Share your day November 2013

TICA

TICA

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Raining and very windy today. Had about 12 trick or treaters last night. I'm surprised, but the dogs did pretty good. My son and girlfriend arrived later than expected. They missed the plane due to Toronto traffic but finally arrived 4 hours later than originally planned. In any case, they are here safe and sound so we had an evening of catching up.

Will be heading for the barn later today to pay the month's board - kills me but that is the way it will be until I get the new place underway. At least it is an excellent barn with a very good manager who knows her stuff. Won't be any riding today but I'll get to groom and have some horse snuggles.

Happy November everyone!!

Ozarkgal - what did you come with from the auction????? The suspense is too much - tell us soon!!!:eek:nthego:
 

Spent the day playing with a floor plan program that's freebie for a 7 day trial. Too good an op to pass up to map out what furniture will fit where in the unit I'm moving to. Luv a freebie and it beats measuring up on graph paper and cutting the pieces out. Been that track with this house.

They only let you have 3 printouts and cover the background with a watermark but they must be a bit thick because a screencap nails it, and I can print it as a jpeg piccy. Nyah. Fancy not being able to outsmart a dumbass like me! No idea how much they want, but I'm just about finished now so duzzen madder.
I'll spend the next few days playing with it and moving things all around again, we women do that kind of thing with furniture don't we?

Anyone with reno dreams? http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/floorplans.asp

They do charts and stuff too. Home page: http://www.smartdraw.com/
 
Happy November to everyone too.
Hope the wind and rain didn't get too bad up north. We had lots of rain on the Gulf Coast, but no wind here.
It's left us with beautiful fall weather today - cool and sunny.


Diwundrin said:
Spent the day playing with a floor plan program that's freebie for a 7 day trial. Too good an op to pass up to map out what furniture will fit where in the unit I'm moving to. Luv a freebie and it beats measuring up on graph paper and cutting the pieces out. Been that track with this house.

They only let you have 3 printouts and cover the background with a watermark but they must be a bit thick because a screencap nails it, and I can print it as a jpeg piccy. Nyah. Fancy not being able to outsmart a dumbass like me! No idea how much they want, but I'm just about finished now so duzzen madder.
I'll spend the next few days playing with it and moving things all around again, we women do that kind of thing with furniture don't we?

Anyone with reno dreams? http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/floorplans.asp

They do charts and stuff too. Home page: http://www.smartdraw.com/
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Di, my late husband used to have some CD disc set program for home plans to doodle with. It was more of an architecture and home style program along with floor plans. I think it had everything in the program. .. I can't say that I ever got into any of it ... it was over my head ..:).. But I do bet it's fun, and can keep you busy with details.
 

I'm trying hard not to buy any new furniture, maybe a smaller dining table that's all. Making the stuff I have fit is what I'm having fun with. Isn't it amazing that the stuff you don't like are the ones that fit and the faves have to get jetisoned? aaaagh.

This is a pretty easy one to use, took me a while to find all the tricks to it and then it's just fun. It does the maths for me, luv that.
I was given a CAD program years ago by an engineer. I'll bet the bugger is still sniggering about me trying to figure it out.

Here tis so far. Looks cramped but a lot of things are on casters and stow away. The table in the b/room is a 2leaf traymobile that I use as a computer table it folds to half size and stows out of the way. The 2nd bedrm and back of the garage are craft/workshops the big tables are foldup trestles. It's won't be quite as chockers as it looks.
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TICA said:
They missed the plane due to Toronto traffic but finally arrived 4 hours later than originally planned.
Ozarkgal - what did you come with from the auction????? The suspense is too much - tell us soon!!!:eek:nthego:
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You got a trick and a treat!


TICA..I hope you didn't have to wait at the airport for the delayed flight...are you close?

About the auction...I chickened out and didn't go. Right now the last thing I need is something to feed and take care over the winter. Trudging out in the cold and snow in January to feed the cats is about all the outside animal responsibility I want now. Maybe this spring if I can get brother to build me a small shelter in the pasture I'll rethink it. Maybe a pony or mini donkey, something I could teach to drive. (No Phil, I will not be teaching him to drive my car.)
 
SifuPhil said:
Well, what's the use of teaching him to drive, then? Unless you're going to lease him a car ...
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Well Phil, actually this is what I had in mind:

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Diwundrin....
Could get a mule. That seems to be what men turn into when they get behind the wheel.
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I already have one of those...the man that is.

Di..when is the big move and are you moving far or will you still be in familiar geography?
 
Love the 'buggy' OG


Only moving about an hour's drive down the coast where I'll be closer to the few relatives I still get on with, and be able to access a few more health and community services than I can get up here. I know the area fairly well, and thought of moving there originally but it's a very hilly town and I hate walking up hills. But now I can hardly walk more than a few yards comfortably anyway so it doesn't really matter. That's what wheels are for.

It's a God's waiting room complex with 4 levels of care accommodation. I'm going into an 'independent living' unit. I'll own it and pay weekly maintenance fees to the management instead of rates to the Council. It's actually a cheaper deal than living here and the Council won't tend my garden or send someone up from the aged care facilities in an emergency. They won't send a tradey up to fix a tap and don't offer meals if I want to utilise the option either.

