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Outpourings / Re: Hello there.
« Last post by Diane CBPFC on April 01, 2026, 07:40:01 PM »sending good vibes
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« Last post by Roger Kettle on April 01, 2026, 10:16:21 AM »The latest update, Diane, is that my sister will have surgery later today. As far as I can gather, some kind of partial hip replacement will be involved. I truly hope that this will finally end the awful time she's been having.
As for your question about whether I still have ideas for comic strips, well, not often. Occasionally, something will pop into my head which I think would have been ideal for a Beau Peep strip but, mostly, I'm just happy to have given up thinking!
As for your question about whether I still have ideas for comic strips, well, not often. Occasionally, something will pop into my head which I think would have been ideal for a Beau Peep strip but, mostly, I'm just happy to have given up thinking!
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« Last post by Diane CBPFC on March 31, 2026, 05:06:08 PM »Does this mean that DL is waiting for a correcting surgery? Send her our best wishes.
I once lost my voice, it was quit humbling. Now that you have retired do you still not have funny thoughts go through your head that you wish you could make into strips?
Its been a very long winter, still a foot of snow on the ground - hard to believe that kids will be playing soccer in only a month and this snow will finally be gone.
These past months I have been lost in the world of Westeros, after watching a Knight of the Seven kingdoms, I finally got around to watching the first two seasons of The House of the Dragon for the first time, then I read "Fire & Blood" and "The Rise of the Dragon". Now I am back re-watching GoT. It is a shame this doesn't translate into life skills.
I once lost my voice, it was quit humbling. Now that you have retired do you still not have funny thoughts go through your head that you wish you could make into strips?
Its been a very long winter, still a foot of snow on the ground - hard to believe that kids will be playing soccer in only a month and this snow will finally be gone.
These past months I have been lost in the world of Westeros, after watching a Knight of the Seven kingdoms, I finally got around to watching the first two seasons of The House of the Dragon for the first time, then I read "Fire & Blood" and "The Rise of the Dragon". Now I am back re-watching GoT. It is a shame this doesn't translate into life skills.
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« Last post by Roger Kettle on March 31, 2026, 10:31:29 AM »Apologies for my long absence. You know the old saying---if it's not one thing, it's another...
My sister is back in hospital. After being in severe pain since the middle of November, she was finally taken in for an x-ray and scan. This has revealed that the plate that was inserted to mend her broken hip has been constantly rubbing on the bone. I can't begin to comprehend how she managed to cope with that. All it takes to floor me is a bout of the sniffles. Talking about that, I was hit by another bug and ended up feeling crap and losing my voice for a week. I thought it best not to complain to my sister.
I've just realised that this year sees the tenth anniversary of Beau Peep coming to an end (after 38 years, I think) so it's also the tenth anniversary of me becoming an ex-cartoonist. I have no regrets. I had a good career. Looking back over the years when I was writing Beau Peep, A Man Called Horace and Andy Capp, I'm just relieved I managed to retain my sanity. Well, most of it.
Okay, that's all for now. Hopefully, a degree of normality will return and I will pop in here more often. Be safe in this increasingly crazy world!
My sister is back in hospital. After being in severe pain since the middle of November, she was finally taken in for an x-ray and scan. This has revealed that the plate that was inserted to mend her broken hip has been constantly rubbing on the bone. I can't begin to comprehend how she managed to cope with that. All it takes to floor me is a bout of the sniffles. Talking about that, I was hit by another bug and ended up feeling crap and losing my voice for a week. I thought it best not to complain to my sister.
I've just realised that this year sees the tenth anniversary of Beau Peep coming to an end (after 38 years, I think) so it's also the tenth anniversary of me becoming an ex-cartoonist. I have no regrets. I had a good career. Looking back over the years when I was writing Beau Peep, A Man Called Horace and Andy Capp, I'm just relieved I managed to retain my sanity. Well, most of it.
Okay, that's all for now. Hopefully, a degree of normality will return and I will pop in here more often. Be safe in this increasingly crazy world!
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Outpourings / Re: Winter
« Last post by Roger Kettle on February 23, 2026, 06:39:38 PM »Will do, mate. Thanks for your kind thoughts.
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« Last post by Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 23, 2026, 02:40:10 PM »She's still in considerable pain, Diane. She was sent back to hospital so that they could check if there was any infection after the operation. After a six hour wait, they gave her the all-clear and sent her home again without addressing the pain issue. We're now hoping her local doctor can finally sort things out. She's been in pain for about four months now---a horribly long time.
Horribly long indeed, Roger - so sorry to read this. I've been waiting patiently for Diamond Lil to pop up on the quiz page again (many thanks to Diane and Zesty for keeping me company meanwhile
). Give her my best wishes please - I hope the pain eases very soon. 7
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« Last post by Roger Kettle on February 23, 2026, 09:49:46 AM »Yet another wonderful photo, Diane. Despite our Winter being mostly mild, it's been very wet and I look forward to seeing that yellow ball in the sky again.
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« Last post by Diane CBPFC on February 22, 2026, 11:05:26 PM »That's awful, much too long to be in pain.
Our winter was clearing out but came back with gusto last Tuesday - about 14" of new snow, the road to the highway was blocked for over two days so I missed my waterworks pool exercises. The moose came back, it is an annoying one, the others trimmed big trees, this one is into my little patch of perennials outside the kitchen window and trimmed the lilacs and the rose bushes I planted a couple of years ago. It's like it has a sweet tooth. I tooted the air horn that I bought for the bears and used that on it yesterday, but here it was again today walking a few feet from the window.
We had a window broken over the Christmas holidays when a grouse flew into it - it was stunned for a bit but recovered and then flew off.
I am really noticing the snow holes and tunnels this year - from rabbits to mice (I think) I have not wanted to stand around and watch animals emerge.
Enough animals stories to make a delightful children's book LOL
Our winter was clearing out but came back with gusto last Tuesday - about 14" of new snow, the road to the highway was blocked for over two days so I missed my waterworks pool exercises. The moose came back, it is an annoying one, the others trimmed big trees, this one is into my little patch of perennials outside the kitchen window and trimmed the lilacs and the rose bushes I planted a couple of years ago. It's like it has a sweet tooth. I tooted the air horn that I bought for the bears and used that on it yesterday, but here it was again today walking a few feet from the window.
We had a window broken over the Christmas holidays when a grouse flew into it - it was stunned for a bit but recovered and then flew off.
I am really noticing the snow holes and tunnels this year - from rabbits to mice (I think) I have not wanted to stand around and watch animals emerge.
Enough animals stories to make a delightful children's book LOL
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« Last post by Roger Kettle on February 22, 2026, 10:19:21 AM »She's still in considerable pain, Diane. She was sent back to hospital so that they could check if there was any infection after the operation. After a six hour wait, they gave her the all-clear and sent her home again without addressing the pain issue. We're now hoping her local doctor can finally sort things out. She's been in pain for about four months now---a horribly long time.
Anyway, thanks for asking, Diane, and I hope your Winter is easing up!
Anyway, thanks for asking, Diane, and I hope your Winter is easing up!
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« Last post by Diane CBPFC on February 21, 2026, 06:46:03 PM »Any improvements in DL?