Chit chat on a Saturday morning.

Meanqueen Superscrimper
13 Sept 202410:54

Summary

TLDROn a serene Saturday morning in early September, the narrator enjoys their coffee by the back window, observing the autumnal transformation of their garden. They reflect on the seasonal changes, the maintenance it requires, and the joy of watching nature's rhythm. Amidst the falling leaves and the activity of birds and hedgehogs, they also discuss their daily routine, including caring for their cats and planning for arts and crafts events to keep themselves engaged during the autumn and winter months. The narrator emphasizes the importance of adapting to the seasons and finding activities to prevent boredom, while also contemplating attending an arts and crafts event in Lincoln.

Takeaways

  • ๐Ÿ‚ The speaker is enjoying the early days of autumn, observing the falling leaves from their back window.
  • ๐ŸŒฟ They appreciate their evergreen plants, which require less maintenance compared to deciduous trees that drop leaves.
  • ๐Ÿ The speaker has adapted to the seasonal change and no longer rushes to clean up fallen leaves, instead using a lawn mower when it's dry.
  • ๐Ÿก They enjoy the view and the presence of wildlife, such as birds and hedgehogs, in their garden.
  • ๐Ÿพ The hedgehogs have found their way into the house through a cat flap, leading to the need for cleaning up after them.
  • ๐Ÿˆ The speaker's cats, Oscar and Mickey, are active and have had their breakfast, while Maisy is still resting.
  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ The speaker has work to do on the computer, including uploading videos, editing photos, and writing blog posts.
  • ๐ŸŽจ They are considering attending an arts and crafts event in Lincoln, which would provide a change of scenery and inspiration.
  • ๐ŸŒค๏ธ The weather is unpredictable, with yesterday being sunny and today having a heavy mist, which affects the speaker's plans.
  • ๐ŸŒณ The speaker values the changing seasons and finds them interesting, despite the additional work they sometimes bring.

Q & A

  • What season is it in the video script?

    -It is Autumn, as indicated by the falling leaves and the mention of the season.

  • What type of plants does the speaker have in their garden that remain unchanged throughout the year?

    -The speaker has evergreen plants in their garden, which do not change with the seasons.

  • How does the speaker manage the fallen leaves in their garden?

    -The speaker uses a lawn mower to pick up the fallen leaves, especially on dry days, and does not rush to clear them immediately.

  • What does the speaker enjoy about having seasons?

    -The speaker enjoys the change of seasons and would not want to live in a place without them, such as a country covered in snow or a desert area.

  • What chores does the speaker have to do more frequently during spring?

    -During spring, the speaker has to tidy up the garden regularly as everything grows, which requires more maintenance.

  • What animals are mentioned in the script as being active in the speaker's garden?

    -The script mentions birds, hedgehogs, and cats as being active in the speaker's garden.

  • Why does the speaker plan to block off the pretend cat flap?

    -The speaker plans to block off the pretend cat flap because hedgehogs are entering and leaving messes, such as droppings, which the speaker has to clean up daily.

  • What does the speaker plan to do to keep entertained during the autumn and winter periods?

    -The speaker plans to attend arts and crafts events, as well as look for other outdoor activities to keep entertained.

  • What is the speaker's attitude towards the unpredictable weather?

    -The speaker acknowledges the unpredictability of the weather and mentions the need to adapt to it, as they cannot plan too far in advance due to the changing conditions.

  • What does the speaker plan to do after finishing their coffee in the script?

    -After finishing their coffee, the speaker plans to feed a cat named Madam and then work on their computer, which involves uploading videos, editing photographs, and writing a blog.

