Daydream fund challenge part 4

I_have_spoken

Office 'do' yesterday lunchtime, so now I'm on holiday until 5th Jan :j

Opened an Xmas pressie early, a pair of garden shears, and ventured out this morning to clear iris and brunnera foliage which had been hit by frosts. Encouraging to see the various bulbs just showing and from tomorrow the days should start getting longer.

Had to go to M&S to collect some on-line orders, so dropped into Homebase and picked-up some discounted cacti. They need potting-on, so rather than fight the crowds again have ordered some cacti compost and plant food from Amazon which may get here on Xmas eve.

For a variety of reasons, treated myself to a new (to me) watch which arrived this week, just needs a link (£23!) adding to the bracelet as it was pinching so that's my DIY task for today.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

afternoon all,


well went to the produce/dressed poultry auction, was disappointed, so we stayed until lot 60 odd, and then went to a local farm shops, just outside Hereford, and then called into Brecon to have a mooch..


the produce was a bit naff quality, and just to give you a guide, a sack of dirty carrots sol for £4.50, and you can pick of sacks/nets of carrots around the place for around £2.20-ish. didn't stay long enough to see what they birds were selling for, but they were being auctioned per kg.. ( each bird had been pre-weighed)


here is a quick video I took, you can see the poultry/turkeys etc behind us lol


https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1102250836468008&l=3761899416021430177


so still on the look out for some mistletoe to see if I can get some growing on our crab apple tree..

alfie_1

Rummer wrote: »

Go on, buy the sheep.....

are you the person that said "oh get the cat" ? you know, the one that had 4 kittens? :rotfl: what else would you like me to get whilst your sat up there giggling

alfie_1

ctc... i can send you some mistletoe . pm me an address where you will be !!

alfie_1

g'day all........ well after a hectic day yesterday im now doing my "old lady" impersonation in short, i cant move !! i woke this morning feeling like i had lead knickers and glued to the bed ! pass me the painkillers entirely my own fault... ive been lifting/shifting/pulling and pushing all last week ! weather here is chilly,damp in the air BUT not raining... YET !! i was going to get last presents today but unless i can get more mobile im going no where poop...... ive been asked to help find homes for 2 greyhounds [not lurchers]. my sister had one from this chap and he is fabulous. so well behaved and friendly.[the dog!] the chap rehomes them after he has them in his own home for 1-3 months [so he knows them]. they are all so loved, hed keep them all but cant... right im gonna get a cuppa and try and loosen up a bit.. have a good day

I_have_spoken

Awful weather today, it's been as wet and blustery as we've had it so far this year but no mention of 'weather bombs' on the telly! I wonder why...

I was going to post cards around my neighbours, but that'll have to wait until tomorrow now. It's odd, but this year there's been cards in the post for the three previous owners of my house which must easily go back 8 years. I guess they haven't been in touch much!

At least it looks like no frost for Xmas, I had having to travel when the roads are treacherous.

Davesnave

It's been half-decent here for the time of year, though it's obviously raining up on the moors. I'll be really happy if the mild theme continues, because we're not geared-up for a really cold snap.

This morning, 3 people arrived here simultaneously, so my plans to have a quiet day in the polytunnel evaporated....:(

One was just a quick business thing, but the other two visitors brought stuff that will keep me active for a day or two: logs and a trailer to put rubble in.

The logs I've split and stacked, but they're so wet, it'll be next Christmas before we can use any of them. Thankfully, we still have a good supply left from the wood we bought last May, plus as much of our own stored wood as I care to cut up, so we won't run out.

Pete has promised us a few loads too, but his will be wet too.

The trailer will take a good few tonnes, so I don't think I'll fill that before dark. :rotfl:Pete was not terribly forthcoming about the rubble's final resting place, but I think someone is building a barn.

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

are you the person that said "oh get the cat" ? you know, the one that had 4 kittens? :rotfl: what else would you like me to get whilst your sat up there giggling

We all said get the cat....but weren't we right?


I dunno about the sheep. You know me and sheep. . If I were getting sheep ithey would be primitives . But you like the blighters, you have far too much grass and lambs are cute.

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

I dunno about the sheep. You know me and sheep.

Had a quick meet & greet + motivational chat with 'mine' this afternoon.

They seem a decent bunch, but it's early days. Certainly, there's been no tree nibbling, no fence barging, and I'm assured there have been no ill-advised liaisons in the past few months.....;)

So, no lambs here.

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

We all said get the cat....but weren't we right?


I dunno about the sheep. You know me and sheep. . If I were getting sheep ithey would be primitives . But you like the blighters, you have far too much grass and lambs are cute.

:rotfl::rotfl: true.... thing is i get to see the twinkle in your eye when your talking animals..;) :rotfl::rotfl: