A new 'tougher' thread... and so it continues

Byatt

Fuddle, they do know they are in the dog house so to speak. Mine does a Princess Di look, which just melts me. I am way too soft. Although right from a young pup, she had to sit before she had her meals. So now, unless we say "go on then" she will sit and sit and sit. She knows she musn't touch it until told. Wish she was like that with everything else.

Look at this dinky sewing machine...http://www.dunelm-mill.com/shop/mini-stitch-and-sew-sewing-machine-230051

prepareathome

sorry can't help you smileyt never watch tv myself, just odd programmes on iplayer etc if I hear of something that seems interesting - have you checked the lists for iplayer and others to see what is on offer, sometimes there are decent films that had been on BBC.

Glad you enjoyed the potatoes Byatt, yes no two are the same size but doesn't affect the taste - they obviously are the ones that don't conform to what size and shape they have to put in the more expensive tins, but once cooked and especially mashed who knew what shape or size they were.

I have never been bothered if my fruit and vegetables are all different in size or shape, so long as they taste as they should you could give me a round banana and I would happily eat it. So if shops want to sell the fruit and vegetables they cannot sell as they don't conform and want to call them basics or value range or whatever and sell them a lot cheaper that suits me )

Here the weather is one minute heavy downpours, then sun has come out and its dry and calm, then wind starts to pick up and gets to almost gale force then rain comes again and repeat......the good thing is as its on and off the rain hasn't so far been enough to cause flooding, although road outside has had fast flowing water running down it but not enough to cause problems with the rain not lasting more than an hour or two.

My strawberries are vanishing as soon as ready but didn't think it was slugs as they are protected from them and wondered field mice, and yes today saw a little brown one run out of fruit cage and up onto fence when I came out - its sophies fault, every time I repair the netting sophie will push and push against it till she loosens it so she can take a wander round the cage then comes back out so field mice are using her route. Not quite sure what to do about them, maybe cover each plant with netting - although they would soon chew it. Or buy a lot of brackets and hanging baskets dig out my hammer drill and put all strawberry plants in them, but cannot really do it with fruit bushes.

Also seen the mice running up the pole to bird feeding station to help themselves to the fat balls. Usually I only see them in the winter but so many fields around here have been built on past few years I guess there is less land and food available for them. Maybe I will get some humane traps and release them further away but I would worry that babies are left starving in a nest somewhere nearby.....

Ho hum its raining again.......

Hugs. Love and healing to allxxxxxxxxxxxx

Popperwell

Still deciding about the sewing machine...no rush. I don't buy jackets that often and they last me years. Some things I just make a cuff. It's trousers that always need shortening. Should I just do my ham fisted sowing as few see my work, buy a sewing machine or use Wunderweb.

When Mum passed away I had two pairs of something similar to tracksuit bottoms and though I probably should have cut the material I had to take up approx two to two and hal inches and shorten two pairs of PJ's(sleeves and legs)I was sick and tired when I was finished.

Decisions, decisions...

fuddle

If you used a sowing machine to stitch up hems you would have a line of stitching all the way round (well on my machine anyway, the expensive ones may have a invisible stitch) I've used wonderweb too and would use it again when it comes to hemming... at least you can't see it. I have also stuck hems up with cellotape, duct tape and masking tape in my time. Alright until you forget and cross your legs in the staff room, them your trouser leg wafts around your ankles for all to see :rotfl::o:D:p;):A

Evie74_2

Your post made me laugh out loud Fuddle - I've done the sellotape quick fix on trouser hems too - I thought it was just me! Only as a temp measure when the hem's come down at work though! Otherwise I'm strictly a wonderweb kind of gal...!:rotfl:

Evie xx

GreyQueen

fuddle wrote: »

I don't know how lottie folk can contend with the disappointment. It's heart breaking. Nothing grew for me last year, nothing and I got disheartened so much so that I didn't even try this year. I'm regretting it now but wanting to bare fruits in the front garden. I figured it would be easier to grow bushes and shrubs than individual plants. I figured anyway lol.

;)You rise above it, hun, trust me. Or you turn into a psychotic slug-murdering sociopath, mwah ha ha! If anybody is harbouring the delusion that gardening is restful and calming, please wise-up before it's too late. It's fascinating and frustrating and a constant challenge, but it brings out yoir character. Whether it's one you wanted, well, that's another matter.

