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Just got all the stuff we've bought for my daughters' new rental all gathered up ready out of the barn to load our van to take tomorrow.

We bought new curtains for all her windows .. and we're giving her 3 large area rugs that belonged to us.. and we also bought her a new shower unit because this landlord despite being my daughters' friend is dragging her heels about repairs..

We (hubs and I ) have to be there tomorrow to meet the removal truck with all her furniture.. goodness knows what time they'll arrive, but they're hoping to get off the Euro tunnel around 9am.. so about 2 hours after that with luck .

While we're there waiting for the removal men to arrive I'll hang all the new curtains, while hubs fits the new shower unit..

Hopefully she won't be in this rental for long before she finds her forever home

She starts her epic 3 day drive late Monday night..arrives hopefully safely on Thursday ,
She's so brave doing that journey alone... 🥰..I'll be worried about her every minute of those 3 days
 

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I bought a kit to make a Christmas wreath and have been busy sewing all morning. However, I'm not very impressed with the result, so I might bin it and make one with my own materials. I have dies for an igloo, stars and reindeer which I think will look good done in glittery felt. I'll have a go and see how it looks.
 
Well, I may finish cleaning the shower, but it looks like the Tilex did the job without me..

So, I'm just laying around so far, with no plans. Unless, I get the urge to clean the kitchen...

For sure, I will be watching season 2 of Virgin River on Netflix.
 

hollydolly said:
Just got all the stuff we've bought for my daughters' new rental all gathered up ready out of the barn to load our van to take tomorrow.

We bought new curtains for all her windows .. and we're giving her 3 large area rugs that belonged to us.. and we also bought her a new shower unit because this landlord despite being my daughters' friend is dragging her heels about repairs..

We (hubs and I ) have to be there tomorrow to meet the removal truck with all her furniture.. goodness knows what time they'll arrive, but they're hoping to get off the Euro tunnel around 9am.. so about 2 hours after that with luck .

While we're there waiting for the removal men to arrive I'll hang all the new curtains, while hubs fits the new shower unit..

Hopefully she won't be in this rental for long before she finds her forever home

She starts her epic 3 day drive late Monday night..arrives hopefully safely on Thursday ,
She's so brave doing that journey alone... 🥰..I'll be worried about her every minute of those 3 days
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Safe travels and an angel on each bumper 😇🙏🏻
 
hollydolly said:
Just got all the stuff we've bought for my daughters' new rental all gathered up ready out of the barn to load our van to take tomorrow.

We bought new curtains for all her windows .. and we're giving her 3 large area rugs that belonged to us.. and we also bought her a new shower unit because this landlord despite being my daughters' friend is dragging her heels about repairs..

We (hubs and I ) have to be there tomorrow to meet the removal truck with all her furniture.. goodness knows what time they'll arrive, but they're hoping to get off the Euro tunnel around 9am.. so about 2 hours after that with luck .

While we're there waiting for the removal men to arrive I'll hang all the new curtains, while hubs fits the new shower unit..

Hopefully she won't be in this rental for long before she finds her forever home

She starts her epic 3 day drive late Monday night..arrives hopefully safely on Thursday ,
She's so brave doing that journey alone... 🥰..I'll be worried about her every minute of those 3 days
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@hollydolly That's a long drive, but she's a smart cookie, so she will be okay, Hols. Of course, as a mum, you reserve the right to worry :)
 
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Grocery day.
Came out with a lot more than what was on my list......several really good unadvertised specials.
Butter was on the list........shortbread time......my favorite.

Had some enjoyment on the way home.
Turned onto a street and met up with 9 wild turkey hens.
Stopped and watched.
One reason why i stopped.......they weren't very interested in moving........they were nice to watch.
Along with the deer population, we have quite a few turkeys in town.........not much snow.......so menu is good in town, along with spills from bird feeders.

Back to groceries........a good supply of stock......other than paper towel.
The store is keeping good control on how many shoppers are allowed in at one time........that's a good thing.
 
hollydolly said:
Just got all the stuff we've bought for my daughters' new rental all gathered up ready out of the barn to load our van to take tomorrow.

We bought new curtains for all her windows .. and we're giving her 3 large area rugs that belonged to us.. and we also bought her a new shower unit because this landlord despite being my daughters' friend is dragging her heels about repairs..

