The revenge of the stripey socks - a DFW adventure

Uniscots97

HI Fay, sorry to hear about the house. You mentioned prices. I found this 5 bedroom on an estate agents website in Orkney (not sure if its near you). They are asking over 220K but its immaculate and looks like it s not long been decorated. This might make it more expensive?

http://www.remax-scotland.com/PublicListingFull.aspx?lKey=6371238d-6855-44be-89a3-19aa073eb1e3


Anyway not doing too well myself, lots going on work and home. Might have a vent later but if anyone wants to join me for a virtual coffee and virtual HUGE piece of chocolate cake (can't stomach anything at the moment so it HAS to be virtual) then please feel free. The company would be good

Karmacat

Yep, I'll join you, unixgirluk - ditto on the stomach trouble, so thats lovely. For some reason I *can* stomach coffee, so I'll really have that. And I'll join you in ogling that house too, oh my word thats lovely ....

Pippilongstocking

UNI x - vent away later if you need too - will keep popping past inbetween re- write ups - ta for that - sorry things are abit tricky. House is lovely you posted - its in Hoy so thats another island from here, there are bout 88 or so other islands within the Orkney archapeligo - 15 inhabitated.

I don't like cake so can easily join you for a virtual one - x

Pippilongstocking

Update today

Added up my dd's (no I haven't done this before) I use to peer at my bank statements through my fingers hoping for the best.

I am looking to move the other dd's to my main account and then they are all in the same place.
Paid extra to loan from lodger boy (- cleaner money)

Phoning to down grade the other mobile until contract is up to minimum package

Given OH £100 towards flight - which I don't mind as at least he will be up and as I can't really travel through school time I like to contribute when I can (might be the guilt from the stonking row though )

Updated spending diary and looking at sorting out a real list of food in freezers etc - also looking into buying bulk meat 1/2 sheep or a 1/4 cow - we only buy local anyway - so I guess as we have the space I should look into that a bit more and it will help with planning

Started a word doc with recipes last night - ta piq - I had loads saved in diff word files - now I am putting them into one place - or I might just print them all off and stick them in a file in the kitchen - love the idea of a virtual list for food though so will keep a list on pc xx

Planted lots trays last night and some things in propagator now - fingers crossed.

Still mulling the house situation - being a pessamist I panic and think the worst. Will get a better idea of timing when chum is up.

Pippilongstocking

Just ordered my clubcard plus application form - ta piq

Just reinsured car with (hopefully) £70 cash back from more th>n

Can't find the March header on quidco - technical glitch?

Applied to pinecone as well.

Piquant_2

You're doing fine, it takes a long while for all the pennies to drop. A couple of months down the line you realise there's a better way of tackling certain things. Remember me? happily throwing extra money at three of my cards, then realised I needed to hit the big interest one? I paid off random extras for months! Now I'm a little better organised, but there's alway room for improvement...

piq x

hampsterpoo

fayjmck wrote: »

I do love abuse - but that's another matter - glad to hear somehow that work is now ok (ish kinda?)

As I think you are married no more talk of foot rubbing or I will go all wobbbly - I think feet are wonderful - polishing my big red beast however sounds a bit rude. I haven't even sat in his lap yet .....lol there we go again (thinking oh god do I mention a big red beast between my thighs - probably best not)

Onions - depends where you are - soon I guess - I am trying this year to start mine off in trays or plugs and then putting them out in April - supposed to help develop strong rootsystems - so giving it a go. I tend to do my shallots before my onions, then when the shallots show sign of first life - I plant out my onions because it means the onions should start off pretty quickly.

my logic is thus - shallots are harder for birds to pull out because they are heavier. So if I plant the shallots first - when the soils at the right temperature to start they start sprouting - so thats a good sign that hte onions will get off to a quick start and then the birds won't pull them up.

If that makes ANY sort of sense

I do love abuse:eek: ,,,,, hang on whos diary is this , [strike]piq's[/strike] oh no, you aswell :rotfl: :rotfl:

I thought you had hairy trolls feet ? :rotfl: :rotfl: I was going to brush them thats what us hampsters do , :rotfl: :rotfl:

Piq , theres a few quotes you can pinch for your book.;) :rolleyes:

Thanks for the onion info, I do have trouble with birds here so I will wait a while , [also foxes, badgers (occasionally) and cats]

wheres the egg count go to ? I think your hens egg bound if its not layed a 14th egg yet.:rotfl: :rolleyes:

And question about the wren .
Is this a new wren or the old one thats been dead since the 17th Feb?

Karmacat

Thats *so* true that it takes a while to get things going - I've literally been on here for years, have earned thousands in dfw work, and I still haven't re-jigged my telecoms - I'm just about to get shut of sky and go onto virgin cable, which will finally save £14 a month.

I've also spent the afternoon rescuing bricks from a neighbour's skip (with permisson!) to build part of a raised bed wall!

Pippilongstocking

eggs - 23 sorry forgot to say - not bought an egg since the hens arrived in Sept so that's progress


wren - yeah its the original wren - been in the research freezer for a while now its come home

well done on rescuing bricks - its shocking how much stuff is bunged in skips - think there should be more legislation soon make councils take everything and recycle or reclaim it.

(no offence to anyone dumping stuff)

U are giving them a good second life - well done

hampsterpoo

Dont forget to add my chilli cho recipe from piqs thread, okay you can for omit ? the meat and bits and just keep the choccy & vino