the nothing ,anything ,everything thread

This is a thread with no particular

Topic so no one can be off topic ๐Ÿ™‚

 

So if anyone out there has something 

To say about anything you like now

Is your chance

 

Keep it clean 

 

And be nice 

 

See how long that lasts

 

Can we keep politics and religion out 

Of the conversation 

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The weather's bordering on cruel, today...

A little bit of rain, a little bit of wind, and the air is crisp with the promise of snow, falling not too far away.

Well, I shouldn't be too surprised - it's the beginning of June, and the Winter has come, right on cue, ha ha...

 

I've been working, here and there, over time at learning to carve faces...

As the instruction book says, it takes time and patience... keep working at it...

It'll probably be a while before I can produce something as intricate as this, but it's something to work towards...

 

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It's early days, yet....

So far, like the expression, below, sometimes it can be a little disappointing... ha ha...

 

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Stay warm....

 

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"The security forces are trying to decipher the numbers on the ring on it's leg"....

That's priceless, it really is... ha ha...

 

Thanks, Baybizz, for that... A good laugh....

 

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I took advantage of the sunny afternoon, and it took less work than I thought to get the new house into place, so now Mother possum has a choice of a fourth "bedroom", once again, ha ha...

 

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It'll always come in handy as a place to sleep for visitors, if nothing else.

It's got a good, long corridor, and a dark room for sleeping, and it should keep the weather off.

 

I'll get back to trying to teach myself a new skill, now...

 

I'm reminded of the French phrase "cโ€™est le mรฉtier qui rentre" - which might be translated as "the craft is entering".

It has been paraphrased as "pain is the craft entering the apprentice.", while Larousse gives - "it shows you're learning."

Here's some context from Pierre-Yves Saintoyant:

We would say this, for instance, when cutting or burning your finger when trying to cook, doing some DIY, or hurting yourself in any way while trying a new craft; or suffering and complaining in learning a new process. For instance if you lose all your work because you did not do any backup, someone could tell you โ€œcโ€™est le mรฉtier qui rentreโ€ ๐Ÿ˜‰  If you develop some pain (e.g. blisters) while doing some work, someone might tell you โ€œcโ€™est le mรฉtier qui rentreโ€ to โ€œcomfortโ€ you.
This expression is also used when beginners make mistakes to encourage them to continue (and hopefully improve) - someone could tell them โ€œthatโ€™s not bad, cโ€™est le mรฉtier qui rentreโ€.

 

- from quotesjournal.blogspot.com

 

 

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> ecar: "I'm reminded of the French phrase "cโ€™est le mรฉtier qui rentre" 

 

There's a thread about this here (mostly in English)

 

forum.wordreference.com - cest-le-mรฉtier-qui-rentre.681245

 

 

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Thanks for that link,  Baybizz.... ๐Ÿ™‚

 

Okay, I'll be the first to admit that my fluency in French is next to nothing, but with a French-English dictionary on hand I managed to follow the conversation quite well, so I 'm very proud of myself, ha ha...

 

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