We (hubs and I ) have to be there tomorrow to meet the removal truck with all her furniture.. goodness knows what time they'll arrive, but they're hoping to get off the Euro tunnel around 9am.. so about 2 hours after that with luck .

While we're there waiting for the removal men to arrive I'll hang all the new curtains, while hubs fits the new shower unit..

Hopefully she won't be in this rental for long before she finds her forever home

She starts her epic 3 day drive late Monday night..arrives hopefully safely on Thursday ,
She's so brave doing that journey alone... 🥰..I'll be worried about her every minute of those 3 days
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Soooooooooooooo exciting Holly........Your baby's coming home. So happy for you.
 
I'm preparing for our postponed Thanksgiving dinner for tomorrow. A week before the holiday my son was home with a bad cold. Of course I feared the worse but it turned out to be just a plain old head cold which my hubby and I caught. My cousin was going to come but I canceled. We are all better now and I just finished the pies and practically disinfected the whole house.
@hollydolly ,I know what you mean about your daughter travelling. A few years ago my daughter rented a huge truck when my son in law who was in the Coast Guard was reassigned to Oregon from Florida. He had to get there early so she drove by herself with my 3 year old grandson.
She made it just fine as I'm sure your daughter will as well, but it can't stop the worry.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I'm preparing for our postponed Thanksgiving dinner for tomorrow. A week before the holiday my son was home with a bad cold. Of course I feared the worse but it turned out to be just a plain old head cold which my hubby and I caught. My cousin was going to come but I canceled. We are all better now and I just finished the pies and practically disinfected the whole house.
@hollydolly ,I know what you mean about your daughter travelling. A few years ago my daughter rented a huge truck when my son in law who was in the Coast Guard was reassigned to Oregon from Florida. He had to get there early so she drove by herself with my 3 year old grandson.
She made it just fine as I'm sure your daughter will as well, but it can't stop the worry.
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Yes you're so right Ruth. She's got to drive 2 days through Spain before getting to the very busy port and channel ( Euro) underwater Tunnel in France .. and then one day travel ( including waiting time to board and time to get off the other end) on the train with her van, and 3 elderly dogs on board too... 🥰
 
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Today, I hopefully fixed my primary chainsaw. I has been increasingly hard to start lately, so today I replace the ignition coil. In past weeks, I've had to pull it a dozen times, or more, to get it started, and quite often it would flood out. After installing the new coil, I gave it one pull on full choke, then went to half choke, and it started on the 3rd pull. I'll try it again tomorrow, and hopefully that issue is resolved.
 
hollydolly said:
Yes you're so right Ruth. She's got to drive 2 days through Spain before getting to the very busy port and channel Tunnel in France .. and then one day travel on the train underwater with her van, and 3 elderly dogs on board too... 🥰
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holly, is that channel tunnel to France where you see the White Cliffs of Dover? This might not be the same thing, but I remember my mother and I taking a hovercraft on some channel to either get to London, or Paris.

This was back in the early 1980s, so my memory is sketchy...
 
Welding. Welding all day making wrought a iron fence to surround the house. Welding wrought iron fence panels in the welding fixtures I made, located in the carriage house, then haul the panels out and weld them to Steel post that I have set in concrete. AS of dinner time I still have 150 Lin. Ft of fence to build and install....Oh my.
 
Don M. said:
Today, I hopefully fixed my primary chainsaw. I has been increasingly hard to start lately, so today I replace the ignition coil. In past weeks, I've had to pull it a dozen times, or more, to get it started, and quite often it would flood out. After installing the new coil, I gave it one pull on full choke, then went to half choke, and it started on the 3rd pull. I'll try it again tomorrow, and hopefully that issue is resolved.
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Stihl?
 
dobielvr said:
holly, is that channel tunnel to France where you see the White Cliffs of Dover? This might not be the same thing, but I remember my mother and I taking a hovercraft on some channel to either get to London, or Paris.

This was back in the early 1980s, so my memory is sketchy...
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yes , it's 's the Euro ( Le Shuttle ) tunnel from Calais in France to Folkestone in Kent here in the south east of England . ..and yes we used to have to travel either by Ferry to France or by Hovercraft, you remember that rightly (y) The hovercraft was much faster but also a lot smaller than the ship. Now you can just catch a train to travel all the way under the English Channel to France.. and the train takes vehicles on board as well

Vehicles inside the Euro tunnel train... ( remember this train is travelling all the way under the English channel from France to England)

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Yes!! I do recall hearing about the underwater tunnel sometime after we had been there, or in talks while we were there.

ETA: I couldn't do that ^^^^...that hovercraft was scary enough for me. 😨
I remember the ferry now, too. Had to stand on the back end so as not to get sick.
 
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Same Model as mine. Mine seems to take spells. normally starts on #5, was always #3 until recently. I have always used Super S Superfuel for Long term storage. I suspected that the fuel may be the issue, but based on what you said It may be coil getting weak. I will see if I can source a test for it. Thanks
 
needshave said:
Same Model as mine. Mine seems to take spells. normally starts on #5, was always #3 until recently. I have always used Super S Superfuel for Long term storage. I suspected that the fuel may be the issue, but based on what you said It may be coil getting weak. I will see if I can source a test for it. Thanks
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I use only premium, 93 octane/no ethanol fuel, and Stihl synthetic oil, and if the saw is going to sit unused for several weeks, I drain the tank and run the saw until it uses up the remaining fuel in the carb. It started acting up about 4 or 5 weeks ago, while I was cleaning up a bunch of dead trees for Winter firewood for our outdoor wood furnace. I went out again last night, after Supper, and tried it, and it started up properly, so I think the coil was the culprit. I've got enough wood built up to last for a couple of months, and I'll probably do some more sawing as the weather permits throughout the Winter....and whenever I'm out puttering around in my shop, I usually give it a few minutes of runtime.
 
hollydolly said:
Just got all the stuff we've bought for my daughters' new rental all gathered up ready out of the barn to load our van to take tomorrow.

We bought new curtains for all her windows .. and we're giving her 3 large area rugs that belonged to us.. and we also bought her a new shower unit because this landlord despite being my daughters' friend is dragging her heels about repairs..

We (hubs and I ) have to be there tomorrow to meet the removal truck with all her furniture.. goodness knows what time they'll arrive, but they're hoping to get off the Euro tunnel around 9am.. so about 2 hours after that with luck .

While we're there waiting for the removal men to arrive I'll hang all the new curtains, while hubs fits the new shower unit..

Hopefully she won't be in this rental for long before she finds her forever home

She starts her epic 3 day drive late Monday night..arrives hopefully safely on Thursday ,
She's so brave doing that journey alone... 🥰..I'll be worried about her every minute of those 3 days
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Ohhh be so very careful when hanging the curtains. You are still sore and should be sitting in a recliner. Don’t fall again!
 
hollydolly said:
yes , it's 's the Euro ( Le Shuttle ) tunnel from Calais in France to Folkestone in Kent here in the south east of England . ..and yes we used to have to travel either by Ferry to France or by Hovercraft, you remember that rightly (y) The hovercraft was much faster but also a lot smaller than the ship. Now you can just catch a train to travel all the way under the English Channel to France.. and the train takes vehicles on board as well

Vehicles inside the Euro tunnel train... ( remember this train is travelling all the way under the English channel from France to England)

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How long does it take?
 
Sunny said:
Early part of the day: Got my new kindle set up. They don't make it easy, but once it's done, they sure make it easy to buy books! Well, I've gotta admit, the books are really cheap.

Later in the day: Went out for a walk. It is beautiful outside today.
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I tried kindle unlimited for two months as it was only 99 cents and I had a credit. I canceled it today as I don’t read fast or much any more and I couldn’t find a lot of books I like. Between my computer game, housework, tv, naps, and the genealogy I should be doing; I run out of time.

I miss the dog and having a dog. We discussed getting a very small dog, but so far have decided not as I am just not well enough at this time. We may never get another dog again, which is sad.
 
Yesterday, put our outside Christmas lights on the bushes in front of our apartment. I also put up the lighted green garland around our front door. Just like last Christmas, both of us (wife and I) were pretty sore after doing the bushes. One young lady, who lives on the third floor, was pretty amazed when I told her that we were going to put lights on the bushes. She wasn't living her last Christmas when we done the same thing.

Today, Sunday, is more-or-less "a day of rest" for us, but then again, it's NFL Sunday. Have to look for, online, a new battery-operated Christmas Wreath for the front door. The one we used last year, broke.

Funny, my wife just told me, "when will we figure out that we are no longer 40 years old anymore!"
 
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