What are you all up to
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"Isn't that a contradiction to what you said to me in your earlier post, Tammygirl? You said you do everything yourselves and never pay to have anything done. Yet in this post you're saying you paid to have someone to trim your hedges!surprised"
Not if you don't have the professional equipment to do the job MM? and getting rid of the rubbish is an issue on it's own ? Cost effective is the term used I believe
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We get help in too TG, especially for hedging. Unfortunately a new neighbour (now moving!) cut into the whole length of our long neat conifer hedge and killed it off. We have had to replant with yew. Now this is starting to grow well we have booked to get the first stretch of the older hedge removed a very big task and we won't be tackling it ourselves. Still, as you say gardens are therapeutic and the garden is the last thing I would want to give up.
Hope you have a lovely holiday next week, jobs done, time to relax!
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If you are lucky to have the money you can pay someone to do the job for you, if money is tight you learn through books or youtube to do it yourself. Keeping your hair long to save money is being mean not economical. Takes longer to dry, and hairdryer uses more electricity.
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I agree, Milodog. That's why I prefer to leave jobs to the professionals rather than attempt to do things myself and make a mess of it!
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My wife has never been to a hairdresser at all during the nearly three years we've been here! Electricity is not a problem when you are on EHU!
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I went into Kendal earlyish this morning as parking is £1 all day if you get there before 9 am. But as I was in and out of the Opticians in less that half an hour I only saved 20p.
I spent a bit more than that though when I bought a new phone. My old one is being passed onto my husband who has suddenly expressed an interest in a Smartphone. It won't be quite as rugged and farmer proof as his old Samsung Tuff phone, but texting at least will be easier.
And it's yet another fine sunny day, albeit on the chilly side.
Chicken Curry tonight I think to warm us up.
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The hedges in question were TG's son's hedges Malcolm.
However, the sensible thing is to know your limits, and not to attempt to do things that are too much for you pysically. As we get older we have to accept that we will sometimes need to pay someone else to do things for us.
We have a fairly large garden, and it is sloping, with lots of steps, so not easy to look after as we get older. We made the decision to pay somene to look after certain jobs, especially when we are away on our trips, rather than the alternative of moving to somewhere with a smaller garden.
I still look after jobs in the house, but no doubt the time will come when we will need to pay someone to do that too.
Having saved by doing things ourselves in the past, we have enough set aside to be able to afford that.
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Woke up to a bitterly cold but gloriously bright morning - perfect conditions really! I brought the water pump in as a precaution last night - not sure if it was really necessary although there was a thin layer of ice at the top of the aquaroll this morning. Walking round with the dogs first thing it appears that opinion is divided roughly equally between folk who cosseting their aquaroll with insulating jackets and those who let nature take its course. No right or wrong answer obviously.
We drove the short distance to the village of Adlestrop on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border and did a lovely walk from there. The village was made famous by the poem which bears it's name, written by the poet Edward Thomas who was killed in the first World War, though not so well known as the other war poets. The bus shelter has a bench from the old station with the poem inscribed on it. Lunch at The Fox in Broadwell and now back in a nice snug van, dogs are dozing, catching up on today's events at the Olympics.
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, Home early again today from the B/yd,TOO too cold .Easterly wind gusting to gale eight !! Wind chill increased after the sun went in too.Fencing finished,some mechanical work done on the road roller.No cooking tonight ,it's 'fishy ships ' night !!
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We bought an aquaroll insulating jacket at the end of last year and currently have it wrapped up in it. Minus2 when we got up this morning but aquaroll nice and snug.
Drove to Leeds today and visited their very good Museum to see the exhibition on Chippendale. Good selection of furniture etc. on display but could have done with more. As the exhibition is free entry we couldn't complain. We enjoy Leeds, it has some nice architecture and the indoor market in one of the best. Called off at Otley on the way back to Knaresborough to see the statue of the man himself.He should be revered in the same way as some of the artists we know, like Constable.
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You are correct MM, we do everything for ourselves where possible.
There is a slight difference when you are talking about very out of control hedges.
