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Pronking and indeed stotting.Best not tell youse all about this morning's walk along the Beck bank where she saw and chased a fox from the path up the bank and into the scrub on top. She came back ..... eventually.
Brass Neck wrote: "Pronking and indeed stotting.Best not tell youse all about this morning's walk along the Beck bank where she saw and chased a fox from the path up the bank and into the scrub on top. She came bac..."
There's a healthy Fox population in your parts, Brass.
Nearly 45 years old, and I've never been to a Tile Shop.This morning that time is over and I will bravely wade forth into a sea of Tile selections.....
Sigh.......
And then I have to tile the Kitchen floor.
Double sigh :0
Serial wrote: "Nearly 45 years old, and I've never been to a Tile Shop.This morning that time is over and I will bravely wade forth into a sea of Tile selections.....
Sigh.......
And then I have to tile the K..."
Think of it as part of the rich tapestry of life. Tiles are useful! Tiles are attractive! Tiles are fun!
This isn't working, is it? Ah well, think how pleased you'll be when it's done. Give us pictures of your achievement, you'll deserve bragging rights. 😊
Collette wrote: "Listening to the 60 mile an hour wind blowing outside and trying not to feel cold. Apart from that, tonight's plans are some Birds Of A Feather on UKTVPlay, and Pulse on dvd, along with a nice bott..."Was v bad up here too. Don't know what mph they reached but we were without power all day Sat (went off sometime Fri nighttime) & Sun. Brrr.
That's a bugger, Helen. Snowdrop sat on the windowsill fascinated by it all. Surprised the noise didn't scare her. And she was wanting to go downstairs to the front door. Being the wind was chapping the letter box, she 'd have come up the stairs faster than she went down them if I'd let her.
.....not going to work tonight (on permo n/s now), so probably won't see another ghost like the one i saw this morning about 02.00ish. walking up the corridor toward the lounge, i saw a figure pass the lounge door and enter a (very) small side-room. because i hadn't been sure who it was i looked into the side-room to identify, but, there was no-one there! spookee! the other staff members were in a different part of the building, the only other human in the location was a lady sleeping in the lounge. i am informed there have been unexplained sights and sounds in what is a very old building.
Tech XXIII wrote: ".....not going to work tonight (on permo n/s now), so probably won't see another ghost like the one i saw this morning about 02.00ish. walking up the corridor toward the lounge, i saw a figure pass..."You saw the Pooka, Tech.
Serial wrote: "Worse kind of shitey drizzle today."You're obsessed with that pup's bowels.
Brass Neck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Worse kind of shitey drizzle today."You're obsessed with that pup's bowels."
There was a loose few days here and there, but I can happily inform you that now, a decent degree of firmness has returned.
That statement can also be used for aging men, in the north of England.
Fishing for Trampolines, caught 3 so far. Available soon on Gumtree.
Ha ha! I assume it' been on the windy side there, Tim! We've been quite lucky today. Snowed this morning but didn't lie as the ground was so wet.
Collette wrote: "Ha ha! I assume it' been on the windy side there, Tim! We've been quite lucky today. Snowed this morning but didn't lie as the ground was so wet."Yep, windy as windy can be.
Blizzarding snow, sleet and hail too.
Sadly none settling, I love snow :)
Ditto re the snow...as long as I'm not out in it. Got my new Shein cosy pjs on today so I think it'll be a bottle of white wine tonight just to be on the safe side. And possibly The Night Eats The World on dvd.
Choosing a new corded vacuum cleaner. My 6 month old AEG cordless one can't cope with Snowdrop's hair. Do I go for a Vax one or a Shark? Decisions decisions...
Collette wrote: "Choosing a new corded vacuum cleaner. My 6 month old AEG cordless one can't cope with Snowdrop's hair. Do I go for a Vax one or a Shark? Decisions decisions..."Don't know anything about Shark cleaners but I rarely use our Vax as I find it very heavy. Fortunately, with no pets, the cordless is fine.
I'm going for the Shark one, Isabella. Asda are selling it in our local store for £150, and it' getting great write-ups. Fingers crossed it does the job.
I finally bought a Henry last month. They're very bulky, of course, but it's the first vacuum cleaner I've had for years that actually works. I haven't had Sharks but I've had Vaxes and Hoovers and others, none of which have been any use.
D got me my Shark this morning and apart from bing a bit on the heavy side (it makes my AEG look like a toy hoover) it seems to be really good. A white cat on a black carpet is a bit of a recipe for disaster, but it's lifted the hairs totally and the lights on it are really handy whereas on some hoovers they're totally useless.
Sharks are very effective, Collette, but apparently they are designed to stop working 10 minutes after the guarantee runs out!
