Afternoon everyone, inside with the curtains drawn sheltering from the heat. Car gauge said 24 this am when I left, 29C on way home. I remember when we thought 23 was a heatwave! Only did a short stint this morning at Capel. Might have to go to plots tonight to water again. If anyone has rain I'll gladly swap.
Golly it's warm today! Potted on some gifted tumbling tomatoes (taking my tomato count to... 11!), earthed up some of my potatoes, planted out a dahlia and promptly returned back in.
I was whining a while back about not hearing back from a job, well I heard back and had the interview which was mediocre at best. Now waiting to hear if they want to take things any further. But in the mean time I've been told of another job... which is in my field, a sideways step to a bigger and more well funded hospital, in a bigger team (currently I am a team of one) with lots of routes for progression, in an area that we've always said we'd want to move to if anything came up there for me.
Only issue is it's a very expensive area for house prices, in the top 10 of most expensive cities in England and whilst it's somewhere we'd love to live right now we'd have to buy somewhere significantly smaller with multiple things that are 'deal breakers' (it'd likely have to be a small new build with no driveway, on a large estate with a tiny garden) when we think about housing. We don't need to move so not sure even though it's a great opportunity - and I'd be almost guaranteed an interview - whether it's worth stringing them along if I'm not 100% interested.
Afternoon all, we're back from a short very enjoyable break in the Cotswolds. Visited two interesting properties/gardens (pics on the Garden Visits thread). Lovely hotel with scrumptious food but didn't sleep well because it was so hot. Had a better night's sleep in our own bed last night - faces north so it's cooler. Had an alarming experience whilst driving home though, it really shook me. Doing 50 or just less mph on a good fast A road into Stow, I'd just taken my foot off the accelerator because I'd seen a garage on the opposite side of the road, went round a blind left hand corner and there was a stationary large gravel tip-up truck just beyond it, who'd stopped behind a van who was turning right. Fortunately I managed the fastest, hardest emergency stop in my life. We'd have been killed outright if we'd been going any faster. Really nasty shock!
Better news is that OH has been called in for his pre-op assessment in early July, quicker than we expected. I believe @Obelixx has had hers and is due her knee op round about then so best wishes to her if she's looking in.
Commiserations @punkdoc on your ongoing misery, surgery sounds horrible.
@takhana, would the possible new job be commutable or is too far away? My DIL lives in Bournemouth but her new company is in Stroud. She commutes two days once a fortnight - it's bonkers but manageable at the moment she says. She stays with us overnight. It might be worth considering renting out your present property and renting yourself in the new area. That way you get to keep a foothold on the property market and also see if you do indeed like the new area.
Big decision @D0rdogne_Damsel, would be a lot of hard work and stress but could be rewarding.
Right, it appears to be cooling down so I'd better go out and do some watering.
@Lizzie27 oh my gosh what a shock that must have been! I had a similar experience not long after passing my test with a bin lorry. I no longer drive full pelt around corners.
It's not really commutable (the hours are longer - it'd be 8am to 6pm four days a week with a fifth day every fourth week to make it up to full time hours; compared with 8am to 4pm which I currently do) as it's over an hour 15 drive when it's clear in the middle of the day. Probably an hour 30 minimum during rush hour and into a really busy traffic system. I could however rent somewhere near the hospital until we found a place I guess but that would mean only coming home to my husband, cats, social life here and garden at the weekends/3 days a week and the longer hours also mean I'd have to give up a couple of my hobbies even if we lived within a reasonable commuting distance which also puts me off. The hours I think are slightly negotiable but equally going from part time to a full time salary would make the change in house cost slightly more easy to swallow. Really tricky decision as I know they'd develop me as a professional so much better than where I am now
Once when I had sinusitis I dropped something and bent down without bending my knees (younger then) to pick it up and a load of evil smelling yellow fluid poured out of my nose. I felt so much better after that. Hope that wasn't too much info and maybe it wouldn't work for @punkdoc.
We went to the walled garden at Houghton Hall. It was really beautiful and very well looked after, not a weed in sight, edges straight as a die and lots of lovely plants. The rose garden was filled with scent. They lent a free mobility scooter and only charged for one ticket. We had lunch there too, sitting outside in the shade. I'll post photos.
