My home is a mess

bearcub

Evening Messies.

Coo, you've been a chatty lot today.

Sonastin, your post about the weather down here, made me smile. I'm glad to have been some help. Having always lived 'dahn sarf', although not quite as south as we are now, I've not much idea as to what weather up there tends to be like. Tbh, the IOW does have one of the highest number of sunshine hours in the UK - usually. Last year, after a lovely spring, we had a lousy summer - got soaked at the music Festival in June, which is usually all sun, warmth and happiness! I've a horrible feeling it may be the same this year, but we're giving the festival a miss anyway.

MM, I'm so pleased you feel happy with the job, even if you've not actually started the real stuff yet. It's exciting, discovering what you have a in a new garden, isn't it? I loved the first two springs here, trying to guess what the enw shoots were. When Mum moved in across the road last year, I nearly had to put reins on her, as she wanted to start pulling up plants right there and then. I think she wanted to just have a repeat of the garden she had before. Still, she seesm to have settled down a bit now.

As for photos, I take loads of pics of birds, and butterflies occasionally. Unfortunately, I've yet to work out how to take macro pics on my camera, as all the instructions are on a CD, and it's just a mass of writing to read on-screen. Must get around to buying a proper instruction book.

Our little garden is very cottage-style, Emms, otherwise known as a mishmash, but well-covered in plants. We try to major on plants that are good for bees and butterflies, with loads of shrubs for the birds to perch on or hide in. Basically, though, because our soil is solid clay, it's a case of finding out what will grow! After nearly 7 years here, we're starting to work out exactly what thrives, and what doesn't. Well done for getting the ducks. I just love duck, but don't get the fashion for it pink-cooked. Sadly, OH isn't keen, so we tend to buy duck breast instead, just for me.

Buffy, it sounds like a 'turning-point' about to happen in your life and mind-set. Take your time. <hugs>

Well done, laurel, for finishing such a big garden project. Yes, it'll take time to mature, but you'll always know you did it all yourself! :T

Unlike the last two days, it's been a beautiful day here today - sunny, warm and breezy, ideal for getting washing dry. Early start, as the plumber returned. OH noticed that the grouting was cracking between the tiles on one wall of the shower. The plumber says that the shower mixer has a minute leak, but enough to make the false wall he put in, bow slightly, hence the cracking. All the tiles under the mixer will have to be removed, so I'm extremely thankful that no-one on Freecycle decided they wanted the spares when I advertised them. The shower cubicle will also have to be removed while the tiles are taken off, just in case a piece of flying tile chips the surface. So, our beautiful new bathroom is going to be chaos again for half a day when the work's done in a couple of weeks. Better now than later, though.

farmerswife75

Hey messies!!

All this talk of gardening is making me feel quite ashamed of the state of our garden . I inherited the garden when we moved into the main farmhouse 6 years ago, it was beautiful then - my mum is a fab gardener! I havn't done much to it since we moved in. There's no lawn, but lots of shrubs etc that need cut back, there's also a greenhouse which i've previously grown tomatoes etc in but this year couldn't even motivate myself to do that , i'm soo embarassed as i know that some people are desperate to have a garden and i have one that i can't look after properly!

jx

jpscloud

Don't worry laurel, the wildlife will move right back in. Even a few annuals dotted around in pots adds to the communities, like hoverflies and butterflies, loads and loads of other insects I can't even start to name as well! It may look sterile but it really isn't and with a pond nearby, you have a fantastic environment whether it's flags or grass.

jpscloud

farmerswife just adding to say your garden will be fine, that's the beauty of it - a few days' hard work and a bit of judicious trimming, and it'll look lovely again.

A few years ago I had to abandon my garden completely due to family illness etc. - it was quite hard work to get rid of the outrageously big leylandii (they double in size while you're not looking!) and trim other trees/shrubs back, then to plant up fruit bushes, hedging etc. that I wanted - but that's the satisfying bit of gardening, right?

Actually your post made me think - that's how I feel about my house. I am so lucky to have one, and have one to myself at that! But I don't have it clean, tidy and done up as I would like it to be, which makes me feel ungrateful sometimes. But then, I do love my home and am grateful for it, messy or not!

bearcub

Farmerswife, I'm not surprised that you have no time for gardening. Farmers and their wives have no time for themselves, ever, it seems to me. I've friends who are dairy farmers, and the wife is also a primary school teacher. I don't know how they ever have time to talk to each other, never mind any spare time!

snookey

Dog had broken his protective collar Ill have to ring the vet in the morning. Im hoping he wont bite the stiches.
Emm Ill be itching for a shower by the time its fixed on Tuesday. Its still under gaurantee thankfully.
Love the wild gardens. My yard is wild due to neglect,lol.
Took dd to party at cinema in the pouring rain . I felt sorry for the mother as it looked as if most people didnt bother.
Went looking around shops only to end up buying more food. Why?. My freezers and cupboards are bursting.
Look after yourselfs everyone.

Debt_Free_Chick

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

I absolutely need to work out a new approach to my life. The longer I am on this thread the more I realise I am repeating a pattern.........leaving everything and letting it pile up so I can have a BIG cathartic clean out.

I know this all too well and hugely sympathise

You need to "eat your elephant in bite-sized chunks"

Just aim to do one room at a time. Doing one room and getting it straight is hugely satisfying and likely to spur you on to the next one. It doesn't matter if it takes you 2 or 3 days to finish it - although, I'd suggest you aim to do one room per day. It won't take you all day, of course :eek:, but just have that as a target .... one room per day

I do feel for you ..... ((hugs))

Debt_Free_Chick

I've had a good day - despite spending far too much time on king.com playing "Bubble Saga" (sad, sad, sad!!!)

However .... I've also gutted a spare bedroom, including finishing a "shabby chic" distressed wardrobe and cleaned the carpet (thank you Vax )

Also washed down all the paintwork

Kitchen is a mess though. And the utility room. And the garage. And the garden needs some attention. And my dog needs a brush. And the study is .... eeeuuuuwwwww

Night, night messies. Not sure what I'm doing tomorrow. I'll see how I feel

keran77

A good day here too! Spent two hours cleaning the front garden. Weeds and grass sorted, hanging baskets planted up with begonias fuchsias etc and pots tidied. Going to buy and plant some begonias tomorrow to go around my Acer.

Now just the back garden which looks a bit like a jungle!!

kittywight

bearcub wrote: »

:rotfl: It's ok, jps, I don't think Kitty and I will be floating away - the island's quite firmly anchored in the Solent. I hope so, anyway.

Well done, that Kitty! :T Very difficult to do much when you can't see any reason to anything at all. If the swap happens, will you be staying in the same area?

:rotfl:think we have more chance of being blown further out to sea
the wind was so rough on thursday/friday, couldnt believe it :eek:

yeh same area, well the next village, my sons been accepted for school here so its about a 40 min walk maybe, but will prob just do the 10 min bus journey

done some dishes today
made some cupcakes with ds
went food shopping
visited friends
also have filled another recycling bag with crap sorting this place out one recycling bag at a time lol.

hoping its less windy tommorow, got 2 loads of washing waiting to dry

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