Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

Rummer

I had a blissfully domestic day today doing laundry and cleaning with a trip to the local Christmas fair and the supermarket to shake things up a bit Loads achieved in the nursery too!

Where are Alfie and LIR today?? I wonder if they are eating cake together

lostinrates

Sadly not.

I'm here today, wasn't yesterday. I was back in hospital ( planned) yesterday and popping in on Monday too . Busy today, but not in the way I'd planned.

Electricity didn't get back by their promise if Thursday, dead line to order for before Christmas here is Monday. We are reigned that its not going to happen now. .

On the other hand, other neighbours are saying they want upgrade too and would share cost potentially. My neighbours are milking off single phase....and having considerable problems as a result. I can't believe the parkour and dairy fully running uses so little tbh.

MrsAtobe

I've just asked the OH, who is a electrian by training, and he said he would need to see what you are running (or wanting to run) from single phase, but without know all the facts he agrees that the dairy would be more likely to need three phase than you, LIR.

He also said that while it is expensive to put in initially, it is cheaper in the long run.

lostinrates

MrsAtobe wrote: »

I've just asked the OH, who is a electrian by training, and he said he would need to see what you are running (or wanting to run) from single phase, but without know all the facts he agrees that the dairy would be more likely to need three phase than you, LIR.

He also said that while it is expensive to put in initially, it is cheaper in the long run.

We know categorically we cannot run two 16 air pumps ( which we need ) on what we have left, but we could run one. One isn't e nought, so if we go one we have to have a seconadary system two for a few years ( til this electricity issue can be resolved) but obviously, that means a cost for system we don't want forever.

Rummer

Happy start of December :xmastree:

Another day of domestic bliss awaits , well by that read housework and cooking :rotfl:

Davesnave

rozeepozee wrote: »

Our menagerie continues to expand. I have a rationale now for any more birds I buy. We've decided to go down the dual purpose route for next year and a chap who I've come across at the Rare Breeds Poultry Society is going to source some La Bresse-Galoise hatching eggs for me in February and can also supply me with Ixworths....

Well done if you manage to eat your own chickens, rozee. It makes perfect sense.


While I can bump them off, if I have to, I'll admit I wouldn't then fancy eating them. Silly really, especially when we eat pheasants I've prepared but not shot. Can't explain it.


Grey day here but we had quite a hard frost for part of the night. Thanks to a misunderstanding, we have to go out today to listen to carol singers and pay handsomely for the privilege. Never mind, we may get a nice tea.......;)

rhiwfield

Rummer wrote: »

Happy start of December :xmastree:

Another day of domestic bliss awaits , well by that read housework and cooking :rotfl:

And a Happy start of December to you.

Out earlyish but lean pickings at the car boot, just a landlady's small gong (oooer missus) and some forks.

No frost here but cold, about 2C.

DW off to M/C yet again tomorrow, this time for a funeral . I'll be minding the shop and the GDs after school so we need to make the most of today listing and packing.

CTC, good luck on the show!

Davesnave

Rummer wrote: »

Happy start of December :xmastree:

Another day of domestic bliss awaits , well by that read housework and cooking :rotfl:

Domestic bliss here is log stacking as I have to stay relatively clean & decent.


The landlady's gong took me back, rhiwfield. We used to holiday in Lee near Ilfracombe when I was a kid, and I can still remember the excitement when the dinner gong was banged. As we were in chalets and the grounds covered 2 acres, it was quite a large gong!


Reading the first part of my Panto script, I can see I'll be doing a reprise of last February's performance, but in a lower key. I'm the Emperor this time. Reading between the lines, if I can base my character on Boris Johnson, I'll have it sorted.

Rummer

I may have abandoned domestic bliss and gone for a nap

phoebe1989seb

rhiwfield wrote: »

And a Happy start of December to you.

Out earlyish but lean pickings at the car boot, just a landlady's small gong (oooer missus) and some forks.

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Oooh Rhiwfield, it's not in Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts style is it by any chance? I'm after one of these to summon DH from his ivory tower (study in one of the attic bedrooms, lol!) down to dinner.......

Was frosty here last night, so icy our oldest puss (13 and the only one that ventures out, our other two are house cats) finally decided it was too cold to go hunting and allowed us to entice him in with some roast chicken

More bathroom stuff going on here today - DH racing against the clock to get all tiling, Karndean etc done ready for Wednesday. Might finally be able to have a shower here on Friday/Saturday - haven't had one of those since we sold our last house in May 2011 :T

Edited to add, we do have a bath though, so don't really smell, lol!