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Re: Small moments of pleasure in isolation
« Reply #90 on: Wednesday 08 April 20 16:40 BST (UK) »
Oooh! Not thought of that ( panics, rushes to tea/coffee stocks cupboard - ah, still got an unopened pack of "Yorkshire Gold". All's well with the world.
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« Reply #91 on: Thursday 09 April 20 19:46 BST (UK) »
I intended to share an amusing card I found but it is too large to attach as a picture and making it smaller means you won't see anything.

It was a picture of a father and son. Son is sat in front of his computer holding up an object.  Dad says to him "Those were popular when I was a boy.  It's called a pencil."

It raised a smile to my face.  ;D

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Re: Small moments of pleasure in isolation
« Reply #92 on: Friday 10 April 20 19:54 BST (UK) »
A video of my 4 year old grandson riding his bicycle - da, da - without stabilisers and not falling over/off.
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« Reply #93 on: Friday 17 April 20 18:57 BST (UK) »
I keep smiling at the video of weatherman Owain Wyn Evans drumming to the BBC news theme tune:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-52297848/weather-presenter-goes-viral-drumming-to-bbc-news-theme

He seems to have one of those infectiously (in a good way) cheerful personalities  :)
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Re: Small moments of pleasure in isolation
« Reply #94 on: Friday 17 April 20 19:15 BST (UK) »
I keep smiling at the video of weatherman Owain Wyn Evans drumming to the BBC news theme tune:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-52297848/weather-presenter-goes-viral-drumming-to-bbc-news-theme

He seems to have one of those infectiously (in a good way) cheerful personalities  :)

He's a very good drummer it seems too!

I've just put the phantom of the opera on which is part of the Lloyd Webber free musicals the shows must go on. It's available for 24 hours in the uk , not sure of the time limits in other countries.
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Re: Small moments of pleasure in isolation
« Reply #95 on: Friday 17 April 20 19:39 BST (UK) »
Quote
've just put the phantom of the opera on which is part of the Lloyd Webber free musicals the shows must go on. It's available for 24 hours in the uk , not sure of the time limits in other countries.

It's 48 hours else where.

https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/andrew-lloyd-webber-stream-online-free_51386.html
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Re: Small moments of pleasure in isolation
« Reply #96 on: Friday 17 April 20 20:32 BST (UK) »
The arrival of my new bird feeders together with food to fill them. And, look at the time of this post- there's still  some light in the sky!!.  :) :)
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Re: Small moments of pleasure in isolation
« Reply #97 on: Sunday 19 April 20 17:13 BST (UK) »
Watching the hordes of wriggling tadpoles in my ponds. Delights me every year - last year, the timing of frosts "did" for most of them as spawn, so delighted to see so many wriggling in the sunshine.
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« Reply #98 on: Sunday 19 April 20 19:13 BST (UK) »
'Zooming' the family and having my newly 6 year old grand-daughter 'zooming' in to the camera with a big grin, to show me where her first tooth had come out on Easter Day; the screen was filled with just her grinning mouth, with gap !    ;D
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