Barry R

@geospacedman.bsky.social

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Last night's Jazz Jam set list with added trumpet. For some reason our drummer decided to play Bye Bye Blackbird at an increasing tempo until we finished more like Bye Bye Peregrine Falcon.

A large sheet of white paper with song tunes written in marker pen, with a trumpet resting on it. Satin Doll, Stolen Moments, Night train, Work Song and some other jazz standards.

What's the deal with paint pricing? 2.5L pots work out about £10 per litre, if you only need a 750ml pot its £25/l and not much cheaper than 2.5L, which means the shop is encouraging you to spend a bit more and have 1.75L of leftover paint in the garage for ten years until you throw it out.

the chili harvest continues... The yellow one is from a plant I got from my next door neighbour and I've kept it alive for three crops now. The orange habaneros are *fierce*.

Four chilli peppers - one red, two orange, one yellow.

Managing to keep a daily streak of "finding a good reason to get out of the house" (for the last six months) is going to be tricky in this weather. Yesterday's "good" reason was a best friend's mum's funeral; today... I dunno, maybe I should see what cycling in a 45mph wind is like...