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LIN the builders appear to my unprofessional eye to be very meticulous and good at their job. They only had a short lunch break and 9 hours later are still hard at work, finishing off I think. Its a funny shaped roof with lots of "capping" of joints. The garage is the same and they will be doing that tomorrow, anyway the…

Thanks LIN, I'll have a go tomorrow. I eat a lot of vegetables so this will be a change for me. Anne.

Brush off?

Paint gun

Hello me again. Well my youngest took me grocery shopping and seeing it was his car and not my trolley, I made hay whilst the sun shone and really stocked up! Believe me SANDY, those size 12 boots are music to my ears! They hope to finish just the house today, and for such a small house, it does have a big roof! The double…

The roof boys are here. I hear heavy boots on my roof. They should shake any cobwebs lurking on the ceiling! I'm still praying the towns garbage boys will take the cut trees and bushes from the front! I feel like the "sleeping oldie" behind all this foliage and tiles flying off the roof. Whoever said old age is a time of…

LIN, love your veggie dishes and I bet the farmers market loves you! I hope they give you a huge discount! Please keep telling us how you prepare them. Very enlightening for me who isn't the greatest cook even after all these years of practice! Typical of northern British origin I consume large amounts of potatoes boiled,…

Peanut shells

Morning, well at 70F it is still very muggy and humid, BUT the sky is a most peculiar greenish/grey colour so we may soon get rain to sweep this horrid humid stuff away. Hopefully the logs and brush get picked up tomorrow, and the roofers have yet to arrive which is just as well if we are to have a downpour. This is the…

Hello everybody, well hopefully its the last day of a 5-6 day heatwave with humidity. Very uncomfortable, because just like Shirley at her cottage, no A/C. This is my own fault as the boys offered to put in my very heavy window unit back in July, and I declined because I never expected such a long stretch of heat! They…

Fairy queen

It must be hot! 5 days in a row! Relief on Thursday! I'm wearing SHORTS, and that's unbelievable! Happy birthday, Phyllis.

Oh boy, I'm starting to want a George or a Miski or a Runtie! That's a brilliant idea PATSY, the roof dumpster!

Oh JACKIE, one sweet George. Oh SANDY, one sweet Robby. Aren't we all lucky! We used to go to Lusty Glaze beach in Cornwall, Jackie. Brought back memories!

My first reaction to your musical afternoon PATSY was, wow, I would love to spend Saturday afternoon listening to the musical folk and sit on a garden chair in someone's garden. And I really would. And then I thought but what would I REALLY like to be doing on that hot muggy day if I had a choice, and weird person that I…

And I'm back inside about to leap into a nice cool bath. I'm just plain mucky and sweaty! The two guys also rushing home to do the same. It took us 3 hours. Now, how on earth do I get rid of bundles and bundles of dead cedar and logs. They stretch across the front of the house, piled high. Maybe my Mowtown guys will help…

Well, I didn't get to read my book after all. On a very hot day I'm outside with Mark and his friend cutting down the enormous cedar on the corner and hauling on ropes to keep it from the house, the power lines and Harry's truck next door. There was a cancellation for somebody else's replaced roof, so the roofers are…

Hello girls (seeing Bob is missing for the moment) I am finding it hot and muggy today, so, I don't feel like taking off, or gardening, and I've done my chores for the day so whilst lunch is simmering on the stove I thought I'd pop in to say Hi. Wow LIN you had a busy and productive day yesterday. Very impressive, and I…

Back pack

JERI, I am so very sorry to read your bad news. Life can be so hard for us poor humans, and the animals too if it comes to that. I often wonder why we are designed this way, or evolved this way. It's so cruel, and maybe even harder for us who have to stand and watch, and be so utterly helpless. I can well imagine you are…

Six feet

JACKIE, that was a lovely long interesting post from you. You mentioned the Tower of London being a beautiful place of residence before the horrible Henry V111's time. That man has so much to answer for! Today, thankfully, it is again a beautiful place and let's hope that Anne Bolyn now finds peace when she walks the…

I saw the London tower on PBS Patsy. Been there. We took the boys when young, less tourists then I think. I bet Jackie has been as well. Anne

No LIN, I didn't go on the downtown trek after all. Two different stations on the tv, one said rain this afternoon, one said rain this evening. It's an open walk downtown with no places to shelter on the way so I chickened out. Took a leaf out of JACKIES book and spent the afternoon more or less lolling about contemplating…

Good morning all. Beautiful morning......so far. I had given some thought LIN to fostering an unwanted animal, but you know it would be just as traumatic for the little thing, should I no longer be able to care for it, for it to end up back in a cage in the shelter after having known love and being wanted for a short time.…

Oyster eyes (Patsy)

Animal crackers

BARBIE, thank you so much for your kind words. It was particularly hard losing Tabs because she was my last pet after never being without a four legged friend before. I shall enjoy other people's pets from now on. Because we are a very small family, and I aren't getting any younger, I would spend my time worrying what…

Good morning all. MARIE, I'm with BARBIE insomuch as I wouldn't put such young kittens outside just yet. It's a big scary world out there for such little things, and they can pick up fleas and ticks which create a whole heap of new problems. Wait until they are old enough to have been spayed and neutered at least. Yes…

Hi everybody, just had the first estimate for two new roofs. It's all been those dreaded raccoons nibbling away at the tiles. 6 years ago we had patches to cover raccoon damage, but 5 of my neighbours had to have full new roofs. One couple even sold up in despair. Anyway, if we go with today's estimate, I guess it will be…