Collette wrote: "D got me my Shark this morning and apart from bing a bit on the heavy side (it makes my AEG look like a toy hoover) it seems to be really good. A white cat on a black carpet is a bit of a recipe fo..."A house or two ago we had both a ginger cat and a black and white one with a black carpet and ALL the hairs showed up beautifully against the black 🙄
Now we have easy clean wooden floors, no cats. Never get it quite in the right order ...
Tech XXIII wrote: "Sharks are very effective, Collette, but apparently they are designed to stop working 10 minutes after the guarantee runs out!"Mine won't last that long, Tech. Vacuum cleaners and I don't get on very well. I go through them kinda fast. Actually D and I and most things electrical don't get on very well. Next thing to get replaced will be our tv. And it's only 16 bloody months old. It has this habit of freezing and you have to unplug it because it won't turn over or turn off. Drives D totally up the wall. I'll miss the ambilight though. 😃
Isabella wrote: "Collette wrote: "D got me my Shark this morning and apart from bing a bit on the heavy side (it makes my AEG look like a toy hoover) it seems to be really good. A white cat on a black carpet is a b..."It's lik a losing battle, isn't it Isabella? When we had we Ebony her black hair went all over the bedding. Even today after I'd hoovered, there's Snowdrop playing around making the carpet all hairy again. On saying that, I wouldn't change her for the world. ☹️
So far today I've did my housework, had a nice long shower and played about with my new Roku television. Tonight I'm gonna relax with a nice bottle of red and watch Silent Rage.
Feeding Calves again, on a neighbours dairy farm.Started on Feb 7th, still a while to go yet.
105 born, around 150 to Calf this year.
Went today to Sligo, get some fresh ocean air and trying to ignore what's going on around for while. Gorgeous weather at last, no wind, plenty of sunshine, good day. Tomorrow will be time for first outdoors barbecue.Collette, I also got new tv, my first flatscreen, LG Oled, so huge quantum leap for my eyes. Just to get around remote took a few days. And thankfully got connected and working my old analog Yamaha receiver with surround sound.
Enjoy your new tv, Post (and your barbecue tomorrow). We had a 16 month old Phillips Ambilight tv, but for the past couple of months it's been playing up big time. Lost and couldn't get back a couple of the channels (including Horror), my sound bar wasn't working properly with it, and the picture was freezing almost once a day and needing unplugged. Got a 50" Roku tv from Currys for £299. Arrived yesterday and it's bloody brilliant. Missing channels are back, soundbar's working properly again, and it has free movie apps etc that you choose on the Roku site and they go straight onto the tv. So easy to set up as well.
...travelling into the city centre for a matinee performance of "An American In Paris" which has had 5 star reviews in every media outlet. Apparently the two leads are from the Broadway production, but now I've joined the old dears who find matinees cheaper, plus home for tea, we will probably get the understudies. Fingers crossed!
....shoring up the garden to prevent puppy escape - Dee Dee soon come (Saturday) - pic on profile.
Tech XXIII wrote: "....shoring up the garden to prevent puppy escape - Dee Dee soon come (Saturday) - pic on profile."Great stuff, you'll be busy.
Happy to say the house training days seem to be over with our pup.
Hi Val how did you find American in Paris? Hope you got the leads as they were incredible. We went to the opening night here and were left in awe that not only can they dance and act but sing as well
Tim wrote: "Hi Val how did you find American in Paris? Hope you got the leads as they were incredible. We went to the opening night here and were left in awe that not only can they dance and act but sing as well"I was a little bit disappointed - possibly because my expectations were so high after reading the reviews, but mostly because the Wednesday matinee crowd is so old and sedate (who, moi???). We had booked back in November and were in Row R in the Stalls, so quite good seats (though not the high price ones). But the crowd numbers weren't great and we were encouraged by staff to move forwards to Row K. I thought the costumes were perfect, as was the singing and dancing. We did get the "A" cast and I loved the three male leads (all great singers). I found the lighting a bit subdued - presumably to reflect post-Occupation Paris. All the Gershwin tunes were fab and I thought the orchestra was in top form. But the audience! - so sedate and polite! Contrast to the previous week when we were at the opening night of Victorian Opera's Happy End (Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht) at the Playhouse. A full house of very young, stylish hipsters who were there to enjoy themselves (and still choosing to wear masks) - they had a ball and really added to the atmosphere of a good stage show. A terrific night. Whereas Wednesday's crowd was rather flat. I have two more Wednesday matinees coming up - "Girl From The North Country" (Bob Dylan; cast of Lisa McCune, Peter Kowitz, Grant Piro, Helen Dallimore, Peter Carroll) and "Cinderella" (Rodgers & Hammerstein - cast includes Ainsley Melham, Tina Bursill, Todd McKenney, Silvie Paladino). Hopefully there's more oomph to be had on our side of the footlights.
Hurrah, just ordered a Polytunnel, 40 ft by 15 1/2 ft. Happy days.
