Alchemausterity II

savingholmes

Hope your DH gets out tomorrow. That round trip alone must be exhausting never mind all the other things you are juggling.

Alchemilla

edinburgher said:

Alchemilla said:

savingholmes said:

LOL - I have remains of tree strewn down the side of our house... I have log pile envy - and I only have a fire pit - so have log burner envy too although they seem to want to outlaw those.... Stands well back...

Is that just in built up areas?

This will be a PM 2.5 thing 

Particulates? 

Alchemilla

Jellytotts said:

I get very ranty if there's a spelling or editorial mistake in a book and refuse to read the rest.  The book often ends up in the bin as it's not fit for reading.

I have absolutely dire spelling abilities and my grammar and editorial skills are next to zero but if I find one, it must be bad.

Fingers crossed release goes well tomorrow. He will heal much better in his own bed.

Haha, he commits a worse sin in ch 2. He goes into detail about the production of a poison and is clearly just stringing together chemistry words. Sadly he talks about standalone chemical groups that don't...standalone.

Alchemilla

Karmacat said:

Jellytotts said:

Fingers crossed release goes well tomorrow. He will heal much better in his own bed.

So much this!  

I've just (uncharacteristically for me) done some domestic goddessing in the bedroom so it is nice for him.

I'm having to cajole myself by doing two jobs then having a cuppa.

Alchemilla

badmemory said:

I don't seem to mind a real typo, but really hate the there when it should be their.  Books used to have editors who used to make sure that sort of thing didn't get through.

What happened to editors?

greenbee said:

badmemory said:

I don't seem to mind a real typo, but really hate the there when it should be their.  Books used to have editors who used to make sure that sort of thing didn't get through.

Unfortunately it doesn't pay well, so we had to go and get proper jobs... 

Oh I see! Or in this book, I sea!

DH reviewed it on Amazon, saying "My wife bought this in a chazza for £1. She was robbed".

Can't wait to get him home.

Alchemilla

savingholmes said:

Hope your DH gets out tomorrow. That round trip alone must be exhausting never mind all the other things you are juggling.

Thanks, it is a bit. DH has a similar commute full time, not sure how he does it!

@badmemory @Jellytotts I looked to see if you guys had diaries but couldn't see them? If you do would you drop me a linky please?

badmemory

I don't have a diary as I paid my mortgage off back in 2002.  Back then I didn't even realise that paying your mortgage off early was a thing even though that is what I did.  When interest rates started coming down I just kept the payment the same.  Then the evil one (Northern Rock) bought my building society & had to pay everyone an amount that at the time was quite significant.  Then I did the whole talking to myself thing.  First of all spend it on a blowout of a holiday but I couldn't bring myself to do that, then spend half on a holiday, then I just threw up my hands & said pay it all off the mortgage.  So it got paid off in just over 11 years instead of 20.  Then a couple of months later I bought out the chief rent.  So, says she rubbing her hands like a pantomime villain, it's mine all mine.

greent

Hope you've managed to break DH out today! Always nice to be home  

StripeyTightsSpottySocks

Hi Al - sorry i've not posted i've not been too well. Hope DH is home today x

Alchemilla

@badmemory CONGRATULATIONS!

greent said:

Hope you've managed to break DH out today! Always nice to be home  

Yep after he waited 3h 40 minutes for his medication to take home.

StripeyTightsSpottySocks said:

Hi Al - sorry i've not posted i've not been too well. Hope DH is home today x

Hope you are on the mend now?

DH is super relieved to be home and doing ok.

Today I have school run, a dull TEAMS meeting, chores and to collect meds for DD2 from dispensary.

I also want to spend an hour on the kitchen of doom before we remove some cupboards to make space for Ember the Aga.

Daughterofsatan is outside the bedroom door wailing pitifully. She wants breakfast!