Daydream thread continues.....

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

If you are sure that they are honey bees then use this
http://www.bbka.org.uk/help/find_a_swarm_coordinator.php

& don't put it off, alfie. Do it first thing in the morning.

There's also a list here by county but I can't tell how up-to-date it is.

With any luck they may even know whose hive they're from & then you'd probably get them removed for nothing by the beekeeper involved.

Be keepers will collct new bees free of charge too, no need to trace who has had a swarm.

Davesnave

Itismehonest wrote: »

Congratulations to DS & OH, rhiw. :beer:

The MSE thing about having sons is that, traditionally anyway, it's the bride's parents that pay for a wedding

Congratulations from me, too. :beer:

Our DD1's wedding is coming up in 2 months. Luckily, she's inherited the right genes, so I think it will be pretty cheap, as these things go. There's a lot of DIY involved.

Davesnave

Itismehonest wrote: »

I just say "Take any quote & double it at least" ......... & then I scarper. :rotfl:
Nobody believes me until they actually do it themselves but, sadly, it's true.

Well I hope it isn't true here, because if it is, we shall do the place up and then have to sell it!

At present, we're intending to get quotes and work with 20% contingency. Already, some things we'd like to include have gone, and others, like the GSHP, remain in the balance. We're going to see someone who has ground source heating soon.

I think working with a post-War property is a bit easier than an oldie, which is why I'm no longer into 'character,' but I understand where you're coming from, CTC. Our old/older furniture looks a bit odd in a modernish house, so I think we'll get rid of some, rather than try to create fake olde worlde-ness around it.

From a purely personal POV, it's what lies outside the property which interests me the most. If the outdoors isn't right, then I don't care how nice the house is. When we came here, I had problems 'bonding' with the land, because it wasn't quite what I'd been looking for, but fortunately, it's grown on me.

Davesnave

Speaking of growing, we planted a few more trees yesterday and sorted the slope alongside the polytunnel, so it now has vegetation.

At my end there's comfrey, and at DW's end there's ground cover geraniums. I think there'll be a fight when we reach the middle! :rotfl:

Davesnave

rozeepozee wrote: »

At least the fencing is nearly done. We now have a complete boundary that has not been without its neighbourhood conflict. I'll fill in the details once the dust has settled. It's still ongoing at the moment and I don't know if there could be another flare up.....

Getting that boundary right is important, and while conflict is best avoided, it's imperative not to step down over any issue that's fundamental to peace of mind.

The trouble is, when you're new to a place, it's hard to size up the neighbours. Some, as CTC found, seem a bit prickly and then turn out OK, while others smile, chat cheerfully and then try to stab you in the back, or turn out to be full of BS.

Here, we've had to stick up for ourselves at times, especially with Mr Dog, but it was either get that sorted, or give up and leave, simple as that.

The funniest incident was when the evil couple in the barn conversions tried to stop us selling tomatoes. Some people really do need to get a life!

Right, think I've caught up now. Nice bees alfie, have you got names for them all yet?

RAS

That is a big swarm Alfie.

We had one of our own yesterday. Now safely housed, but not in a house!

HOpe your local bee-keepers are able to help out.

alfie_1 wrote: »

AFTER !!!!

Rhiwie - congrats to your family.

To all those struggling with architects and house (hugs).

rozeepozee

Davesnave wrote: »

Well I hope it isn't true here, because if it is, we shall do the place up and then have to sell it!

At present, we're intending to get quotes and work with 20% contingency. Already, some things we'd like to include have gone, and others, like the GSHP, remain in the balance. We're going to see someone who has ground source heating soon.

I think working with a post-War property is a bit easier than an oldie, which is why I'm no longer into 'character,' but I understand where you're coming from, CTC. Our old/older furniture looks a bit odd in a modernish house, so I think we'll get rid of some, rather than try to create fake olde worlde-ness around it.

From a purely personal POV, it's what lies outside the property which interests me the most. If the outdoors isn't right, then I don't care how nice the house is. When we came here, I had problems 'bonding' with the land, because it wasn't quite what I'd been looking for, but fortunately, it's grown on me.

I think we are in a similar boat Dave

I went round to a neighbour's yesterday. She's in a gorgeous slate built characterful property. The type I love to look at. But they can be hard to maintain. She confirmed how much they had to decorate. We have an old stone built property in Sheffield and it is a labour of love. I'm not really looking forward to going back to Sheffield soon as I'm sure there'll be decorating needed even though we decorated everything before we left. Damp is an inevitable consequence of living in these houses it seems.

I'm now looking forward to living in a 1960s bungalow. I am the woman who hates bungalows! But, as long as it can be insulated and nice windows put in and a decent render, I'm sure it will look not bad... It's never gonna compare to the likes of CTC's place though

Like you, Dave, it's the land that's important for us now. I'm immeasurably happy that we didn't buy the beautiful old farmhouse with the annex, but no land. That would have been a big regret. I can put up with living in a bungalow for that.

rozeepozee

Davesnave wrote: »

Getting that boundary right is important, and while conflict is best avoided, it's imperative not to step down over any issue that's fundamental to peace of mind.

The trouble is, when you're new to a place, it's hard to size up the neighbours. Some, as CTC found, seem a bit prickly and then turn out OK, while others smile, chat cheerfully and then try to stab you in the back, or turn out to be full of BS.

Here, we've had to stick up for ourselves at times, especially with Mr Dog, but it was either get that sorted, or give up and leave, simple as that.

The funniest incident was when the evil couple in the barn conversions tried to stop us selling tomatoes. Some people really do need to get a life!

I have invested in a metal back shield

Itismehonest

alfie_1 wrote: »

itsme......if i email you the film ,do you know how to post it on here ????

p.s. ive got the phone numbers ,many thanks , will ring tomorow

Sorry, I don't have an account with any of the photo/video hosting sites, alfie, but I'm sure others will have or know how you could do it.

Itismehonest

Davesnave wrote: »

I think working with a post-War property is a bit easier than an oldie,.......

Undoubtedly true - even if unlisted.

We had our wrists slapped a couple of years ago when doing some work on the land for not having the local Time Team in. Apparently, because we're an ancient settlement (pre-Domesday) we should have had archaeological mitigation. We didn't ...... but we already knew that all that was under the surface were a pig shed & outside loo that blew down in the early 1980s & had been buried by a tractor pushing topsoil over the lot :rotfl:

Sometimes knowing the family who have lived in a place for generations is more helpful & much more reliable than swallowing what the Uni grads in bureaucracy think is the case.
Knowing those who have been here for hundreds of years also enabled us to get planning altered from a naff little single-storey stone & glass conservatory/linhay bunged on the end of the house to a proper 2-storey building extension. The family still had the photos to prove what had been there before.

There's usually a way to get everything sorted out building-wise eventually. It's just not as straight-forward as many seem to think before they try it. It's like all things, though, what you can't afford to do today you can save up for to do tomorrow. The extra time living in situ usually means a better possibility of getting it right, too.