Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie

lostinrates · 8 January 2011 at 9:56PM

misskool wrote: »

It's more decorative than for eating. I'm preparing myself for the fact that I'm attempting to grow a mediterranean fruit rather than something from siberia :rotfl:
(see here http://www.trees-online.co.uk/Ice-Crystal-Fig-Tree.html)

Mine is going into a 20 or 50l pot until I dig out some shrubs. It will be in the southeast-ish area, we don't really have a south facing spot. I'm now wondering if I should have bought 2 fig trees instead of 1 fig tree with lots of house plants

If you've got plenty, why not do an experiment with a few and see how well they do? I'd be interested in which way would be better

Ooh its a dark fig. Its going on my wishlist.

I find them ALL beautiful.....I just love them. Mine are south facing, but I've known some figs in unpromising courtyards do well. My old neighbours had one north facing, very old, and fruited fine...so....

I'm more dubious about the Caci tree we are trying to grow. Of three only one has made it this far. Its going against a south facing wall.

misskool · 8 January 2011 at 11:01PM

lostinrates wrote: »

Things I know I want are larder, REAL wood, not mdf and fronts...so it can be painted and changed colour scheme wise. Cupboard with sockets in them at worksurface height to ceiling...so I can use gadgets when DH is not at home, and a BIG blackboard for my daily lists. And larder. And stone floors

Things that change are solid fuel stove or not.Open fireplace or not (DH really wants this built like his family home one was). worksurface type....even whether to have one type or more than one (I like making pastry but don't like how granite/marble looks traditionally.) Corner fridge??

Ours will be totally differnt but hopefully as functional.

How is the planning going? And the plans with the architects?

I'm looking for Pilates classes nearby, not getting any exercise driving to work now.

lostinrates · 8 January 2011 at 11:06PM

misskool wrote: »

How is the planning going? And the plans with the architects?

I'm looking for Pilates classes nearby, not getting any exercise driving to work now.

There is thai chi in the village and pilates but they clash.

Pilates will win.

Plans are surprisingly stress full! Architect is coming again soon to look at what we think we want in situ. we've told him to say ''no'' to us if he thinks its not right for the house. Upstairs and some downstairs details still not right....utility/downstairs loo have to be worked out. And kitchen services layout....

misskool · 8 January 2011 at 11:13PM

lostinrates wrote: »

There is thai chi in the village and pilates but they clash.

Pilates will win.

Plans are surprisingly stress full! Architect is coming again soon to look at what we think we want in situ. we've told him to say ''no'' to us if he thinks its not right for the house. Upstairs and some downstairs details still not right....utility/downstairs loo have to be worked out. And kitchen services layout....

I just need to figure out if I will actually care enough to do the full 10 weeks of classes, I'm always rubbish with long term commitment.

Can you be flexible with some of your plans? Or get a few opinions of them?

treliac · 8 January 2011 at 11:36PM

lemonjelly wrote: »

Treliac, tour dates for 2011:
http://derrenbrown.co.uk/tour-dates/svengali/

New tour is called svengali.

The first tour he did I met him in the street afterwards, & found him to be an extremely pleasant and approachable person. Absolutely not up himself or anything. He also came across very very well in his Confessions of a Conjouror (sp) book which I enjoyed.

I've seen all his tours thus far!

Your OH may be interested in watching channel 5 (i know, i know...) next tuesday & wednesday from 8pm-9pm

Thanks lj, I've looked them up and we will try to get tickets.

Have just watched the first part of tonights tv special but won't watch The Heist as we've already seen that. The Hero and the Enigma are recorded to watch later!

treliac · 8 January 2011 at 11:43PM

vivatifosi wrote: »

Morning all! Haven't been on for a couple of days as was helping my brother move house. His new house is quite stunning.

We pulled the boarding off the walls to reveal original fireplaces in the downstairs two rooms, one is a lovely arts and crafts style, and under the carpets were stunning floorboards in fantastic condition. I don't know why (it is very in keeping with the style) but the Edwardians had stained the blonde wood floorboards a gorgeous dark brown colour, just short of ebony. The best bit was ripping up the lino in the carpet and finding quarry tiles underneath.

Doozergirl wrote: »

Wistful sigh. It sounds fabulous, he's very lucky to have that. We move temporarily into our latest house on Tuesday. It had everything except fireplaces - it had a couple of later ones that didn't suit the house. But it was completely rotten. The stairs had already collapsed, rats had eaten through floorboards, there was dry rot everywhere, beautiful bay window with all the original woodwork and plantation blinds, all looked fine, if very grubby; but they just crumbled to the touch. There were beautiful stained glass french doors to outside which we were going to keep but they would lead into the new lounge. So they stayed in position until H shut them one day and the bottom bit of wood crumbled. I hope they're in the garage, the glass was stunning - reds and blues with etched glass stars in it.

Interesting projects you are both involved with. Good luck with the transformation work!

treliac · 8 January 2011 at 11:58PM

misskool wrote: »

I just need to figure out if I will actually care enough to do the full 10 weeks of classes, I'm always rubbish with long term commitment.

How about a vibration plate and an exercise stepper that you can use at home. This is my exercise of choice since I could never keep to a routine that involved going out to classes for very long.

However, I can listen to music, watch tv, hop on and off for short bursts or a put in a seriously long session. It suits me very well.

treliac · 9 January 2011 at 12:03AM

lostinrates wrote: »

Plans are surprisingly stress full! Architect is coming again soon to look at what we think we want in situ. we've told him to say ''no'' to us if he thinks its not right for the house. Upstairs and some downstairs details still not right....utility/downstairs loo have to be worked out. And kitchen services layout....

I guess it's difficult when you don't have a mental picture of the end result. Once that's worked out, hopefully you will have an outcome to work to and the excitement will build up again.

It'll be great to design the house to your own preferred specifications though.

mostlycheerful · 9 January 2011 at 12:15AM

PasturesNew wrote: »

If I'd been in a couple, where the OH was a tradesperson, I'd have done something with houses years ago. But it's just me and I don't have any skills. But I could easily be "the force behind....." sorting it all out and pointing them at what needs to be done. But an organiser, not a doer. Researching, sourcing, organising, planning .... not actual 'work'

I'll team up with you and do a bit of housing, if you like. Well, er, maybe. Depending on a bit of emailing and laying out a bit of framework and ground rules and agreement about various points - and in particular the exit route(s) if and when it's time to finish up and go our separate ways, if that's how it ends up. Which, of course, is common and so would be sensible to have mapped out at the start of a new venture.

I have various experience, knowledge and resources and I'm probably roughly similarish to you with regards to writing stuff down and explaining stuff and adding up figures and researching and the like. I'm fairly good with finding, hiring and controlling hired workers and organisations.

And I don't get stressed, well, not often, rarely. I'm mostly pretty good under pressure and don't fly off the handle, even when things are getting pretty grim and it's all gone horribly wrong.

And I'm willing to negotiate and meet half way or even all the way on most things, well, with some nice and similarly reasonable people, that is.

However, I don't take to being bullied and I don't tolerate people mucking me about or ripping me off or lying, or being moody or rude or aggressive gratuitously etc etc.

Anyway, just a notion on a forum on a Saturday night in answer to your comment. So, er, probably not very realistic.

But I think you've got a good brain and a lot of knowledge and energy and sense of humour etc to bring to the table.

And I'm a bit aware of sort of roughly what kind of person you are and where you're at in your life, as far as you can tell on a forum. Anyway, nuff sed...