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MickaC said:
Yes, Holly….Canadian squirrels are bigger and better, they’re very well fed.
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well I don't know about Better... :giggle:
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Capt Lightning said:
About 35-38 mpg (2.2 Diesel). That was better than Mrs. L's Volvo when she had it, and our earlier petrol powered vans. Camp site charges have gone up considerably too (about £30 a night), especially now that we're in the summer season and the Scottish school hols have begun.

All being well, we're off to the Netherlands in Sept. by air. It's cheaper to fly and stay in a modest hotel than it is to drive to Newcastle or Hull and take an overnight ferry.
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ah yes the Netherlands, home of the camper van lovers.. :D..In Spain on some beaches.. you can barely move for Motorhomes..and almost all owned by the Dutch
 
I've just spent an hour in the garden. took me almost 1/4 of an hour to try and get my new Parasol up.. it was so hard to push the connector up to the top, I nearly gave up in the end, and also it's so hot I had sweat pouring down my face.. . Finally I managed it but only because I took the stupid thing and turned it upside down on the lawn, and stood on it to get a grip.. and really pushed down hard..

Cut back the Ivy.. and swept up the leaves . I'm really going to have to consider getting someone in to cut back the trees, because the leaves just makes so much of a mess. they're now so overgrown.. It's been about 4 years since I last had them lopped..

I was listening to a podcast the whole time, on my headphones. I might have to get some new ones, because these seem to be losing range. I find if I move more than 10 feet from the house they cut off..
 

hollydolly said:
I've just spent an hour in the garden. took me almost 1/4 of an hour to try and get my new Parasol up.. it was so hard to push the connector up to the top, I nearly gave up in the end, and also it's so hot I had sweat pouring down my face.. . Finally I managed it but only because I took the stupid thing and turned it upside down on the lawn, and stood on it to get a grip.. and really pushed down hard..

Cut back the Ivy.. and swept up the leaves . I'm really going to have to consider getting someone in to cut back the trees, because the leaves just makes so much of a mess. they're now so overgrown.. It's been about 4 years since I last had them lopped..

I was listening to a podcast the whole time, on my headphones. I might have to get some new ones, because these seem to be losing range. I find if I move more than 10 feet from the house they cut off..
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I think it's a good idea to get someone in to cut back the trees, Hols. It's not easy work .. I used to do ours when we were in a house. 4 years growth is a lot!
 
Pinky said:
I think it's a good idea to get someone in to cut back the trees, Hols. It's not easy work .. I used to do ours when we were in a house. 4 years growth is a lot!
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yes I've been cutting them back myself with the long reach cutter, but in truth it's too dangerous for me to do myself.. and anyway they don't need trimming they need a severe cut back.. so I'll ring around and get some quotes and see what I can do...
 
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In the process of making 4 batches of my protein shakes to use for ice cream for the next four days. Sadly none for today. But I have something to look forward to tomorrow. Then will be doing vacuuming and a trip to the dumpster. Most of the other apartments on this side of the building block the sun from coming in their windows (closing their blinds and curtains) but I just can't do that. I love sunshine coming in my windows. My houseplants have really thrived ever since I moved here. So don't like to deprive them.
 
katlupe said:
In the process of making 4 batches of my protein shakes to use for ice cream for the next four days. Sadly none for today. But I have something to look forward to tomorrow. Then will be doing vacuuming and a trip to the dumpster. Most of the other apartments on this side of the building block the sun from coming in their windows (closing their blinds and curtains) but I just can't do that. I love sunshine coming in my windows. My houseplants have really thrived ever since I moved here. So don't like to deprive them.
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Exactly.. I don't like to close my blinds when it's hot..except I do close the ones in one of the back bedrooms where I get most of the sun all day , because there's a leather headboard against the window and it gets so hot I could melt. There's a money plant in there, and I need to water it every week because it dries out completely.. compared to the one which is downstairs in the kitchen, facing out the same direction, but it's in a little more shade, so doesn't need watering as often.

