What are you all up to
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They are indeed Victorian😁Bevelled edge tiles come in all colours nowadays, and can look fabulous in the right setting. Too small for a full wall though, AFAIAC.
K, I would seriously consider panels for inside shower......... some fabulous designs....make light work of shower cleaning.
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😂someone is using up old stamps brue👏👏👏
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That does worry me a bit, though I think the public toilet ones are rather smaller!
DD has smaller brick style ones in her utility room, but they are a bright blue, when DIL heard she was planning on the brick pattern she too mentioned public toilets!! Perhaps we need something other than white if we go with the brick style.
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My talents for bathroom photos are limited but this is what we did in a former toilet and wash basin set up. We added a shower in what was quite a small place, all from Wickes last year. Grey and white marbling on the tiles. We copied their room set and put the tiles vertically instead of horizontally.
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We have looked at the wet wall panelsTTDA, some friends have them in their shower, white with sparkles. Elsewhere they have kept the existing 150x150 plain white tiles, and quite a bit of wallpaper.
We are finding it difficult to imagine how it would look with the rest of the room all tiled.
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Plagued by scam calls today, a couple of different type Amazon ones and a British Gas one. Trouble with the Amazon ones is that even after blocking future calls from them the unhygienic algae (dirty scum to you and me) operate numerous different numbers.
Had an interesting shop last night. Decided to try a different time to do a food shop so called into Tesco at 7.30 pm. There were more people queueing up outside McDonalds drive through than in the supermarket, so we'll give it another go next week. Mind you the weather was foul last night so that may have played a part.
I normally get some orthotics cast by the Orthopaedic unit at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt hospital in Gobowen, near Oswestry, every 4 or 5 years. I keep a cast at home to help speed things up. When I rang today they told me Wrexham have taken back responsibility for Welsh residents. Wrexham want Gobowen to "refer" me but Gobowen said they cannot as I was referred originally by Wrexham so I am not technically under their control! Can't ring our GP up but have to write to outsourced health company who will decide if it warrants my GPs attention. Couldn't make it up!
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These are one of the tiles we are considering......
DD has the "Steam" colour in the new bathroom. The colour she has in the other bathroom has been discontinued.
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These are the bigger tiles........
https://www.crowntiles.co.uk/flat-matt-white-ceramic-wall-tiles.html
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Nice tiles. I like the Mocha and Latte colour. That bottom photo of the sideboard is interesting, the first thing I thought of when I saw the colour combinations is that you could “ombré” effect them, and there it is, done👍
WN, I have regular orthotic supports from our local hospital. Usually average a new set every 18 months. Like walking with a tennis ball under my foot first time I used them, but I struggle without them now. My days of high heels are long gone☹️ Reminds me, I must enquire in New Year.
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20000 steps quite a lot about 10 miles?
David, it works out for me at nearly 9 mils, if my counter is to be believed. My aim is to do the 20000, and would be disappointed if I didn't do more than 8 mls. So far since mid June I'm averaging 9.12 mils. Doubt that I'll be able to keep that rate up over the next couple of months though.
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WN, I have regular orthotic supports from our local hospital. Usually average a new set every 18 months. Like walking with a tennis ball under my foot first time I used them, but I struggle without them now. My days of high heels are long gone☹️
I was lucky insofar as they gave me 2 sets last time. Only time I can get away without wearing them is when I'm wearing walking boots or walking shoes but have to wear thick walking socks. Apparently it's the tendons between the toes that is the problem so high heels are out for me as well.😁
Good job we decided not to dilute the DNA stock of the populace.😂
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WN. I had to wear orthotic supports as a child, all my toddler photos have me in lace up shoes...even with a swim suit on...I ask you. They were called "inner raised shoes" at the time and Startrite made them specially for that purpose. However it did the trick and sometimes I buy the supports available on line, I just trim them to fit and if I can get them into shoes it feels quite good.
Kj looks like you know what you want for your tiling. We have used the narrow brick like tiles in the kitchen area of a converted store..They look very nice but we've only covered a small area! OH much prefers putting up big tiles!
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Ye Gods, WN, its a good many years since I had to take visitors into Gobowen Hospital. As I seem to recall patients from Crewe area were usually in Wrexham Ward, probably vice versa but too many years ago to be certain now, but it was in the 'good old days' when they were still in the old openable 'T.B. Style' wards. But if the patient was halfway awake visitors were expected to push them, beds and all, off to the coffee shop they had specially emptied just for visitors ~~ grand fun on a cold wet day !! One thing I do remember was that in the Adult Male ward there was a single cot with a youngster in it. Apparently, like certain young animals, he had attached himself to the ward sister, so every ward she was on, there he was in the central aisle. Other patients always knew when she had gone awol for a while ~~ his squealing was unforgettable, but I'm sure she took it as part of the job with no extra pay or perks.
