The Garden Fence - proper Old Style support and chat!

Very late today. Slept till 9.30 had a shower and breakfast and 2 long, lovely phone catch ups with a couple of friends.
That's the excuses for today.

I'm just about to cook the chicken tangly pie from Hairy Dieters. Because Im worth it.

FairyP. It's amazing how living in a sensible way and not spending money that you don't have, brings its reward. You will have a dear house with a garden, a real home. And all because you have worked and waited. Well done you.

THOUGHT FOR SUNDAY

Everything that has a beginning has an ending.
Make your peace with that and all will be well. (Buddha)

Burtha congratulations on your new grandson.

I am so glad to see you post even if things aren't the best for you right now...I often think of you and wish you all the best.

I hope your solicitor is working hard on your behalf...you should expect to get well over half of everything.
3mw (or was it 2?) just deserves a slap around the face.

Take care of yourself though..you ain't wonder woman and you need to look after you too Burtha xxx

FairyPrincessk I have always lived within my means, and that means very frugally. If I can't afford it, I don't have it. It's as simple as that.

I put a blanket over me if I'm cold, fill a hot water bottle, make a hot drink rather than put the heating on for example. I don't have a car because I can't afford to run one...I can walk places and yes it's a pita but the bottom line is, a car is beyond my means.

I have never been in debt until recently and it is through no fault of my own:(.

I haven't frittered away money on unimportant things, like cars, new kitchens, takeaways etc.

No, my debt has been none of my making and that is the hardest part about it. I will not rest until it is paid off which will take at least 6 more months.

I've mentioned before that this 2nd hand laptop is really on it's last legs. It took 4 attempts to get it to start tonight.
But I won't even think about buying a new one until the debt is gone.

The internet is my 'thing'. I don't watch TV much, I don't/never go out ...I'd be lost without the internet and especially you lovely lot on this board

How sad am I:o (don't answer that:p)

I've not had the best of weekends and have been donning my carers hat again for the last week....maybe I'll be rewarded at some later date by someone looking after me:o...I live in hope:)

:A xx

(((HUGS))) Karcher. thinking of you xx

Congrats Burtha! Lovely news. Hope you can take a moment to just chill with the little one, eh?

Karcher, good to 'see' you. Takes determination to sort out problems that are unjustly heaped on you, but you're succeeding . I totally agree, this thread is amazing. The folks on it are so kind and supportive.

Today we took our Canadian friends to a cricket match. DH explained quite a lot to them, we told daft cricket-related stories and recounted the hilarity in the bbc commentary box when the commentator was naming the players in the key positions and famously said,
"The bowler is Holding, the batsman's Willey".
We still can't listen to the tape of Brian Johnston trying to keep commentating after his colleague described the fall of a wicket that had been knocked off by the batsman slipping as he tried to step over it, "He just couldn't get his leg over". They were laughing so hard they could barely breathe and it is infectious when you hear it. Daft, but good to hear such full on laughter.

We enjoyed the day, even though the local team lost.

Now we shall have supper of leftover HM chicken curry and veg, wrapped in a flatbread, nom, nom!

PS - last night we hosted the caribbean version of a cheese and wine party, cheese and rum! We blind-tasted 5 different ones*, gave them fancy descriptions like they do with vintage wines, ranked them on strength, preference and least-liked and voted for the over all winner. Then we ate assorted cheese and crackers and finished off the xmas fruit cake.
We know how to live!
*We even had a palate cleanser between drinks!

I may email the winning firm and tell them about it

Right, dinner calls. X

Oh burtha, I had to smile at the thought of you doing art homework. My mother once wrote an essay for me and it came back marked 'excellent,' a very rare occurrence. I even had to show the headmistress, an august, regal figure. "Did you really write this?" she asked. "Oh yes," I lied. I feel as guilty today as I did then.

MMF you really are having a humdinger of a holiday. I can't imagine that you will ever be able to top this. I'd definitely tell the rum people about the tasting competition, they might send you a freebie in appreciation.

Camelot I thought about your hoolie last night when I put my bins out, and felt rather smug as I stood watching the calm sea and enjoying the gentle night air. Karma has paid me back. It's blowing a gale and the rain is lashing the windows this morning.

Karcher x

No plans for today but some housework and a bit more editing is on the cards.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Apparently when you treat people the way they treat you, they get offended.