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Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 9 February 2026
I focussed on admin tasks today and feel pleased to have achieved a few bits and bobs. Vinted parcel packed and posted Library books renewed Feb's birthday cards written and presents wrapped A c…8 -
Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk
If we're on kitchens, I can show you ours in the 'before' state in 2015: At that stage, we'd replaced the ceiling, sorted the walls, added coving and had new electrics partially i…6 -
Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk
I'm another who can't grow verbena b so you aren't alone Farway. One or two that I grew from bought plants had a vague wave before leaving so Pas is making me grind my teeth. LITM took…6 -
Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk
I have black granite worktops in my kitchen and can’t wait to get rid of them. Every bit of limescale, dot of oil, speck of dust shows up… mind you, at least I know when the cats have been illegally …5 -
Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk
And I apologise, it's not even findus peas it's bloody bird's eye innit…I haven't done that much Farway, it's just in between the rain over the last month/s really, one weeke…5 -
Re: 5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
morning all 😊 Enjoying life by the seaside. Sister visited on Saturday, it was a rainy, grey day but we made the most of it and went to two garden centres, one for a cheese scone and one for a late …6 -
Re: 5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
For yesterday, DSS was up and gone by just after 6am, it’s been lovely having him here. Capt S had the day off so rest of morning was spent chatting and doing our jigsaw puzzle. Went to the yard, qui…6 -
Re: 5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
Pleasures for today Problem at work which meant leaving late but glad I dealt with it the way I did and didn’t rush sorting things out. Good feedback from colleagues. Sausage sandwich for Breakfast L…6 -
Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk
Wow! That took me back, Farway! In the mists of the late 50s, my Dad had an interview with Clough Williams-Ellis, who was looking for a carpenter/handyman. Dad got the job, but then ummed and ahhed a…6 -
Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk
Lumme, you lot have been busy since I was last here. 😶 I had to drop everything & go on Car Rescue, friend had a flat battery and I was the rescue. Having learnt my lesson with my own battery / …6
