Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

choille

Beautiful Tittans - gorgeous.

Absolutely streaming down - looks like someone chucking buckets of water at the windas.

Not many tatties per hulm, but they did taste rather good earlier on.

Better_Days

Awww kitten photos - lovely :j:j:j
Like Maggie I would be sorely tempted to put in a bid too if I was nearer

How's DH today choille?

Things moving on for you Dave. It's one thing to decide what to do, but just as much work getting people who you can trust to do it! On the whole I am happy with what has been done here, but progress is soooo slow.

No hedge here to add the the 'hedge envy' conversation, but I thought you might like to see our little courtyard area. When we moved in there were just some sorry roses against the garage wall. Put in some hanging baskets and Mr BD made a tiered planter which is doing well considering it was only planted up 3 weeks ago. It gets a little sun first thing this time of year but is in shade for much of the day. Those pink slabs have to go though.....

lostinrates

It looks quite lovely better days. I even quite like the pink slabs tbh, ok, I agree, I wouldn't choose them, but could live with them. They add warmth and look less raw than something new might.

choille

Lovely colourful hanging baskets & planters BD.

I do like the colour of the wood - that greenish-grey, it's similar to what I've painted the house windows.

Just waiting on washing machine being delivered. I don't think they'll get a big truck down here. I bet the deliverer won't ever have delivered to a half bui;lt house before.

alfie_1

evening all....... ive just let mummy cat free range wanted her to know her room was HER room... she has been coming in the lounge with a barrier across room door [so mutts dont go near kits] but i opened patio doors and she ventured out , nosied around then went back to her babies.....:D dont know about you's but i have no appetite in this hot weather...:o im not a salad person and ponder what to eat every night...:( ive got to saw off some tulip tree branches as they are almost on the lawn in places and my view of the bottom half of garden is non existent.... i think it was LIR that said the tulip wood may be of interest to wood carvers/turners ??? in which case i wont warm my tootsies on it this winter...:rotfl: sheep are having 2nd shearing tomorow.. they are getting a bit old now and one has a bit of stiffness/arthritus? in her back legs so man will have to be carefull with her..:o the hoss's due thier trims next tuesday... iv been walking ruby out and she's doing ok but frets a bit without stormy beside her... they make out they arent buddies till i split them... picked up from airport today [hotelier in scotland] and he said weather was dismal there its been average 24 today... right iv gotta eat and ive no idea what...:cool:

alfie_1

sorry BD.... patio looks lovely. i like a courtyard of flowers... cheerfull also hope CHOILLE DH is feeling better. also CTC... you know what i said id like to do? well im up for it if you are... help/laugh/eat carp/help :D

choille

Weather very mixed today - 4 season's an all that. Managed to dig half a bed over & put in some 'teeny now' curly kale plants where the tatties have been lifted. Decided to go an get a couple of sacks of dung from the byre & wheeled that across - my backs killing me. Not as if I've done loads.

OH was at the docs earlier & they want him to take some more tablets just to make sure it's them that's causing the vertigo & sickness. He doesn't sound very keen on that idea at all - and who can blame him, he was so sick.

Lovely evening & a breeze so I hope to get some more outdoor stuff done.

Davesnave

I agree with others, Better Days, that patio area works with the pink slabs, so if you have to replace them, do it with something bold.

Anyway, the courtyard's great. :T:T

We may have sorted our garage roof problem. :jIt was a long shot, but we decided to take a trip to a reclaim yard in Bovey Tracey this afternoon. There, we discovered a ridge tile with a deeper spread than ours and a perfect match colour-wise, so we bought 20.:D The man said it was unusual to have so many, as concrete tiles aren't valued so much and the ridges often don't come clean from the mortar holding them on.

Just need the builder's approval now.

Of course, this means we now know where to get more tiles for the kitchen roof if we run out, but at £2.50 each, I hope we don't. :eek: The 600 free ones now look very cheap!

choille

Great stuff Dave - always good when things seem to slot into place.

Gorgeous sun set this evening. Went for a run in the car to take empty bottles I've been hoarding to the bottle bank & saw loads of herons down at the shore at the top of the Loch. The tides mega low. Must have been catching something.

lostinrates

Its that sad time of summer where those un sexed chicks start to croak out adolescent croaks of morning calls......:(.