The Garden Fence - help and support in tough times

You and me both kid! :rotfl:

Thanks everyone, I've made it! I suppose that most folk prefer the new version or TPTB wouldn't keep it going but I just cannot get on with it. Not being the most tech-savvy person I find the old green version much clearer and simpler. But what I always say is - No-one ever made a name for themselves by saying, "This seems to be working perfectly well, let's leave it alone."

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I'm still in a pale blue version from about 5 years ago I opted to not update to new versions (not sure how) but this is the only one I'll use - if they make me change, I'll sulk.

Mar - do you sell your knitted socks?

Gorgeous morning here on the coast, just about to head into the garden to start scrubbing and putting together hubbys new man cave (a domed observatory). We were hoping to move and downsize the house in order to upsize the garden and clear the mortgage but after jiggling a few figures, raiding a few savings pots and generally being tighter than a tight thing we decided to stay. This meant cutting down a tree, digging out flower beds, moving a rockery and then laying a 10ft x12 ft base for the man cave. Finished all the edging and faffy bits yesterday so today is D-day.

Going to need to get my OS hat firmly back on to get this mortgage cleared as quickly as possible whilst keeping our heads above water. Huge income drop due in August so every penny will have to be scrutinised and questioned FBI style before it leaves this house.

I am really fed up. Every time I come on to the site now I have to log on and up comes the new format. I can't find the user cp on the new version so have to go all round the houses to get here at all. I've always been able to get straight on to the green version straight away. What's going on? Probably me doing something stupid but its all such a faff.

Anyway, it's a beeeutiful day here. The bedding was washed and on the line by 10am and dry by 11.30. The sky is clear blue - if I was a a poet I'd say AZURE, but I'm not so blue will have to cover it.
I keep looking at the vacuum bags packed with my summer clothes but lack the enthusiasm to sort them out. In all honesty my summer clothes are more or less the same as my winter clothes give or take a cardi or two. Still furlined boots and heavy fleeces and jumpers can go away and cotton tops and trousers can see the light of day again. Yawn, yawn. I wish I cared more about my appearance. My style, such as it is, can be summed up as "decently covered."

I've not had a chance to try out my sewing machine yet as my fabric stash is still in my friend's garage. DGD brought my a dolly yesterday with a torn dress to mend. The dress was so badly torn that I suspect sabotage. Well, it's not pink so not socially acceptable.

Nothing exciting at all happened so I will leave you in peace and have a wander down to the beach.

x

monna

Did you ever read the poem about wearing purple and a red hat?

Go for it.