What are you all up to
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Good news that, WN.
Looks as if we'll be able to get away without having to cancel more than 2 CLs, provided of course that OH can get a hair appointment soon after they open.
Bit of a mixed day for us. I had a visit to the dentist this morning, which resulted, after a check up, having 2 fillings done and coming away with a further appointment to get 3 more filled, towards the end of March. Called in at the recycling centre in the way home but it was closed for an hour. Returned just after noon and still had a 30 min wait, in a queue, before getting rid of my rubbish. Then it was back to the dentist for OH's appointment, and she came away with a number more, all to be done before the end of March thankfully. After that it was over to the shore for a walk with Flyte, which made a change from our usual walks.
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Wow, Nellie!
I never realised you had so many teeth in your head and now all of them need fixing.
Good luck. Try to be nice to the one with the needle.Good luck for the lady of the house. MiL has a hair appointment for 16th. March, a tentative date suggested by First Minister the other day. Mrs WN given instructions to fix one for her. OH not got one yet!
Quite good news about 12th.April for you.
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Terrible weather here today....very wet and very windy.....staying in and doing some sorting and sewing.......we have some curtains to make for DD.
I have been tasked with zig-zagging the cut edges while OH puts on washing and tidies the kitchen, but she found a spider on the floor in the utility room, which had of course disappeared by the time I got there, so she is meantime refusing to go in there.
Probably under the washing machine, which I have refused to move!
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People should learn to love spiders, especially UK ones!!!! When my dad left the army he went to work or a fruit and vegetable wholesalers in Southampton where we lived. Obviously we were never short of fruit! We used to find some real beauties in the bananas, massive they were!!!
Funny you mentioned making curtains. Margaret is an accomplished sewer and seamstress but I can't remember the last time she made curtains as we always buy the ready made ones now. I remember years ago the curtain material department in John Lewis was massive with roll after roll of fabric but now there seems so much less.
BTW Kj have you seen the post in Overseas about Norway?
David
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Big spiders get caught and removed from this house but always alive. OH is no doubt right that spiders only like dry homes so it's a good sign to have them.
We dug up a few different snowdrops to post up to our son and family. They have a small garden and not much in it after some tidying up and new fencing. I then stood outside our PO with the snowdrop packet and a stiff breeze along with others (including someone clutching a large pile of parcels) and we realised after ten minutes that the PO lady was having a nice long chat with a pal not a customer...So I flung the door open, sanitized my hands with a flourish and the conversation about bike rides ceased...
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Bit breezy to be standing still Brue. We nearly got blown over a couple of times on our walk this morning but at least it stayed dry.
Been trying to make a list of stopovers for an autumn tour down your neck of the woods. With moving the cottage to October we'll have to start it off slightly before August BH, unusual for us, so I've been looking at Adult only places for that week. It hasn't helped that this website is so slow. A lot of patience needed, not my best attribute.
Had to laugh. Got an email from my brother in France this morning to say he had posted the documents that he forgot to post 6 weeks ago so I had to keep an eye out for it. 10 minutes later the postwoman put it through the letterbox. Now that's what you call express delivery. I think he just forgot to tell me he had posted it last week.
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If anyone has any bookings to visit Scotland you might want to reconsider.
The FM has just announced that we are to go back into tier levels at the end of April no dates yet as to when sites can open or any hospitality.
Its looking like we won't even be allowed out of Scotland until some time in May.
Windy pouring with rain who would want to visit anyway we just want to escape. Its really getting depressing now, having listened to Boris last night I thought things might just be ok for the Spring but now I think its the complete opposite.
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Yes, I think I posted on it just before you.
Trying to get OH to like spiders, in the house, is a lost cause, we have had some huge ones at times. They are usually caught, by me, in a jar and evicted, then probably find their way back in! Ones on the floor are the worst as she is terrified at the thought they might run over her feet.
I wish DD could buy ready made curtains, but her house is about 100 years old and has high ceilings in some rooms, and tall and wide windows, so she has found all the ready made ones are too small, she would need made to measure, which is expensive.
OH was also commenting on the restricted supply of fabrics, but apparently we do have a few specialist shops in town, shut at present of course, and there is always the possibility to order on line.
The fabric we have was actually bought for floor length curtains in her previous house, but they were not made as she decided to move, so the curtains should ideally be wider than they will turn out for the room she really wants them in. Not sure if she has realised this yet.
They will however be wide enough for the renovated bedroom and the length should be fine as, in both the rooms, they only need to come to a little below the sill. We will leave them unhemmed till she decides their final resting place.
