Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Alfie.... if you are going to take um all the way, and its going to cost, I haven't got much, but I see if I can help money wise.. I am sure I would get a few bob for hubby, if he goes down the docks swinging his handbag ..lol...


Ras, that what I am going to be using... is secondhand scaffolding boards, I did pick some up for free via FB, but hubby is using them at mo, but there is a place local to us, that sells their old boards for £5 each, they are 13ft long, so we can make our raised beds 8x5ft ...


grey here with fine rain at mo... But they have given it a bad weekend..


I REALLY am missing ITSME....


Rhiwie... Long shot I know, have you still got any contact details for her??? addy??? maybe you could just drop a quick note, to see if things are ok??


right off to scoff my face with some welsh cakes and some little salted caramel shortcake things that were reduced in the co-op yesterday...

lostinrates

It would certainly be nice to drop itsme a note to let her know we are thinking of her.

Better_Days

Chilly here today although we did have a bit of sun earlier.

Pressed the button and got the tax return submitted :j:j:j

Just spent a happy twenty minutes with the chickens in the shed. It is very theraputic watching them scratching around and chuckling to themselves. I took them out some sweetcorn so I was very popular. One brave chuck even took some out of my hand. They don't squwark with horror when I visit them now.:)

The deal of eggs in exchange for feed and somewhere to scratch around all day seems to be acceptable to them. I have put a tray down with some dry compost and DE in for them to use as a dust bath, but they don't appear to have got the hang of it yet :D:D

New feathers are just starting to poke through in the bald patches - but they seem to be coping pretty well with the cold weather.

Shed stinks of garlic - I bought some powder to go into their feed - and it is preferable to the smell of chicken poo.

Mr BD is going to visit his family 'up north' on Saturday, so me and the dogs, cats and chickens will have a quiet weekend.

RAS

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

Ras, that what I am going to be using... is secondhand scaffolding boards, I did pick some up for free via FB, but hubby is using them at mo, but there is a place local to us, that sells their old boards for £5 each, they are 13ft long, so we can make our raised beds 8x5ft ...

CTC

I do not know what size you and OH are but the best width for raised beds is twice as far as you can stretch with your arms to work the bed. That way you can access the whole width by standing on thew paths on either side; any wider and the centre bit is hard to seed, weed etc.

So anything from 3"6' to 5" depending on your arm lengths and flexibility.

alfie_1

evening all..

thankyou for your concerns/advice.
at the end of the day i just want to make them sweat a bit,;)
make them realise i may live in a wood but i aint no hillbilly....
i want my deposit back and the rent increase [yes, the paper work was actually illegal !]
the threat of going to court which would be the small claims dept. will hopefully be enough to make em cough.... and cough.
i have a list of 5 ILLEGAL [actual court legal offences] actions by them.
funny thing is i wouldnt have known about the deposit thing if they hadnt panicked :rotfl::rotfl:

we will see...
i have a fabulous house to go to so not as if im homeless [they dont know this ] i will miss this one ....well i will miss my wildlife ! and will wean them all off the feed im giving them.:o
my fox in the woods has had yummy pheasant each night this week, compliments of the keeper here..:D
he dropped off a load again.

ive put up more curtains today at new house, slowly moving furniture now too.

weather has been drizzly and dull all day. and COLD :eek: height of 6 degrees max.
:eek:
i do hope itsme just has tinternet probs...:(

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Ras,


Hubby is 6'2 and I am 5ft and a fart...lol..

alfie_1

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

Ras,


Hubby is 6'2 and I am 5ft and a fart...lol..

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

choille

LIR - I have used slab wood in the past for raised beds but it doesn't last that long. Scaffolding boards is a great idea.

Reminds me that I did have the chance of massive beams of oak that's been underwater for years - the fish farm replace it every so often, I do hope I can still get some as it looks fabulous weathered & all grainy.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

alfie_1 wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

as I was typing it, I thought the 'F' word would make you giggle..lol

lostinrates

choille wrote: »

LIR - I have used slab wood in the past for raised beds but it doesn't last that long. Scaffolding boards is a great idea.

Reminds me that I did have the chance of massive beams of oak that's been underwater for years - the fish farm replace it every so often, I do hope I can still get some as it looks fabulous weathered & all grainy.

Oh, wow, that would look super. .


I feel quite deflated tonight. ATM I feel it might be worth having a landscaper build beds because at least they'll get done :mad: