Yesterday the boys went off with their mum, and Greg and I took a bike ride. We saw floods...
And more floods...
And cows. Not pictured. Mainly they're not pictured because I (completely understandably!) mistook some mooing for my phone vibrating, and L was laughing too hard to take any photos. And I was too busy trying to look stern and then watching him actually have to sit down and wheeze slightly to take any. I still maintain it wasn't that funny.
I've had seven texts from him today.
1. moo
2. bananas? [this was in response to mine about did he want anything from the shops]
3. moooooo
4. moooooooooo
5. you love me really
6. what do ghost cows sound like?
7. moooOOOOooOOOOOoooo
I do love him really, and it's a good thing...
Here are some pictures Mycroft took last night and this morning at his mum's. The first one is the fire Sherlock lit mainly by himself with help from Mycroft (according to Sherlock's report, that is):
And the second is from a walk they took. Lovely, isn't it? Looks like a painting.
And now we're all back together once more, and we've had pizza, and the Christmas tree is lit up. Sherlock and Mycroft are fiddling with Sherlock's microscope, and L and I are semi-conscious on the sofa with dogs drooling on our feet.
93 comments:
Those are some serious floods but really quite pretty :-)
I'm glad you and Greg made the most of a the day to yourselves yesterday, its nice that the boys got to spend time with their mum as well :-)
enjoy your evening.
What do cows do for entertainment?
They go to the moovies.
Oh no...
The pictures all look amazing. Did you have to travel far outside to get to the floods or they have encroached quite close to the city. I love the frosty one too, it transforms the plainest things.
It sounds like you all had a lovely day yesterday following your own pursuits, but I'm sure it's so much better to be all back home together again.
(How do cows keep up with current events? They watch Mooos At Ten) Sorry John! ;)
We could always listen to some mooooosic love.
I'm sending you all to your rooms in a minute...
Sorry darling, just trying to be amoooooosing.
I must've finally lost it because I'm laughing too now... Overdosed on cow jokes... May never recover.
I knew you'd moooove around to my point of view in the end.
John, best not to report your cow overdose to Murray! I'm sure you don't even want to hear what he'd say about it!
And speaking of spouses with a good sense of humor (waves at Joolz) L I would say you are in that club too! Both of you!
How are things with Dr. Feelgood?
Joolz - we didn't have to go too far to find floods.
Tresta - I'm sure Murray would find it udderly hilarious and cud help us milk the joke for a while longer....
1. You could call him Mooray....
Murray should probably steer clear of the subject of cows entirely.
Ha, even you're in on the cow-puns. Why would Murray 'steer' clear? It's just his 'brand' of humooooooooour. But now you're trying to rope him in...the question is, dairy crack a joke? ;)
He has blackmail material on me, Inspector. I need protective custody before I make a mooooove against him.
oh, I think I may need to hear the blackmail material before I take sides, see which whey I roll! So don't try to butter me up ;)
Don't say a word, Watson, or the cow jokes will become immoovable.
No one has blackmail quite like a military buddy. :)
Mooooving aside the cow jokes for a moment, I saw this and instantly thought of you lot. Its a peacock spider's mating dance set to YMCA. Just because.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYIUFEQeh3g
Haha, that is brilliant!
LOL, Pip, too funny!
On night shift, Murray? I applaud your commoonity spirit.
I fear if I keep bombarding him with cow puns I'm going to find myself in a manger, no crib for a bed... He's being a bit bullish about it now.
You could always treat him to some calfeine to make up for it!
Can I come to work with you at New Year? John said I can stay up until midnight if I'm good anyway
Oh, I remember that first year I actually made it to midnight. That's exciting, Sherlock!
Nowadays I make it to midnight entirely too often, and there's not even a James Bond movie marathon.
Do you think maybe the cow jokes have been milked to death? Time to stable that topic and steer the conversation in another direction?
Sorry, I'll be a bit busy kiddo.
I'm sure John does wish we'd all moooove on, but he hasn't got any beef with us really.
How about some orchids as a peace offering? ;)
I don't know, there's a lot at steak for me. I might just stop before he decides to spank my rump. I've given him enough of a ribbing.
How do you even do that? It's like you don't even have to think about it!
I think the real question is - why is one of my very few skills 'thinking of word puns' - something I can honestly say has never been asked of me in an interview.
Someone should ask. Surely there are circumstances in which it might be useful.
I don't think most bosses feel the need to employ someone who is a natural at taking the piss out of them ;)
Anyway, I won't make anymore cow jokes. Wouldn't want to brisket turning you into some sort if vealanous criminal!
I am on my way home, by the way.
I don't think most bosses feel the need to employ someone who is a natural at taking the piss out of them
I think the government would work better if this weren't the case...
Good. I love you. Cow jokes or no cow jokes.
Love you too. Love that you put up with my jokes with such good humour. You're a very special man, John Watson.
And Sherlock is making me look at a degu poo under his microscope.
