The Garden Fence - proper Old Style support and chat! 18 July 2017 at 8:29PM in Old style MoneySaving 14.9K replies 1.5M views

grandmanerd

Happy New Year to all Fencers. I had a lovely time away at DS1's and darling daughter-in-law's (and my grandpuppy). They were both off work so we all got up when we felt like it. They had invited a couple of friends and their 3 yo for lunch on Christmas Day but apart from that it was just the 4 of us. I had taken books to read and the last few pages of my puzzle books. DS1's an excellent cook and made an enormous Christmas Day feast with lots of leftovers to eat subsequently.

They had bought me several lovely thoughtful (and useful presents). I have a new walker (the 2 I have were mum's and her partner's respectively - the older one caused problems when I met them in Mc for a meal and a few days later a wheel  fell off, luckily just after I'd got onto the bus), 2 pairs of leggings, 2 pairs of warm fluffy socks and a new dress. They had done 'fill your own' crackers and mine had a sweet little owl sitting on a crescent moon brooch. 

My coughing got worse for the last 2 days I was there (back to sleeping sitting up) and I elected to have a taxi home. I've been ill ever since. I thought the low point was last weekend but I'm still very weak and have stayed in bed for the last two days. I'm feeling a bit brighter this morning - going to occupy the front room for a couple of hours until DS3 gets up. I was on top of the rubbish/ recycling, the washing and could see nearly all of the kitchen floor but I haven't been down the yard for 3 days so there are sacks up here, at the bottom of the stairs and in the kitchen.

If I'm downstairs I can unload the TD (gave in as there was just too much washing to process), put a new lot in and fill the WM (think there are only 2 more loads - one in a rubble sack done when I sorted the bottom of the stairs area for New Year and the bedding I've thrown down since. I cooked the brisket with a load of casserole veg and 4 chicken breasts at the beginning of the week. I cut up the brisket and ate most of it but the chicken breasts have been frozen individually - I know what I plan to do with them but will work my way through the veg and salad and leave them for another time.

My mother's cousin died on January 1st so I've committed to going to a funeral in Blackpool, mainly to support her daughter. The mother was vain and needed to be the centre of attention and attracted sycophants (usually bey promising to leave them some/ all her money). Her daughter's been led a fine dance and she refused to meet her grandson but last autumn she decided her daughter should give up her job and devote her time to looking after her - the daughter declined and the mother retaliated by refusing to even attempt to walk and finally to get out of bed.

A few toxic hangers on and relatives are circling so I'm going to channel my grandma (little but fierce, think they will still be afraid of 'Auntie Minnie'). Going to go now as DS3 is stirring, I want to get things done without him in the way.

pollyanna_26

I have managed to keep up with most of your news GMN mainly on the Turtles or decuttering threads. I hae no idea why you were including possible fares to and from Keightley in your budget  planning. It reminded me of the Railway Children on the Keithley and Worth line a journey very familiar to us over the years,

The recent follow up with Bobbie as a grandma caring for wartime refugees was quite a let down compared to the original series and of course there was no Mr Perks dashing about at the station now. It's always sad when a main character passes away in real life and Mr Perks was such a dominant character .

As for going to Blackpool you have been picking up various bugs throughout the pandemic by carrying on as normal a lot of the time , you were even ill at your sons for Christmas.

I understand you get stir crazy stuck indoors but all the going here and there does leave you struggling to function again and risks infecting others.

The logical way ahead is to see the bungalow sold. Your exs vinyl to auction and ds3 and beloved off to a home of their choice.

That should allow you to simplify your home without dealing with all sorts of rubbish on a constant basis.

I honestly wouldn't be exhausting myself clearing up after others to the extent you do.It's sending a message that is what you're there for and very wrong.

pollyx

MrsCD

Polly, when you say you can see your e books on the cloud, do you mean in your am**on account?! I can see mine in the account, and if I want to read on the computer or my phone, I needed to put the Kindle app on that device, via the Appstore. You then sign in with your ama**n account and download your book to read it.
I have a Kindle but mostly use it for reading blogs or forums.

pollyanna_26

I owe you a much delayed apology MrsCD. Having returned from the long planned up the west coast to Scotland and then down the east coast to home Camper trip delayed to  the death of the queen and the amount of traffic on the roads  I've now seen your reply re the ebooks. So have them online and 2 new ones very cheaply.

Arrived home yeaterday in a rare snowstorm it was bitterly cold last night but no snow now though there is a possibility of more.

Hope all fencers are well the forums seem very quiet at the moment.

I've discovered the little Coop where I've shoppped during the pandemic has been raided yet again 2nd time in the past year. No idea if they will relocate but they will be missed if they do.

pollyx

MrsCD

Hope you had a lovely time in the camper, polly. I love the west coast of Scotland. We've had many holidays there over the years. If I'd known you might have been passing through County Durham, we could have had a cuppa together!