make do and mend for tougher times

craigywv

glad to see i not the only one that names things in our house we have BIG BERTHA...the car big old blue thing forget what type , ancient but reliable just asked oh its a nissan almera, u learn something everyday! the clothes horse (airer) is called CAMILLA she like the 3rd person in our marriage every time i look my oh has his 2 arms around her moving her ( charles, diana, camilla) we then have in utility room YAREK he a long POLE my oh put up to hang clothes on, my friend is polish and called YAREK hence the poles name. he likes i named it after him!and we have a new addition to the family a whirlybird airer outside called GARY let son name him (spongebobs pet snail GARY!) THERES MORE BUT I SHALL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT AS I WILL PROB GET DELETED FROM THE FORUM! i would call your trolley MICHAEL after the great MICHAEL JACKSON song "im black im white im yeah yeah yeah" think i am rambling here due to lack of sleep i shall leave you all alone now xxxx:)

Possession

here you go Fuddle:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plain-Plastic-Scraper-Flexible-blade/dp/B00237UYDG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345582105&sr=8-1

SDG I think I subscribe to both theories since I think my children have both black hole tummies and hollow legs. Potato bake was popular but even so watching Bake Off made them hungry straight after they had eaten. Mind you, made me pretty hungry too.
GQ - if the trolley is a cow I might change my mind to Frederica (incidentally the name of my first car, a red mini).

kidcat

Fuddle - hope your holiday is going well

there is a dough scraper in amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plain-Plastic-Scraper-Flexible-blade/dp/B00237UYDG/ref=pd_bxgy_kh_text_b

I think I will invest in one at that price.

Have spoken to Oh about the idea of price rises and he didnt quibble, I was expecting resistance but he seems to think I am right. As he works in food industry I assume he has picked up a "vibe" without realising it. He is going back into work Thurs and is going to look at prices in staff shop to see if they can undercut ald! for pasta etc.

Would love a trolley but with Ds8 I imagine he would attach a motor and have me dragged down the street or some other disaster

Have had a lovely day on safari, marred only by my back flaring up, its agony to move and even taking painkillers hasnt touched the pain at all. Am considering going to GP tomorrow and begging for stronger pain meds, something I swore I would never do, but am so debilitated today I dont think I could manage another day like this.

I am inclined to name stuff too, my kids laugh when I introduce them to new things, I never name in advance though it just sort of comes to me when I "meet" them.:D

smileyt_2

Mrs_Chip wrote: »

I think there are some on ebay Smiley, I bought a wardrobe and got a quote from someone on there - put 'man and van' into the search box.

Well, I have to sort something out as I'm the winning bidder! I got them for £80. They're ikea ones so they would cost over £200 new plus Ikea charge £35 for delivery. So even if man and van costs £50 I've still got a good deal. It will mean I can transfer stuff from other bits of storage and get rid of some old furniture that takes up more room than it's worth. And yes, one is destined to be my store cupboard lol!

Mrs Lurcherwalker, there's a subtle difference between being a grown woman and a grown-up woman so don't worry, I wasn't insulting us all by calling us grown-ups :rotfl:. By the way, Bruno says thank you to Doc for his get well wishes. He is better now and has enough energy again to chase those pesky squirrels ....

Craigywv your post made me laugh but you do realise you sound as mad as a box of frogs, don't you? :rotfl:

ETA - the bookcases have glass doors on them so that will mean much less dust and dog hair to contend with on my stocks, oh yes!!

craigywv

smileyt wrote: »

Well, I have to sort something out as I'm the winning bidder! I got them for £80. They're ikea ones so they would cost over £200 new plus Ikea charge £35 for delivery. So even if man and van costs £50 I've still got a good deal. It will mean I can transfer stuff from other bits of storage and get rid of some old furniture that takes up more room than it's worth. And yes, one is destined to be my store cupboard lol!

Mrs Lurcherwalker, there's a subtle difference between being a grown woman and a grown-up woman so don't worry, I wasn't insulting us all by calling us grown-ups :rotfl:. By the way, Bruno says thank you to Doc for his get well wishes. He is better now and has enough energy again to chase those pesky squirrels ....

Craigywv your post made me laugh but you do realise you sound as mad as a box of frogs, don't you? :rotfl:

ETA - the bookcases have glass doors on them so that will mean much less dust and dog hair to contend with on my stocks, oh yes!!

:rotfl:im actually quite level headed!!my mother bought me a large sign for my kitchen wall that says "i dont suffer from insanity...i enjoy every minute" i suppose that sums me up. i just enjoy naming things lol xxx:D

Byatt

:rotfl:at Smiley's comment about Craig,

we are twins Craig and I...:p

BTW Craig, I now have tins of rice pudding!

and it's a giraffe, not a cow...:cool::p

craigywv

hi BYATT long time no hear! just went off on one about my names ...bored tonight son in bed hubby on nightshift even dog has went in a huff cos i tried to cut his nails.Glad you got the rice i now onto tins of ssweetcorn as was told there going to be shortage next year and son eats a tin a day (i kid you not) so the zombies will have rice and corn ,good nutrition!i actually just reread that post about me naming my things and if i didnt know myself i would say, that womans drunk!!,crazy or has escaped from local nut house. i dont drink at all i am slighty crazy and no i havent been caught yet from my last houdini act from the funny farm. nice talking to you, will be back soon dogs just slinked into kitchen thinks i cant see him......toenails here i come!!!

Mrs_Chip

I agree Byatt - that is giraffe print, this year's 'in skin' :rotfl:

stiltwalker

GQ - I like Mrs L's Twiggy (plus reasoning), if you go with the giraffey theme may I suggest my 3 year old DD's version - d'jaff which she shouts loudly, often in church! (we take her South Lakes Wild Animal Park guide book for when she gets bored!) If you decide to go down the cowy route then aren't all traditional cows called things like Buttercup and Bluebell?

I name things too but not necessarily proper names for instance the double buggy is called The Tank! Cars must have alliterative names from the country of origin of the car so we are currently driving Leon the Laguna. I have also had an Eric the Escort, and Ernie the Escort, Hiro the Honda and Pasqual the Pergeot! They are also all male as they are one track (ie A - and expensive when they go wrong!

The computer problem was down to the macafee glitch with older computersbut OH has had a play with it and although I can't get onto Chrome at the moment at least he's got me internet explorer back so I can keep up with you lot!

Byatt

Mrs_Chip wrote: »

I agree Byatt - that is giraffe print, this year's 'in skin' :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl: 'in skin'... love it. I've been chased by enough cows to know the difference :rotfl:

Craig, thanks for the heads up on the sweetcorn, I can eat it from the tin! I am going to practice throwing the lids like a frisbee!
My pooch hates having her nails clipped too and our previous dog used to howl as if we were killing her. :eek:
Love your posts. :)