It's still close enough to a beach to smell the ocean and get the breezes and there's 2 good Chinese restaurants, a shopping plaza, a big RSL club and a cinema in the town so it ain't all bad.

I even met the 'neighbours' the other day on a trip down there. Only 2 units on the ground floor so it was good to meet them and find that they're really nice people. I've lived here nearly 3 years and haven't a clue what any but 3 of the neighbours names are. Seldom see them and even more seldom get within talking range, so I'll have to learn how to 'socialize' again.

Still can't sign the contract as it's being refurbished and not officially on the market yet, it's a fingers crossed and trust they'll keep their word that it's 'mine' exercise at the moment. Looks like being finished around Jan/Feb. They're letting me choose colours and flooring so that's a good sign. Sure hope it goes okay though as there's bugger-all else of that standard on offer within a few hundred kilometres.
There's another 'retirement village' there but it's a cross between a stalag and a trailer park and I won't be going into that one! What a snob eh?
 
Good luck for a smooth transition in your move Di. It sounds like you will have more chances to be socially active and be will be safer with care staff close by in case of emergency.
 
Get a grip Jilly, I'll be the same driving time/distance from Coffs as now, just on the other side of it, we can still do our lunches there. That'll be closer for you too than driving up here. There's a regular bus service to get me there if I can't drive. Nuthin' like that here, only the school bus. aaaaghhh!
You're not getting away that lightly girly. I luv those looong lunches.

'Near' here is about 25 mins driving time apart OG.
 
Diwundrin said:
Get a grip Jilly, I'll be the same driving time/distance from Coffs as now, just on the other side of it, we can still do our lunches there. That'll be closer for you too than driving up here. There's a regular bus service to get me there if I can't drive. Nuthin' like that here, only the school bus. aaaaghhh!
You're not getting away that lightly girly. I luv those looong lunches.

'Near' here is about 25 mins driving time apart OG.
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Ok then if you say so, i thought it was a lot further than RR, will have to check out the kms and work it out, be nice if we had the use of a helicopter or Focca just checked from MB to RR it's 30.3kms, & MB to NAM it's 60.5 kms

 
Meeting in Coffs, remember? That's just next door for you.

I don't measure places by distance, but travelling time. I guarantee it can take longer to Coffs from here than from Namby even though it's closer. If they ever finish the roadworks and lift the limit above 80k that'll change but who's gonna live that long?

What's the bet that as soon as I move they'll start doing up the road south of Coffs and I'll never again get to hammer it down a highway! I'm cursed I tell ya, cursed.
 
Won't be long for this stretch to be finished as we now drive on the right side 2 lanes which is the nth bound lanes and as the other side was finished i think it is just a matter of getting all exits finished and it will be open yay It will be so good to be rid of the goat trail.
 
Di, your prospective new home sounds a lot like what we have here with four levels of care. We have a refurbished cottage, there are new ones but they were out of our price range. We have a licence to occupy and pay a fortnightly maintenance fee. We came here nearly 6 years ago and never had to pay council or water rates until this year. We thought we'd finished with all that after selling our house.:mad: Nothing we can do about it as in Victoria many other retirement villages are now having to pay these rates. Hopefully that won't happen with NSW, but who knows.:dunno:
Most residents here, including us, weren't very impressed with the decision but the Vic government is to blame for the change so what can we do?
 
I think the new spread sounds nice Di and how nice that some of the forum friends get to actually meet face to face.

Ozarkgal - be truthful woman, you were meant to have a mini mule! I've been looking at them too but that will have to wait. My son called to let me know he missed the plane so I didn't even go to the airport until we knew his arrival time. The airport is about a 40 minute drive so not too bad at all.

Wild and windy rain yesterday so all of the leaves are off the trees and on the lawn. My neighbor has a leaf blower so will pay his son to blow them all away when they dry up a bit. Right now it looks like a cheap carpet out there!

Today will either be rummaging through a wonderful bookstore that carries old and new books OR the barn OR the land. Don't know but whatever we do, I'll be happy with both of my children home - always love having them around.

TWHRider - hope the storm passed over your place without any damage.
 
Diwundrin said:
Spent the day playing with a floor plan program that's freebie for a 7 day trial. Too good an op to pass up to map out what furniture will fit where in the unit I'm moving to. Luv a freebie and it beats measuring up on graph paper and cutting the pieces out. Been that track with this house.

They only let you have 3 printouts and cover the background with a watermark but they must be a bit thick because a screencap nails it, and I can print it as a jpeg piccy. Nyah. Fancy not being able to outsmart a dumbass like me! No idea how much they want, but I'm just about finished now so duzzen madder.
I'll spend the next few days playing with it and moving things all around again, we women do that kind of thing with furniture don't we?

Anyone with reno dreams? http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/floorplans.asp

They do charts and stuff too. Home page: http://www.smartdraw.com/
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The floor plan freebie is such a bonus, what a tremendous help! It can all be very stressful, so anything that can make it easier is wonderful. And, you're so right, getting everything in place as we want it is fun for most ladies. I thoroughly enjoy it and am always willing to help friends who ask. Enjoy your days of floor planning and thx for the helpful links. I've made note of all of them, ya just never know when they'll be needed.

Good luck with your move!
 
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