I do however have all the windows open.. and the blinds down but not closed in the rest of the house... ..
 
hollydolly said:
I've just spent an hour in the garden. took me almost 1/4 of an hour to try and get my new Parasol up.. it was so hard to push the connector up to the top, I nearly gave up in the end.
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A new parasol. My wife, Tina, had her parasol with her today. As I said previously, we were at Poole Goes Vintage, on Poole Quay. We met up with friends for a late breakfast at The Oriel restaurant.
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The waiter, trying to make some space and be helpful suggested he put my wife's umbrella in their umbrella stand. "It's a parasol," she told him. He looked perplexed. "A what?" He replied. "It's like an umbrella but it's to provide shade instead of sheltering from the rain," I explained. The look on his face said: "If you say so," though I am sure he thought he was being wound up. He looked like he was still young enough to be at school and this was a Saturday job to give him extra pocket money. So perhaps a parasol was not yet in his lexicon of vocabulary.
We enjoyed our breakfast and chatted with our friends, catching up on gossip and trivia. We paid for our meal and then went walkabout.
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Somebody looking suspiciously like my missus getting into retail therapy.
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The car was getting some serious attention. Why does my MG always get photo bombed? Look to the far right of the picture and see the buttock cleavage. There again, perhaps not!
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We seemed to be in the lenses of a lot of cameras today. Not quite upstaging our old MG. I must give credit to Tina, she made both of our outfits.
 
hollydolly said:
Exactly.. I don't like to close my blinds when it's hot..except I do close the ones in one of the back bedrooms where I get most of the sun all day , because there's a leather headboard against the window and it gets so hot I could melt. There's a money plant in there, and I need to water it every week because it dries out completely.. compared to the one which is downstairs in the kitchen, facing out the same direction, but it's in a little more shade, so doesn't need watering as often.

I do however have all the windows open.. and the blinds down but not closed in the rest of the house... ..
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Except the difference for me is that I have air conditioning. And I keep it cold all day. I have lived without it and believe me I would never be able to live without it now. Maybe that is because I am used to it now but the heat was bothering me really bad. One of the big reasons I moved here.....electricity!

So how much money do you grow on that money plant? I might like to have one too.
 
horseless carriage said:
A new parasol. My wife, Tina, had her parasol with her today. As I said previously, we were at Poole Goes Vintage, on Poole Quay. We met up with friends for a late breakfast at The Oriel restaurant.
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The waiter, trying to make some space and be helpful suggested he put my wife's umbrella in their umbrella stand. "It's a parasol," she told him. He looked perplexed. "A what?" He replied. "It's like an umbrella but it's to provide shade instead of sheltering from the rain," I explained. The look on his face said: "If you say so," though I am sure he thought he was being wound up. He looked like he was still young enough to be at school and this was a Saturday job to give him extra pocket money. So perhaps a parasol was not yet in his lexicon of vocabulary.
We enjoyed our breakfast and chatted with our friends, catching up on gossip and trivia. We paid for our meal and then went walkabout.
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Somebody looking suspiciously like my missus getting into retail therapy.
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The car was getting some serious attention. Why does my MG always get photo bombed? Look to the far right of the picture and see the buttock cleavage. There again, perhaps not!
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We seemed to be in the lenses of a lot of cameras today. Not quite upstaging our old MG. I must give credit to Tina, she made both of our outfits.
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It looks like you and Tina have an awful lot of fun together! Love your pictures!
 
horseless carriage said:
A new parasol. My wife, Tina, had her parasol with her today. As I said previously, we were at Poole Goes Vintage, on Poole Quay. We met up with friends for a late breakfast at The Oriel restaurant.
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The waiter, trying to make some space and be helpful suggested he put my wife's umbrella in their umbrella stand. "It's a parasol," she told him. He looked perplexed. "A what?" He replied. "It's like an umbrella but it's to provide shade instead of sheltering from the rain," I explained. The look on his face said: "If you say so," though I am sure he thought he was being wound up. He looked like he was still young enough to be at school and this was a Saturday job to give him extra pocket money. So perhaps a parasol was not yet in his lexicon of vocabulary.
We enjoyed our breakfast and chatted with our friends, catching up on gossip and trivia. We paid for our meal and then went walkabout.
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Somebody looking suspiciously like my missus getting into retail therapy.
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The car was getting some serious attention. Why does my MG always get photo bombed? Look to the far right of the picture and see the buttock cleavage. There again, perhaps not!
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We seemed to be in the lenses of a lot of cameras today. Not quite upstaging our old MG. I must give credit to Tina, she made both of our outfits.
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See I told you to get all fancied up because there would be people taking your photos.... MRS HC's dress is lovely.. and all her matching accessories . was there much of a turnout for Poole goes Vintage, on the Quay today ?

