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Quite a full day today.
MiL has been desperate to get out and get some plants in so that she's got something to do in the garden, plus she hasn't been out of the village in 8 weeks, so we ventured to the local garden centre as we also wanted some extra bark. She did say she felt very guilty going out. We were prepared not to venture inside if too many people there but when we arrived just after 9.30 there were only about 6 other cars in the car park so we donned masks and gloves and bought what we wanted without any problems. The staff did say that first day opening on Monday was worse than Christmas. People turned away and huge queues.
Back home for planting and a walk around to see an elderly friend who had fallen at the weekend to see if she wanted anything.
We waited in for a Tesco delivery which was early so all cleaned and put away.
Dinner has been cooked and just needs 15 minutes or so to heat up.
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Just back from making our delivery, Callum was excited to see us, and was allowed to come to the side door for a short chat while we stood in the middle of the driveway.
Having taken some tools with me, I was admitted to the back garden and managed to remove the stuck bolt from the broken bit of their terrace glass balustrade, thus getting rid of the last bits of broken glass and making it safe. Will be a while yet before a new bit of glass can be obtained.
On the way down we had called in at Lidl as we needed some drinks, and OH also came out with 4 bags of strong white bread flour and 2 hydrangeas. We gave 2 bags of bread flour to DD, plus a bag of self raising, and have been promised some cupcakes soon. Lidl had plenty of white bread flour on the shelves, first we have seen in any of the shops here.
DD also decided she liked the hydrangeas, she has a few gaps in her borders........maybe we can find something else to plant in that gap in our front garden!
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Bakers - your puppy looks gorgeous. 🤗🐶 when will she arrive to turn your lives upside down? 😊
Our family of great tits fledged this morning. We’ve been taking bets since last weekend as to which day it would be......then at 05:40 this morning it happened. We had set the wildlife camera up to catch it happening but I think they were too quick and small for the camera to film.
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Quite frosty on our first walk today ,just us no one else out,
Got our credit card statement this morning noticed B&Q had charged us twice for a click and collect last month ,so trip to local branch all sorted now
,no queue and no tomato plants either
Then to Aldi but did not stop as queue round their car park
Off into town centre to Iceland got most things wanted from Aldi except frozen fruit but Sainsbury had some no queue at either store and very few customers
the second and third walks with Rosa have been on the lead in several places as groups of "families" having "meetings?"
noticed much more traffic as we have to cross one road on our normal "beat" and have had to wait for gap in traffic ,first time for weeks
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The puppies look gorgeous, B2, and I'm sure that she will soon have you trained up to her satisfaction.
More fine weather here, but I do wish that the chilly wind would disappear. Lots of walking yesterday, with my usual mile before breakfast, then a 4 ml circular walk taking in one of the local woodlands with OH before lunch. In the afternoon Fltye and I did about 6 mils on a new route for us. Today was a bit more relaxing with a walk out to the coast at Dunnerholm, and a run on the sands for Flyte. Saw no one except a couple of pairs on the golf course on our way out and only a few couples out on the sands on our way back, where there was acres of space for social distancing.
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Hi David, sorry I tried to reply to your post yesterday evening but the site was down for maintenance.
The answer to you question is, the battery just started loosing distance compared to my one. The new one came from China and was still working well when we sold the bikes on.
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We've been busy today moving two and half tons of top soil.
One of our neighbours got it for us (he has contacts) brought it in his dumper trailer. OH then wheel barrow'd it through to the back garden and we tipped it into the raised bed, I then spread it out while OH went for another barrow full. Hard work and we both ache but its looking good. Spare soil then spread around the garden on the other beds. I've still got 2 dustbins and a wheel barrow full, will leave it for awhile as it might settle and need topping up, if not I'll use it to top dress the grass.
This weekend isn't looking great weather wise up here, so we should both get a rest.
I've received my material to make more masks but so far no elastic. Everything coming by Royal Mail is taking rather a long time. I posted some masks down to my niece (Dunfermline) last Monday she got them on Tuesday this week, 8 days to travel less than 30 miles. Courier's are pretty good, they must have set on more drivers as everything is arriving as normal.
Bakers, the puppies look lovely, I'm sure you will have a very busy but fun time over the next few months.
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Just refused delivery of my baked Cornish Pasties by post
Ordered Tuesday, dispatched Wednesday morning for next day delivery, nothing on Thursday, nothing on Friday, UPS turned up just now.Gone well over the 48 hour maximum period at ambient so the bakery in Looe are sending out another parcel on Monday, here's hoping
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Lovely warm, sunny morning here now the wind has dropped. We won't be going very far afield today but might get down to Bath tomorrow and do the NT Skyline walk (free parking on Sundays!
)We have new neighbours moving into the house across the road - the old lady who lived there died several years ago now and her son has been renting it out on rolling 6 month contracts since then. The last tenants were a very nice Japanese family with 2 young children who loved making a fuss of the dogs. They moved out at the end of February so it'll be nice to have someone there again.
