Get a grip woman!

Suffolk_lass

My friend's gardener knows the sister of the innocent van driver and he has two cracked ribs as well as whiplash. The (female) driver remains in hospital with multiple fractures. Life is precious!

Several people were interviewed yesterday, in preparation for a tv programme that might not happen if Bojo goes - it was the pylon proposal and the community remains exercised about it, along with our MP - all opposed.

Money is leaving rather a lot faster than it should and DH's massive-smassive credit card bill from his bike trip has been cleared. The second card (15% of the first) is still to go and my CC has the van insurance (£305.pp), oil (£535.pp), some beekeeping kit (£166.pp) and the dog neutering (£156) - all one-off things as opposed to regular additions but the upshot is over £1800 this month. I was hoping for £7-800!

As my diary title suggests, I need to get a grip!

In good news, I managed to get two singles to participate in the dinner in the Village so the plans for Saturday are very straightforward now with 15 pairs taking part. In the end, DH and I have split up to pair with two singles and it will be fine! It just means I need to make two courses instead of one!

I finally marshalled DH and we planted the herbs I bought to replace the dead ones (they died when he moved their pots away from the house so it could be painted, to find they had rooted through the bottom). The dead ones were two different sages and a big pot of thyme. I may have bought a couple of others too which included oregano and French Marjoram, we have common Marjoram in flower in the wilded lawn. The bees love it's little mauve flowers that are so like verbena. The dog discovered fruit on the alpine strawberry and I put the sweet woodruff up high to stop him snuffling it. A good day was had by all.

Haircuts today (barber who rents the old school in the next Village for the morning) - both of us. And then a club in person for me tonight. Should be good

Suffolk_lass

So the FB link for the stamps I used appears to be a scam. I have just messaged my Credit Card Company asking if I can receive a refund of the transaction using consumer rights legislation

Merlin's_Beard

Suffolk_lass said:

So the FB link for the stamps I used appears to be a scam. I have just messaged my Credit Card Company asking if I can receive a refund of the transaction using consumer rights legislation

Oh no! Hope the CC refunds you - they ought to.

foxgloves

Oh what a damn nuisance, @Suffolk_lass. I don't know where these scammers get their ideas. Who would think of postage stamps as a way of increasing their ill-gotten gains? I do hope you can get your money back. From the offer you described, it did sound plausible. Bloody scammers. I recently had to have a new credit card because it had been fraudulently used for 2 transactions, which I thankfully spotted while they were still at the 'pending' stage. There really does seem to be a lot of this activity around atm.
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Cheery_Daff

Oh no! So sorry to hear about the scam, what a palaver. Hope you get your cash back. 

I had some of the new stamps with bar codes on the other day, they seem huge!

Karmacat

Jawdropping sorry to hear it, SL.

beanielou

PM your address & I will pop some stamps in the post.
I have way too many from swap out..x

Suffolk_lass

That is really kind of you (all comments and especially @beanielou) I'm ready to take it on the chin and my one and only response to FB has taught me a lesson. I feel very foolish

Suffolk_lass

Today This week we need a list (too, TMV & Cheery!).

Start to get Motorhome ready - 

Check inside for anything damaged, seeping or leaking - both
Me list

• • Repopulate stores we carry (a tin of tomatoes, baked beans and curry and pasta jars)- me
• • Make sure there is tea, coffee, salt, pepper and chilli flakes - me
• • Breakfasts
• • Lunches
• • Treats
• • Alcohol
• • Suppers
• • Dog Food
• • Is the bed dry? If not get the mattress out on the airer
• • Are the cupboards clean? - me
• • Do the plates, crockery, cutlery, pots and pans need to go through the dishwasher or be washed up?
• • Is the radio charged up?

• Tax it done
• Start filtering water to take drinking water away - me
• Flush the freshwater tank with tap water, and let it drain through the grey water tank
• Flush the chemical toilet - DH (!!!!)
• Dust and wipe down inside - me
• Check the tyres, fuel and oil. Tyres are in progress
• Maybe vacuum out the bit where leaves gather
• Get the bikes checked
• Make sure their batteries are charged
• Check gas bottles
• Pack step
• Dog bed, pen
• 
  

Garden

• Water and feed veg and pots
• Pick and freeze blackcurrants
• Check raspberries
• Rake up clippings
• Take builders bags of garden refuse to the Farm for burning
• Maybe start the pruning (time and heat driven
• Check the bees have room (add space if needed)
• Check Calor bottles (Propane/LPG hob)
• bit of weeding/clearing
• 
  

Other

• Make ice cream done, in the freezer
• Freeze stuff to put in the Moho fridge
• sort out food for the week - making courgette soup for lunches
• Swap duvet for sheet? (check with DH
• Jiggle money around (raid the EF) done
• Try and catch up on diaries on here
• Await response from JL re card transaction
• Consider replacement flooring for lounge
• Go through a box of paperwork (I want to cash in the cash ISA that is paper based) - need to find important paperwork
• Take my neighbour to A&E this afternoon

That is enough for now - I may edit

themadvix

That's a good long list too SL! Good luck