Awful weather - typical Brits talk

twopenny

Wonderful photo Farway, aren't you a handsome lad. 🙂
Yes, that painting I walked by the first time thinking it was just a pretty picture. Then I noticed something and was there for ages. 
The reason made me chuckle and it was hung by the councillor s in the office for some time before the real one was pointed out.
I could see Dusty doing something like that 😉

Yup stick staying because despite medics saying oh the hip, back won't give way it does. Either that or it sets solid and won't bend.
Anyhoo people are kind sometimes and help when I'm crook. 

Still windy and flinging a bit of rain around so doing all the jobs I've put off. Needs another week of that really 😕

Dustyevsky

wort said:

I got my steps in last night going back and forth to the front door with the cat , who decided each time we got there it was too wet 🫣

I get the same, except there's an open porch, so the cats can sit in there and watch for a while, then nip around the back, through their flap, eat some food....rinse and repeat. 

I know dogs are potentially less fussy, Bluey, but one dog trip out and back is equivalent to 8 cat excursions when it comes to the amount of muck they bring in on their feet. And despite what they think, I'm smarter than the cats, so if they're being a real pain, I can lock the inner cat flap at the back, making them divert into the conservatory, where every chair has a cat-proof cover. 

YoungBlueEyes said:
Hopefully Bowes passes muster Dusty, it was a lovely place, in a lovely spot, and not tooo big. The staircase was impressive, but whoever laid the steps did it right - they were shallow and wide - so even though there are a good few of them it's no bother trotting up and down them And I was pleased to note that, even though it was a long old poke to get there, my eyesight was absolutely fine  

Well, I searched, but I couldn't find the lake, and the Tees is a bit of a walk.  OTOH, I love the French style and the staircase info is a plus. I'm doing stairs again properly now, though, and ladders. In a little while I'll have to retrieve the one I was on yesterday, which fell in the gale. There are still a few kilos of black gunge to remove from the barn's guttering.    It's calm today, so that'll be easier, but early this morning, I left trails in the grass, and the temperature was around 5c. Drunkards say it'll be a staggering 12c later when the sun breaks through.

Today's photo, a simple arrangement of flowers anyone can grow. 

greenbee

Congrats YBE

TBH the cats are mostly less hassle than the dog... If necessary I can just stick food in their bowls twice a day and leave them to it. If I'm away, they just need someone to do the same. The dog has to be let out every time he thinks he needs a wee, and has to be walked (although not at the moment due to post-cough quarantine, and I'm quite enjoying, even if he isn't!). 

wort

Sorry I’m in the cat camp, had a dog years ago much harder work. The cat would be no bother at all if I got a cat flap, only I don’t want presents bringing in 😳 plus he imitates a good fur blanket when it’s cold.
No Morries here Farway, closed down some years back. Tbh looked online and screwfix do a tub think it has to be ordered day before though. I just need a car to pick it up, it’s on a hellish roundabout !! I could look at delivery but then it would take the price up to Amazonian prices.

YBE I live in fitflop brand all summer, and actually have a pair of their boots. The adidas are for work.
Been and done another couple of hours in the garden chopping at the back, I need to borrow someone s bin now. Also had an hours walk up to the cemetery this morning, beautiful crisp sunny day it’s been.

YoungBlueEyes

Ooh I second Titania & Oberon adorning the walls of our Bothy 2p, that'd do rightly What did you notice in it that made you chuckle...?

Aren't you + bro handsome beasts Farway! Is your brother a cheeky little sod... he's got the eyes for it ha haa.
Yep we were married at The Old Forge and stopped in Gretna Hall. It actually didn't feel like a touristy conveyor belt, the vicar was calm and soft spoken and a lovely man in general, and there were other parties going on at the Hall so it wasn't all weddings. Anybody thinking of gerrin' hitched I'd recommend it in a heartbeart   I'd also heartily recommend the pub we stayed in in Derbyshire - The Old Hall Inn @ Whitehough. Absolutely beautiful pub, done up properly, with an actual chef who knows what's he's doing. They're even bought the place next door and turned it into a replica basically, called The Paper Mill, and it's flying too. Not a bit wonder. Anyone who fancies a treat, try it - https://www.old-hall-inn.co.uk/  The roads are really up+downy though, my god my wee swift was sorely tested trying to get up some of them. But Italian tuneups are good for clearing gunk outta your pipes eh so

Bowes doesn't have a lake (that I saw) Dusty, is a lake on the shopping list now is it? Fine by me Seems to me the only way to do cats is to be smarter than them Hopefully your guttering job was easy in the good weather. And I'm not saying anything about marigolds *harrumph* 

Is AnonymousDog getting better gb? Poor wee soul. You just can't do anything 'til they're all the way better cos it's so contagious  

How are the rest of the poorly folks doing? To save me going back a dozen pages - is the Scraped Face One healing nicely?

twopenny

What are you doing back Bluey ? 
Shouldn't you be all lovey dovey with your new husband?

The picture you could start in the left hand corner and enlarge.....then do the same in the trees 😉 but it's hidden all over.
Unfortunately if you go smaller you can't see the real naughtiness.
It was a row with the council in a competition and they didn't see the retribution, just like most people and thought it was just pretty.
Seems this info doesn't come up on the net. The art world take themselves too seriously 😳 

Well, got the lawns mowed, Sheesh I managed but I think I'm going to have to hire someone.
Dug trimmed and planted. The hardest bit is getting stuff too and from the garage. Back was a gonner but off for a hot bath and so far it seems to be recovering.

Dusty I'm not a fan of African marigolds but they look real pretty in that vase.

Dogs v cats? 
Well a well known saying 'a door is what a dog is always on the wrong side of '
 

pink_poppy

Aw, YBE, HUGE congratulations, you gorgeous pair What a lovely thing to do, especially at Gretna. We stop off there instead of going to Gretna Service Station, so know it well and have seen a few weddings there. We have thought about renewing our vows there (I know, extremely cheesy), but are now thinking the wee chapel in Vegas, presided over by Elvis    

I'm so glad (and envious) that you got to see the Silver Swan. It's absolutely stunning and makes me even more determined to go and see it. Trust you to take a pic of it's bum    

pink_poppy

Weird orange cloud tonight…