General Chat

well hopefully the birds will eat all the slugs and that will be one problem less Stan.
miserable weather here again today, makes me feel lethargic.

Morning all cloudy and damp here too, some sunny spells

morning wet again here

hello folks,been miserable and showers here today :-(

Morning all~~~

Quite pleasant weather wise here so far.

The workmen are somewhere around cos their car is parked on the hill ( unlocked as usual) don't know where their trailer is.
We couldn't have blocked them in Maz cos our cars are gone by 8 and they don't arrive til about 8.15...Good idea tho. :-)

Sandie.x

morning
Sandie i would have blocked them in lol ,
Stan i will remember thta one .

ha ha Sandie, you did right.xxx

Hi~~~

Hope all are coping well enough :)

The workmen who did our drive were great.. they have tarmacked a drive opposite today , they have a trailer which they keep a lot of their equipment on, which was parked around the back of our house when they were doing our drive safe of prying eyes, and on neighbours drive before they did the tarmac.
But they had to move it once the tarmac was down, and their boss asked if they could put it on our newly paved area !!...( which was put down to accommodate our cars)... said the hitch on the front was broken and it could get stolen if left on the road.
Hubby said tough ! 'As a boss if the equipment is faulty you should sort it out for the workmen'.... We paid a lot to have it paved and not having anything on it other was intended.
The workmen were great about it. In fact the one was embarrassed to even ask. He suggested I tell their boss what a check it was to ask.
Their van is now parked in the street below, and being nosey I'm going for my walk in a bit and see where they've parked their trailer.
Today's groan over :)

Sandie.x

afternoon all breezy here but dry at last

Morning all~~~

Hoping all went well for you yesterday Paula.

Sandie.x

morning
Paula my thoughts and prayers go with you .Hope also that it will be ok

I missed church this morning too ,had another bad night,am very stressed and anxious about tomorrow morning as I have to go to Sunderland hosp for a mammogram .Not that the procedure bothers me in the slightest,it is the getting there,what with the agoraphobia/anxiety problem.They cancelled the appointment I had for the 6th as the machine had broken down.Hope I can remain calm tomorrow.I would appreciate your prayers please.xxx

morng all late today i am tired achey so have beeen lazy getting up late i am hoping i can get the washing dry .i have missed church though
sandie you will be glad all the mess is gone now my job still needs some finishing touches but is mainly done

Evening all ~~~

Both our neighbours are away on hols so we are are holiday watch . I' ve just noticed that the sand they used on our drive has blown over onto next doors drive, but they said it would shine it up anyway. They left us 2 bags to use for future use, it's very fine , not builder's sand .

Hope you got that cuppa I sent you Stan !

Now the workmen have gone I'm not making another cuppa for years !

Sandie.x

evening folks Stan I love being up early it gives me a full day to enjoy

Afternoon all~~~~

Workmen have finished all our paving.
They have done a lovely job, but I miss my flowers at the front.
The cars will be safe off the road tho , the drive is long enough to accommodate the cars , but all in a line , pain then changing them around.
Have to go looking for planters/ troughs now so they can be put on the front, the ones we have always went on the back patio, though we have a flower bed there, just below the patio.

Sorry Paula , I just read back to your post of 12 .6.11 and I haven't answered your questions.
We live in South Wales ,in Gwent , nowhere near Snowdonia, BIL lives on Anglesey much nearer, but I don't think he or his partner (he's divorced) would want a dog, they both work.. BIL only part time now and his partner works away a lot. She has a Masters in Geology and often works on the North Sea Rigs !!!!! Must be earning a fair bit .Good for her:)
I'd love another dog but hubby's not keen , our last one was a rescue dog and lived til he was about 18 , he was a lab cross.
We had him for Dad , but when Dad couldn't walk him his normal 3 times a day, we had him with us.
The front garden was mostly perennials / shrubs, which we also have in the rear garden, we gave most away to neighbours and the workmen :)
The only one thing we weren't able to save was a Siberian Pea Tree.
Too old, big and established to transplant.

It looks a bit clinical at the mo, but there is more than enough room for the cars and potted plants.
When the 'children' flee the nest we will probably put up a small wall across part of it then.

Sandie.x

morning folks

well you might be Stan cos Brian hasn't been on for ages.I think he may have let his membership lapse.

oooer it wasn't me honest. pegged washing out for second time, heres hoping......

morning ladies and stan