I realised I was pre-committed to an after-work farewell drinkathon in a public house (never normally touch the stuff, guv'nor) so was out for hours nursing one drink and catching up on the gossip. The pub was one that always used to be heaving with the after-work crowds and has been dead for months. I guess that all of us are feeling the pinch, even those lucky enough to be in employment. Ne'er mind it was good goss.

The window fitters burgered off at a more civilised hour today and I ran in and out of the flat, trying to track down the source of the fusty odour which appeared a couple of days ago. Have had everything out of the airing cupboard in case the pipes were leaking (nope) and treated the plug holes of kitchen sink, basin and bath (nope) then I has a LBM; what if there is a leak under the bathtub?

Took the panel off and went under with a torch. Nothing as obvious as pools of water but there are damp areas of the plaster on the back wall. One rises from the concrete floor, one sinks as if the water might be coming behind the mastic sealing the bath to the tiles, although it appears to have a solid seal.

Most strange. The other side of the wall is a service cupboard to which I don't have access (the locked door is on the outside of the building) so I don't know if anything is going wrong in there. I'm leaving the bath panel off and the window will be open as much as possible to dry it out and I'll have to call the LL next week. That'll be a fun call; there are sort of dampish patches and it smells funny..............can't see any leaks......pls help!

I'm getting to absolutely detest that fusty damp odour. SuperGran was around earlier and couldn't smell it but she admits that her sense of smell isn't what it was. Mine's acute (I think some of us ME-ers have hypersensitive noses) and it's loathesome. Snacks me in the face whenever I come back home.

Still, if nothing else I have pipework so clean that it gleams. I may decide to take the washing-machine exit pipe off the sink tomorrow and de-clart it as it can get clagged up. And then run a service wash on thermonuclear setting to blast the washer out. I'm not going to have a smelly home, I can't be doing with it.

:j Spike, well done on your voucher from the store. I'd've been chuffed to pieces. I dropped into the Co-Op the other night to flex my new membership card and see what was on yellow labels. I was pleased to see quiches reduced to £1.08 and bought 3. I cut them into 3 pieces and freeze them and then each will do for an "office lunch".

Didn't realise until I got home that as well as the reduced price per, they were on 3 for 2 so I got 3 quiches for £2.16. Result!

Oooff, need to check the other threads and the rest of the web. Hope you all have a quiet night and some decent weather tomorrow.

Popperwell

I have a line of stitches now...:pyes I may resort to Wunderweb again...for the amount of sewing I do...at least I can sow a button on...:)

I don't want to set the politics off again but have one statistic I heard today...I'll just throw it in and make no comment either way...

One in eight who claim Housing Benefit is not working or seven in eight are working. there's nothing to say those not working are not looking for work and those working are probably in low paid work.

As I say I'll leave it at that...back to the reason for this thread...

I've lost interest in watching TV too and only watch odd programmes prefering to listen to music, the internet and the radio but for the first time in ages watched some tv via the internet in the early hours.

I've alot of unused allowance on my ISP and a week still before the new month begins so I may use it up by doing some more TV viewing via the web and next year not bother with the license at all. That would virtually pay for my internet...:)

Don't know what I have done but three toes on my right foot are hurting as though they have been sprained but I have no idea how it's happened making walking a bit difficult:(:mad:

Mrs_Veg_Plot

Hi all

Have just caught up with the last three days worth of posts, there were some very interesting debates going on and too much for me to to comment on.

The slugs in the garden are leaving the veg alone but are feasting on the french marigolds my parents gave to me. We are getting some mysterious indentations in one area of one of the beds, very much like someone has been kneeling in it (but no one has). Each time I smooth the soil over they have reappeared the next day. At first I thought that it was cats but there no nasty deposits in them. After a very poor start the strawberries have really picke up. DD1 and 2 aremaking smoothies every day. I will treat us to a bit of cream this weekend and make a strawberry pavlova for sunday tea.

Have been on a course today for work, 100 mile round trip. Have now got business insurance on the car so will be able to claim a bit of the petrol money back and every little helps.

Does snyone have any idea why can not use the thanks button? A sign pops up to tell me I do not have access to that page.

Have done an inventory of the freezer and have meal planned for this week and I am pleased that I do not need to buy any meat so that will reduce the weekly bill nicely.

Will catch up again tomorrow.

Mrs VP

grandma247

Mrs vp are you signed in? After the upgrades they seem to reset things so you have to sign in again.

GreyQueen

grandma247 wrote: »

Mrs vp are you signed in? After the upgrades they seem to reset things so you have to sign in again.

I stay signed in and my Thanks button is OK. Most odd. Is there a helpline for thread techy problems?