Outlines

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๐Ÿ‚ Autumn Morning Musings

The speaker is enjoying a Saturday morning in early September, sipping coffee by the back window and observing the garden as autumn sets in. They note the falling leaves and the change in seasons, discussing the evergreen plants that remain low maintenance and the deciduous trees that drop leaves into their garden. The speaker reflects on their initial reaction to the leaves and how they've adapted to the seasonal changes, using a lawnmower to manage them. They express appreciation for the four seasons and the variety they bring, despite the additional work in spring. The speaker also mentions their pets, the birds gathering for food, and their plans to upload videos, edit photos, and write a blog post. They describe the hedgehogs that visit their garden and the challenges of keeping them from coming indoors and making a mess.

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๐Ÿฆ Encounters with Wildlife and Upcoming Events

The speaker continues to describe their morning, focusing on the wildlife in their garden, particularly the hedgehogs that have found their way into a cat flap and the need to block it off due to the mess they create. They also observe birds arriving and the speaker's plans for arts and crafts projects to keep them entertained during the autumn and winter. They mention a recent outing to an event near Lincoln and the consideration of attending another event at the Lincoln showground, despite the weather being unpredictable. The speaker emphasizes the importance of finding activities to do outside the home and adapting to the changing seasons and weather conditions.

10:03

๐ŸŒŸ Final Thoughts on Staying Active

In the final paragraph, the speaker concludes their morning thoughts by expressing their intention to finish their coffee, feed their cat, and get some work done. They consider the possibility of not going to Lincoln and instead doing some litter picking in the area as a form of voluntary work. The speaker encourages finding something to do, even if it's just for an hour or two, to avoid boredom and stay active. They sign off with a positive note, wishing the audience a good weekend and reminding them to find activities to enjoy during the autumn and winter months.

Mindmap

Keywords

๐Ÿ’กAutumn

Autumn, also known as fall in some regions, is the transitional season between summer and winter. It is characterized by the shedding of leaves from deciduous trees and a decrease in temperature. In the video, the speaker observes falling leaves and acknowledges the arrival of autumn, setting the scene for the changes in the garden and the need to prepare for the upcoming colder months.

๐Ÿ’กEvergreens

Evergreens are plants that retain their leaves throughout the year, providing a constant source of greenery even in the winter months. The speaker mentions evergreens in their garden, appreciating that they do not require the same level of maintenance as deciduous plants during the autumn and winter seasons.

๐Ÿ’กLawn Mower

A lawn mower is a machine used to trim grass and keep lawns neat and tidy. The speaker uses a lawn mower to pick up fallen leaves when the weather is dry, illustrating a practical approach to managing garden maintenance tasks during the autumn season.

๐Ÿ’กSeasons

Seasons are the different quarters of the year that result from the Earth's axial tilt, causing varying weather patterns and environmental changes. The speaker expresses appreciation for the changing seasons, highlighting the variety and contrast they bring to the landscape and daily life.

๐Ÿ’กHedgehogs

Hedgehogs are small, nocturnal mammals known for their spines and are often found in gardens. In the video, the speaker discusses hedgehogs finding their way into their home through a cat flap, indicating the interaction between wildlife and human habitats.

๐Ÿ’กCat Flap

A cat flap is a small, hinged or sliding door installed in a larger door or wall, allowing cats to move in and out of a house freely. The speaker mentions a cat flap that has inadvertently become a point of entry for hedgehogs, demonstrating the unintended consequences of such pet accessories.

๐Ÿ’กGarden Maintenance

Garden maintenance refers to the ongoing care and management of a garden to keep it looking neat and healthy. The speaker talks about the tasks associated with garden maintenance, such as picking up leaves and trimming evergreens, which are particularly relevant during the autumn season.

๐Ÿ’กBlogging

Blogging is the activity of regularly sharing personal experiences, thoughts, or information online through a blog. The speaker mentions blogging as part of their routine, indicating how they document and share their life experiences, including gardening and seasonal changes.

๐Ÿ’กArts and Crafts

Arts and crafts refer to activities involving creativity and skill in making visual objects or decorative items. The speaker discusses attending arts and crafts events as a way to engage with their community and pursue personal interests outside of their home during the autumn and winter months.

