Hygge - November 2020

 

Our topic this month was the Danish concept of "hygge".

Coincidentally (and thanks to Gaynor for telling me about it), Sandi Toksvig has a series of 5 programmes on radio 4 this month on this subject, starting on Wed 2nd  December at 6:30pm.  I can't vouch for the content but there might be some interesting bits in it.

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge programme

Steve - autumn colours indoors.  "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK!"

Ken

Sue - a log down, cosy anniversary! 

Warning - some people (certainly one person!) might find this next image upsetting!!)

Don - feet up, a nice bottle of red and England beating Ireland in rugby Autumn international - I forgot about lockdown for a few hours!

Angela

John & Jan - it's wash and brush up time!

Kate - lazy lockdown mornings.  

A warm dog, good book and a cup of tea - hygge until I have to get up!

Keith - the warm glow of Christmas lights behind my niece Cindy opening her birthday present (on her doorstep) from us on the 17th November 2020

Gill - my hand knitted throw!

Steve

Gaynor - Favourite Scandi. chair

................ and our task for December is to come up with a photograph that illustrates a line from a Christmas carol or seasonal song.  Have fun with that!

Bridges - Oct 2020

 Here are the photos you have sent in this month for our "Bridges" theme:

Steve - Conwy old and new bridges before they locked down again!

Don - Selborne

Ken - Alresford

.................................... meanwhile, back in Wales:

Kate - into Wales

Kate - St David's cathedral

Kate - and back out of Wales, just in the nick of time!

Keith - snap!

Don - pre-pandemic & post-pandemic!

John - the ultimate bridge!

Gill - a couple of  Mini-bridges at Legoland

Gaynor - Bridges across the Liffey

Sue - The Bridge that not many can cross

................................ and, as we move back into lockdown, 

our topic for November is the Danish concept of "Hygge".

Food - September 2020

 

Here are the photos on the theme of "Food" that you have sent in this month:

Steve & Angela seem to have been eating their way around Wales during September!

Sue - before and after!

John & Jan - a day's pickings!

Ken - I turned some of John & Jan's apples into an apple sponge!

Kate - Fruits of my labour!  September harvest

Don - Lobster Thermidor in South Devon!

................... followed by Cricket Eton Mess!

Sophie

Keith - Delicious Banoffee Pie for two at The Fur and Feathers, Herriad

Gaynor - divine fruits of autumn

It is getting harder to think of new topics now that we have already had 23 of them!

....... and our 24th topic is "Bridges"

KIT completed!

We decided to replay the whole KIT final as a best of 3 sets rather than starting from the 5-4 scoreline from when we had to abandon the match last week.

So, at 9am this morning (Wed 30th September), it was:

Gill & Keith AO  v Rosie & Ken

The winners this time ended up as Rosie & Ken!

41st KIT competition!

We had our 41st KIT mixed 8 competition this morning.  We started at 9 in a bid to finish before the forecast heavy rain but didn't quite finish in time!

As usual it was great fun and the players this time were:

Don, Keith AO, Keith M and Ken + Gill, Rosie, Wai-man and Angela

The final ended up being:

Keith AO & Gill v Ken & Rosie

The score was 5-4 to Keith & Gill (with Ken to serve next) when we had to abandon the match due to heavy rain.

The plan is to replay the final next week on on Wed 30th Sept as a best of 3 sets match instead of just a 1 set match.

Shadows - August 2020

Shadows has proved a tricky topic this month - or perhaps people were just too busy with other things and then at the end of August the sun seemed to disappear!

Sue - my solar light at the hut on the IOW

Don - at a secret location somewhere!

Gill - the Lake District

Kate - Covid social tennis.  A shadow of its former self!

Keith - Shadows on Holybourne Pond

Gaynor - a shadow of its former self - Dublin

Ken

John

............. and our topic for September is "Food"!