SGL, they are all such worthy Charities. I don't think it really matters. When Handy Brother lived in his old house his next door neighbours volunteered at a Hospice shop before they became too frail and that was an excellent way of 'recycling' things. I haven't been to my local auction house either since pre covid times so that is another outlet, but to be honest I just like giving to Charity shops where the things I no longer need can be put to good use, as you are doing.
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Yes they are LB and I agree, at least someone can make use of it be it clothes, ornaments or tableware etc. It's nice to know we can help charities too.
It's absolutely pouring down now and quite dark. So different to yesterday's beautiful warm weather.
Morning all, sunny am. I need my bed but had a couple of hours. Watching the news early hours. Very thankful for my reading glasses. I’ve enjoyed Ridley as well. I made a bid on eBay for £10 and offer accepted. Have a good day.
It's just the last 2-3 years that I feel standards have slipped. Covid didn't help but they were very slow on the uptake re. hygiene protocols at a couple of the sessions I did. It often takes longer now that you have to book appointments. Makes no sense that I could be in and out more quickly if I just turned up on the offchance (as I did for many years).
Glorious day here after the rains of the last couple of days. I've been clearing the side of the house and the utility room so that the BG engineer can get to the boiler without breaking his/her neck! Due between 12-6pm so I've probably finished the tidy up about 6 hours early
I have a bag of decent clothes bagged up, our recycling men take them but I do wonder if they actually do anything with them or just collect them to let us think we’re doing our bit, where would they take them too?
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Hello @Lyn. That is a good question. I remember when I was a child in the North East the rag and bone man with his horse and cart was a weekly visitor - with his cry which in retrospect sounded like the best Klingon ever. Apparently, so the grown ups told me, the bones were taken away to be boiled into glue and the 'rags' which were usually old and worn out clothes (none of the man made fibres of today) were taken and soaked in some chemical liquid which reduced them to their original fibres so that they could eventually be made into blankets and carpets. How true this is I don't know - I think they were just trying to shut me up because I never stopped asking 'why?'
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@star gaze lily I think that we have had a weather switch around. You have got the rain I had yesterday and I have had a nice balmy sunny day that you had. I've just got in from collecting my euros and I did a little bit of shopping too.
Rosie, what did you win on that famous auction site that you bid £10 for? Sorry thats me being nosey! None of my business.
Biglad, I'm assuming that you are having a boiler service? My Bestie was telling me about her 93 year old Mum who is having a problem with her boiler. Part of the 'gubbins' - official term used by Bestie - is situated in her Mum's loft and the gas man took one look in the loft and said 'I can't fix that. Loft ain't boarded so I can't go up.' Bestie asked if she just laid boards in the loft could he then go up and she was told in no uncertain terms that the boards had to be nailed down. In one way I can see the need for care - you don't want an engineer putting his size 11s through a bedroom ceiling and doing himself a mischief at the same time but I do think this is health and safety gone a bit OTT.
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I remember the Rag and Bone man calling, nosebag on the horse and he’d knock on all the doors, I thought the rags went to factories to be used as rags.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Yes @Ladybird4 - just the annual boiler check. He actually arrived around 1pm and was done pretty quickly. Gave me chance to get back outside this afternoon to address the growing problem of floppy fruit bushes Blueberries, raspberry and blackberry all needed some staking/tying in. Looking tidy and more upright now.
OH felt like a day out so we went to Southwold for the day. We wandered round the pretty little town, OH on his buggy, had lunch at the Adnam's cafe then went to walk along the promenade and look at the sea. Fine day but the wind was a bit chilly. Still a lot of tourists about but we only saw one woman in the sea and most of the beach huts were locked.
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It's absolutely pouring down now and quite dark. So different to yesterday's beautiful warm weather.
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It's just the last 2-3 years that I feel standards have slipped. Covid didn't help but they were very slow on the uptake re. hygiene protocols at a couple of the sessions I did. It often takes longer now that you have to book appointments. Makes no sense that I could be in and out more quickly if I just turned up on the offchance (as I did for many years).
Glorious day here after the rains of the last couple of days. I've been clearing the side of the house and the utility room so that the BG engineer can get to the boiler without breaking his/her neck! Due between 12-6pm so I've probably finished the tidy up about 6 hours early
Nodding off in front of the cricket now
OH felt like a day out so we went to Southwold for the day. We wandered round the pretty little town, OH on his buggy, had lunch at the Adnam's cafe then went to walk along the promenade and look at the sea. Fine day but the wind was a bit chilly. Still a lot of tourists about but we only saw one woman in the sea and most of the beach huts were locked.