๐Ÿ’กVoluntary Work

Voluntary work involves contributing time and effort to a cause or project without financial gain. The speaker considers doing litter picking as a form of voluntary work to get outdoors and contribute positively to their community, showing a desire to stay active and involved.

๐Ÿ’กWeather

Weather refers to the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place. The speaker comments on the unpredictable nature of the weather, which influences their plans and outdoor activities, emphasizing the need to adapt to changing conditions throughout the year.

Highlights

Enjoying a peaceful Saturday morning in early September with a view of the garden.

Observing the transition into Autumn with falling leaves.

Mention of evergreen plants that require minimal maintenance.

The challenge of dealing with leaves falling from neighboring trees.

Adapting to the seasonal change and the associated gardening tasks.

Using a lawn mower to manage fallen leaves on dry days.

Appreciation for the four seasons and the changes they bring.

Springtime gardening work due to new growth.

Watching birds and cats in the garden while enjoying a coffee.

The cats' morning routine and the search for a sleeping cat named Maisy.

Juggling daily tasks like uploading videos, editing photos, and writing a blog.

Managing hedgehogs that find their way into the house through a cat flap.

The decision to block off the cat flap to prevent hedgehogs from entering.

Birds arriving in the garden for food and the joy of observing nature.

Engaging in arts and crafts projects to stay entertained during autumn and winter.

Considering attending an arts and crafts event in Lincoln.

The importance of adapting to the changing weather and seasons.

Planning to do some litter picking as a form of voluntary work.

Encouraging others to find activities to do during the autumn and winter months.

Signing off with a reminder to stay active and engaged on weekends.

Transcripts

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good

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morning it's a Saturday morning early in

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September and I'm sitting at my back

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window looking out over the

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garden and having my first

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coffee um I'm looking out here over lots

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and lots of falling

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leaves um we are now into Autumn I think

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and a lot of my plants in the garden

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won't change and they are

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evergreens and uh which is a bonus for

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me because once they are trimmed up neat

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and tidy I can forget about them uh

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until the

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spring but um the trees at the back are

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um

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they shed their leaves they're not my

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trees they are over in the next

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Garden so um yeah they they sway about

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in the wind and the leaves have started

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falling on on my garden and the the

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neighbor's Gardens as well and I know

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this is going to be a job for the next

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two to three months of of picking the

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leaves up

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now um when I first moved here I used to

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clear away the fallen leaves a lot all

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the time um because it it booked me a

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little bit but now I'm used to it and um

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I don't immediately rush out and pick

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them up I generally use the the lawn

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mower when it's a dry day I get the lawn

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mower out and then that will pick them

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up but um yeah so no Panic really I'm

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I'm glad we've got seasons though you

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know when things change I wouldn't want

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to live in a country which is

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continually covered in snow for most

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part of the year I wouldn't want to live

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in a desert area either so you know we

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have the Four Seasons here uh and it is

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actually interesting and quite nice to

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see the

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changes um although some of it means

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more hard work like in the spring of

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course everything grows um so I have to

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be out there quite regularly and tidying

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up but but it's nice to be able to just

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sit with a

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coffee uh and watch over the garden I'm

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I'm Shing about because I've got the

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window seal just there and I can see the

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the birds starting to appear coming down

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for their breakfast I haven't put

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anything out yet but I will do soon once

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I've had my coffee the cats uh the boys

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are up and

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about um Oscar and and Mickey they've

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they've had their breakfast and they've

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gone out Maisy is still in

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bed I don't know if you can see her ey

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over there no angles wrong she is over

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there I put the bed out there for her

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she she decides where she wants to sleep

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overnight sometimes it's here on this

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table sometimes it's over there so

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anyway I can see that she is now woken

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up and starting to clean herself um the

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computer is on so I've got stuff to do

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on that today because yesterday I went

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out and um I've got to

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videos to upload photographs to edit and

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and the blog to write of course now one

