One of our two old walnuts has fallen as a result of recent heavy rain and strong winds. They were both sickly and needing some TLC so it's not a disaster but could get messy.
@Busy-Lizzie - hope you get your new bath tho I do prefer a shower. Been here over 5 years now and have only used the bath here for Rasta doggy and plants needing a good hose down to remove muck and dust and, in the case of plants, give them a good soaking of foliage and compost before leaving them to drip and drain. Keeps them happy when indoors.
@D0rdogne_Damsel I think you should follow your instincts and not take on the one asking for escape clauses. She'll be more bovver and stress in the long run than hanging on for a better prospect.
OH and I are shopped out. It was a marathon. We started with the Récyclérie for glasses but they had none I liked, let alone 6 the same tho I did rather fancy some coupes they had for dessert. Resisted those but came out with a chest of drawers - 25€ - and a pair of wellies for OH - 5€. Thence to a shopping centre to buy new house shoes for OH. Slippers flop too much. Job done then Casa for some Italian crystal water glasses. 24€ for 6. Found a navy top for me in another shop.
Spot of lunch then a huge garden store for wellies for me and some winter flowering heathers came too. Next stop was a sofa shop to test drive styles but they had a power cut and everything seemed to be grey of cream. Then a craft shop to buy tiles for mosaic, fabric shop to buy wool as it seems I need to learn to crochet and finally a Vietnamese SM for Thai basil, rice wine, black vinegar and mango chutney. Poor OH was looking shell-shocked after all that.
Thai style pumpkin curry for dinner and a flop on our current sofas which are fine but need re-covering and estimates so far are 15m of fabric each at anything from 15 to 50€ a meter plus sewing time and zips and cord. Simpler to buy new.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Good to see you @punkdoc and glad that you are feeing better. Have a wonderful holiday @Chicky don't forget the pictures for us. Hope your corner bath installation goes ahead on time @Busy-Lizzie, does it also have a shower included or do you have one elsewhere? That sounds like a successful, although very tiring, shopping trip @Obelixx enjoy your evening meal. @DOrdogne_Damsel I hope you feel better very soon. Sorry forgotten everything else. Have a nice evening everyone.
I already have a shower @Obelixx I had one put in in the utility room. The new bath will have a shower attachment. Gosh that was a shopping marathon, poor OH!
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@Busy-Lizzie we have a separate shower in the bathroom and a new shower room downstairs. Even in Belgium I only had about one bath a year after a long day in the garden.
It was a long shop but he needed to be there for half of it and has been shopping free for 2 years since the first lockdown. He's only just started doing the weekly SM raid with me after Covid rules limited outings and numbers.
Glad you're feeling a bit better @punkdoc. Small steps in the right direction will get you there.
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)."
Very envious of the shopping trip, @Obelixx! I’ve so missed my monthly jaunt into Exeter over the past two years, to say nothing of my frequent raids on the local charity shops- in theory, I go in to drop off donations, but seem to come out with more than I got rid of. @chicky, OH always reminds me when I am stressing over the packing, that there will be shops at my holiday destination! And at duty free in the airport. As long as you have your meds, comfortable, broken-in footwear, and underwear that fits, you’ll be able to pick up anything you’ve forgotten, as well as more climate appropriate clothing at your resort. Have a lovely time!
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@Busy-Lizzie - hope you get your new bath tho I do prefer a shower. Been here over 5 years now and have only used the bath here for Rasta doggy and plants needing a good hose down to remove muck and dust and, in the case of plants, give them a good soaking of foliage and compost before leaving them to drip and drain. Keeps them happy when indoors.
@D0rdogne_Damsel I think you should follow your instincts and not take on the one asking for escape clauses. She'll be more bovver and stress in the long run than hanging on for a better prospect.
OH and I are shopped out. It was a marathon. We started with the Récyclérie for glasses but they had none I liked, let alone 6 the same tho I did rather fancy some coupes they had for dessert. Resisted those but came out with a chest of drawers - 25€ - and a pair of wellies for OH - 5€. Thence to a shopping centre to buy new house shoes for OH. Slippers flop too much. Job done then Casa for some Italian crystal water glasses. 24€ for 6. Found a navy top for me in another shop.
Spot of lunch then a huge garden store for wellies for me and some winter flowering heathers came too. Next stop was a sofa shop to test drive styles but they had a power cut and everything seemed to be grey of cream. Then a craft shop to buy tiles for mosaic, fabric shop to buy wool as it seems I need to learn to crochet and finally a Vietnamese SM for Thai basil, rice wine, black vinegar and mango chutney. Poor OH was looking shell-shocked after all that.
Thai style pumpkin curry for dinner and a flop on our current sofas which are fine but need re-covering and estimates so far are 15m of fabric each at anything from 15 to 50€ a meter plus sewing time and zips and cord. Simpler to buy new.
It was a long shop but he needed to be there for half of it and has been shopping free for 2 years since the first lockdown. He's only just started doing the weekly SM raid with me after Covid rules limited outings and numbers.
Glad you're feeling a bit better @punkdoc. Small steps in the right direction will get you there.
@chicky, OH always reminds me when I am stressing over the packing, that there will be shops at my holiday destination! And at duty free in the airport. As long as you have your meds, comfortable, broken-in footwear, and underwear that fits, you’ll be able to pick up anything you’ve forgotten, as well as more climate appropriate clothing at your resort. Have a lovely time!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Early night needed here 😴