Always wanted one, as we have a huge outdoor veg garden but can't obviously grow Tomatoes, cucumbers etc etc...
Serial wrote: "Hurrah, just ordered a Polytunnel, 40 ft by 15 1/2 ft. Happy days.
Always wanted one, as we have a huge outdoor veg garden but can't obviously grow Tomatoes, cucumbers etc etc..."
Brilliant, great to grow your own. I've got strawberries and herbs and am starting some asparagus peas indoors. They were our daughter's favourite and they look as good as they taste.
Don't have anywhere to put a polytunnel, not enough flat ground but I'm hoping to get a small greenhouse for the balcony and a shed for tools and potting soon.
Spent a good part of today trying to work out the pressie I have wrapped up for D for our next anniversary (the joys of buying too much in advance). Tonight Miss Snowdrop's mostly been sat at the window spying on the neighbours, while I'm sat with a bottle of Chardonnay watching The Crooked Man.
Have 3 rows of spuds planted (30 seed potatoes (Queens)) and just put in a small row of beetroot - i will stagger the planting fortnightly. First time for beetroot - soil too stony for straight carrots etc. In fact had to riddle quite a bit of soil for beetroot bed. Having trouble keeping puppy from eating pony manure i dug in with spuds. now the task of weeding - aaargh
Huck wrote: "Have 3 rows of spuds planted (30 seed potatoes (Queens)) and just put in a small row of beetroot - i will stagger the planting fortnightly. First time for beetroot - soil too stony for straight car..."Sounds good, Huck. Not sure where you are but Queens are very popular in Ireland, as the Irish love floury spuds.
Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Have 3 rows of spuds planted (30 seed potatoes (Queens)) and just put in a small row of beetroot - i will stagger the planting fortnightly. First time for beetroot - soil too stony for..."Yes the ultimate floury spud Serial, you have to be careful when cooking (steaming) or they fall apart. As per normal over here in County Down we have a choice of variety - "British Queens" or "Dublin Queens" although they look and taste suspiciously similar :-)
.. complaining about how manufacturers rather sneakily reduce the size of their products instead of putting up the price - do they think we are stupid (rhetorical). Noticed a while back, Green & Black chocolate bars shrank from 100g to 90g - so that's about a 10% price rise by weight. Now my favourite crisps - from 150g to 125g. When they increase volume they announce "NEW SIZE" but they aren't so quick when it's the other way round. Guess i will just have to choose healthier options.
Huck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Have 3 rows of spuds planted (30 seed potatoes (Queens)) and just put in a small row of beetroot - i will stagger the planting fortnightly. First time for beetroot - soi..."'Balls of flour' my Irish friends say to me, when complimenting Spuds!
I only grow Blight resistant varieties the last 2 years, the blight ruined too many crops for me.
I'm a bit late with my garden this year, as the new Puppy has meant fencing the veg garden, which I've only just finished.
Just bought a 40ft long Polytunnel too, yet to get put up though,
Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Have 3 rows of spuds planted (30 seed potatoes (Queens)) and just put in a small row of beetroot - i will stagger the planting fortnightly. First time for b..."i wondered why they called you "floury balls" ! planted Rooster variety last year and they seem very resistant - a good all rounder. Are you proposing to lock the puppy in a polytunnel ?
Huck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Have 3 rows of spuds planted (30 seed potatoes (Queens)) and just put in a small row of beetroot - i will stagger the planting fortnightly. F..."Feck that! I'm planning on moving into the Polytunnel and leaving the puppy in the house with the family. :0
Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Have 3 rows of spuds planted (30 seed potatoes (Queens)) and just put in a small row of beetroot - i will stagger the planting f..."i know where you are coming from - the "it's me or the dog" syndrome. Ours is chewing up sock, shoes etc and i suspect would make short work of a polytunnel too :-) What sort of frame has the polytunnel got - sounds like it's quite big and susceptible to strong winds (as we all are at my age) ?
Looking forward to tonight's bottle of wine now that my housework's about done for the day.
Collette wrote: "Looking forward to tonight's bottle of wine now that my housework's about done for the day."Shake and vac? :0
Huck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Huck wrote: "Have 3 rows of spuds planted (30 seed potatoes (Queens)) and just put in a small row of beetroot - i will stagger..."Curved hooped frame, should be fine in the gales. Has bracing bars too, crops bars, and I'll trench the plastic.
That's a no-no. Snowdrop would think she was to eat it. 😊
Serial wrote: "Curved hooped frame, should be fine in the gales. Has bracing bars too, crops bars, and I'll trench the plastic."Frame made from what material(s) ? I regret selling a aluminium framed greenhouse that we inherited - in great nick but missing a couple of glass panes. Think i got £30 for it. That said the foundation blocks made a perfect base for my garden shed
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