OH is as I've mentioned before waiting to go into hospital to have his shoulder fixed, so at the moment he has very restricted movement in it without a great deal of pain. Cutting hedges is one of those things that requires a lot of upper body strength (he has that) but not with his shoulder problem.
The other factor is that the house in question is our sons, so he is paying
the house has been rented out for the last 10 years so requires a fair bit of work.Anyway we have done another 2 hours in the garden 5 more bags of garden waste to the skip afterwards. All good exercise.
I agree long hair does look beautiful and I used to have it long but nowadays I prefer it short. As a hairdresser I could cut it myself ( I often tidy it up) but it is nice for ladies now and again to have a wee pamper
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However, the sensible thing is to know your limits, and not to attempt to do things that are too much for you pysically. As we get older we have to accept that we will sometimes need to pay someone else to do things for us.
It certainly is. A year or so ago we removed two house high Leylandii. Certainly would not have attempted it without the help of one of my sons and his mini chainsaw. He did most of the hard work. I hired a full sized shredder which would have munched everything. Although my son had the thicker trunks to dry for wood burning. It meant we could use some as wood chip on the garden and transport the rest to recycling in the car. I am not sure we saved a lot as the shredder hire was expensive but we were able to take our time and insure minimal damage to other things in the garden.
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Just back from Tamworth U3A Choir practice where I think everyone enjoyed learning our new arrangements: Blue Moon; Put A Little Love In Your Heart; The Rhythm Of Life; and, I Want To Be Happy.
Time for a cup of tea, a bite to eat before going out to take choir practice at Polesworth Abbey. A different kettle of fish completely going through hymns for Sunday, a 16th Century anthem by Adrian Batten and a setting of 'All Things Bright And Beautiful written by yours truly!
Last night with the Brewood Singers, I managed to get through: You Raise Me Up; On My Own (from Les Miserable); Homeward Bound; Somewhere out There; Dream A Dream; Whistle Down The Wind; and, You've Got A Friend In Me.
All delightful groups, but very different in their own way.
Like SteveL I know my limitations. Other than very simple things around the house, I'm afraid I get someone in these days.... I wouldn't even trust myself with a chain saw. Fortunately I get family help too. At the end of March my daughter and son-in-law are going to dog sit and change our kitchen sink tap while Carol and I go on a narrow boat canal trip!!
David
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Sitting here recovering from a serious attack of "Paper Work" re-organising !! took 4 C.D.'s worth of time -- at least reminded me of the talents of Edmund ( Ted ) Hockridge and Matt Munro plus a few other light popular voices.
Hope you all have as productive a time as I did 'cos THE FIGURES MATCH & BALANCE. Sorry for shouting but I can't get on the roof these days
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" but it is nice for ladies now and again to have a wee pamper"
Do they sell them in adult sizes then?
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SteveL ,have just dropped a conifer in my back garden with my little chain saw.
As you say, that should be another two years logs and kindling for us.
However don't need a shredder as will take foliage to council tip for disposal.
Looking forward to another two years warmth during winter.
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At 'special times' such as the day the Tour de France came through Otley, the statue of Chippendale is dressed appropriately - that time in cycling shorts and jersey, sometimes he has a hard hat, other times a Father Christmas hat and beard - someone ought to take photographs of his many disguises!
Did you have a coffee and free chocolate brownie in 'The Stew and Oyster' next to Chippendale's statue. It's one of our regular stop offs when we walk down into town.
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Hi
Our fifth wheeler stays in Spain, we have a small motorhome between and a twin axle caravan with massive awning to live on site in Cornwall.
Just stayed overnight north of Madrid it's minus 6 this morning, not used to this bah humbug, I suppose it will get us trained for Cornwall!
JK
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That's a lot of hardware.
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I rely on credit cards when I don't have any money!
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I had to do an extra half hour at work yesterday evening because of it being busy. It's 6 to 10.30 p.m. tonight.
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Very cold Easterly wind still here in East Kent,but sunny and bright/dry at the moment.Sea choppy.More wrapping up warm today at the B/yd.Watch out for that snowy wintery blast you.all !!0
you really should see whats available in those leaflets etc used as fillers in some of the w/end papers & magazines in general !
