Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

We have a carrier bag full of old style bulbs, non energy saving ones.

Tip, or do some people still want these?

HIGHLY Prized.... some people bought a lifetime's supply before they were outlawed.... others just wish they'd thought of it.

While I like the idea of low energy lightbulbs= lower bills ... and they're handy as nightlights.... sometimes you simply can see/read/do anything by the paling, mellow, glow they dribble out.

lostinrates wrote: »

.. does this include 40 watt ones?

Not really.

PasturesNew

Well, where to start.... Nikkster's fabulous, fabulous, fabulous.. .... works harder than a Trojan and you don't even have to feed her. I pointed at the fridge and said "stuff in there, help yourself" ... it wasn't a smorgasboard of goodness, it was a random selection of items from Lidl.

It was about 36 hours before I finally offered the get the kettle out; hadn't occurred to me really before that.

Nikkster mainly ate toast ... easiest/I had bread... and some crisps.

10 large sacks of gardening debris taken to the tip (3 rubble sucks and about 7 regular black bin liners). Old place cleaned too (4 hours spent on that).

Took a drive down to the water's edge on two occasions, for about an hour apiece. This amounts to: park, get out, amble along and say "this is lovely" .... there was a distant firework display on the Friday night that we got the full effect of as it was so far away and it was a clear view across miles of open water mostly.

No chips, no ice-creams. Nikkster works too hard for fun.

I now owe her a "proper holiday".

Best "decision" I made was to start on Saturday morning with an All you can eat Full English Breakfast at the Toby Carvery. Filled us up a treat They don't do those Sundays or I'd have taken her back (not just to apologise!).

Lots more than that really .... hard to know where to start ... or it'd be the longest post on the thread

Got a great pressie - some solar lights that are cheery (and solar unit is powering up, which takes 2 days the first time). Nikkster brought a bottle of sparkling rose wine, which was lovely. We had a mug of that each and I've some in the fridge. (Yes, mugs).

All in all, a great weekend.... she can come back anytime!

lostinrates

Ah, wonderful .

She's a woman who achieves, look at the pics of her place! And she is WONDERFUL.

Glad you had fun too, you're also wonderful. Fireworks sound gorgeous!

Nikkster

I'm back chez nikkster

Have had a fab weekend

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

. Nikkster works too hard for fun.

!

Dangerous precedent set Nikkster.

You might get leant on by others . I keep saying you should see if there is any thing you want from are garden......should have said you need and weed/ mulch beds for it!


I shovel pruned a hardy fuscia yesterday. It was mainly there to take up space while bed establish but it had some horrid mildew and looked ugly and so, what was the point. Besides, I think I'm nearly at the point I'm going to divide some day lilies or crocosmia anyway.
And our yews have had the tiniest growth spurt, which made me think its almost time to think about the other side of the garden, but we'll lose so much privacy it will feel a shock to the system.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

... we'll lose so much privacy it will feel a shock to the system.

It's hard to see how having a total of two neighbours within a 2 mile radius ... and an occasional passing tractor, horse or lost motorist, could affect privacy much

If I and my neighbours all sit at our patio doors .... about 15 households could hold a conversation just by raising our voices

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

I'm back chez nikkster

Have had a fab weekend

... you're welcome back any time. Next time you might even get fed properly

I guess it qualifies as glamping as all your room had was a carpet, door and half a net curtain balanced on a stick

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

... you're welcome back any time.

Thank you PN. That means a lot

I have no complaints about your hostess skills - you made me feel very welcome and comfortable in your home. That is everything I need. I clearly had no problems sleeping as I was never the first one up!

So... depsite me arriving significantly later than forecast (well, it was a Friday night in the summer...), and looking like I was about to move in (I had brought a number of bags with me), PN managed to hide any fear in her eyes very well

PN's new gaff is lovely - yes, there are rawl plugs that have been left in the walls and a few scuffed bits here and there, but it is so light and airy and I got just as good a feeling about it as when she shared the link to it online.

I'm so glad that PN has moved in the direction she has as Pastures Old is pretty dark and depressing. It's overshadowed by huge trees and the house next door. It's great knowing that PN won't be staying there any more. Definitely no excuses not to see passing space stations - the view of the sky is amazing.

PN let me take her out of her comfort zone by plying her with wine, I even managed to force a hug on her before leaving. And she's still invited me back!

lostinrates

OMG, pn, that's momentous! I want a hug!

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

Well, where to start.... Nikkster's fabulous, fabulous, fabulous.. .... works harder than a Trojan and you don't even have to feed her. I pointed at the fridge and said "stuff in there, help yourself" ... it wasn't a smorgasboard of goodness, it was a random selection of items from Lidl.

It was about 36 hours before I finally offered the get the kettle out; hadn't occurred to me really before that.

Nikkster mainly ate toast ... easiest/I had bread... and some crisps.

10 large sacks of gardening debris taken to the tip (3 rubble sucks and about 7 regular black bin liners). Old place cleaned too (4 hours spent on that).

Took a drive down to the water's edge on two occasions, for about an hour apiece. This amounts to: park, get out, amble along and say "this is lovely" .... there was a distant firework display on the Friday night that we got the full effect of as it was so far away and it was a clear view across miles of open water mostly.

No chips, no ice-creams. Nikkster works too hard for fun.

I now owe her a "proper holiday".

Best "decision" I made was to start on Saturday morning with an All you can eat Full English Breakfast at the Toby Carvery. Filled us up a treat They don't do those Sundays or I'd have taken her back (not just to apologise!).

Lots more than that really .... hard to know where to start ... or it'd be the longest post on the thread

Got a great pressie - some solar lights that are cheery (and solar unit is powering up, which takes 2 days the first time). Nikkster brought a bottle of sparkling rose wine, which was lovely. We had a mug of that each and I've some in the fridge. (Yes, mugs).

All in all, a great weekend.... she can come back anytime!

Sounds to me as if she has given you about a week off Time to get out the folding garden chair and do a survey on the best spots to chill at different times of day

Niks - ours looks like we have only just moved in, would you like to visit for a weekend?!