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OH was looking at your bathroom pictures TTDA and brue, and says you both obviously have good design skills!
brue.......we don't really know what we want, that is the problem, white just seemed easiest! Goes with anything.
We like matt, our current bathrooms and kitchens are all matt, though we have gloss white in the utility room. And OH said we should go fairly big so less grout. So we are favouring the 250x400 tiles at present.
She also said I got the size of the present tiles wrong, had to go and check, they are in fact 300x150, fixed vertically. Come to think of it, all the tiles other than the plain white in the utility room are that sort of shape, with kitchen ones fitted horizontally and bathroom ones vertically.
We also need to consider what will look right with the light wood of the existing cabinet doors and drawer fronts as they are too good to scrap, and the mahogany bathroom door. The new countertop will be a fairly dark one as it will be Iroko, to contrast with the light wood of the doors.
The floor will also be quite dark, so white tiles will brighten the place up.
I will not be doing all the tiling myself as we will be having the guys that did DD's renovations in to do most of the work. They will fit the shower and the toilet, and tile from the LH side of the window, clockwise, behind the toilet, all the short wall where the shower will be, and continue along the long wall where the door is, to the corner.
Then I will refit the mirror and all the cabinets from there and round to the window, make a new countertop, fit the new basin, and finish the tiling at that end. There will be quite a bit of cutting below/above the cabinets, and if the shaver socket ends up in the middle of a big tile, I will not exactly be happy, but mainly I want to avoid having thin bits of tiles below the cabinets as these silly thin bits break easily.
I did all the existing tiling in the house, 32 years back, also quite a bit in our previous house, and more recently, some for DD, and a few other places, and now have an electric tile saw, so that will help.
There will be 2 other electric plates to cut round, the outlets for the heated towel rail and the wall mounted fan heater, but they are on the walls that the tiler will be doing.
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It does indeed ABM, quite a touching tale of kindness.
We managed to have a decent day yesterday, with a "small" breakfast at a Garden Centre near Briport (virtually outside in the cold in a chilly conservatory!) Then onto an art exhibition which we had to ourselves..even the dog was allowed in as the artist's granddaughter was looking after things and her dog was there too so invited ours in for a play...you don't get that at the Tate! 😊
KJ I hope you make a suitable choice, we also have a white tiled bathroom but I'm not putting on any more photos of bathroom interiors!!
Here's the poster for the art show instead...
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Loving the poster Brue.. 👍👍
When we are that way, we like beach cafe at Hive/ Burton Bradstock, although I don't know if it's open at present, because of the current restrictions. Another place we like in the area is YC's cafe in Dorchester.
Just a couple to think about if you're in either vicinity....
David
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Yes the Hive cafe has kept going David, also their sister cafes in West Bay and West Bexington (to varying degrees) I think Hive is the nicest and it's well used by locals during the winter.
We were at Groves Garden centre yesterday which is just off the entrance to the West Bay road, it has a lovely new restaurant building and outside seating area which does good food too. We also ended up with more plants and dog toys!!
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We had an email from our friends who run the campsite at Obterre Nr, Loches and to say he has tiling to do 125 square metres in their new toilet block that sounds like a lot of tiling to me but does include floor tiles, at present he is not able to to do due to a serious problem so no kneeling allowed been like this for 3 weeks and on antibiotics, he did rugby many years ago in Wales so that will not help.
We have a large bathroom here as the previous owner decided to change what was going to be a second bedroom and out kitchen was going to be a bathroom he did build the property himself so changes things as he went along, we have not tiles on the walls in the bathroom only the floor as the wall are plastic tongue and groove panels so hence a complete shower unit rather than a built in one which we changed last year for a larger rectangular unit which is great, got rid of the bidet and we have no bath plenty of cupboard storage and a drawer unit for the basin difficult to find pedestal basin units here, the bathroom is very pale blue with a white ceiling so fairly light in there but we have installed two insert ceiling lights and have changed the central light, all our lights are fitted with led bulbs, also have put two insert led lights in the kitchen recently and that is much better as our windows are quite small to what we had in Somerset.
Good luck with your choice of tiles Kj, we did put some new tiles in the kitchen they were larger ones and make such a difference.
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Goodness brue whatever would your elderly neighbours do without your help? I feel so sorry for the old and infirm in your village with no bus service and now no prescription delivery service. I would love to have heard your phone call to your neighbours' relative! I am glad you had a successful day yesterday. I love the poster. I love that area as well.
I hope you manage to sort out some tiles to your satisfaction KjNn. I don't envy you the decision. Too many choices.
