Daydream fund challenge part 4

Better_Days

Popping back in :hello:

Hope you are all keeping well and it is as sunny as it is here today (although according to the forecast it isn't going to last)

Have had an exhausting few weeks. Mr BD was slow to recover fully from the flu and it has been a roller-coaster with Old Dog. And in the middle of it all my brother and his family visited for a few days.

Well, Old Dog is still with us, although there have been some tears as she has been so poorly. She did have to go on a drip at one point, and has had numerous injections and is on her 3rd course of antibiotics. The gabapentin does seem to be controlling her pain but she can't go back on the anti inflammatory yet as they irritate the stomach. She still isn't back to eating normally, but thankfully the incontinence seems to be lessening (currently got old sheets down on all the carpets, and the washing machine is working hard).

The vet does know us well, and he will say if he thinks it is not worth continuing. She does seem to have perked up somewhat, it is now a matter of getting her eating normally again. But it is a nasty bug that the dogs got, its only in the last couple of days the other dog started eating normally, and this morning he had the runs again

My greenhouse has arrived, and hopefully Mr BD will put it up for me at the weekend.

The peregrine chicks have hatched - well it appears at least two have.....
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/biodiversity/falcons/index.html

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Davesnave, can you pm me your addy, also have you put your mangy too's out? mine are still im pots in the greenhouse and are going wild, lol... was going to put them out this weekend... along with my broad beans.... so then it will make room in my house greenhouse to start thinning stuff and re-potting them up..

alfie_1

evenog .... clear sunny day but a bit chilly again. im hoping they have it wrong re the weather change at the weekend ! got visitors and don't want rain !


well ive still heard nothing from the horses owner which is odd as she normally replies within the hour ??


ive been planting bedding plants each evening this week. im slowly getting there ! sweet peas went in last night amongst the clematis so should replace the flowers through the foliage..


apparently mum has had lurking people in cars in her close looking at the house... they know its by appointment only and not starting till next week but at least they are keen....

Davesnave

CTC, I have an early sowing of mangy toos in the polytunnel and another lot will be set going for outside soon, but I'm getting a bit behind with my veg. I've been concentrating on grass before the weather breaks, so everything has now been cut at least once, even the roadside verges and the fallow chicken orchard.

Glad old dog is still with you and battling-on, Better Days .....Mr BD too, of course!

Very relieved that my brushcutter is not in need of a service, or on its way out, as I need it rather almost daily just now. As soon as I switched from Tesco petrol, it returned to its normal, reliable self, so you can guess what I won't be buying again! :mad: I hardly ever buy from there anyway, but it was a case of convenience trumping everything at the time. Don't even have a Club Card.

I_have_spoken

This years multi-layered pot - tulips, daffs, pansies, hyacinths. Fight!

Mum and dad remain in hospital, I've felt awful all week with a persistent cough, aching joints etc. despite taking Wed and today as sick leave

alfie_1

his !!! meant IHS.... from experience stress and tiredness can take its toll.. makes you vulnerable to ailments.. can you treat yourself to something.. ie. hair do , nails etc. can often perk up the soul.. of course taking it easy would help too ...[says me !! ]

choille

BD -IHS- Hope things improve. It's not easy with more than one major not good thing happening at a time.

Lovely flowers IHS.

CTC - Hope these wild fires are stopped. Saw it on the news - we've had a few here, but sounds pretty major arson down by you.

Jiggered, was painting the loo today - first coat. Need more filling.

Plumber is still AWOL.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

hopefully they will stop now Choille, as the weather has now turned, grey, misty type mizzle rain here..


pity it couldn't be like this during the week, and nice on the weekends lol..


ebay ticking over, but need to get a load as its nearly the end of he month, so fingers crossed when people get their monthly pay.. sales will have a bit of a boost. as we really do need to crack on with getting the windows finished, and to at least plumb the bathroom in.. and the kitchen sink lol...


I think I need to make another cuppa, and write 'another' to do list lol

alfie_1

its been overcast here all day but 13 degrees.. no rain yet and im hoping it turns left at the M4 [sorry folks ] but turns left again avoiding poor choille


mums coming to me for the day on Monday as there are 14 viewings..:eek: start 9 am -7pm.... I know he said he had people on his books but !!


im in all day tomorrow waiting for various pick ups of bay goods..:D so will get to clean my house then..:( needs it !!


LIR... geese's temperments seem to have calmed but we will see....


got a roast chicken dinner tonight... yum yum

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

its been overcast here all day but 13 degrees.. no rain yet and im hoping it turns left at the M4

No rain here either. I thought it might just reach the coasts and moors here, but we're in line for some tomorrow.

It was almost raining in Barnstaple when we left there. The cashier in Lidl said with great precision, "It will begin raining at 2.15." Looked like she might have been right. :undecided

Still glad I cut the grass yesterday.