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What a fine looking couple. All our best wishes for your anniversary, millie & OH.
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Looks like it's going to rain all day, parts of our village are flooded this morning, there's nowhere for the water to go except the exposed fibre optic cable channels, new housing has put pressure on the water table. Not long ago one of the deep retention ponds dug out to take excess water had water overflowing so not good for those living nearby. Looking forward to better weather next week?!
I got up early and put a beef stew in the slow cooker and that's it for the day, going to pretend it's a holiday weekend...
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Cracking day in Stubbers, early walk as PM we are having a family quiz using that new online game "outsmarted", will have 4 familys joining the quiz and we all hope to be up on Zoom at the same time so should be an interesting afternoon, had to do something, rugby rest weekend
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Glorious day here, makes a change for us not to have grey skies. All windows flung wide, shame we're having to keep conservatory door closed to stop Dora going in the back garden because of rat poison. We've rigged up benches and things over the traps but not letting her out, even for the loo, without a lead and supervision.
Feeling for those being affected by the floods, not a nice situation. As you say brue new developments don't help - not sure why mankind thinks he knows better than nature with planning etc.... Our new, about 2000, county record office was built on an island 😱🤣, we spent one closure moving important documents from low level and replacing with them less important ones, available in other places, items such as newspapers... it stood alone for years as the planned hotel, museum and things didn't materialise now it's all contrete and flats there was even talk of digging a canal along on side to connect river and canal, but I think they may have built close to the canal so not now possible I won't know until all is eventually revealed when the hoarding comes down.
Dora and I walked the local estate, it was wishful thinking that the mudfest may have improved, but good to be amongst real open spaces but it was busier than I'd expected - I wasn't as early as I intended but certainly plenty of folk about as we returned. Much debate among users and generally as council 'consulting' on charging for car parking, for some out of area dog walkers, not commercial ones, it'll be £5 a visit, one lady comes twice a day every day, it soon adds up! Our other 'open country' walk is along the canal path all grass and flood plains so far worse! Too busy to walk in the other direction 😱
Thought I'd garden when I got back, but phone reminded me I needed to collect my contact lenses, so exchanged muddy clothes for clean ones, walked to collect them. Returned and changed back into gardening clothes but decided might as well have lunch and play on here first. Right must go enjoy the garden and the weather.
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Flooding here to brue, the Tay and Isla have both gone in places.
Thankfully the new flood defence system in the city works.
Lots of local roads in Tayside have flooding, the river is at the bottom of our street and is very high, we are well out of its way as is the majority of the village. Its still raining.
Very lazy day so far I haven't done a thing.
Don't know what's been wrong with me the last few days, tired, headaches can't be bothered. Not like me at all, need some warm sun to shake me out of it.
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"Flooding here to brue, the Tay and Isla have both gone in places"
Ah!!! the might Tay, used the Invermill Farm caravan park on many occasion, used to love going up to the Hermitage when she was in full flow, who says we dont have magnificent scenery in the UK.
Used to be a great site with a river running alongside, but then they started to get a bit greedy and increased the number of pitches, but they were large pitches and well spaced out, loved it
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Tammygirl that doesn't sound like you at all. Could it be reaction to your jab, even if delayed? Sounds how I felt, still not got much energy.
Glad flood defences working hope the flooding subsides soon, mind you no idea where it can go everywhere is so wet.
Still glorious here although breeze picking up. I've dried towels outside. Plenty to do in the garden but mustn't stay in one place too long! The ground is still very soft and compacting well! Lovely to see crocus, hellebore, pulmonary flowering in the sun. The snowdrops I dug up from mum and dad's garden have appeared and look beautiful - not been successful.with them in this garden before! Their roses are shooting too so they've come through the winter. Forecast is dry for us this week 🤞😃 so hopefully I'll be able to work out here. The bulbs are pushing on up they're quite behind this year the viburnum is only just coming into flower. It's so uplifting to be able to enjoy the outdoors without numerous layers. Our Christmas box, can't remember proper name at mo is still smelling wonderful its really lasting this year. And the flame of the forest us budding up nicely.
Right onwards and upwards
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Got a bit wet this morning but didn't get out very far yesterday so needed the fresh air. Not really stopped all day but it's not heavy.
Mrs WN still has her frozen shoulder so a bout of ironing for me today.
Off soon to prep dinner.
Bakers is right Tammy, you don't seem to be your normal self, you know the one where Springer Spaniels envy your energy, since your jab.
Had an email from S.Power today, supposed to be yesterday. It's gibberish so will leave it until tomorrow as I haven't the inclination to try to understand it tonight. Doesn't look good at first sight though.
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Saturday is cleaning day in our household, joint effort, Margaret goes round with dusters and clothes and I follow along with the vacuum cleaner. Not so long ago we decided to buy a lighter weight rechargeable bagless cleaner. Our SEBO is 20 years old and although working perfectly well is heavy to get up and down the stairs. The only trouble with bagless cleaners is you immediately get to see what you have cleaned up, often in disbelief!!!
After lunch managed to spend an hour in the garden as I wanted to give my roses their final prune before the growing season. Also started to tackle the Pyracantha. This is a vicious plant, you have to be so careful!!! Can't do too much as we don't have green bin collections at the moment so once the bin is full it remains so until they recommence.
David
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Agree about pyracantha thorns, vicious. Much beloved of councils to keep anti socials out of certain areas. Excellent anti burglar properties👍 Makes a beautiful hedge though.
Pooch is mithering for his dinner here. 5pm is normal time, unfortunately, this Winter he hasn’t adjusted for BST, so he starts around 4.15pm. On the plus side, end of March, his body clock will be back to normal🤷♀️
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I braved the rain with the dog this afternoon, water pouring down the lane by us, what contrasts with the weather on here!
