When I didn’t have a washing machine I used the launderette regularly, I loved it, very sociable place I met some nice people. I brought a cat home from there once, apparently the owners of the flat above didn’t want him and just chucked him out.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
The laundrette in Marylebone Hgh Street use dto be in Time Out's list of th ebest places to meet people for love and/or friendship, as was the pub next door. That was in the mid 70s when I was flat-sharing round the corner. Didn't work for me. Found OH at work.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Evening all. Talk of launderettes reminds me of Uni days. We used to nip for a pint whilst it washed! I vaguely remember collecting 20p’s for the machine...wonder how much it costs now??
Swapped my shift today, so had a bonus few hours in garden - lovely in the sun but mad dash to close all windows this evening as quite parky.
It's surprising how many launderettes are still going, considering how many people have machines. I used one when I had my flat, as we wouldn't have had room for a washing machine. We even have ones attached to the petrol station up the road, along with a dryer. I'm fascinated by the amount of folk who use it. I think it's mainly big things - dust sheets and duvets etc. I find it all a bit weird Hope you can get it fixed without any more probs Dove. Water does so much damage. I know you're not quite flooded out, but I always think water is far worse than fire. When you hear about a house going on fire - well, it's all gone, but water destroys things and leaves them there for you to see, and be totally bereft. That sounds ok then Diana - I was concerned there would be very little light Had to abandon garden work as the weather deteriorated. Wetter, colder and windier by mid afternoon, and certainly not like the nice dry day that was forecast. Washing had to come in, still wet. I managed to get my shelf finished, and most of the bulbs planted in the pots, but it was pretty miserable. Chucked it and took fairylet for another drive. It was nice to get a warm up in the car! Big step isn't it Liri? You'll surely miss your home and garden though. Hosta - there's a nice prog about Mario Lanza on right now on Sky Arts - don't know if you've seen it before? He was truly talented, but rather flawed. A great influence on so many of the big names who came later too.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
He was quite unique Diana. Ioften wonder what would have happened if he hadn't gone down the Hollywood route. Callas was a huge fan, and regretted that she never had the chance to sing with him. Not much higher praise than that. My mum liked him, although she wasn't really an opera buff, but she was of that generation when he became a household name. I think my dad even liked him, and he really didn't like singers, although he was a musician.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Funny how things turn out isn't it? There must be thousands of women who gave up their dreams because being married and having a family was what was expected, and you couldn't do both in those days.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm not always convinced that 'having it all' works well in every case either. I think it can be very hard to get the balance right, and many women seem conflicted and guilty so much of the time
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks for encouraging words re potential move. We love where we are, but it's entirely impractical for a "getting infirm" house. We're not infirm... yet. But OH had cellulitis last autumn and was housebound for a bit - no way for him to manage the 50 steps up to the house, and we have 27 stairs too. We think Ireland might be calling... not too close to our daughter and family, maybe County Clare. Nice scenery, little towns, cheap houses with big gardens...
This area isn't yet seeing a slowdown in house prices or sales, thanks to being easy commuting distance to Manchester. But we might have to move fast.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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I brought a cat home from there once, apparently the owners of the flat above didn’t want him and just chucked him out.
Talk of launderettes reminds me of Uni days. We used to nip for a pint whilst it washed! I vaguely remember collecting 20p’s for the machine...wonder how much it costs now??
Swapped my shift today, so had a bonus few hours in garden - lovely in the sun but mad dash to close all windows this evening as quite parky.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hope you can get it fixed without any more probs Dove. Water does so much damage. I know you're not quite flooded out, but I always think water is far worse than fire. When you hear about a house going on fire - well, it's all gone, but water destroys things and leaves them there for you to see, and be totally bereft.
That sounds ok then Diana - I was concerned there would be very little light
Had to abandon garden work as the weather deteriorated. Wetter, colder and windier by mid afternoon, and certainly not like the nice dry day that was forecast.
Washing had to come in, still wet. I managed to get my shelf finished, and most of the bulbs planted in the pots, but it was pretty miserable. Chucked it and took fairylet for another drive. It was nice to get a warm up in the car!
Big step isn't it Liri? You'll surely miss your home and garden though.
Hosta - there's a nice prog about Mario Lanza on right now on Sky Arts - don't know if you've seen it before? He was truly talented, but rather flawed. A great influence on so many of the big names who came later too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
This area isn't yet seeing a slowdown in house prices or sales, thanks to being easy commuting distance to Manchester. But we might have to move fast.
night night .........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.