Mooloo's New Home, New Year and New Start part 3

Savvy_sewing

queen_vi wrote: »

so pleased your ok
hope you dont mind me asking were did you get your blue light from

I signed up to be a Bzzz Agent! Then I got it at a discount price.
I paid £48 for it I think. I am supposed to review it for them. Actually I am amazed at the difference I feel.
I have some money off vouchers somewhere, but they are still expensive!
(mind you if I had known that it would make such a difference to me, I would probably have got one years ago!).

Savvy_sewing

Well the plans for the day changed. BF did come, and he and DS built the Shed!:T They even seemed to get on.
However, after I had taken twin2 home, and come back, my BF decided he was not going to stay, and has gone back home.
I think having DS and Twin2's BF here, put him out somewhat.
I am a bit gutted! I was looking forward to spending the evening with him, and tomorrow during the day.
So I feel a bit flat.
Tired as well. So it will be an early night for me.
Not sure what will happen tomorrow now. We will just have to see.

Savvy_Sue

moo2moo wrote: »

Morning all, I usually read and run but was wondering about a wanted add in your local newsagents or local shop. That way you should be able to get your hands on a retired or unemployed person who likes to garden and will willingly do so for an hourly fee which will enable you to pay what you can afford as and when you can afford it rather than a landscaper who is likely to quote several hundred or even thousand pounds.

I think the hope is that SS will pay for it as part of DGD's fostering, but it may still be a good idea. I'm sure there is a site which lets you 'offer' your garden to a keen gardener without one, of course you would have to check that the person taking yours over would not do things which were unsuitable for your needs, but it could work well, although SS might need to vet the person in this case? This is an old article from the Guardian about the kind of thing I'm thinking of.

Savvy_sewing

Morning.
I do not have any major plans today now. Feel a bit deflated.
DS is asleep, and twn2's BF has gone to his course. (He finishes tomorrow).
So DGD and I are home and it will be a pottering day.

Maybe sharing the garden could be a possibility. But at th moment, I would like to just get it safe enough for DGD to play in.

Savvy_Sue

Mooloo wrote: »

Maybe sharing the garden could be a possibility. But at th moment, I would like to just get it safe enough for DGD to play in.

I agree that's the main thing. However, completely by coincidence, there was a bit on Woman's Hour this morning on the topic of garden sharing. You'll be able to Listen Again for up to a week. And this is a link to a scheme in Brighton and Hove, for anyone down that way, there may be links to other parts of the country but don't have time to check it out now.

Savvy_sewing

Morning All,
I had a bit of a bad day yesterday. So I didnt go anywhere.
DS took the bus back to Towcester to see his mates, (With £10 of my money), as I didnt feel up to driving.
Twin2 wanted to come back to stop but again I said no, as I was not driving.
Twin2'sBF came home around 4pm and took over the help with DGD. He took her with him to the shop to pick up my milk and a few bits and pieces. Then he did the dinner for me. He jumped about keeping me topped up with cups of tea, and had let me have an hours rest when he first got back. Invaluable.
I did make myself sew for a bit earlier in the day. Finishing off the bags that I had cut out at the beginning of the week, Sunday afernoon I think it was. And I finished the trim on the towels for the new baby. So I am pleased with them. However I cannot find the camera? So no pictures at the moment.

Molly is not very well, so I am a little worried about her. Havent been able to spend much time with her this week. I am hoping we will have better luck next week.

There is another fella coming to quote for the garden on Saturday morning, between 8.15 and about 9am. But I really am not hopeful that we are going to be able to afford it, and or that SS will front up for it either.
I will continue to look into alternatives around here. Maybe put a notice up as suggested. See if we could get a rotorvator somewhere, and bribe DS to do it.?

Right I have an hour to get moving and leave for stay and play with DGD and her Mum.

Molly41

Ohhh dont you start worrying about me. I will be fine :j:j:j

However I am absolutely appalled by the treatment I received at my local hospital yesterday. I was offered no food or drink for 7 hours yesterday whilst I was an in-patient and I was not nil by mouth :eek::eek::eek: I discharged myself home in the end and told them I would come back as a day case:mad::mad::mad: It is abysmal and I told them so. Goodness I can speak up for myself and have worked for the NHS for years as a midwife. What would the case for some vulnerable old lady who was too frightened to say anything? Never in a million years would I have not fed or watered one of my patients:eek::eek::eek:

Anyway off-topic but you know Im thinking about you and DGD even if we cant meet up for a cuppa and chat

queen_vi

i know your not as old as me ( i not old really)but in the age concern here sometimes they have retired people who help people who need it by doing garden come a couple of hours a week for a small fee you could try asking
as you disabled they may help advice you who to get in

Savvy_sewing

I think that I will check out at our nearest volunteer beureau what is availabe, as I really do not know where to start with it all.
Luckily at the moment its not the weather to be doing much out there. But we soon will be.
The front garden is manageable, and is full of bulbs as far as I can see. There were hundreds of snowdrops at the side of the house, and along the front wall, and now ther looks to be crocus's along the path, and possibly daffodils and tulips? I am no garden expert but I would say that the garden was once loved at the front, and will not take for ever to get back.
The back is another thing. But perhaps I will be able to find the missing link soon.! If not then we will just have to do our best.

I am in a lot of pain today. Probably been doing to much sewing. Twin2 has come back with me from stay and play. (Could have done with twn1!), and her BF, has just finished his course, so they have taken DGD for a walk to the shops for me.
I will need to take them back later, alas, so still driving to deal with. I wish I didn.T

gizmo111

I think as a foster carer who has been basically forced to move that ss have some obligation to make the garden safe for the child - I'll check on monday, if not then I know for a fact that before you agree to Special Guardianship then they should make sure the house is suitable for the child and make any appropriate payments - get on to your solicitor and do not agree until you have some one off payment agreed - £500 -750 seems fair to me.

Molly that is real bad treatment, sorry to hear it, hope you are OK, but I fear that everyone on frontline public services will be so stretched from now onwards that this is just the tip of the iceberg:mad: