What are you all up to today? - part 3
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Where are you off to this time HelenandTrevor?
Suffolk coast for a change. Not been since I was a teenager.
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Back at CAB today after a three week break.
One of my clients attended for help with a form - he's been asked to apply for another medical for his disability benefit. He has cerebral palsy and various other complications from birth. Presumably they think he may have made a miracle recovery! Sometimes
the DWP can be such insensitive idiots!
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Back at CAB today after a three week break.
One of my clients attended for help with a form - he's been asked to apply for another medical for his disability benefit. He has cerebral palsy and various other complications from birth. Presumably they think he may have made a miracle recovery! Sometimes
the DWP can be such insensitive idiots!Write your comments here...Those that really are in need of help are made to jump through so many hoops , where as those who can work the system get everything without a problem
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, Cutting the grass ( 9inches high !! ) strimming the rest.Moving a half built pontoon.Oh Yes !! back into it !! !!Work that
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Another day of rain and a full wet-weather-gear walk this morning. Better after lunch with the sun coming out mid afternoon. Cloudy again now, but hopefully tomorrow will be better and I can get some more work done in the garden.
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School run this afternoon. Returned home after in pouring rain along the top of Portsdown Hill and noticed a big, I think, Concorde parked up. Was it our Triky taking in the view through the gloom?
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After 74 days away we arrived home today just before 4.30pm. Pretty miserable journey up the M6, lots of rain, terrible spray from the lorries, and several idiots driving without any lights on. Rain eased up once we got over the border, but started again
just before we arrived home. Only a shower, so managed to get the van onto the driveway quite quickly.Our last 3 nights were spent in Wales, visiting friends, weather not too bad, but this morning we had heavy rain while packing up, so were rather damp by the time we left. Thank goodness for heated car seats!
Filled tank at Sainsburys in Wrexham, and topped it up at Tesco in Carlisle to be sure we did not run out before getting home. Stopped for lunch (in the van) at Tebay services, several vans there, an Airstream pulled into the bay next to us.
Garden is a jungle, all the rain has encouraged the weeds, will take several days to sort out. Mail not too bad, DD had sorted it into various piles and recycled the junk. Have brought in some stuff from the van, but full unpacking will take several days.
3 large spiders dealt with, 1 in the bath and 2 in sinks. Boilers tested, still seem to be working (they are old) so we have hot water for nice long showers tonight.
DD rang, she will come here tomorrow to bring their 3 budgies for us to look after as she and her husband are off on a belated 3 week honeymoon in USA, will be lovely to see her again after so long.
Lots to do here over the next 2 months, starting tomorrow at 8.30am with meeting the builders at the local Guide Hall, we are supervising renovations to the toilet area, and I will also be laying the new flooring. There is also paint to order as the outside
of the building is being spruced up.Once the garden has been tamed we need to start on some outside painting here too......windows, doors, fascias, balcony and decking all need attention. Let's hope we get some dry weather!
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KjellNN good luck with the Guide hut renovation. We did our Scout Hut toilets about 5 years. Our SIL did our flooring and walls and used a product call
Altro which although quite expensive is very quick to install and makes the area waterproof and easy to clean0 -
That's often the trouble when you come back from holiday. Everything hits you and after a few days you feel in need of another getaway.
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Actually got some sunshine today,
Off into town, before work, getting a hair cut ready for the holiday, also seem to need lots of bits and
pieces, everything in the van seems to run out at the same time,Welcome home KjellNN, hope all goes well with the guide hall renovations and all the other "little jobs"
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Walked into town to get some prints of grandchildren to take to my mum after breast screening this afternoon. No sun but not cold. Generally preping for NZ trip. Going to take three plants in pots to mum for extra TLC, as I don't want to lose them, others
can take their chances, we'll have someone popping in but don't want them to have too much watering. Never been away in our summer for this long before, haven't done baskets etc so only the permanent tubs.Hopefully having a catch up with colleague at lunch time, days off are busier than working ones!!!
Just been asked by daughter if we'd like to have our two grandchildren for an evening a week after we arrive so they can go to works mid winter do. Told her take as read - she said polite to ask, nicely brought up!. Grandma will ensure she'll take her
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Lime tree blossom is lovely, we had one in our school yard when I was small, big enough to play games round the trunk. It has been nice reading everyone's news, you are all so busy doing different things. We are on tenterhooks at the moment as daughter number
two has put in an offer on her first house (a tiny cottage that needs some work.) We have to wait til Monday....buying houses is so fraught!! We are also on the count down to our open garden, I have never done so much titivating, ever!0 -
I was getting a lot of shuddering between first and second gear so I've taken the car in to have it checked. If it's the clutch that's the problem, it's still under warranty.
