Mrs McB's countdown to adventures with chooks (and Rock Gods)

EssexHebridean

:rotfl: at "Scottish/English" translations! I read Scots without any effort now (waits for Pippi & others to attempt to prove me wrong) but when they start gabbing away in Gaelic I'm still flummoxed!

Fingers still crossed here for the "National Department of growing things edible and otherwise" job. They'd be mad not to give it to you!

Trog - I'm staying well away from that site you mentioned - I do indeed like chatting online but I can already lose MASSES of time doing it - I need no more encouragement!

Hurrah to meetings of cheery pals too! :T

cazmanian_minx

Ahhh, Gaelic, a language that never uses one vowel when it can cram in four and a couple of Hs for good measure

For example, a nearby village to me is called Melvich. The original Gaelic spelling (pronounced approximately the same way) is Mhealbhaich

starnac

cazmanian_minx wrote: »

Ahhh, Gaelic, a language that never uses one vowel when it can cram in four and a couple of Hs for good measure

Whereas Welsh is very often mocked for having NO vowels such as ynysybwl, Or Cwmystwyth ( Y and W are vowels in welsh)

troglodyte

Funny isn't it, that English people complain that Welsh words that don't contain A, E, I, O, or U are unpronounceable - why do they do that? (Why being an English word that doesn't contain an English vowel)

Pippilongstocking

Toddles in quietly - shh I'm not really here.

Giggles at the language/spelling/regions differences.

Waves at the lovely faces here.

A decision at the 'national garden' will be made hopefully by end of the week after much deliberations nae doubt. So essential crossing is always welcomed if you have a spare mo.

Loved the dictionary linkie RT , EH I know that you can! Trog lovely to 'see you' and thanks for the mention of the online thing. The walnut waves hello. KC its been a 'family tastic' weekend of doing stuff will update that later and lovely to see folks pitching in.

Caz ah the Gaelic, I've got a few words and can pick up the sweary ones - Starnac - hats off the to welsh, spelling wise you guys have got it nailed for the most extraordinary words.

My fav scottish place name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballachulish

I pronounce it 'bak-la-clook-lish' - but tis said quite differently.

Bit like Anstruther I guess - pronounced 'Ainster'

Off in the mean time to distract self by doing banks etc as we've not peaked in a day or two.

BAD PIPPI.

And, dear readers I have purchased, not one, not two but SIX plants (two were reduced, can you forgive me?)

All edible, of course.

Kettle, banks, updates, you know the drill.



PS second viewing of a house tonight. Mucho excitement and financial heid mincing (:D) going on here.

Pippilongstocking

PS I went to Mr M's - now that's a pretty lovely shop!

Pippilongstocking

Spent about £100 on various 'flat bits'.

Petrol spends are expensed so that's OK.

Lunches/coffees/etc - around £35 which includes wine/meals for greenhouse men!

Extra £40 for petrol for greenhouse lovely too.

Off to check other bank before I head out.

Pippilongstocking

Banks sorted one near OD limit so that's had a swift bit on money chucked at it.

Not used cc's this trip so all reducing on that front.

Off to see a house again tonight in the nuke of eastiness, which I'm pretty sure is as windy as Orkney!

Himself has been away off seeing financial people, and pondering options.

Flat is getting decluttered now I'm in I'm off to tip in a mo (busmans holiday or what?)
Upstairs just needs a swift dight with a cloot and its good to go.
Doon the hoosey (this is a flat of two floors up one floor (IYSWIM) the scullery needs a bit of work (new boiler, so that's above my remit) and a bit of painting
Muscles fridge man never showed after 3 attempts - pah - need a plan b which may be move fridge when doon with van.
Living room is decluttered, rebooked (with my books) and looking quite braw aside a wee lick of white paint in a corner.
So aside a wee tidy up outside we're getting there.

Pondering options of

a - selling flat this summer
b - keeping flat and selling in a couple years (rent it out)
c - keeping flat as pension investment (rented out)

Himself and the clever sums folks have done the sums and all options work. Mortgage is low, but the market is still a 'buyers' market - good for buying dearer but not so good for selling a wee flat immediately. So there is much ponderage in these hear parts.

If we do let it the mortgage (s) are within an achievable means on one salary and if the flat is unrented, so that's something we've looked at hard, but it wouldn't be the best case scenario. Best obviously is that it pays for itself and a wee bit to do it up splendidly before any actual selling.

You'll notice all options start with 'not living in the flat long term'.

I mean, who'd keep chickens in a flat?

Garden has been lovingly de-jungled and hoosey-vert erected in a day. So that wee sanctuary will provide peace and serenity whatever comes (and a handy place to scoff lunch when its raining).

Clever old grandad. Who took the time to show me how to build it myself and helped put a gate up to contain the hounds of the basketcases.

Tip beckons.

Ah the glamour.

I may even have a before and after photo..........(of the garden not the tip)

Oh dear now wasn't that a ramble. Apologies to your eyeballs.

Must do a list, not sure I'm back here at all except when I move down.

Now there's a scary thought.

Karmacat

Personally, my eyeballs need no apology - now there's a sentence I never thought I'd need to write :D:D

And Pippi, really, you probably won't be down again except for moving? Wow ...

Since we're voting on the flat (we are voting on the flat aren't we? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:) I vote rent it, and re-decide whether to keep it or sell it, every so often

Here's sending positive vibes to the National Garden :j

troglodyte

Hello my dear cailleach! (you see I can manage a wee bit of Gaelic too!)

Fingers and things crossed for a desirable outcome from the interview.

I vote to rent the flat too if you can manage without it and it's in a good place to rent.

Re the fridge - have you tried offering it on Freegle? Someone might take it and mend it. Did it just stop working completely, or did the temperature go haywire? If the latter then it probably needs a new thermostat which is cheap and easy to replace. If the former than its a bit more complicated but someone might be good at it!