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Re: Moving on
I've only just seen this, sorry! Thank you very much @Laura_Elsewhere . I've not done anything about the books yet. I have quite a few but I do think these more recent ones may be duplicate…5 -
Re: Moving on
It would be great if I could harness some wind power - it's been unexpectedly gusty today! I don't think town planning would look kindly on a wind turbine in my back garden though I have pl…5 -
Re: Moving on
I've just had a long but interesting WhatsApp conversation with that arch-cynic, DS2, who had done some research into solar himself and regaled me with stats about cobalt and lithium in the batt…5 -
Re: Moving on
So we had our second appointment about solar, and I'm left fairly confused and hoping my thoughts will settle overnight. That's partly because DH and I feel differently about it, but as he …5 -
Re: Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations
I wonder about turning the rest of his Mum's ashes into a pendant for his sister, now you have said that @rtandon27 - it had not occurred to me before. Right, yesterday I helped my former mentee…6 -
Re: Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations
I clearly needed that lay down. Mr Sl woke me up three hours later. I wake with the birds but no longer have the energy to go all day without a sit and relax. Nothing wrong with a siesta! Up before f…5 -
Re: Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations
Out to my bees at 06.15 this morning, the first hive was very defensive (I blame the early wasps!) and I took a minor sting (that's one where I am partly to blame) on the inside upper arm, just …5 -
Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
4.7 for yesterday but overcast here today and not a single O as yet!7 -
Re: Prepping: the new world...
As mine (currently) has pyjamas, dressing gown so I can be decent front & back, retired hillboots so I don't slip on hospital floors, soap, flannel, hairbrush, toothbrush, toothpaste, kindle…5 -
Re: And now we go again...
We like the Isle of Wight too. If you're a gin or rum drinker then a visit to the Mermaid gin distillery is worth a visit. You get to try 2 gins and 2 rums. We also had a drink in their bar but …5

