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@sundancer – sorry to hear you’ve had it so rough. Hopefully you’re back on the mend and soon be raring to go again.

I’m a rubbish patient and when I’m ill, I’ll do anything to distract myself from being sick – unless the vertigo has kicked in, that often means I’ll be at my desk, paintbrush in hand, wrapped in dressing gowns (multiple) hot water bottle(s) and slippers. A few years ago, I had to “go under” for an operation to have a cyst removed. My wife dropped me off early in the morning and arranged to pick me up that evening. No sooner had she walked in the front door, than they were phoning her “he’s awake and determined to get up and dressed, so you’d better come and get him”. Sometimes I just point-blank refuse to be ill, and hobby is a great way to pretend I’m not.

@zoidpinhead – my wife and I took a week with the campervan around Wales a few weeks back; starting our trip with a visit to Hay-on-Wye. I loved it there, but didn’t find an awful lot there hobby related.  Nice finds!

Pledge – unlike zoidpinhead, I have started my entry for this month’s painting competition
(https://www.beastsofwar.com/forums/topic/paintcomp-september-2025/)
After drawing a blank on a theme I chose myself, I think I’ve got something. I quite like it anyway. I’m undecided as to whether I’ve time to dig out my soldering iron and add in some tiny LEDs, or whether just to finish painting and call it a day (if I was ill, I definitely would go the extra mile!). Pledge is to get some more done on my entry (if not getting it finished, get it closer to done).

Music?
I’m going through my collection of CDs I’ve amassed over the last year or so. I quite like this band. They’re new to me, but already getting repeated plays