TG, we both felt out of sorts following the AZ jab, I had headaches etc, just starting to feel better, that's two weeks nearly. Hope you feel better soon.
WN what a shame about Scottish P, I'd read they were better value than the other big suppliers at the moment but not much comfort for you if they can't sort themselves out.
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Brue I agree about the contrasting weather. We in the east seem to have been extremely wet this year, not like us at all.
I'm hearing of more reactions to the AZ vaccine - interesting really. Or is it just that our immune systems would react to Pfizer too. I know I always get a reaction to jabs....
Wherenext I sincerely wish you luck with Scottish Power, it doesn't bode well if it isn't easy to read. Tricky blighters!
Cooling, well still 13c outside here, as the sun goes down. You forget the different muscles needed for gardening I'm off for a bath now. OH walked the dog, he seems even more engeryless than usual today despite the sunshine. Maybe a haircut would help?? No chance of a home cut 😱 even if we have clippers with same numbers 🤣
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Rufs, if that is the site you see from the A9 it appears to be all mobiles now. The Hermitage and Rumbling bridge are great places to visit at anytime but winter with 10 ft icicles or after melt with water thundering down has to be my favourite.
WN, brue, bakers, I was fine up to day 5 then it started, ignored it at first but then had to give in as my head was banging.
I've had a couple of good nights sleep now and head isn't as bad as it was. I dismissed it as the jab but it seems it can happen in the first 14 days. Still worth it though to have the jab.
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Windy overnight but calmer today.
No rain forecast thankfully, as river Tay is at the top of the flood defenses where my sister lives.
They got a call this morning from SEPA to warn them it may breech. Next few hours will be crucial. Such a worrying time for them and their neighbours.
Feeling more like myself today, still going to take it easy though. Bit of shopping and a walk. Garden needing attention but its far to wet to walk on so can wait a bit longer.
I've downloaded a 'white noise' app onto my tablet and phone. It gives all kinds of sounds, last night I went to sleep to the sound of crashing waves on a seashore. Took me back to our last trip to France.
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We were out walking the dog in the rain again this morning but it has started to clear up and it's getting a lot warmer.
I've just booked a walk around NT Montacute mid-week, it's supposed to be locals only and if we get there early it's quiet.
I made slow cooker food yesterday to last the whole weekend which takes the pressure off "what to cook" many friends are feeling the same about cooking at the moment, it seems a bit relentless without the occasional trip out.
Hope the Tay doesn't overflow TG, we were awash yesterday but if the rain holds off it will rapidly disperse.
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I enjoy cooking, but it is starting to feel a bit relentless at the moment. We do share it, and have Sis in our bubble who also does a dish for us all every now and then. It’s me on cook duty today, so going to do some easy homemade fish cakes, fresh veg, then either homemade savoury rice, or maybe potato wedges.🤔
I am starting to dream constantly though about a meal at one of our favourite pubs. It’s coming up for a year now since our last pub meet up with friends at one of our lovely local eateries.
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I know what you mean about the relentlessness of the cooking. I'm head chef here and have had to make a weekly menu to reduce number of shop visits. I dislike it as back in normal land we only looked a couple of days ahead and bought whatever looked nice and fresh when we popped in to the shop. We've had a couple of meals out in tge last year and do miss it as a treat.
I do home made beans with my fishcakes. Mind you it does include spicy chorizo, peppers and 5 different beans.
Lovely Spring like walk this morning.
Fingers crossed for flood defences to work.
Lunch soon. All this talk of food making me hungry.
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Sun has broken through now after a warm grey start. Really feels like we could be changing seasons 😀
Muddy dog walk, although it is drying out, so much water fell for so long onto Essex clay it'll take a while. Dog bath required her coat holds sooooo much mud, from that and a few rolls now the delights of fox poo can be located 😤
Still not feeling myself
so just taking it easy but feeling frustrated as the weather is just right for 'doing'. It'll have to wait though.Fingers crossed that flood defences aren't breached.
Brue you're lucky to have NT gardens to book locally- Essex seems as short of NT or similar attractions as it is campsites 🤣🤣
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New(to me) scam, it’s just arrived in my inbox , I pay online but not by DD. It had my email address but the BBC remind me by my chosen name-this doesn’t👍🏻
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Is the email address from a .be source, by any chance? Have had loads of these in the past but seem to have disappeared for the time being.
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Just had a bit of disturbing news. Our next door neighbour, who is a community nurse - and had her jab a month ago - has come down with Covid. Just serves to reinforce the point that the jab isn’t 100% effective and we still have to be careful - jab or not.
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It needs reinforcing, RandR, that the vaccine doesn't stop someone from catching the dratted thing but helps a lot of people from needing to be hospitalised and cuts down on death rates.
Quite a few of our villagers are under the impression that it's a magic bullet and that they are safe now. A lot were sceptical when I mentioned that you are still susceptible to catching Covid and frankly a couple told me I was talking tosh.
Hope she hasn't passed it on to any of her charges.
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Well, I'm in a right old mood.
Just spent the last 1 hour of my life getting all of my ducks in a row, so to speak, and replied to Scottish Power.
That's an hour I'll never get back.(Feeling a bit better as Mrs WN just delivered a coffee and a Brandy Cherry Chocolate to go with it. She know me so well).
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Oh! for a bit of wild swimming, daughters dog but seems to spend a lot of time at ours, lives in the water, but been a cracking day so who can blame her, she's a cockador
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Spent pretty much all day gardening. Pruned the clematis that needed doing plus pruned all my roses. Gave the grass a very light 'top-off' and prepared an area ready for a wild flower seed mix in a couple of weeks or so. Dry all day and just over 12º. Spring is certainly on its way.
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