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one day out means that I've got it'll

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take me about four four to five days to

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to get it all out on the blog um I don't

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like to write up really long massive

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posts so I divide it up into easy easy

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chunks to digest but um yeah so

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um what's happening oh what happened

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overnight well I've got hedgehogs still

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coming um and I've got a back place out

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there which is the outside back door

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right goes into a passageway covered

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where there's a toilet and sheds uh and

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then there's an there's an inside back

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door into the house but there is a cat

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flop on the outside door but it doesn't

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have a flop and what I'm finding is the

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hedgehogs are finding their way in there

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it's only about 3 in off the ground now

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I used to leave cat food in there for

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for the for boys overnight the my boy

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cuts

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overnight um because they would pop in

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and get some dry food but now what I'm

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finding is the hedgehogs

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uh found that dry food uh and they were

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starting to come in to eat it but then

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they left all their

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mess they left their calling cards they

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had a weed they had a poo now the floor

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is pretty easy to clean in there um

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anyway I stopped leaving the food in

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there um and it is all outside they they

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now don't need to come in there because

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the food hedgehog food is is

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outside um but they still come in um are

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are hedgehogs

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intelligent or what so there's no food

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indoors or inside the passageway but

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they

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coming and they pee and they poo and

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they go out again oh so now I think I'm

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going to have to block off that uh

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pretend cat flap because every every

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morning I need to clean up the mess so

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um yeah hedgehogs keep visiting they

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will stop eventually I suppose when they

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go into

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hibernation the birds uh I can see one

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or two arriving now pecking pecking

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crazily at the the garden because they

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will be finding some seeds there and um

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yeah so it's my little little bit of

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nature out there um I've got um a couple

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of projects on the go regarding arts and

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crafts and uh that will keep me

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entertained now I went out yesterday

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um just outside Lincoln and that but

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there's another event on today at

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Lincoln

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showr and now I had planned on going

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there it's an arts and crafts event I

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had planned on going there but but now

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I'm thinking I've got to drive down that

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same exact same route it's easy enough

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you know I mean it's and the roads are

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pretty clear and I'm thinking oh do I

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want to do

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that um there but then if I don't do it

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today there is another arts and crafts

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event next month early October in the

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same place so it I'm I'm looking for

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things to do during the autumn and

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winter periods because you know I don't

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want to be in this house like 24/7 every

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day uh it's just too too much I need to

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go outside so so what I do is I look for

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events um where I can go easy to drive

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to um easy to park um

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undercover so there are venues that suit

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my needs for that um and I think that's

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that's what we must do is to adapt

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really to the seasons and to the weather

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um because we are getting really

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halfhazard weather I mean yesterday was

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absolutely

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glorious at

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um near

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Lincoln uh I will be blogging about that

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but you yes yesterday was glorious

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Sunshine it was fantastic but looking

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out today we've got a really heavy Mist

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um and it's hanging in the air Ian it

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may go away a bit later on but it's so

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unpredictable we can't really plan like

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a week or so in advance because we don't

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know what's going to happen anyway I

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will push off now because I'm going to

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finish this coffeee I'm going to feed

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Madam over there and hope that um I can

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move her away from the computer because

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I need to do some work on there and uh

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um I hope you have a really good weekend

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and and every weekend and every Autumn

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or winter just make sure that you've got

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a little bit of something to do you know

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don't sit around thinking oh I'm bored

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I'm bored I do sometimes I think oh I'm

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bored what can I do but then there

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always is something to um pops up

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somewhere there's something happening

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somewhere you know even if it means

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getting away for an hour or two now if I

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don't go to Lincoln today I know I'm

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what I might do is do go and do some

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litter picking around the area so that

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gets me out so a little bit of voluntary

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work anyway nice to chat on this

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Saturday morning I will I will catch up

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another time uh I think this camera is

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working okay now since it's been in the

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camera shop um so we'll see you again

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nice to see you tole pip

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