Poetry Monday :: Wonderful

     Mandagsdigtet er en blogleg, som Mimi fra Messymimi's Meanderings og jeg har overtaget - midlertidigt håber vi - fra Diane, der slapper af og rejser verden rundt med sin mand. Vi håber hun er parat til at tage over igen, når hun kommer hjem.
     Stikordene kommer fremover fra 365 Days of Drawing Prompts and other Arts. Det er en Facebook-gruppe, der udgiver et stikord til hver dag i året, men bare rolig, stikordene vil stadig være at finde både her og på Mimis blog.

Dagens stikord er: Vidunderlig! Men jeg er alligevel bange for at jeg ikke når et digt på dansk i dag.

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Mimi of Messymimi's Meanderings and I have taken over the hosting duties, mostly the supplying of the prompts - only temporarily we hope - while Diane at On the Border is taking a break for health and relaxation, travelling the world with her husband as far as we can tell.
 
We just hope she's going to take back over once she returns home.

The prompts now come from 365 Days of Drawing Prompts and other Arts group. This is a Facebook group with a prompt for each day of the year, but no worries, the prompts will still be here and at Mimi's blog.

  I have something more to ask of you: If you read this and the poetry of others via the links, would you please leave a comment.
  Half - if not more - the fun of these challenges is receiving the responses of others.

Today's subject is Wonderful!

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Wonderful and poem ... oh, sorry everybody. I can't beat What a wonderful world - even if I really do not like Jazz. I like this song very much.

What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed days, the dark sacred nights
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying, "I love you"

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Oh, yeah

And as a bonus another "WHat a Wonderful World" This time by Sam Cooke:

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took

But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be

Don't know much about geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know much about algebra
Don't know what a slide rule is for

But I do know one and one is two
And if this one could be with you
What a wonderful world this would be

Now I don't claim to be an 'A' student
But I'm trying to be
For maybe by being an 'A' student, baby
I can win your love for me

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took

But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be

History
Biology
Science book
French I took, yeah

But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be

Listen here:

Mosaikbrikkerne ~ The Puzzle

As I told, I cut out a huge amount of puzzle pieces from the OSB left by the carpenters.

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Som jeg fortalte forleden søndag, savede jeg en masse mosaikbrikker ud af de stykker OSB, tømrerne havde efterladt.

Then painting began -- 🧩 --  Så begyndte jeg at male

     Jeg er ikke glad for den lyseblå, den passer ikke ind ... eller hvad siger I? Flere billeder at kigge på nedenunder.
     Jeg synes det ville se godt ud med en gran-grøn, mørk græsgrøn, eller noget i den stil. Ligesom skruetrækkeren på det første billede herunder.
     Men det lader til at gennemsigtig træbeskyttelse ikke kan være mørkegrøn, kun samme grønne som den blå ... hvis I forstår.

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I'm not happy with the pale blue. Somehow it's not transparent enough, and I think it does not fit in ... or what do you say? More photos down below.

I went out to try buying a small can of dark green -- like the green screwdriver in the first photo here below. But it seems transparent paint cannot be a darkish green, only the same green as the blue one, only green ... if you understand.

Words for Wednesday August 20Cykelture med forhindringer ~ Biking Challenges

Word for Wednesday is a challenge that was started a long time ago. Now it has turned into a movable event with Elephant's Child as our coordinator; and the Words provided by a number of people.

The general idea of this challenge is to make us write. Poems, stories, subtitles, tales, jokes, haiku, crosswords, puns, ... you're the boss.
Use all Words, some Words, one Word, or even none of them if that makes your creative juices flow. Anything goes, only please nothing rude or vulgar.

In August, Mimi of MessyMimi's Meanderings will supply us with prompts.

 It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.

So Please, remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples' stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need encouragement.

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Word for Wednesday er en udfordring, der startede for længe siden. Nu er det blevet en bevægelig begivenhed med Elephant's Child som vores koordinator og ordene bliver leveret af en række personer.

Meningen med denne udfordring er at få os til at skrive. Digte, historier, fortællinger, vittigheder, haiku, krydsord, ordspil, ... du bestemmer.
Brug alle ordene, nogle af dem eller kun et enkelt, eller måske endda ingen af dem, hvis det får din kreativitet til at blomstre. Alt er tilladt, men helst ikke noget vulgært eller fornærmende.

I august er det Mimi fra MessyMimi's Meanderings der giver os ordene.

Det er også en udfordring, hvor det gamle ordsprog »Jo flere, jo bedre« holder stik.

Så husk at følge linkene, gå tilbage og læse andres historier. Og skriv gerne en kommentar, når du har læst. Udfordringer som denne holdes i live af interaktion, kommentarer og opmuntring. Og vi har ALLE brug for opmuntring.

