Daydream fund challenge part 4 4 October 2014 at 10:37AM edited 4 October 2014 at 12:24PM in Greenfingered MoneySaving 10.1K replies 808.9K views

Davesnave

A sudden, brief opportunity occurred yesterday, as the sun made a  guest appearance for about 6 hours. The wind was rather keen, but it was quite pleasant working on the road hedge, which, after 4 winters, is almost finished.

Back to heavy rain this morning...... I've reported the lake in the road outside and Highways have responded by saying the drains will be fixed by 19th March....

choille

Snowed heavily yesterday but heavy rain in the night & milder air has seen it gone now.
Very still which is probably not going last. It's been a cycle of this then it blows up to gale force.
Think we'll get some sheep feed in & then batten down the hatches...again.

Rummer

We have experienced every kind weather over the last few days. So frustrating as I have raised beds to build and fill and my new wheelbarrow to play with!

Davesnave

I think we're all feeling your frustration, Rummer, though I can't complain so much because the Met Office has SW England down as the driest part of the country this winter.

We've had DD2 down for the weekend sorting-out the Hindu wedding, so I've spent an uncomfortable amount of time in garden centres with plants of a type I haven't seen much of in the past decade. We've been planning the floral pots that we'll need; that's apart from the potted flowers we also hope to give many guests....and then there are the flowers we'll strip the petals from to use instead of confetti. I think the tomatoes are going to take a back seat this year!

We have a drain problem. Ground water is getting into our septic tank some where between it and the last inspection chamber; a short length under our garden where a good sized oak tree stands. Its an original section we didn't alter because of the treeastride the pipe. Now, I think we may regret  retaining it!

Davesnave

What a difference a rain-free day makes....although that wasn't today by any stretch of the imagination.  Yesterday, however, I even contemplated mowing.

The septic tank is behaving normally again, but wherever the ground water was getting in, it wasn't where I thought it was.The most likely place is actually after the tank on the outlet side. It was clean water anyway...Phew!

Regretted not calling in at the surgery to pick up prescriptions yesterday, as DW did it this morning instead and somehow demolished half of an old couple's fence, also poking a nice dent in the back of the car. :' The dent I can live with, but rightly enough, DW steered the conversation away from insurance, so now I have a new length of fence to erect! 

Hope you are all stocked-up for the big virus-fest. Last week I did a massive essentials shop in the hope that we can just sit here for the rest of the month and avoid most of the mayhem.....I suppose we might make it to Saturday!

choille

What a great idea - flower confetti. I am rather sad to see plastic confetti dotted around these days. Didn't even know it existed until recently.
Been a nicer day today so managed to saw up a tree that was felled ages ago but in an awkward place. So really aching all over now after ferrying the logs back up the slope.
We need to go to Inverness tomorrow so will get a big shop in. I don't know how scared we should be about this virus. It sounds dreadful but I suppose so is normal flu - which I have only had once.
Good on Mrs Dave and the fence negotiations - very kind of her volunteering your services! 
Wild goats in again but made a fool of me trying to chase them out the top gate. Too old for this lark. 

Davesnave

choille said:

What a great idea - flower confetti. I am rather sad to see plastic confetti dotted around these days. Didn't even know it existed until recently.
 I don't know how scared we should be about this virus. It sounds dreadful but I suppose so is normal flu - which I have only had once.

I think people are mostly asked to use biodegradable confetti these days, but we are trying to go as traditional Hindu as we can in Deb'n. No pressure, but I'm also tasked with providing 70 Moon Daisies in flower in 5" terracotta pots to give to guests!

Goodness knows what will happen if we're all in lock-down at the time of the wedding though. One step at a time I think....

There are all sorts of consequences to come in this virus and we can't even guess at them on a macro-level. Some won't be important on a world or national scale, but they'll be of great significance to individuals. For example, you may have noticed from my sig that I'm sponsoring The Warning. They're a rock band formed by 3 Mexican sisters, who began playing gigs when the eldest was about 12, which is remarkable in itself, but what makes these youngsters special is their continued refusal to give corporate interests any say in their development. They've gone it alone, gaining an 'army' of supporters via You Tube, who've helped fund 2 albums and the equipment they need. Already well known in Mexico, 2020 is the year The Warning tours the USA and, hopefully, gets more of the recognition they deserve. The 'army' raised the funds for that and a third album in a matter of hours, so the logistics are sorted, but the wild card is now the virus.....

Anyway, if you want to see what they're about, there's a link below to a concert in June 2019. Drummer Paulina, ( then 16) is their main writer and she's already world-class. Just count the drummers you know who can sing lead. They call her 'The Shredder' due to the number of sticks she goes through! Sadly, technical gremlins are a frequent part of small budget presentation and they strike 10 minutes in....but are the sisters fazed? Music starts after about 1 minute, but you probably won't like it if rock's not your thing....Sorry!

choille

Alfie emailed me last night to say she can't access the site and is wanting to let you know that is why she hasn't been posting.
Seems that she is getting loads of rain too and her place is all muddy & messy.
Lovely day here for a change with snow on the tops everything glistening away.

ukmaggie45

Does she know she needs to make a new p*ssw*rd? Just a thought.

Rummer

I have realised that I am rapidly running out of window ledges!