Daydream fund challenge part 4

azzabazza

Good morning everyone

Been out of the loop for just over 3 weeks as my DH and I have been on a 3-week holiday touring Rajasthan in India. Average daytime temperature there was mid to high 20s - very pleasant. I must say it was a rude awakening to return in the middle of a weather bomb! Is this a new expression? Choile was thinking of you in particular in the West Highlands!

Hope you are all well and that all projects are progressing smoothly.

alfie_1

azzabazza wrote: »

Good morning everyone

Been out of the loop for just over 3 weeks as my DH and I have been on a 3-week holiday touring Rajasthan in India. Average daytime temperature there was mid to high 20s - very pleasant. I must say it was a rude awakening to return in the middle of a weather bomb! Is this a new expression? Choile was thinking of you in particular in the West Highlands!

Hope you are all well and that all projects are progressing smoothly.

welcome back... even it is to tease us with HOT adventures :rotfl: ive only got as far as perusing flight costs ! i like to find "digs" when i get "there"... but as a singley i have to be thoughtfull as to what country to go to ... dont want to look like a potential shirley valentine ...... well maybe glad you had a good time tho.

alfie_1

morning all.... i am still sat in my dressing gown [good job ive no neighbours to scare at the sight of me hurdling fence to let out geese !! ] its the first morning ive not had to be somewhere. i keep worrying that my darlin LIR is ok after this week....... been there .... im taking mum to see dad later so will have to get my butt into gear soon... i need to buy a xmas tree stand as i cant find where i stashed it.... want to get tree 2 up this weekend. also want to sweep chimney to get open fire going.. a lot of wants !! to all you movers and rubble makers, good luck.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

morning, I mean afternoon all,


very cold last night and still frost around at this time of the day.


I seem to just want to curl up and do nothing this time of the year ( winter, cold)..


I see places are now advertising their seed potatoes for sale...


just wondering what you are going to be planting next year?

azzabazza

alfie_1 wrote: »

welcome back... even it is to tease us with HOT adventures :rotfl: ive only got as far as perusing flight costs ! i like to find "digs" when i get "there"... but as a singley i have to be thoughtfull as to what country to go to ... dont want to look like a potential shirley valentine ...... well maybe glad you had a good time tho.

This was our second trip to India and we use an excellent tour company based in Jaipur who tailor make any sort of holiday you wish and to whatever budget.

choille

BBffffffffffffffrrrrrrrrrrrr - Freezing & white & blubbery cold.

India sounds like a good idea.

Your doggie pic look wonderful - does the cat not mind?

Plaster on the ceiling slope one side - not skimmed yet, but what a difference - the kitchen is starting to look like a room.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

choille wrote: »

BBffffffffffffffrrrrrrrrrrrr - Freezing & white & blubbery cold.

India sounds like a good idea.

Your doggie pic look wonderful - does the cat not mind?

Plaster on the ceiling slope one side - not skimmed yet, but what a difference - the kitchen is starting to look like a room.

soooo excited for you Choille, any chance of some pics???


we are taking pics of our place when we remember, so we can look back at how things were/are


The weather in India, does sound really appealing at the mo...


never mind, only just over a week or so, and it will be the shortest day, so the days will start getting longer again....

alfie_1

YAY.... got a xmas tree stand so cover your eyes folks cos another pic will be on the way :j learnt something today from my mum ! apparently didnt tell me before cos she new id blow a fuse.....:cool: last sunday she went on a mystery coach trip and ended up in swindon....at a shopping mall ?? well they [her and a friend ,both in thier 80's] headed off to get coach at 3pm and as they were walking towards it IT DROVE OFF :eek:. they were 3 minutes after 3pm... :mad: they spoke to security chap to see if coach may have gone to another area but nope.... it had gone !! they walked a mile to the train station [bitter cold and getting dark] they had tried to ring coach company but no answer... they had to get a taxi home .... wait for it....£190 :eek::eek: but they had no choice as they had no idea how else to get home... they spoke to coach people on monday who were appalled and refunded thier taxi fayre... i hope the driver was reprimanded [what happened to doing a head count !!] anyway its sorted but thank god they had thier witts about them and managed to get home ! ironically i was not far from them at guildford but mum didnt want to "ruin my day"

Davesnave

Being trapped in Swindon seems too horrible to contemplate, alfie, although those who know the 'Magic Roundabout' will realise that this could become a reality for anyone in misty weather!

Head counts are totally essential and take no time at all, especially nowadays when everyone is ( theoretically) strapped into their seats.

I remember a day when the head count didn't add up, so
I had to traipse through almost the whole of RAF Yeovilton to find one dozy 10 year old, whom I eventually located conversing with a couple of men in the viewing gallery.....:eek:

Yes, you'll get away without counting 99 times out of 100, but it's not worth the risk. I can't think of another instance, except the time when we lost about 25 kids on a map reading exercise....and then it was a bit obvious! :rotfl:

choille

I shall take pics tomorrow CTC -I would have been plastered today as there's scaffolding everywhere & stew doesn't hang around. I stayed out of the way today making bacon sarnies & cups of tea & handing things up etc.

So that's one slope now plastered too.

Freezing & snowing hard earlier today - thought the roads would be blocked but not so.

Your Mum had a bit of an ordeal Alfie. Happened to our neighbours going to a hospital appointment but the bus left early - which they do sometimes & it jiggers you up as there are only 3 buses a week! Kid you not. Some one drove them to overtake it in a racing driver fashion, but honestly - some folks just don't think. They've got mince for brains as they say.

I love the solstice - means it's all on the way back up -= although January Feb are usually our worse months weather wise.

Zebedee the ram got his girlies in the other day & he's well chuffed. Just shows you.

There was a male blackbird chasing a female outside today & it's bitter, so something's afoot = probably anything to keep warm.