The Garden Fence - help and support in tough times

candygirl

Happy anniversaries ladies.Wood sounds interesting FPK
Feeling a bit bleurgh today, n it's piddling down here I put a pillow in Budd's bed, n it seemed to comfort him a bit last night.He is totally lost without his life l8ng companion, Candy I am still looking for the suitable old lady to cheer him up , but it's a toughie to find a suitable one I've asked around my staffy contacts, so fingers crossed now
FLOSS , admittedly i've not been to Harry Ramsden's recently, but the last time both the food n service were awful
Right , best get on...ttfn gals xx

ivyleaf

Happy Anniversary to Floss and to FPk :beer:

Jazee What a little sweetheart she is I bet you'll have lots of fun with her!

Candygirl I hope you'll soon find exactly the right friend for Buddy ((HUGS))

Not got a lot to say for myself today. The builders are busy with angle grinders and hammers over the road and I've ended up with a headache :mad: They've usually finished work by now on a Saturday, but I think they're trying to get all the roofing timbers sorted before the weather turns.

They're doing a great job though, I think the finished houses will look beautiful. I think we'll all be glad when it's done, even though it means we'll lose two parking spaces across the road so the people living in the new houses will be able to get their cars in and out.

burtha

Hi all,

Happy anniversaries , enjoy whatever you get up to

bit of a wash out today, but quite pleased really, I cancelled an outdoor facepaint booking for this afternoon, who would want to come out and get painted in this .... so making the most of it , managed at least 20min in the bath at lunchtime before a child was knocking at the door , chilling with a glass of water now, fire on and plan to do some housework soon ...tea prepared , ... working a shift I the bar at 7 , band night ....normally a good night if a bit loud , or maybe I am getting old lol know it will be a late night and have an early ish start in the morning , need to be on the road by 9 , first football match of the season .... yippee lol pray the rain stays off in the morning , kick of 10 30 , dont know who is more looking forward to a drive at 9 , me or ds , teanage children have hardly seen any "mornings" for the last 7 weeks .....
bring on the madness

shanks77

Jazee wrote: »

Hello all, we made the decision to get a new puppy as company for LittleyDog - meet Poppet.https://app.box.com/s/852bwrm5c7ehsos2q66reyerdk4vyjad

Oh soooooo cute am a teensy bit jealous though I do have a dog myself there is something about puppies...
Look forward to getting updates on the little one xx
Happy anniversary to both Floss and FPK hope you have a great day xx

Floss

Thanks for the good wishes - DH was given an old iron key and I was given an original Monopoly iron! I also got a bottle of the perfume he gave me when we married, the old romantic!

Decided to cook a "roast" for our meal later - just spent an hour making an apricot, feta & pine nut stuffing that is now tied into a boned shoulder of lamb Will serve with couscous & a cherry-tomato salad (to use up some of the glut) and there should be plenty of leftovers for the freezer. Also picked up a YS freely arranged orgasmic chicken, which will go in the oven at the same time, to be eaten cold during the week.

Am now waiting for the tennis to start and debating whether to do some ironing while I'm watching...or I could fold more paper flowers!

monnagran

Happy anniversaries to all who have them. It must be a favourite time for weddings, CD, DIL and Pickle are in Cornwall for a wedding this weekend. DGS14 and I have been left to our own devices.

Yesterday we started cleaning off a massive metal cupboard in the garden. It was originally cream but I have never known it without a good coating of mould, green slime and goodness knows what else. Half way through our ministrations with soap, brooms, scrapers, sponges and cloths the heavens opened. We looked at each other, soaked and filthy, giggled and carried on.
My goodness, it is gleaming now. We keep going to the window to take another look at it.
Today, looking slightly more respectable, we took ourselves off on the bus to the next town. We spent a good deal of my money in the pound shop, swept into subway and splashed the cash on a sub, salad and a drink, repaired to the seafront and indulged in a rum and raisin ice cream, (DGS thinks that eating something with rum in is the height of sophistication), caught the bus home and here we are. The wind has increased alarmingly and the rain has started so we are now holed up and being cosy.

The family are back tomorrow and normal service will be resumed.

x

Floss

monnagran wrote: »

Happy anniversaries to all who have them. It must be a favourite time for weddings, CD, DIL and Pickle are in Cornwall for a wedding this weekend....

It certainly is - DS1 is an evening guest at a wedding today, we have DS2's wedding next weekend, DS1 is ushing the following weekend and then it's our best friends' 7th anniversary on 27th!

fuddle

Happy anniversary FPK and Floss

Bonny pup there jazee... enjoy!

Finally off the painkillers I'm getting there!

Now don't be telling me off but I have a new project See MIL has a new sofa and given us her old one. It's very comfy so my sofas are relegated to the extension in The kitchen. I'm keeping one but the second we're going to take to bits to make a armless chair and footstool for the bedroom. Obviously I'm not up to the physical work just yet so it will be a long drawn out process as DH is pretty time poor but it's fab to have a DIY project again.

Well I'll leave you to enjoy my Saturday night by candlelight. It's soggy outdoors this evening but cosy indoors.

monnagran

Well Fuddle, there is upcycling and there is cannibalizing a sofa to make an aimless chair (ARMLESS you stupid tablet, ARMLESS) and a stool.

I am eagerly waiting for you to make your new evening project removing the top storey of your house and making it into a bungalow and a garage. Nothing would surprise me.
My finger is wagging in your direction as I say very quietly "don't overdo it".
,
x

Floss

Fuddle lovely to see your post, take it as easy as you can xx