smallholdingsister's strivings

Karmacat

They are difficult to read! I've been highlighting with the cursor to be able to read your stuff ... glad to see a slightly darker shade

Oh! If you *do* want the odd pastel, experiment with bolding it!

smallholdingsister

Sorry. It all looks ok on me 'phone.

Cor the estate agent is quite determined that we WILL knock the house down and start again, really doesn't want us to see inside.

I was very patient (for me!).

"But it doesn't have a wall cavity"
"People all over Devon have been living happily with no wall cavity for hundreds of years".

Sorting out the CTFs has been similarly challenging.

I am on my second load of washing (quick wash cycle) which consists of girths et.c!

I have recorded three sets of term dates for our relevant institutions on the calendar, now to communicate them effectively to dogsitter and olds. Both of whom will claim in mid October when I am at my most stressed that I didn't ever tell them...

smallholdingsister

Break time.

Next up book the sweep and boiler servicing for October.

Brrr!

Watty1

smallholdingsister wrote: »

Sorry. It all looks ok on me 'phone.

Cor the estate agent is quite determined that we WILL knock the house down and start again, really doesn't want us to see inside.

I was very patient (for me!).

"But it doesn't have a wall cavity"
"People all over Devon have been living happily with no wall cavity for hundreds of years".

Tsk Tsk. Live in an old barn/grain store that doesn't have a cavity wall either.
But if we were renovating again, we would have stripped the interior plaster off and re-insulated the walls. It is a very cold and damp house in wet weather. Though in part that is because it has no foundations either.

smallholdingsister

I think that is good advice about the walls.
The plaster is hanging off already, I bet.

Quite a productive day. On my nth load of washing. Off to see Plops shortly.

smallholdingsister

Loads done today.

Managed to cut the leccy fence with my sickle (wasn't on fortunately!).

Last day of hols tomorrow.

NSD apart from ebay bulk buy dw tabs and some sellotape.

AlexLK

smallholdingsister wrote: »

Sorry. It all looks ok on me 'phone.

Cor the estate agent is quite determined that we WILL knock the house down and start again, really doesn't want us to see inside.

I was very patient (for me!).

"But it doesn't have a wall cavity"
"People all over Devon have been living happily with no wall cavity for hundreds of years".

:rotfl: As far as I'm aware wall cavities have not been invented in Derbyshire yet ...

smallholdingsister

And strangely enough the housing stock is still fit for habitation?

Unfortunately the vendor is so in love with her project (what she had planning for) that she can't imagine anything else.

It is very grand, with wedding-cake pillars everywhere. And 4000sq ft. No chance!

smallholdingsister

A quieter day today. I have promised the kids playing field and rocket making. They are having to exercise rusty piano and maths skills first though!

smallholdingsister

Well that all got done plus an estate agent visit, a binbag of carp collected, a charity shop bag filled, washing done, bedlinen changed...

Back to real life tomorrow.

Kids have been SUPER demanding today and we all really need to go back to school!