At present she has borrowed 3 wide pairs that we had which are all the same so is using 2 pairs on one window, but the colours do not go well with her decor in her bedroom. She has a big bay window, the curtain rail is 4 metres long, so, according to my curtain expert, she will need 3 widths of fabric in each curtain, and ideally wants them to have blackout lining as that window gets the morning sun.
OH has said she will make them for her as long as she chooses a not too heavy cotton fabric and uses hook in linings, so we shall see.
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Yes, very disappointing as our cases are fewer than in many areas of England.
We have given up now on an April escape in Scotland, but hopefully we should be OK for our planned trip south starting 10th June. We have booked a load of CAMC sites, but will now look at (less expensive) alternatives.....CLs or CCC sites......for some of them.0 -
I agree TG we were quite optimistic last night after listening to the PM but I just knew the FM would strike a more downbeat tone. She did say there may be some changes within the tier system so it possibly could be that the travel limits in each tier could be changed but who knows. Just an initial look through comments on line and it would appear that a lot of Scots are in support of Boris on this whole easing map (who would have thought that) so we may well see a speed up of her timetable as I do know is that her party have people who spend there days as part of their job looking through polls and social media platforms gauging public opinion. We have some sites booked for May and are still hoping to get
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I do hope you are right Francis, she certainly will not want folk supporting Boris around the time of the election. If she is not careful it could all blow up in her face.
We have some CLs booked for end of April, will leave them in play for now as they are in Scotland so easy to get to if the situation changes at short notice. If we can't get then at least they will understand why.
May and June under discussion, we have to get 2nd vax first but week 12 is the begining of May so should be free to head off further afield after that. Reluctant to head south until Whitsun holiday out the way, then we can make a 6 week trip before another school holiday hits.
WN, I've posted on the other thread for you.
Isn't it slow today.
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I'm always nice to the lady with the needle, as she has the drill too!!
OH phoned her hairdresser this morning and has been pencilled in for an appointment on the 12th, provided they are allowed to open. When we were out walking this morning we got a phone call from the first site of our tour to say that that they weren't open till the 12th, after our booked dates, but were we interested in another date, so we'll visit them in the way home after the other outward site we've swapped. So the trip's sorted, apart for a one night stop on the way down on the 14th, provided of course that the Welsh sites are open before the end of April.
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I read on CAMC facebook pages that they had been inundated with bookings so not surprised things have nearly ground to a halt. We've already booked what we wanted barring any further stoppages. Decided to book a cottage in November so hope this works out too.Fingers crossed for everyone now!
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It's was dry this morning for our walk,but I got caught out half way round this afternoon, and it's been pouring down ever since. So it looks like another wet walk shortly, and the forecast is not much better for tomorrow either.
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The announcement made by NS has given us a bit of a problem as we are due in Scotland from the 4th.May for 5 weeks. If tier 3 in place it will kibosh it. We are also waiting on MrsWNs first jab, ETA 2-3 weeks, which may force a curtailment of some of it. Oh bother!
Will have a group meeting tomorrow, probably over a cup of tea in bed in the morning. (Just the 2 of us, honestly).
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We're not too bothered about getting away - but will do so if lifting restrictions and farm work align.
But we're holding our collective breaths that life will be freer after 21st June - as our daughter is getting married 5 days after that. It's just a small do, but family have to travel from East Midlands as she's being married "from home" (though she left many years ago). An elderly pensioner will give her away and the flower girl will be her 8 month old granddaughter. I will probably be the only one wearing a hat (but that's what mothers of the bride do isn't it? I have a stack of hat boxes ready to plunder).
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Hope you can be there Goldie. Good luck with the hat choice. It's going to take awhile to adjust to this path out of Covid. Family are more important to us over holidays but we'll have to take a holiday to see most of ours!
I got switched off CT by essential maintenance last night and have just found I've been signed in all that time...
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Will it be a proper, full size hat , Goldie, or will it be one of the exotic 'Fascinator' style thingies ?? At least they don't cast shadows across the delicate visage of " Mother-of-the-Bride " on all those photos / videos that will be unearthed on wet winter Wednesday nights when the next but three generation is tying the knot ( If they will still be doing that in those far off times
)Brue, It was running that slowly last night that if you had tried to log out it would only just have occurred !
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Still feeling below par, but better than I was. Just feel exhausted and nauseous most of the time now.
Sent the dog to daycare yesterday! Think she enjoyed it, came home very tired and I did a few bits about home as no walks needed. Delighted to say mud drying nicely on the local estate today, managed 3 miles myself but that'll be it until I get dinner..