And you didn't protest at all, which proves you're pretty special yourself ;)
What does Sherlock think you'll see?
...I don't know, but I'm seeing more of their poo than I needed to.
Hopefully I can distract him (and Danger) by watching Guy Martin trying to break the world record for cycling - speed, that is. Which is over 100mph. I bet Sherlock would like to cycle at 100mph.
yes! can I?
not until you're an adult and capable of making such choices on your own, no!
That was SO FAST I want to do it and drive a racing truck and DEFINITELY do what he does next week making the motorbike go on the water
excellent...now there is a hyperactive Sherlock running about, and not going to bed....but we all know a late night tonight will mean no staying up til midnight tomorrow, right?
I'm going to bed but first look I found this
https://vine.co/v/h9PBY0Z2DIz
I want some!
I don't.
but you could carry them in your pocket and then when someone bad was going to get you you could throw them or you could do loads of things that would be good!
I'm not especially squeamish, but that's horrific
I dunno, they look pretty friendly.
Horrific is a good word, yes.
Sherlock - how would you get thousands of spiders to stay in your pocket till you wanted them to come out? Don't answer that until you've brushed your teeth.
I think in Sherlock's mind, he's capable of training anything to do his bidding.
Maybe apart from us, some of the time.
...if he gets up in the night and starts a spider collection, I'm blaming the Internet.
It's what he's going to send his little spider army out to do that you need to worry about. ;)
(That video is just a little bit scary, they just spread out so fast!)
I shall be asleep, I'm beat! They can devour me, or carry me off, as long as they don't wake me.
I see, despite our services to bedtime, that John and I have been left off the New Years Honours list. A disgrace!
I should've known better. Gonna go breathe in a bag now. Wow, Sherlock finds...interesting...things online.
I made the mistake of clicking on that and almost threw my tablet, it startled me. My mom wanted to know why I was making that noise, so I showed her. She watched it calmly, then said, "Yep, that's a lot of spiders."
*Shudder*
What's the black furry thing I wonder? Their nest? Something synthetic they were carried in? I wouldn't want them anywhere NEAR me, mind but that's not something I've seen before!
It's all spiders made of spiders it looks furry but it's their legs it's just spiders!
That's why I could make a spider grenade
I presume from the reactions above that I'm about the only one who thinks they're rather sweet.
I think they look lovely, SH
I could get deadly tarantulas or black widows to make a ball and then sneak up and roll them at my enemy and then you would never know it was me.
I was assuming that that mass of spiders was a naturally occurring phenomenon? I don't think most North American or European arachnids tend to cluster--they seem to like to keep to their own webs most of the time.
I don't think daddy long legs can make webs. I assume they gather together as some form of protection - each one has less chance of being eaten if it's with hundreds of others, I guess. No idea if it benefits them in any other way.
Obviously Sherlock's plans for a secret spider army would be quite different...
I'm not sure tarantulas or black widow spiders would want to cooperate enough to make a spider-ball. And you'd have to figure out how to keep from being bitten, because I don't think they have brains big enough to understand who not to bite.
It looks like you all had a wonderful Christmas. May the new year be just as wonderful! And good luck staying up till midnight, Sherlock. Will there be fireworks?
He could wear them as a spider moustache until he was ready to deploy them...or an entire beard.
You really are just making it worse now
SpiderBeard... not the best superhero name ;)
Maybe a spiderwig...or a really fluffy jumper made of spiders...In fact, I may check John's jumpers aren't actually spiders.
Lancs. Anon - I know. I wouldn't want to watch it if he did.
L - that is a really worrying thing to say...
will you be worrying every time you feel a tickle when you have one of your jumpers on now?
I don't know, can these spiders turn colours and arrange themselves into patterns? If not, I'm probably safe. Probably.
I'm certain they do.
And it just shows it's not me who throws your jumpers into the corner of our room. They crawl there on their own.
That peacock spider was patterned and colorful....
This spider conversation is as amusing as the cow one! Spider beards and spider jumpers - brilliant!
Also, happy new year from the future! It's 2am in 2014 and I'm going to bed. Night!
It says on the news that the fireworks will have fruit flavour mist and SNOW and sweets and I want to GO it's so unfair.
Happy New Year Ro John says I can watch the Australian fireworks on his computer now.
I bet they were good! I will see them on the telly tomorrow. Tonight, standing outside my house, I could see some from the suburb behind mine. (If I had walked one house over to the side street I could have seen the ones in the city from there, but I was too lazy!)
I don't think ours had any kind of flavour mist, though, that sounds brilliant! And we certainly don't have snow :( Still, at least it was only 20 degrees, and not 40 like the past few years!
I hope you get to have a good time anyway, Sherlock. (And now I really am going to bed, or I won't get up in time to go see The Hobbit).
Happy 2014, ro--and enjoy the movie! :)
I remember in 2000; we were all assured the world was not going to end after all ;-) because we saw it turn midnight in Australia first and all the fireworks went off!