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Thanks TG
I have now ordered a new one from China so fingers crossed. Did notice the the positive and negative are the other way round. I took the base off the old battery and it looks a simple job to swap the connections over.
David
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We currently have four empty properties within 100 metres of us. All big Victorian properties, one in fact is the Rectory for the big town church, another is a big six bedroom detached. Three of the four have been empty for over 18 months, the Rectory for about three years I think. Be good to get someone back into them. There are painters and decorators in one, and the Rectory is having a lot of work done. The gardens are getting very overgrown though, we have reported Rectory each Summer, as hedges and trees start to block the footpaths, thankfully things get sorted out. Other three are still going through protracted probates we think......
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Lovely sunny almost warm day, but set to get warmer over the next few days.
A magnificent past photograph of two mighty Riddles 9Fs climbing at full effort taking 500 tons of ore to Consett just east of Annfield in May 1965. In the present photograph on Thursday it was eerily quiet but if you listened hard enough I think you could still hear the roar of the 9Fs.
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Another day at home! But hopefully after the weekend rush to the coast we'll venture out somewhere away from the popular spots. We can hear the A303 is much busier (when the wind's in our direction, sometimes we don't hear it all.) Motorbikes out too and of course people back at work.
OH is installing some paling fencing, just a shortish run. After we lost a very long row of conifer hedging due to over zealous clipping by a neighbour who never actually lived in the next door house we have gradually been replanting and adding some fencing too. The last bit is being done now but the ground is so dry it's made it very hard to tackle. There are cracks and surface roots in our ground and no rain in sight. The badgers have been digging up everyone's lawns in the ever deeper search for food.
I'm not too bothered about jigsaws but decided to buy a couple due to the lockdown. The 1000 piece map of the United States of America has proved a bit of a challenge. So many familiar names but I'm clueless really about their whereabouts...I can tell you where Medicine Hat is because it's over the border but Canada has shrunk on this puzzle!
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Fully recovered now after my strange turn in ASDA Yesterday.
Nothing serious as far as can be seen but it is something I must keep my eye on !!
What was it I hear you asking
??Well there I was, doing a serious bit of shopping, and decided to buy a couple of books of Sudoku & Crosswords when it happened. When I eventually got to the checkout there was the proof :--- I had bought the July issue of Practical Motorhome and it had the Cover Headline " Prepare for the GREAT ESCAPE "
Got Home safely and had a quick coffee and a snooze and no other symptoms have appeared so far any way, but am taking plenty of fluids ( non alcoholic ) and snoozing regularly
.I'm wondering if such confusion is an otherwise unreported side effect of Coronabier Virus ??
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We are having a day off today both of us aching from yesterdays hard labour
Took a run over to the other side of the river from to Scone, OH's SIL lives there and is on her own. We took the dozen headbands that I made for her to give to her daughter, she works in the Erskine home in Edinburgh. I made her one a week ago and everyone wants one now
Funny old day today, sun and windy, was chilly but a bit warmer now. On the way back home we came through a really heavy shower, got to our village now sign of rain everything still bone dry.
Envious of all you folk in England and Wales, going to a garden centre being able to drive further and go out for a different walk/cycle, can't wait for Nicola to announce some changes next week.
Here's hoping we get something worthwhile, folk are not going to be patient for much longer, there are already lots of cars on the roads and more folk back at work. We've seen quite a few folk getting work done on their houses/gardens/drives etc.
I'm off to make more face masks as the elastic arrived this morning
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Took the MH for a run round today, 8 weeks since the wheels last turned. Solar panels had kept the battery topped up and it started first turn. Did a decent run with variable speeds, including some on the A1. I was very surprised at the lack of traffic. Once we moved away from the town and the supermarkets it was reasonably quiet. On the way back I called into Tesco to top up the tank, we didn't do it after our last trip before lockdown. I was pleased that I couldn't be bothered at the time. It only needed half a tank but cost £9.40 less than it would have done 8 weeks ago.😀 For those needing petrol it was sub £1.00 a litre.
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Yes, we want to get ours out and top up while fuel is a good price. We drove a couple of miles to do a nice walk today, after calling in at Mums to drop of some supplies. Had a nice half hour sat outside in sunshine, us on lawn, Mum on a chair in doorway. She is doing fine, enjoying her garden, and Sister’s company. Missing pooch though, she is very fond of him.
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we decided to go for a 20 mile drive and visit my mum yesterday, there are no public places suitable, so we all went our separate routes into her huge garden where we had a pleasant afternoon which really cheered my mum, who has been in her house on her own since this all started.
Finally finished the split charger install, proved it all working from EHU and engine charging, gives a little confidence that both batteries can now be charged from whatever source, now do II fit a second leisure battery?
During the test I checked everything else functions only to find one of the number plate lights and fog light failed to work. After some investigation found the earth wire had crumbled away with corrosion (serves me right for living on the coast!). I think the whole rear wiring harness is due for replacing but that can wait for now, I made up a short earth harness that joins the left lights to right lights and to earth.
