"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it"

Karmacat

gilligansyle wrote: »

Interesting re: the bank accounts, especially for single people. My executors will have a right old time sorting mine out, should a bus take a disliking to me.

Its fascinating, isn't it! Just shows you the wrinkles that people find - in a manner of speaking

Tax payment didn't go out till 4 May, and it should have been 30 April. The stupid, stupid thing is, I had plenty of time to pay it - I was waiting for the quarterly rental payment to come in, but I needn't have bothered - between the tax payment, and the maintenance payment, I'm short for the next mortgage payment by six euros - I can't decide which smiley is sarcastic, so I won't bother ... but, grrrrrrrr.

And a 20 minute non-emergency call from a client who knew it wasn't appropriate doesn't help. I think I may have a glass of something, which is then a legitimate reason not to answer the phone. I know the smiley for that: :D:D

elantan

thats pesky self preservation there kc .... i love it

Cheery_Daff

Loving your self preservation technique KC :rotfl: :rotfl:

taxi73

I've got nice wellies can I come too?

Pippilongstocking

Hello all - dashing in to say evening all!

Taxi I'd like to get a look at them!!

taxi73

they are rather cute...pink soles.pink top and pink buckles..greyey blue background with white dots and pinky red flowers that look like carnations...lol...got them in Tescos of all places

Pippilongstocking

taxi73 wrote: »

they are rather cute...pink soles.pink top and pink buckles..greyey blue background with white dots and pinky red flowers that look like carnations...lol...got them in Tescos of all places

How gorgeous!!!!!

I've not got any pattern ones right now - me thinks I need some!

taxi73

think mine were £12.99 only bought them for the festival and thought they'd be fun..lol

Karmacat

I think I bought the same wellies, Taxi, and I got mine in Milletts - pricier there tho, they were on "sale" and I think they were £16! I was desperate, of course, it was in all that snow.

Well, I didn't end up having a snifter last night - I often mean to, but never do, don't fancy it when the time comes. But I did watch Sense and Sensibility, which was wonderful. And I went out into the garden and weeded - am definitely reclaiming the border nearest the house, and I planted some lambs tongue thats been languishing in a pot - I've no idea how it survived the winter, but it did

However, its now given me another problem - one bit of that border, which has been languishing under a drawer I was using to move plantpots from the previous house, has a massive ants nest. Its about eight feet from the house (tho I did see a scout ant running across the draining board the other day :eek:) and I'm not sure what to do about it. Do I *have* to kill them? I'd like to plant in that area, something low - I was going to put my sedum there, but no way, in case they attack the roots. Anybody know what are the natural predators of ants?

Otherwise, I don't feel like doing much today - I was really, really shattered by the time I got to bed yesterday, I'll fiddle about a bit in the house, and this afternoon I'll walk to the nearby village and have a looksee at the supposed 2 day arts festival - but thats that, as I'm off out tomorrow - I need my strength!

gilligansyle

My dad used to plant mint, or sage as that discouraged them, but not sure if that was just 'old wives' tales.

I occasionally think to myself, "I'll have a glass of wine tonight", but when it comes down to it, end up with a cuppa.