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Ordene den 20. august - The Words for August 20:
Absent
Satisfaction
Combination
Fun
Echo
Exempt
    And/or the following phrases
Between a rock and a hard place (in a difficult situation with no easy choices)
Knuckle down (applying oneself seriously to a task)
Long in the tooth (aging or getting old)

Jeg har som man kan  se, ikke brugt alle ordene, men jeg har også en idé mere.

As you can see, I did not use all the Words - but I have more ideas.

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Først på dansk

Som jeg fortalte i mit opslag tilbage i juli, er jeg begyndt at cykle, hver dag, så vidt muligt. Min cykel er ved at være pænt gammel, cirka 31 år, men velholdt og normalt velfungerende.
     De seneste godt fjorten dage har der godt nok været udfordringer med det med det velfungerende.

Første besøg hos cykelsmeden
Tirsdag den 5. - altså for to uger siden - var min cykel flad da jeg skulle ud ad døren.
     Næste dag, onsdag, skulle jeg nå alverdens ting og havde regnet med at have cyklen så det kunne lade sig gøre. Derfor skyndte jeg mig ind med cyklen til cykelsmeden - heldigvis kan man stadig have cyklen med bussen, og vores gode cykelsmed reparerer ofte fra dag til dag; nogen gange endda mens man venter eller går på indkøb.
     Men der var naturligvis travlt hos cykelsmeden, sommerhusfolket havde indleveret cykler i stor stil, og det gode vejr havde også lokket flere ud på vejene på cykel med deraf følgende reparationer. Cyklerne hang nærmest i lag på værkstedet, og min cykel kunne først være færdig igen torsdag.
    Jeg hentede den fredag morgen. Da havde jeg på grund af den manglende cykel og en tosset nakke, der gør mig svimmel af og til, siddet så meget stille, at jeg havde fået meget ondt i mit ene ben.

En kort visit hos lægen og cykelsmeden
     Så mandag i sidste uge cyklede jeg ind til lægen, der kiggede på mit smertende ben og heldigvis frikendte mig for blodpropper og henviste mig til fysioterapi. Der var jeg så fredag. Stadig på cykel, men uden helt at kunne se, hvor langt og hvor hurtigt jeg kørte, for min cykelcomputer var sær.
     Mandag i denne uge stod cykelcomputeren helt af, og jeg var forbi cykelsmeden igen, men han kunne ikke lige finde nogen fejl på den.
     Tirsdag - altså i går - skilte jeg den ad; og stod med tre dele i stedet for to. Ledningen var knækket. Jeg splejsede den og viklede elektrikertape om og tog en lille test-tur. Den virkede perfekt.

Tilbage til cykelsmeden igen!
     I dag skulle jeg igen til kiropraktoren, på cykel naturligvis, og nå ind og hente en pakke, og nå toget en times tid senere. Jeg er virkelig glad for min trofaste cykel, der gør den slags dage mulige ... men hvad skete der? Midt ude i skoven sagde det pludselig KRONK! og den ene pedal knækkede af.
     Jeg ringede til kiropraktoren og fortalte om mit problem. Så skyndte jeg mig efter bedste evne afsted, jeg hoppede op på cyklen og trillede når det gik ned ad bakke og luntede afsted med den når det gik opad. Den anden pedal havde sat sig fast, så jeg kunne ikke løbehjule afsted heller. Derfor tog det i stedet for de normale lige under 20 minutter, godt en halv time at nå derind.
     I morgen skulle jeg gerne kunne hente cyklen igen - og så håber jeg at det var det sidste besøg hos cykelsmeden i et stykke tid.

In English

As I mentioned in my post back in July, I have started biking almost every day. My bike is getting quite long in the teeth, if you can say this about a bike. It's an older model, 31 years old, but well maintained and usually in good working order.
However, over the last fortnight or so, there have been some challenges with this "good working order".

First visit to the bike repair shop
Tuesday the 5th – two weeks ago – my bike had a flat tyre when I was about to leave the house.
     The next day, Wednesday, I had all sorts of things to do and had counted on having my bike so that I could get everything done. So I hurried to the bike repair shop with my bike – luckily, you can still bring your bike on the bus, and our excellent bike repair shop often repairs bikes overnight; sometimes even while you wait or go shopping.
     But of course, the bike repair shop was busy. Summer house owners had brought in their bikes en masse, and the good weather had also lured more people out on the roads on their bikes, resulting in even more repairs. The bikes were practically stacked up in the workshop, and my bike wouldn't be ready until Thursday.
    I picked it up on Friday morning. The combination of an absent bike and my crazy neck that makes me dizzy from time to time, I had been sitting down so much that I had developed severe pain in my leg.


A quick visit to the doctor and the bike repair shop
So on Monday last week, I biked to the doctor, who looked at my aching leg and, fortunately, ruled out blood clots and referred me to physiotherapy. I went there on Friday. Still on my bike, but without being able to see how far and how fast I was riding, because my bike computer was acting up.

Monday this week, the bike computer stopped working altogether, and I went back to the bike repair shop, but they couldn't find anything wrong with it.