Glorious sun here, actually I'll go peg out the washing in a mo. Collected the lawnmower, new lead required after dog discovered it 😱. As I was back from dig walk, I'd overdressed phew, I've got a skirt and flipflops on 😀.
Your daughter's wedding sounds lovely Goldie, will it be in your local church? Despite not living at home at the time, I got married from home 😀. Hopefully it will all be ok. Are you doing the catering? Good to know that some folk still wear hats, both I and DIL mum did fascinators. In kiwi-land they don't do formal, so saved on hat but I had decent dress, again not expected.... Groom no jacket, daughter suggested OH needn't wear a suit, went down like a lead balloon 😱. He did, our son too, but he discarded jacket rather quickly before the outdoor ceremony. It was only 32c. It was still all lovely 😀
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P.S. Goldie ~~
Just re-read your post & missed one point you made.
This 'ere " Elderly Pensioner " wouldn't happen to be a Big Wig in the Cumbrian Farming Community would it ??
Bakers2, You'll be feeling just like us England Crikit Fans then, Nauseous , Sick 'n Tired but we all hope you start feeling perkier by the minute, unlike what WE will do
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Was day dreaming that i was on a ferry to France yesterday but when i came to it was only the IOW ferry
Spent the last 2 days also looking at UK sites as we have now binned our overthere tour.I was surprised just how many sites have vacancies during May/June, looked mainly in the Tranquil sites web sites and adults only, have booked 1 of our old stopping grounds in Dorest for 2 weeks in May, and found what looks like a very nice site, just 17 pitches all fully svcd near Truro and at a cost which is cheaper than the club, and although you have to put down at deposit it is protected should we go into lock down again etc, really do hope we dont. So it really is a case of seek and ye shall find, cheered me up no end.
Weather here gradually warming up, no need to have central heating on at full blast, walked the pooch this morning now looking at the caravan with a little more entusiasm re giving it a good clean.
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The wedding will be in a local hotel - both ceremony and reception. Only 25 of us I think. As the bride and groom to be are 50 ish we’ve had no hand in the planning. But we will be having a bit of a Do at home the next day, to include a few more extended family and friends. All have to do is clean up and make sure there’s a bed for whoever needs one.
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Apologies from me too Goldie, I misread home as home away somewhere. It all sounds very nice, lovely to have a family gathering!
We had a quick sprint around Montacute this morning, it's become our go to prison exercise yard over the last few months! (Could be worse.) Just a few more pics attached. I bought some home made scones from the take away cafe and we ate them at home. In better times we'd enjoy a coffee in the court yard.
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We have now officially cancelled out
easter trip that we had booked for Yorkshire not completely unexpected but a shame. We still have plenty of other booking starting with a few days in Berwick in early May so hoping that one will still go ahead but will need to wait and see. Plan is though to move the caravan out over the next couple of weeks and give it a full clean the roof needs done so will start there and after the outside is done we will do a spring clean inside and take out things we don’t need. Just bought some Fenwicks Caravan clean which arrived today doesn’t anyone have any opinions on it good or bad it did seem to get a good review online so hoping it will be worth the money
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I use Fenwicks Francis. I seem quite happy with it. We've tried all sorts including the dry cleaning stuff.
Managed to get away with a fairly dry day despite the forecast being for rain all day. Had to cancel a few of our Scottish stops after the announcement yesterday so trying to activate a Plan B.
Managed to book a 4 night stay for all 3 of us in a cottage in the Peak District towards the end of April. MiL has had her last 3 holidays cancelled due to the Covid restrictions so we feel it important to try and get her away.
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Just come onto this thread, the piccies that Brue posted only appeared after I had read the posts by Francis and WN, so it seems like it aint speeding up at all. I will, therefore, assume that we are in for more of the Club's version of "Essential Maintenance " again tonight.
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Thanks for the memories brue we used to go there a lot when living in Somerset.
Well we have just made provisional booking for a cottage in the Cantal region of Auvergne for the 2nd week of June and looks like a lot to do in that area and should be warmer by June as that area can get snow in May, but looks good for wildlife as well, 1 of the pictures was the local Salers cows going pass gosh they have huge horns but their milk is used in the local cheeses mmm which we like.
A lovely sunny day here so did some gardening kneeling down as ankle still recovering, and it got quite warm this afternoon 23.5C phew but nice to sit out for afternoon tea and coffee but going to be a bit cloudier tomorrow.
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