Seems to me there never was. Neither of the main parties seems to have shown any intelligence or foresight when making planning rules for housing, transport, social care...
The rules are there, it's compliance with them that is lacking.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
We have a lodger. 4 yr old cocker spaniel whose mum and dad are off to Blighty to do the tour of rellies including 4 days in London so he's come here for his hols. Rasta has already told Bonzo off 3 times for being too forward and getting upset when junior sniffed his bum. Cosmos kitty has sworn at the Rusty who looked surprised. His cat doesn't swear. Minstrel pussy has left a dead mole out on the gravel patch.
It's all go here.
Hot too so we had a fine time on the terrace in the shade with drinks while the dogs got acquainted again.
I shall have to go and check our potatoes Dove. Those look very good.
I keep planning to eat our freezers so I can defrost them but then I see a bargain and more goes in........... June resolution. Keep away from the meat and fish counters......
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. Fidget - your story about the freezer reminds me of when I had my new dishwasher and I was disappointed with the small cutlery basket...then found a whole top drawer for the cutlery a few weeks later! Hope everyone is ok.
Wheres that field Chicky? I have been trying for 4 years to get the flanders poppies to grow in my wildflower bit, I have got a few this year, I actually bought quite expensive perennial poppies but they look pretty similar.
I have a confession. We had a fridge freezer. It was in the sun and in the summer it always overheated. We also have a chest freezer in the garage , bought to cope with gluts of fruit in the garden. When the kitchen was done, a separate fridge and freezer went in a better position , under the counter, out of the sun. The old fridge freezer went into the garage, useful for xmas , parties etc. They are all full. I also have cupboards full of tins. My mother was a war baby. I have enough food on hand to last for months. The occasional trip to Chatsworth farm shop and filling it up with their delicious lamb doesn't help.
Same here Fidget. Bought the frist freezer cos, in Belgium, I had no local fishmonger so fish was frozen - and very good - but also needed it for bargain packs of poultry, lamb, sausages etc and then fruit from the garden cos we don't eat jam very often. Then we needed a second freezer.........
Now I have a ridiculously small under counter fridge in the new kitchen and a walk in pantry next door with a decent sized pantry freezer and a step down to the two freezers and a very old fridge where we keep drinks. And some seeds. Pantry contains a range of pastas, rices, flours, noodles, dried beans, oils, vinegars, seasonings, sugars, dreid fruits, canned goods. All set for the next invasion here as long as we have leccy.
Why is it our PV panels and heat exchangers don't work if they cut off the grid for repairs or "improvements"?
Rusty has taken umbrage at being abandoned and retreated to his corner. Comes out to sleep in his basket but scuttles into his cage if he sees one of us and growls if we apporach but then wags when he spots dinner...... Was good on walkies apparently. He can sleep in his cage for security tonight and by tomorrow he should be ready for play and fun.
Patch Wars - just when you thought it was all over bar the fat lady singing, we have learned that when the ex-president sent the bank details to the council for them to pay the annual subsidy for clubs like ours that keep old dears off the streets and out of hospital and social care, she very carefully gave them her own bank details........ Not the club's! This after we've already found a black hole in the accounts for this last year.
Dove - did you see Rory thingummy in that debate? He's thinking 15 years and more down the line!!! Must have heard us.
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)."
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
time for sleep here. Night all.
The gods have started moving the furniture about up there 🌩
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's all go here.
Hot too so we had a fine time on the terrace in the shade with drinks while the dogs got acquainted again.
I shall have to go and check our potatoes Dove. Those look very good.
I keep planning to eat our freezers so I can defrost them but then I see a bargain and more goes in........... June resolution. Keep away from the meat and fish counters......
Fidget - your story about the freezer reminds me of when I had my new dishwasher and I was disappointed with the small cutlery basket...then found a whole top drawer for the cutlery a few weeks later!
Hope everyone is ok.
Im snuggling down for the evening so night night folks ... sweet dreams 😴
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Is there life here?
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Now I have a ridiculously small under counter fridge in the new kitchen and a walk in pantry next door with a decent sized pantry freezer and a step down to the two freezers and a very old fridge where we keep drinks. And some seeds. Pantry contains a range of pastas, rices, flours, noodles, dried beans, oils, vinegars, seasonings, sugars, dreid fruits, canned goods. All set for the next invasion here as long as we have leccy.
Why is it our PV panels and heat exchangers don't work if they cut off the grid for repairs or "improvements"?
Rusty has taken umbrage at being abandoned and retreated to his corner. Comes out to sleep in his basket but scuttles into his cage if he sees one of us and growls if we apporach but then wags when he spots dinner...... Was good on walkies apparently. He can sleep in his cage for security tonight and by tomorrow he should be ready for play and fun.
Patch Wars - just when you thought it was all over bar the fat lady singing, we have learned that when the ex-president sent the bank details to the council for them to pay the annual subsidy for clubs like ours that keep old dears off the streets and out of hospital and social care, she very carefully gave them her own bank details........ Not the club's! This after we've already found a black hole in the accounts for this last year.
Dove - did you see Rory thingummy in that debate? He's thinking 15 years and more down the line!!! Must have heard us.