Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

Itismehonest wrote: »

Some of our big stumps took years to get rid of
That was partly due to the remains of old dry stone walls which were mixed in with the roots & made it impossible to saw or chop easily.
Drilling some large holes (which let the rain & insects in) seemed to help speed the process. Then it was a case of axe, saw, lump hammer, stone chisel & plenty of very hard elbow work :rotfl:
I've also heard some people say they've burnt out the hearts of the stumps when they've weathered down for a couple of years but have never tried that myself.[/QUOTE]


ahhh ! now thats a good idea...ive done that get a big drill and drill a cavity then pop in a firelighter, light it then add a bit of twigs/sawdust/woodshavings. it burns slowly inside out. it doesnt blaze that way.... may be worth a try.

LIR.... that little woodstove ive got is a side loader and has a lift up top for pans etc...... ??

I love your stove, but we need a new one,or a hetas restored one. Its got to go through building control and they told me point blank they'd make my life awkward with the little green one I have if I got it restored. We talked about it (because I'd be prepared to push it, and DH said he'd rather go bigger and leave the doors open from his study and feel connected to the rest of the house, which with a small stove we would be avoiding.



We're looking at Vermont ones, because they have the smokeless thingy these people love.


So, it might be that or it might be a bigger, more cookery type one, useful for Christmas cooker overspill.......using something in the study.:)

rhiwfield

Lir, re fence not sure if our experience is relevant. We planted thorn between the felled leylandii stumps (which had been cut almost to ground level) and just left the stumps in place to rot eventually.

Rummer

The snow needs to be gone by the middle of January. I do not want to be travelling to the other side of the city in the snow to have my baby :eek:

I am super nesting, as I do every winter, and will be making sure that my cupboards are full of food and drink (non-alcoholic of course ) with plenty of candles etc. Think I will get hubby to fill the demijohns soon as we have already been without water for 12h and it often goes off over the winter. At least if they are filled we can flush the loo!

The medical kit has been topped up, grit and snow shovels looked out and the emergency car box freshened up. The animal food and our prescription meds are on order so if the weather gets really bad we won't have to leave the house. We need to convince family members to be as organised

Itismehonest

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Horror-winter-predicted-Swansea-South-West-Wales/story-20080697-detail/story.html?fb_action_ids=10151707216745976&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151707216745976%22%3A1434090413472147%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151707216745976%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Just hear on the national news, we are in for an Artic blast next week, get your thermal knickers on..:rotfl:

ITSME..any other news on the weather??

Next week is definitely going to be colder but, as far as I can see from most forecasters, it should be back to double figures by mid December. Not that they can really predict that far ahead which is why the Met Office put out a statement in reply to all the stories of the worst winter for decades.

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2013-10-13/the-met-office-responds-to-headlines-warning-of-worst-winter-in-decades/

It's certainly had a look of snow in the sky at times today but I don't think we'll get any this far south just yet. Darned cold, though.

Here's a link to Swansea weather for November (& on to December from link at bottom)
http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/swansea/sa1-1/november-weather/331069
It's subject to change, of course.

alfie_1

itsme.... can i just say that each time ive spoken/someones asked of mabel, ive quoted your "bucket list" comment and everyone has said "oh that is so mabel" and all had a good giggle.

thankyou for that....:)

Itismehonest

alfie_1 wrote: »

itsme.... can i just say that each time ive spoken/someones asked of mabel, ive quoted your "bucket list" comment and everyone has said "oh that is so mabel" and all had a good giggle.

thankyou for that....:)

I guess it came from breeding pigs & knowing that, as far as intelligence is concerned, they can knock most other animals (including dogs) for six. I'm sure Mabel knew exactly what she was up to

Davesnave

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

get your thermal knickers on..:rotfl:

Whaddya mean, get them on? They're already on!!! :rotfl:

I was still pretty warm in the polytunnel today, where I picked and then processed another 3kg of peppers, but it was a different matter up a ladder, fixing the guttering.

Also, when using the 'puter, I also like to wear long pants in winter, because it has some kind of cooling thing inside which makes the case cold and causes it to blow chilly air all over my legs!

Speaking of the peppers, there's still plenty left! I think we might just reach self-sufficiency in those, but the real test will come when I try to harvest salad leaves all the way through winter.

rhiwfield

Yep, time to shake the moths out of the long johns. Being follicly challenged I sometimes wear a cap indoors as well

A problem with working online so much (sedentary) is that the room temp needs to be circa 21C, about 19C we start to feel chill.

Phoned a buyer to check an address and ended up having a 30 min chat on buying/selling china/collectables :rotfl::rotfl:.

Got a sneaky feeling about an old Irish commemorative medallion, might be worth a little, might be worth a bit more.

Arranged for a bit of help on winterizing garden, feel relieved

rozeepozee

Thanks for the gardening replies, guys. My counterpart is a very established member of the community and has tapped the local garden centre for apple trees and fruit bushes. I really need to improve my Welsh as well, as school is Welsh medium!

Better_Days

Morning everyone.

Hope you are feeling better today Alfie, you must be feeling rotten - did you manage to to rest up yesterday? I've got a sore throat, just hope it doesn't turn into a nasty cold like yours.

Rummer, you are sounding more upbeat now, sounds like you have turned a corner :):)

Got my gas and elec bill through and they are reducing my DD's :eek: Not sure what planet they are on, especially as I had horrendous bills in the spring with all the snow. Still it is moot as the new house doesn't have gas so I am not going to bother quering it. Plus my 3 year fixed rate ends in the spring which will result in a nasty jump in the tariff.

My new cleaner came yesterday and she is brill. :j:j:j She worked so hard and it made me realise how much the previous cleaner had slipped. I will offer her some extra work when we move which I hope she will take up as the new house is grubby to put it mildly.

I was saying to Mr BD yesterday that it would be nice if just once we moved into a house that was clean. But every time, for one reason or another we end up moving into a house that needs quite a bit of work to get it to a reasonable level of cleanliness (and I am not overly fussy)

Whaddya mean, get them on? They're already on!!! :rotfl:

Dave following your sentiments, one of the online retailers sent me a voucher for £25 off a £50 spend and I bought thermals:rotfl:as my old ones have had so much wear they are rather tatty to put it mildly. Two of my long sleeved tops were purchased in the 1990's so I think I have had my money's worth out of them

Yep, time to shake the moths out of the long johns. Being follicly challenged I sometimes wear a cap indoors as well

rhiwfield I often wear a scarf indoors in the winter, I find it makes me feel a lot warmer although Mr BD who is wandering around the house in shorts and T-Shirt thinks I am crackers