OH has an appointment for his covid jab this afternoon at our local hospital. It took some perseverance as the line was permanently busy. Mind you each phone call is taking about 10 - 15 minutes as they asked him lots of questions about his health and also whether he needed assistance with transport (no) or assistance to get to the clinic one in the hospital (no). I shall take him and if the car park is busy I will drop him off and pick him up later or if not busy I will park and see if I can go in with him. I will let you know how he gets on.
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Well that's good news for your OH Millie, hope it all goes to plan!
My neighbour's relatives get texts....so it's all in writing and can't easily be ignored later! OH is making his third trip to the pharmacy this week on their behalf...
Just made some squash and red pepper soup, we grew some nice squashes this year and that's the last small one, very tasty just split in half and roasted. Ordering seed packets for next year but can use the seeds from the squashes which saves "a packet!" 🌞
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RK, really nice campsite, the one at Obterre and nice people too. Handy for La Brenne. We used to stay inside the Park area but the site changed hands and lost its old style appeal.
ABM, you probably wouldn't recognise the hospital at Gobowen now. Do you remember the Nissen style hits that constituted the Nurses quarters? Now a car park. When I first started going I was seen in a portacabin but they were obviously doing major improvements. Great Orthopaedic Hospital but unfortunately for me it's in England.
A cold biting wind from the east today. Card delivery day for a couple of housebound OAPs, made worse by one of them not putting surnames or addresses on some of the envelopes, just first names. It's quite a big village so we don't know everyone and whilst we do this every year you tend to forget which exact house "Sheila" lives in.
Gearing up for another clear out. I feel we are due a lockdown after the festive season so want to get to the tip before Christmas.
Brue, agree with David about the poster. Mrs WN missing several exhibitions this year.
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Just waiting for the 2 Dundee cakes to come out of the oven, before a trip to buy fresh veg.
Fed up with filthy mucky dog walks. The fleece jacket, made in Devon has been a godsend, as the folk who recommended said it would be, just muddy paws for her, but my waterproof trousers need a wash along with her jacket. I'm a mucky Walker, my jacket needs to go in often too as Dora likes to jump up, I'm working on it 😯 and if she doesn't others do try and them coming close means she needs to ensure mum doesn't take a better fancy to them 😱
So many folk seem to be so very busy.......... I still believe I should be a hibernating-being. Cards done and posted, local ones to deliver, a bit early yet. Most gifts wrapped and all bought so less to worry about, not that we do many. Mince pies to make. Had delivery from Tesco yesterday but forgot butter so I'll get that while I'm out.
OH was to have teleconsultaion with GP heart nurse at 11am today. Timed dog walk accordingly so we could do the usual joint conversation as he gets a bit muddled. Had asked for it to be on the house phone so we could have a receiver each. Just walking back to the car, my mobile rings, its the heart nurse. Its 1020. She claims the appointment time, I know it wasn't as receptionist rather short tempered when I made it
. Naturally there was no text confirmation sent! Anyways, we have a conversation before she phones OH. All acceptable but she didn't ask how he feels, his weight etc so how they can really monitor over the phone who knows.......Good news on your OH Covid jab milliehull hope it goes well.
Stay safe folks
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We didn’t do our tiles in bathroom. (Floor is tiled as well) we left our builders with keys (husband of my then Boss) and went on holiday while they got on with gutting the whole room. It’s was completely stripped, re plastered one wall, they did coving and artex design on ceiling, new light fittings, tiled all blank walls, put in all fittings, tiled floor and we came home to a new bathroom. All I did was wallpaper top.
Our revamp was quite easy, OH put up some new lights, I re wallpapered, re stained woodwork, and painted bath gold!😁 Tiles were like new. However, plumbers can put in new shower......😂
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Covid jab all done and dusted. The parking wasn't a problem - loads of spaces - so I went in as well. HUGE queue!! Lots of volunteers making sure we kept our distance but let's face it we were with people who probably hadn't been out of their houses for months. It made me feel quite emotional. There are all these 'snowflakes' on the internet and news saying that they don't trust it and won't have it and there were were all these elderly and infirm people, some with walking frames and some in wheelchairs, who had made a huge effort to get there. What a stoical generation.
TDA going back a few conversations you mentioned 'ashes' when digging and it reminded me of when we scattered FIL's ashes some years ago. He had wanted them to be scattered on the green at Reeth but of course we couldn't do that so took them up the dale to where they used to have a cottage many years ago and scattered them there. It was quite windy so quite a few seemed to go on down to Reeth which was good. The wind suddenly changed direction though and blew quite a lot over us
. I put our fleeces in to wash when we got home and when I cleaned the filter out lo and behold what did I find! He obviously wasn't in any hurry to leave us.
Baker's 2 you sound as though you are getting well prepared for Christmas. Telephone consultations are a bit of a nightmare. They are never on time - either too early or very late and like you say I can't begin to think what they can really find out during a quick phone conversation.
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