Forgot to tell you. Saw a beautiful yellow and green grass snake yesterday, sunning itself on the terrace. It was afraid of me. Good thing as I was afraid of it! Dove's Hissing Sid reminded me.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
We've not had a holiday in 4 years. Not since sister in law said if mother in law died and we were ona remote island, with 2 flights a week,they would have the funeral without us.
So we've a lot of holiday time to make up.
My families a bit more friendly about that sort of thing.
Fidgetbones sounds like you truly deserve a lovely holiday. Dont know why some family members have to be so cruel sometimes, it's like they think they can get away with it cos they are family and you can't drop em!
When mil died , she died at 10 am, the funeral was arranged by 3pm, and at 5 sil wanted the details of what money there was. She was told that she was being a bit previous and it could wait until after the funeral.
I dont care if I never speak to her again, actually.
I think that to deny a son being at his own mothers funeral, because we were on an island in the middle of the indian ocean, with two flights a week(fully booked months in advance)is pathetic. She"couldn't hack it" having to wait two weeks for the funeral.
I dont intend leaving anything. I'm planning on spending it all first.
I've got no kids, and there's no pockets in shrouds. So long as there's enough for a funeral and a knees up, that'll do.
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Forgot to tell you. Saw a beautiful yellow and green grass snake yesterday, sunning itself on the terrace. It was afraid of me. Good thing as I was afraid of it! Dove's Hissing Sid reminded me.
Hi all. Lovely day here, even the still very active mole is not going to spoil things,
Been creating spaces in the borders, ready for autumn planting. The greenhouse is full of stuff I have grown this year that will need a home.
Fidget, well done on booking the holiday, sounds like a great place for diving.
Dove, hope you have a lovely time with your niece, I am sure she could be trained to iron and perform other household chores.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Back from a shift up the road
Lovely day here.
Fidget great news, pleased you've got it planned.
What has happened to OL & Chicky ? Presume both hard at work.
We've not had a holiday in 4 years. Not since sister in law said if mother in law died and we were ona remote island, with 2 flights a week,they would have the funeral without us.
So we've a lot of holiday time to make up.
My families a bit more friendly about that sort of thing.
The way undertakers and crematoria are booked up these days, they'd have been lucky to get one arranged inside a fortnight Fidget
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
So relieved woofie better now , beau has been asleep all day! He too had lots of roast lamb yesterday!
dove sounds bliss at yours for niece, room for two more?
Frogs sound yuk! Think I would rather hissing Sid!
Punkdoc you have been working hard today and sounds like you've found your mojo again
Look out for mine please whilst you're digging 
KEF I think OL still away and Chicky def gone missing! Checked her posts and no mention of holidays
Fidgetbones sounds like you truly deserve a lovely holiday. Dont know why some family members have to be so cruel sometimes, it's like they think they can get away with it cos they are family and you can't drop em!
When mil died , she died at 10 am, the funeral was arranged by 3pm, and at 5 sil wanted the details of what money there was. She was told that she was being a bit previous and it could wait until after the funeral.
Time and a place and all that.
Your sil sounds a wicked woman, very sorry fidgetbones. Make sure you don't leave her anything if you go first!
Or leave her something well iffy! 
I dont care if I never speak to her again, actually.
I think that to deny a son being at his own mothers funeral, because we were on an island in the middle of the indian ocean, with two flights a week(fully booked months in advance)is pathetic. She"couldn't hack it" having to wait two weeks for the funeral.
I dont intend leaving anything. I'm planning on spending it all first.
I've got no kids, and there's no pockets in shrouds. So long as there's enough for a funeral and a knees up, that'll do.