Tuesday – yesterday, that is – I took it apart and ended up with three parts instead of two. The wire was broken. I spliced it, wrapped it in electrical tape and took it for a little test ride. It worked perfectly.


Back to the bike repair shop again!
     Today I had an appointment at the chiropractor again, I went by bike of course. I also had to pick up a parcel and catch the train an hour later. I am really happy with my trusty bike, which makes days like this possible... but what happened? In the middle of the forest, there was a sudden CRACK! and one of the pedals broke off.

I called the chiropractor and told about my problem. Then I knuckled down trying to make it with a decent delay. I jumped on the bike coasting downhill and jumped off walking my bike quickly uphill. The other pedal was stuck, so I couldn't stand on that one and use it as a kick-bike either. For this reason it took me a good half hour to get there instead of the usual 20 minutes.
 
Tomorrow I will hopefully pick up my bike again – and I hope that will be my last visit to the bike repair shop for a while.

Så hænger den! ~ Barn Quilt hung!

Today is also World Photography Day. Is there any better way to celebrate than by sharing the photo of a happily finished thing? As I'm not doing social media things, this is my celebration.

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I dag er det også Verdensfotografidagen, der har været fejret siden den franske regering gjorde patentet på fotografering offentligt tilgængeligt på denne da i 1839. World Photography Day. Er der nogen bedre måde at fejre denne dag på end at vise et fotografi af et velafsluttet projekt? Jeg er ikke med på hashtag-bølgen, derfor er dette min fejring.

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Friday the two carpenters put in windows and doors. The building is finished.

Saturday and Sunday we moved bikes and boards and bits and bobs in there. I measured and did all the preparation for hanging the Barn Quilt and painted the space around the windows.

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I fredags kom vi hjem til et lille hus med vinduer og døre og nøglen i låsen.

Lørdag og søndag flyttede vi cykler, brædder, den tunge drejebænk, planteopsatser ... ind i skuret. Og jeg malede et stykke rundt om vinduerne, der bare skulle være hvidt og målte og satte lægter op til vores Barn quilt.

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     Mandag malede jeg rundt om vinduerne anden gang. Og vi hængte vores Barn quilt op. Også mandag fortalte håndværkerne, at de ikke var helt færdige; der mangler noget med gulvet.
     Så vi skal bære det hele ud igen. Også den tunge drejebænk.
     Vores Barn quilt bliver hængende!

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Monday I painted the window surroundings once again and we hung the Barn quilt. Also Monday the carpenters told us that they are not quite done! The floor needs something ... so everything has to be carried out again.
     The Barn quilt stays.

In a year the boards are ready for painting, and the shed will turn green.

It also needs a name.

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Om et år er brædderne dampet af, og vi maler hele skuret grønt.

Det skal også have et navn.

Poetry Monday :: Don't be afraid!Mandagsdigt :: Vær ikke bange!

     Mandagsdigtet er en blogleg, som Mimi fra Messymimi's Meanderings og jeg har overtaget - midlertidigt håber vi - fra Diane, der slapper af og rejser verden rundt med sin mand. Vi håber hun er parat til at tage over igen, når hun kommer hjem.
     Stikordene kommer fremover fra 365 Days of Drawing Prompts and other Arts. Det er en Facebook-gruppe, der udgiver et stikord til hver dag i året, men bare rolig, stikordene vil stadig være at finde både her og på Mimis blog.

Dagens stikord er: Vær ikke bange! Men jeg er alligevel bange for at jeg ikke når et digt på dansk i dag.

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Mimi of Messymimi's Meanderings and I have taken over the hosting duties, mostly the supplying of the prompts - only temporarily we hope - while Diane at On the Border is taking a break for health and relaxation, travelling the world with her husband as far as we can tell.
 
We just hope she's going to take back over once she returns home.

The prompts now come from 365 Days of Drawing Prompts and other Arts group. This is a Facebook group with a prompt for each day of the year, but no worries, the prompts will still be here and at Mimi's blog.

  I have something more to ask of you: If you read this and the poetry of others via the links, would you please leave a comment.
  Half - if not more - the fun of these challenges is receiving the responses of others.

Today's subject is Don't be afraid

As ofteh when I do not really know what to write, I found words that rhyme and make something strange. This here peom ended in a totally unexpected place.

This life is just small things galore
- Don't be afraid
Enjoy them, do them, there'll be more
- Don't be afraid
Small things are big and not a chore
- Don't be afraid
Small things deligth me to the core
- Don't be afraid
The polished stones upon the shore
- Don't be afraid
The birds that sing and fly and soar
- Don't be afraid
Wet baby footprints on the floor
- Don't be afraid
A strange knocking at my door
- Don't be afraid
A newborn Child that we adore.
- Don't be afraid.

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Coming up:
Aug 25 Wonderful
Sep 1 Under the sea
Sep 8 Big City
Sep 15 Tea fusing
Sep 22 Kitchen
Sep 29 Snuggles