Travelling On

Morning all :hello:

That whole globe artichoke thing is utterly fascinating! It must be the heart that's in the tins, yes (that sounds awful! But its a vegetable, not an animal!).

Snow's all gone here now - its a bit soggy, and I haven't put my nose outside the door yet. I got an email from what seemed like a legitimate source in France about insurance, and of course my heart sinks when I think about the apartment, but I didn't open it, I could see the first line and it seemed suspicious. Contacted the company on faceache, and it *is* a scam, but took ages to confirm.

Also realised I need to send money to France, but I needed to use new bank details for my transfer people, and that's causing admin I need to clear up today, erm, quite quickly.

Done a YouGov survey too, thats always good, and got SB chunnering in the background.

So, today:
- sort the English/French transfer.
- cleaning and tidying, sigh ... so boring!
- scanning. Also fairly boring, but at least I do other boring things in the gaps while the scanner's whirring :rotfl:


More later

Thank you both! Yep, I'm pretty pleased with that.

Ahem. Very little cleaning and tidying got done yesterday, I seem to have a thing about it. Well, I know perfectly well I have a thing about it :rotfl: it feels like a complete waste of time. Ah well.

So, today: yes, cleaning and tidying. This encompasses many tasks, and many objectives. Global peace is much more likely than the possibility that all of the tasks will be done. I gave myself a slight leg-up yesterday by cooking an extra portion of lentils etc (mixed with barley! that's a keeper).

I also managed to stack some branches due for the bonfire in a better place - only just in time too, there's creeping grass and a couple of brambles taking root where it was. Plus branches overhead that need pruning - garden has regressed to crisis management temporarily, its so sunny here today that I might be able to finish that off.

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

Gosh, I hadn't realised you were so close to the end of the French mortgage either! :j Yay! :j

So many Yays! :j:j:j

Hope it's as sunny where you are as it is here. Still rather nippy, but gloriously blue skies :j

I think it is, Cheery - I washed some fleeces this morning, and they're nearly dry

edinburgher wrote: »

What is the plan for the French property once it's all yours?

It's still leased out to the same holiday firm, so options don't change, really. I want to get my act together to check with my accountant whether its true that I can sell right now without having to repay the VAT, and if I can, I put it up for sale right away, don't need to finish the mortgage for that, even. Erm, I could email them at the same time as I send them their annual payment. Yes, lets pretend I already thought of that. I'll pay and email tomorrow

earthgirl wrote: »

Glad that you have been taking it gently - but still getting lots done.

Thanks! Everything hinges on getting enough/more sleep, so its touch and go, but I'm going in the right direction, happily.