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katlupe said:
Except the difference for me is that I have air conditioning. And I keep it cold all day. I have lived without it and believe me I would never be able to live without it now. Maybe that is because I am used to it now but the heat was bothering me really bad. One of the big reasons I moved here.....electricity!

So how much money do you grow on that money plant? I might like to have one too.
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yes this is why I have my windows open..No AC here..unlike the Spanish house.. where I was keep the blinds closed and the AC on.. and I also have a pool there

Well I can't tell you how much grows on the money plant or someone might wanna take it from me...:ROFLMAO:
 
Sliverfox said:
Got my morning routine done.
Woke up with sore throat ,,so far am slow moving about.

Should finish cleaning the other corner of garage.
How much the main space gets cleaned will be up to hubby.

Thinking about lunch.
Hubby wants blueberry pie,,,,I will probably make a blueberry cheese cake pie.
Don't think I have enough for all blueberry pie.
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You could also mix in any apples you might have.....with the blueberries, it all tastes and looks like them, and a pie is delicious with both, I have found.
No one who likes either, especially the blues, would turn it down! :giggle:
 
katlupe said:
It looks like you and Tina have an awful lot of fun together! Love your pictures!
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Kind of you to say so, thank you very much.
hollydolly said:
See I told you to get all fancied up because there would be people taking your photos.... MRS HC's dress is lovely.. and all her matching accessories . was there much of a turnout for Poole goes Vintage, on the Quay today ?
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Do you like her dress? There's a layer of petticoats underneath to give it flair. And her seamed stockings seem to attract attention too.
The numbers were down on the pre-covid crowds, that was probably because the local authority have taken over running the event.
You can see previous events here.
 
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hollydolly said:
I've just spent an hour in the garden. took me almost 1/4 of an hour to try and get my new Parasol up.. it was so hard to push the connector up to the top, I nearly gave up in the end, and also it's so hot I had sweat pouring down my face.. . Finally I managed it but only because I took the stupid thing and turned it upside down on the lawn, and stood on it to get a grip.. and really pushed down hard..
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Were you cussing like crazy? :censored:

I would be! :giggle:
 
hollydolly said:
no... I wasn't tbh.. but I was just a little while ago when I was hosing down the refuse bins.. and the hose kept crinkling up, and the water kept going off.. and I had to keep walking back to the garden to undo the kinks in it..only for it to do it again the second I got back to the bins :rolleyes:
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Hate it when that happens.
And, then the hose gets stuck and wrapped around the sprinkler head! I get so much exercise just going back and forth, back and forth, etc.
 
dobielvr said:
Hate it when that happens.
And, then the hose gets stuck and wrapped around the sprinkler head! I get so much exercise just going back and forth, back and forth, etc.
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yep and then because the hose got so wet, when I wound it back on the reel the hose picked up all the dirt from the garden, and my hands were filthy... why do I do this?>. I should move to an apartment.. :LOL:
 
What a day! I had agreed with a neighbor that he would come over today and look at a loose kitchen sink faucet. He decided after looking at it, that it would just be easier to replace it. He had a difficult time removing the old one (it was one of those one-handle mixer jobs). It also entailed atrip to Lowe's 12 miles away, but I got to pick out a new faucet - I opted for separate handles for hot and cold and it also came with a sprayer. I gave him $70 for his time (4.5 hours and gas for making a 25 mile round trip to Lowe's). Faucet, a roll of PFTE tape and 2 new hoses came to about $100.

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debodun said:
What a day! I had agreed with a neighbor that he would come over today and look at a loose kitchen sink faucet. He decided after looking at it, that it would just be easier to replace it. He had a difficult time removing the old one (it was one of those one-handle mixer jobs). It also entailed atrip to Lowe's 12 miles away, but I got to pick out a new faucet - I opted for separate handles for hot and cold and it also came with a sprayer. I gave him $70 for his time (4.5 hours and gas for making a 25 mile round trip to Lowe's). Faucet, a roll of PFTE tape and 2 new hoses came to about $100.

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marvellous now you've found yourself a handyman (y)
 
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