Sherlock thanks for the spider info! I also think" SpiderBeard" would be a cool superhero name. You guys are so creative.
Happy New Year, Ro!
SH - You're not alone, because Lestrade seems to feel the same way. I'll be over here in the corner with Pip, Lancs and Kestrel, trying not to hyperventilate while Sherlock plots world domination via his weaponised spider army. *shudder*
When it rains heavily and floods in Louisiana, one of the more horrifying things that happens is that the fire ants come out of their burrows and escape the water by forming a ball of fire ants and floating down the flood waters until they bump up against dry land.
And this is why you must be careful when you go wading in puddles in Louisiana.
Also, this amused me a lot. The justice system just ain't what it used to be: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1416262/Court-refuses-trial-by-combat.html
Happy New Years, everybody!
Ella
You being careful out there, L?
only had the briefing and got in the van so far. Now crawling around the packed streets, looking for trouble. :)
I didn't realise you'd actually be on the front line, Greg. As they say in a famous tv show - Let's be careful out there'.
We're watching all the fireworks on tv too, Sherlock, and at least you get to stay up til midnight so that'll be exciting.
I just came home to add more layers before I go out again. We're going to have two fireworks shows. One at 7, for Greenwich's midnight so the people with little kids can watch it and another at our midnight. I don't think there are any flavors with them though. That sounds super annoying. My asthma has enough fun with just the cold.
I'm not sure, but what I've heard is it's confetti and foam that are flavoured. But I don't know. No one tells us anything.
All of the viewing areas are shut as of about 9pm - all full. And people said the weather would keep folk away - never!
From fireworks? What optimist thought that? I'm just grateful that I can set the electric blanket to warm the bed up before I get home after ours, because I'm definitely going to want to crawl in someplace warm asap.
Is the weather why Sherlock can't go?
I'm assuming in addition to fireworks. SIgnificantly closer to the ground and less explosive. And I know they're giving out sweets, because everyone's throwing them around. And light-up wristbands, which I know because someone tried to kiss me and gave me theirs.
I think usage of your lips need to be saved 'til you get home or your husband might have something to say about it! ;)
Happy New Year to everyone whether you're out and about like Greg or home and cosy like John and the boys. Here's to a fabulous 2014 for us all. :)
Hi, Sherlock! I hope you have enjoyed watching different New years festivities on TV. It is very cool and grown up that you are staying up til midnight!
I really liked the little car you built with the Meccano set; perhaps your Mum will let you have the set at some point. I have a Monopoly board and some other toys and things that were my Dad's; they're neat.
Mycroft I hope you are enjoying your break and having enough quiet time to study, and work on your music and anything else you've got going on.
John, best of luck catching that sweater!
Happy New Year, all of you plus degus, dogs, Murray and Mrs. Hudsonj
I'm still awake! and Mummy said I could have the meccano if I was really careful and didn't lose or break any bits because some of it is REALLY old, even older than Lestrade and John and it's worth lots of money but I promised I would be careful and it's would be fun. Happy New year and 2014 to you as well.
Mummy said I could have the meccano if I was really careful
Oooh, that's great! Also it's great that she (quite rightly) trusts you to be very careful with it.
And that is indeed old. I bet it's even older than I am. ;)
Oh, that's good that your Mum will give you the Meccano set. You have proven that you can be very careful with things. Have you ever played with an erector set? It's very similar, I think; my brother had one when we were little. Those sorts of toys let you be so creative.
Sherlock, in case you're curious, Here's a link for the erector set. It's US so I hope it works for you.
http://www.erector.us/
And This page has some history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_Set
I remember more buildings and cranes and bridges and stuff; but the current day ones look really neat! Those race cars are awesome! I remember reading somewhere that the creator of the artificial heart built the first model of it with an erector set.
Wow, Sherlock, it must be really ancient if it's older than Lestrade and John! (oops, sorry guys) ;)
Well done on still being awake too, Sherlock, you haven't been chewing any of Lestrade's coffee beans have you (I like the chocolate covered ones)
Happy new year, everyone!
I did get out this evening, to a bit of the First Night in the next town over, where some of my Morris dancing friends were dancing out. I got there in time to see the early fireworks (around 6:15 our time, set off from the top of the parking garage. Which is pretty good, although slightly down hill from the main drag, so some of the lower bursts were partially hidden behind the main st. buildings). Husband of one dancer had made a "Krampus" costume out of a bear skin, antlers, cow bell, etc. they had lying around the house. Very cool, with a deerskin mask, I wished I had a tiny camera I could have taken a pic with. I loved walking with him and seeing people's faces as they noticed him!
It's in the mid-low 20s (F, which is well below freezing) so our fingers were getting cold by the time we'd agreed to go back indoors. I'm home now, not feeling like driving a long way to any parties... might not even stay up till midnight.
S
Speaking of foreign moos...
http://www.geekosystem.com/sir-patrick-stewart-moos/
(Oops, posted on wrong blog, sorry.)
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