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Morning all. Happy weekend! Got an Indian meal with a friend this evening. HAGD, everyone!

27 April

We all clubbed together and got my friend Mark a Nick Cave ticket, and presented it to him yesterday. He was genuinely delighted. So nice to be able to do that for someone.

27 April NeverFadingWood

That's a wonderful thing to do, he's been a lifeline to you and being able to show your appreciation like that is inspired.

27 April NeverFadingWood

What a nice thing for you and your friends to do. My nephew and great-nephew, huge Nick Cave fans, would be envious. When’s the concert?

27 April NeverFadingWood

Thank you. The concert's in October, but it's pretty much sold out already, so we decided to get the ticket now while we still could. There's a whole group of us going now, should be quite the event.

27 April Judy

That should be gas.

27 April NeverFadingWood

I really miss live music. The wheelchair makes it impossible to go to most small gigs, which I really enjoy, because most of the venues are in cellars, and there's no way to manage all the stairs.

27 April Judy

That’s such a shame, Robin. You must miss the conviviality as much as the music too.

27 April NeverFadingWood

I do, yes. Kraków has a free jazz festival every autumn, which I'm a big fan of, but have been unable to go to for the past 2-3 years because of the pandemic and then the wheelchair. I miss it a lot, I've seen some fantastic concerts there. It's a small festival, but attracts the top performers.

27 April Judy

That’s a shame. Are there venues you could get to with assistance this year?

27 April NeverFadingWood

Only the major venues have wheelchair access, but they don't have too many things I want to see. Probably just as well though, as tickets to those events are pricey.

27 April Judy

Do they have some outdoor stuff any cheaper?

27 April NeverFadingWood

There's the Jewish Culture Festival in the summer, which always has a free outdoor concert. I may be able to get to that.

27 April Judy

That sounds like fun. I have a soft spot for Klezmer music, will they have that?

27 April NeverFadingWood

Definitely. I'm fond of Klezmer too. There have been some great Klezmer bands from here over the years.

28 April Judy

Morning all.
So far this morning I’ve spilt coffee over the tablecloth and down the wall, and tipped a pot of yoghurt all over me and the floor. Can’t wait for the third thing!

27 April NeverFadingWood

Oh dear. I hope your day improves from here on.

27 April Gillian Elizabeth

Me too, Robin.
Enjoy your Indian meal later. Can you get good ones in Poland? We’ve been disappointed with them here in France.

27 April NeverFadingWood

Thank you. Yes, we're lucky, Kraków is an outsourcing/nearsourcing centre, and as a result we have a lively community from the Indian subcontinent, so plenty of decent Indian food. We generally spy out which restaurants the Indians go to and follow them.

27 April Gillian Elizabeth

That’s a good strategy. Very few Indians or Chinese here but the Vietnamese restaurants are very good. Tends to come down to old empires, n’est-ce pas?

27 April NeverFadingWood

Oh, definitely.

27 April Gillian Elizabeth

That made me hold on tighter to the cup of tea I’m just finishing! What a pest! Is it an age thing? My hands seem to have got more slippery latterly..

27 April Gillian Elizabeth

Both OH and I find our hands are more slippery lately, another ‘joy’ of old age. I also have cataracts and have recently got quite strong glasses to counteract the problems, unfortunately they also distort things a bit at odd angles and I think at times my hand is slightly off where I think it is.

27 April Judy

Are you lined up to have the cataracts ‘done’?

27 April Gillian Elizabeth

Not yet. They aren’t bad enough yet, apparently. Flipping nuisance, though.

27 April Judy

How infuriating. I seem to have stayed at a pre-cataract stage for years now.

27 April Gillian Elizabeth

I hope you can get them treated soon. My dad's had both eyes done now, and it's made such a difference.

27 April Gillian Elizabeth

Morning Robin and all. I'm a little achy from a great night out with friends. Met loads of people from the past, watched performances, sang, danced with perfect strangers, won a raffle prize without even buying a ticket.
Today I must book a holiday or two. Getting my life back!!
Happy Saturday!

27 April NeverFadingWood

Wonderful! Sounds like you’re achy in a good cause. And winning a ticketless raffle is a bit magical… perhaps you should go out and get a raffle ticket while the luck is with you 🍀

27 April Claire est limpide

I mean a lottery ticket - oh dear!

27 April Judy

The winning ticket was an impromptu gift from a guy on the next table, no idea why, he wasn't even dancing with us!

27 April Judy

Sounds like you had a cracking night out. You probably need a break after that. Next week is mostly free for me - we have two bank holidays (Wednesday and Friday), and most sensible Poles take the whole week off.

27 April Claire est limpide

You've been busy, hopefully you can get a rest and get your leg issue under control. I think we are off to France on Thursday, got to get crossings booked. I need a holiday!

27 April NeverFadingWood

Next door came in yesterday to say the rats are back-the ditches along the lane are a trad route for them. She wants us to stop feeding the birds, anyway for a bit, and has been assured by someone that they will then go away. I’m not at all sanguine about that hope! Think I’ll get the rat man in!

27 April NeverFadingWood

Oh dear. Sorry to hear that, what a pain. I have no idea about the merits of stopping feeding the birds, but it sounds like a fairly extreme step. Can't help thinking of Fawlty Towers when people mention rats.

27 April Judy

🤣 The rat man has become a friend, we’ve had him here so often! And then I get worried that the poisoned rats will poison other animals

27 April NeverFadingWood

She's completely wrong. Rats get everywhere. Borrow a terrier or three.

27 April Judy

I was thinking that! When we had 2 terriers in our lives, they made short work of any adventuring rodent. 🐀

27 April Claire est limpide

I'll have the pemmican and succotash. 🥳

27 April NeverFadingWood

We have a major problem with rats but my lovely husband refuses to stop feeding the birds! The birds are so beautiful so it’s difficult!

27 April NeverFadingWood

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