I think that's everything I had found wrong, broken or needed improving over the last 12 months of ownership either replaced, fixed or installed. Just need to wait for the right time to get out and about, even if it is in winter.
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Another lovely day here so pottered in the garden this morning. After lunch decided to walk over and see my brother. Used some minor road, bridleways and footpaths, some of which we haven’t used before. Went passed some fishing lakes, looked to be quite a lot of folk fishing and even camping their.
Had a pleasant couple of hours drinking tea and chatting, whilst maintaining suitable distancing. Arrived home just gone 5pm after completing just over 10 miles
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We saw just 3 people on our 2 hour walk this morning. Seems we're seeing less people each day. Wonder where they're going?
Had an easy afternoon followed by an hour or so in the kitchen. Mac and Cauli cheese tonight. Yum with Cumberland bangers.
Spent a pleasant evening some of it on the phone catching up with friends. Just back in after watering the garden. Boy did it need it.
I might waterproof the brickwork on the western end of the mansion tomorrow. Then again I might not. Another day won't make much difference. One of the benefits of time at the moment.
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Spent the morning fitting a new motion sensor flood light for the back garden. Will have to wait now till it dark to find out if the settings are right. OH took Flyte for his morning walk and I did the afternoon one. Weather has been dull and still quite cool, but still no rain, and the garden could k d certainly do with some.
Good to hear that you mum is doing fine, Tda. We filled up with fuel when we got back from our last tour with the van, 8 weeks ago, but have done so few miles that the tank's still nearly full so no chance of us talking advantage of the price drop.
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MH hasn’t been filled up since January, we did that short stay in York, and decided to leave it for next time out to fill right up, so we could save a good bit filling it back up now. We filled Jeep up on way back from Dales on 14th March. It’s still three quarters full, and only proper trip we have done is to Sheffield and back a few weeks ago.
It’s been dry and warm here, cloudy later though. Able to sit outside at Mum’s, warm enough for her. She spent the whole half hour trying to get us to go in for a cuppa mind.....😂 virus......what virus? Normally, we would have been thinking about going away all together a bit later in year, but no plans at all likely yet.
All I have done today, after Mum visit and dog walking is butcher some plants in garden. Taken out all forget me nots, cut down all wild geraniums, and finished sorting our gravel area. Very, very dry here.
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Bakers2, those puppies look absolutely adorable. I expect you are besotted with yours and can't wait to get her home. I am sure you will have a lot of fun. Have you chosen a name for her yet? Looking forward to seeing more photos after you get her home.
Gosh you had me worried for a moment there ABM. I thought you had a fainting fit!
I am glad your Mum is coping TDA. So difficult for someone in her situation.
We had an exciting day yesterday. With the lifting of the restrictions on driving we decided to drive over to our daughter's as we wanted to drop some things off for them. They only live in a village about 4 miles away but quite an expedition at the moment! We dropped off the bag on their doorstep and then stood back and had a socially distanced chat in their front garden. So lovely to see them all. We then took my car to be filled up at the ridiculously low prices and then went to the pharmacy to collect our prescriptions suitably kitted out with our homemade masks and disposable gloves. There wasn't another soul there other than the pharmacist!
Son in N.Ireland rang today. Orca Whales were spotted in Strangford Lough yesterday and he sent us a video. The first sighting for over 40 years. Everyone was very excited. I suggested that they don't swim in the harbour at the moment! He also suggested that we all hire a cottage in Staithes next summer. He sent details of a suitable one that would accommodate all 6 of us and their dog and it looks lovely. They are going to book it for a week next July. I am so looking forward to it. We all love that area. It is so great to have something to look forward to in the future.
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He also suggested that we all hire a cottage in Staithes next summer.
Hi Millie. That sounds lovely. One of our favourite places. I know that you've holidayed in the area before but thought you might like a couple of photos to remind yourself of Staithes.
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Just enjoying a coffee after getting back in from a walk into town to deposit a cheque. Thought we'd go whilst it was quiet and it was. Might leave anything manual now until after lunch.
It's a bit dull but warm enough outside at the moment.
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Wet and miserable here today, first bad day in a long time, have had to turn the heating on for a bit.
Today is a very special day in Norway, 17th May is Constitution Day, the weather there looks pretty good, so everyone will be out celebrating. We have brought out our flag, but it is a bit wet to hang it from the balcony like we usually do. DD and family are celebrating by making waffles, we might make some later.
Otherwise we are doing more tidying. OH came downstairs yesterday to organise me as she reckoned I was not doing very well, so quite a bit of stuff is going to the paper recycling, and even more in the general rubbish. Amazing how much space there is in my cupboards once they are tidy! We can even see some carpet emerging once boxes are moved.
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Sorry for all you folks up North, but it’s gorgeous here again today. Today.......we shall just do what takes our fancy😁
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