Day's three day (at least) weekend means a lot of people start out on road trips. Regular gas is about $3 a gallon here in North Texas, higher in some places, lower in only a few. I suppose people might choose to drive to places where they can then walk around or that provides it's own transit for customers, or to do things that cost less. Camping used to cost less, but now getting spaces in national parks, state parks, and national forests is difficult, often requiring a reservation.

Here in North Texas it is starting to warm up, as expected. The yard is still green for a little while longer, but when it gets really hot I usually only water the vegetable garden, giving very little to the turf. The idea is to water deeply but infrequently to save water.

It is time to set up the water tank for the dogs. The old Labrador retriever used to climb in for a cool down, but his hips are too arthritic now for that to happen. My old pitbull was the one who really loved climbing into the tank, and I have some old photos of the pit and the Lab in it together. The rest of the dogs have used it only as a place to get a drink of water.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: InOBU
Date: 29 May 23 - 09:51 PM

Ta SRS!

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 29 May 23 - 11:12 AM

Sometimes Mudcat times out and those long messages are lost. Then we have to revert to single paragraphs in these threads.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: InOBU
Date: 29 May 23 - 07:45 AM

My long check in disapeared, so here is a short one in a link... Update and a few songs by InOBU Lorcan

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 26 May 23 - 10:16 AM

> How is everybody set for the USA holiday weekend,
> the unofficial beginning of summer?

So *that*'s why us right-pondians have had a second bank holiday inflicted on us in the same month (plus a third for the coronation --- special offer, one year only). Did wonder what was wrong with May Day.

--- Ah! of course: another chance to dig up the road.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 May 23 - 07:18 PM

I think there is still good reason to check in with people who are living with Long COVID, for example, make sure they are stable.
Not just the deaths but the survivors need checking in on.

How is everybody set for the USA holiday weekend,
the unofficial beginning of summer?

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 May 23 - 02:10 PM

NY Times COVID info this week. From April 27 to May 3, 1,109 people died of COVID in the US (this number is down 11% from the week earlier). That's a couple of huge airliner crashes a week, that would cause a great deal of shock. COVID any more - not so much. But that's still a lot of people dying of this.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 13 May 23 - 02:01 PM

We've turned the corner weather-wise and are now in the humid warm season. Blankets off the bed, ceiling fan on (must dust all of them before using). After a terrible night's sleep I realized it was the air conditioner blowing on me that was the problem. I will adjust the nighttime temperature setting up to 82, use a ceiling fan to keep the air moving, and a sheet to keep the breeze off of my legs (I seem to feel the AC or the fan breeze effect in my hips, knees, and feet.) Different people have other strategies in this climate. I have a friend who super cools his house during the evening before bed then leaves the AC off overnight and sleeps with blankets in the cooled house.

Subject: RE: BS: Check in Mudcatters world wide
From: Donuel
Date: 12 May 23 - 06:56 AM

No surprises here. Only a thousand people now die per day from Covid in the USA. This pandemic-inspired thread may have run its course.