While we were there the liaison nurse from the private hospital rang to say they are transferring OH to the NHS Hospital where there are more facilities. It will probably mean more delay. We asked if it would be OK if OH went to France for 5 weeks and she said no problem, they wouldn't arrange it as soon as that. She said that she would try to hurry things up so he wasn't put on the back of the waiting list as he's waited so long already. I hope it won't be ages, it's getting on for 3 years since he was referred to the surgeon, let alone the months he waited before he got the referral. Maybe @Lizzie27 your OH will have his op first.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Just saying hi. Went to GW Live today after saying I'd never go again. Sadly it was as I remembered and I really won't be going again. Bought some aeoniums and nowt else.
Just saying hi. Went to GW Live today after saying I'd never go again. Sadly it was as I remembered and I really won't be going again. Bought some aeoniums and nowt else.
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If anyone has rain I'll gladly swap.
I was whining a while back about not hearing back from a job, well I heard back and had the interview which was mediocre at best. Now waiting to hear if they want to take things any further. But in the mean time I've been told of another job... which is in my field, a sideways step to a bigger and more well funded hospital, in a bigger team (currently I am a team of one) with lots of routes for progression, in an area that we've always said we'd want to move to if anything came up there for me.
Only issue is it's a very expensive area for house prices, in the top 10 of most expensive cities in England and whilst it's somewhere we'd love to live right now we'd have to buy somewhere significantly smaller with multiple things that are 'deal breakers' (it'd likely have to be a small new build with no driveway, on a large estate with a tiny garden) when we think about housing. We don't need to move so not sure even though it's a great opportunity - and I'd be almost guaranteed an interview - whether it's worth stringing them along if I'm not 100% interested.
Had an alarming experience whilst driving home though, it really shook me. Doing 50 or just less mph on a good fast A road into Stow, I'd just taken my foot off the accelerator because I'd seen a garage on the opposite side of the road, went round a blind left hand corner and there was a stationary large gravel tip-up truck just beyond it, who'd stopped behind a van who was turning right. Fortunately I managed the fastest, hardest emergency stop in my life. We'd have been killed outright if we'd been going any faster.
Really nasty shock!
Better news is that OH has been called in for his pre-op assessment in early July, quicker than we expected.
I believe @Obelixx has had hers and is due her knee op round about then so best wishes to her if she's looking in.
Commiserations @punkdoc on your ongoing misery, surgery sounds horrible.
@takhana, would the possible new job be commutable or is too far away? My DIL lives in Bournemouth but her new company is in Stroud. She commutes two days once a fortnight - it's bonkers but manageable at the moment she says. She stays with us overnight.
It might be worth considering renting out your present property and renting yourself in the new area. That way you get to keep a foothold on the property market and also see if you do indeed like the new area.
Big decision @D0rdogne_Damsel, would be a lot of hard work and stress but could be rewarding.
Right, it appears to be cooling down so I'd better go out and do some watering.
It's not really commutable (the hours are longer - it'd be 8am to 6pm four days a week with a fifth day every fourth week to make it up to full time hours; compared with 8am to 4pm which I currently do) as it's over an hour 15 drive when it's clear in the middle of the day. Probably an hour 30 minimum during rush hour and into a really busy traffic system. I could however rent somewhere near the hospital until we found a place I guess but that would mean only coming home to my husband, cats, social life here and garden at the weekends/3 days a week and the longer hours also mean I'd have to give up a couple of my hobbies even if we lived within a reasonable commuting distance which also puts me off. The hours I think are slightly negotiable but equally going from part time to a full time salary would make the change in house cost slightly more easy to swallow. Really tricky decision as I know they'd develop me as a professional so much better than where I am now
We went to the walled garden at Houghton Hall. It was really beautiful and very well looked after, not a weed in sight, edges straight as a die and lots of lovely plants. The rose garden was filled with scent. They lent a free mobility scooter and only charged for one ticket. We had lunch there too, sitting outside in the shade. I'll post photos.
While we were there the liaison nurse from the private hospital rang to say they are transferring OH to the NHS Hospital where there are more facilities. It will probably mean more delay. We asked if it would be OK if OH went to France for 5 weeks and she said no problem, they wouldn't arrange it as soon as that. She said that she would try to hurry things up so he wasn't put on the back of the waiting list as he's waited so long already. I hope it won't be ages, it's getting on for 3 years since he was referred to the surgeon, let alone the months he waited before he got the referral. Maybe @Lizzie27 your OH will have his op first.