Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

choille

Been quite windy here so not got on with roof sheeting, but looks better for tomorrow. Got the last of the windows painted & OH did the up stairs ones. I chickened out as theres no flooring up there yet & I've become all wimpy at height which is a change about - OH used to be scared of heights & I wasn't but we seemed to have swapped.

Just as well the windows flip so he did them on the inside.

I must cut down some trees that are crowded & shadowing a couple of wee acers that I rescued from a posh garden path - they'd self seeded so I nicked 'em - well I helped weed their path, liberated them........

It's amazing how the trees I've planted have grown. I introdiced Alders here & they are massive now & are seeding away down the croft.

rhiwfield

rozeepozee wrote: »

It really isn't that warm here. Honestly. P'raps it's the coastal air?

I see that Aberporth was 22C while St Athan was 28C and I think we were a degree or two warmer than St Athan. GDs off camping at Rhossili for the weekend (school hols have started), what a glorious place that is! Their Dad has been taking them to the coast daily after school while DD1 is at Nijmegen (final 44km today!), he is a real outdoors sort (a farmers son) and the girls love cycling, swimming, climbing and sandcastle building .

Ordered our final load of wood for Monday, which should see us with more than we need for the winter.

Choille, when does the midge season end in Scotland and is it confined to the highlands?

Better_Days

Davesnave - you make a very fine Queen Victoria! :T The crown suits you a treat
I will see if I can find some photo's of DH in the Full Monty to tickle all your fancies:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Booked a WAV taxi for 8am to get me to the pre-clinic appt at hospital this morning prior to my op next week. Gets to ten past eight, no taxi so I rang up the taxi firm. They denied all knowledge but said they would send out a taxi for me to arrive in 15 mins. Took half an hour so I was late for my appointment, and stressed :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Then more confusion at the hospital. Doctor I saw thought I was having a general anaesthetic - no a local I told him. Luckily it was written on my notes on the computer, but he was very doubtful that it could be done under a local, they would try, but may end up having a general anyway. I really don't want a GA as it will take so much longer to recover. :(:( Wish they would make their minds up.

DH was great, took some time off work to come and collect me from the hospital as I didn't want to mess around with a taxi to get home.:A

Davesnave

What a nuisance, Better Days. I agree about avoiding GA if you can. It's better than in the bad old days, but it can still leave one listless for a while. Not always a bad thing for some people, mind!;)

I think we have choille's wind today, if she'll pardon the expression. I've had our old pop-up sales shelter as shading over the broody coop for the past 5 days, but this morning I had to secure it to some concrete blocks and apple trees.

I guess I'll carry on working in the shade on the back of the barn pm. DW is going to see what shading we might have stashed away for the polytunnel.......:)

oldtractor

Very hot here still. All our hay is now baled and in the barn :-)
Horses out with fly masks on. They have a field shelter where they seem to spoend all day, there are also shady treesfor them, they tend to go to that part of the field later in the evening.
Hens laying well, they are enjoying the cool of the orchard.

Better_Days

DH press photo for The Full Monty (you will no doubt be very disappointed I don't have a photo of him in his red thong - which he was allowed to keep :rotfl:)

rhiwfield

Just had a nice surprise, a builder's bag full of softwood logs (unseasoned, some need splitting but I'm not complaining ) delivered to my door as a freebie from a neighbour who is building new houses just down the road, with another bag to be delivered next week. Given that we've stacked two large loads already this month, with another scheduled for Monday, we've gone from famine to feast :j

Trying to keep cool, had some decaff coffee, cold milk and ice cream...yummy!!

rozeepozee

Okay, I confess. Even I am hot now. And sticky.

lostinrates

Shower taps.

rhiwfield

lostinrates wrote: »

Shower taps.

Why is my immediate reaction to want a shower? Heat is getting to me

DD1 finished Nijmegen and is no doubt enjoying a few cool drinks before collapsing at Heumensoord. Not sure how well I would have coped with walking 100+ miles with 10kg rucksack in 4 days in this weather, even when I was younger/fitter. My longest walk at 250 miles took me nearer 3 weeks . I'm sure that military camaraderie and discipline help ensure that all possible participants make it under the boots.