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Lime tree blossom is lovely, we had one in our school yard when I was small, big enough to play games round the trunk. It has been nice reading everyone's news, you are all so busy doing different things. We are on tenterhooks at the moment as daughter number
two has put in an offer on her first house (a tiny cottage that needs some work.) We have to wait til Monday....buying houses is so fraught!! We are also on the count down to our open garden, I have never done so much titivating, ever!Write your comments here...Best of luck with the house purchase, Brue. Hope it all goes smoothly!
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Lime tree blossom is lovely, we had one in our school yard when I was small, big enough to play games round the trunk. It has been nice reading everyone's news, you are all so busy doing different things. We are on tenterhooks at the moment as daughter number
two has put in an offer on her first house (a tiny cottage that needs some work.) We have to wait til Monday....buying houses is so fraught!! We are also on the count down to our open garden, I have never done so much titivating, ever!Fingers crossed for your daughter fraught business in this country .
Brave to open your garden I have so far managed to dodge it I know I'd get in a right stew! That said I'm happy to view others gardens and love some of their ideas! I always think gardeners are nice people ?
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Lime tree blossom is lovely, we had one in our school yard when I was small, big enough to play games round the trunk. It has been nice reading everyone's news, you are all so busy doing different things. We are on tenterhooks at the moment as daughter number
two has put in an offer on her first house (a tiny cottage that needs some work.) We have to wait til Monday....buying houses is so fraught!! We are also on the count down to our open garden, I have never done so much titivating, ever!Good luck with your open garden Brue, I bet it looks wonderful.
Hope your daughter gets her house, it can be a very stressful time.
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Thanks all, especially the good wishes for the house purchase. Just now I'm on a sort of daily bindweed patrol, it seems to have gone mad this year, it's had so much rain to help it along.
I wonder if David/DSB and co got off on their holiday? Hope they did and are having a good time.
Hope you all have a good weekend....I'll let you know how we get on, wondering if I'll forget all the plant names, someone's bound to ask something I can't answer.
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Very mixed weather here today so doing jobs indoors at the moment. OH off to give blood and bank a few cheques that came in while we were away. Went and got my hair trimmed this morning (we have a hairdresser in the village) neices wedding do this Saturday,
she got married in Mauritus last week. Can't believe its halfway through the year, we have soooooo much still to do will need another break at this rateWelcome back Kj sounds like you both have lots to do, heres hoping the weather gets itself sorted out looking at the forecast we fair just a bit better that you on the West but its not summer is it
Bakers2, didn't say yesterday but you won't regret not working, its not great doing something that your heart isn't in, my last few weeks were rubbish all I wanted to do was stop. Sounds like your visit to NZ is going to be a busy time once again, have fun.
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Huh our home phone line has been broken since last Friday or Saturday first date for engineer to call 4 July, pain but just using mobile. Went off for breast screening after meeting friend for lunch, was ten minutes early, they took my name and asked me
to confirm my contact phone number. Oh says I 'it's out of action' 'that explains a lot' came the reply. We have tried to contact you - equipment breakdown . Well send you appointment once repaired. No says I won't be around til end of September, 'I'll
note this and hope it's picked up by admin its all computer generated'. I said that'll be a total waste and I won't be able to cancel. 'Never mind'.No wonder NHS is in amuddle . Maybe we knowothet computer systems that agent flexible
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We visited Bodmin Jail today was very interesting a good tourist attraction. We then went to the Jamaica Inn for a drink. What a lovely place full of history we were going to have a meal there but a chip van visits the site tonight so we are going to wait
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Better day weather wise today, so managed to do some work in the garden. Filled two brown bins with cuttings from the Leylandii between our garden and next door's. Dry walks with Flyte morning and afternoon, but it looks as if It will be full waterproofs
again tonight as it's bucketting down at the moment.
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We've been getting ready to go away for our first trip of the year - so exited but a bit apprehensive too. I tore cartilage in my hip earlier this year and getting comfy at night can get a bit of a pain - quite literally Having a weekend in Nottingham
to give the caravan bed a trial run and to catch up with family then on up to North Yorkshire if all goes well. Brue - if we had been here for the weekend we would have come to see your garden! I love open gardens - we have one regularly in our village.0 -
Had earmarked today to wash our motorhome after watching the forecast - dry and sunny. Its raining!!!! . Its filthy with nice green bits and black streaks too - unique . Got a price for 'hand wash' very reasonable BUT they use a pressure washer to rinse
off. We have no damp issues, fingers crossed so not going to risk. Hate having to re-gear my day takes a lot to get ourselves in the right frame of mind to tackle vehicle washing in the first place0
