What's on your agenda for today?

Well, the Township finally swept the streets of the stones in my development that were left over from putting down anti-skid materials over the winter when it snowed, so I plan on taking my "weekender" out for a nice drive. It is supposed to hit up around 80 degrees here today, so the top will be down.

My weekender.

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Good morning.

Okay. I've been properly chastised for not taking pictures yesterday. I'm ashamed. Do I look ashamed? The speaker mentioned Julian Fellowes' next project when Downton Abbey is over, and it's going to be about the American women whose families "bought" titles for them by marrying off their daughters to titled Brits around the turn of the century. In today's money, they sent billions of dollars across the pond with their daughters. Holy cow. Anyway, sounds like it will be a sort of Edith Wharton's "Buccaneers" kind of story. I don't know if it's going to be a series or a one-time thing.

Into the 80s here today and sunny. If anybody wants me for anything, I'll be in the garden so just walk around the side of our Palatial Estate to find me, k?
 
hollydolly said:
Yes I know Annie money just disappears at certain times of the year like water doesn't it.? The reason I have to have a full service every year is because if I have full cover with the AA which includes them paying for the repair of my car instead of me if for example the chassis was to drop off , instead of just towing me home or to the nearest garage. That costs about over £400 + per year for both cars but the specification for that is that the car must have a full service from a garage every year and the book stamped as proof.

Yes we've also just bought flight tickets and paid for car hire for our trip to Spain as well..not as expensive as Thailand of course but still a sizeable chunk of ££££ on top of the apartment rental.

My daughter has a little 2 bed, one bath casita on her property which we used to stay at when we went to visit, but now she has live in staff in there so we can't use it and the only spare room she has in her 200 year old farmhouse Casa has been turned into an office for her business so there's nowhere for us to bed down there..so we have to rent accommodation. Actually it suits us better because we like to be near the coast and she is wayyy up in the mountains about 30 minutes drive from the coast so apart from the cost it's more comfortable for us to be in a rental.
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How long has your daughter lived in Spain? Agree it would be nicer to be closer to the beach, and 30 minutes away from her isn't too bad.

I just looked at our etickets and it was almost exactly the same (£6 more for Thailand) for our tickets from Glasgow to Detroit as from Glasgow to Thailand (which is a much longer trip!). Different airlines, of course.
 
Daughter has been living and running her business in Spain for about 6 years now..she bought her place about 5 years after we bought ours...different part of Spain ..she's about a 6 hour drive from ours. We have long term tenants in our Casa currently so we can't stay at ours..but we'll be taking a trip to ours to visit some friends who live close by and stay overnight with them and check up with our Casa to make sure all is well...but we do have a very good agent who keeps things in check for us. .

Goodness that's astonishing that the airline tickets are almost the same price for Thailand and Detroit, albeit a different airline..considering Thailand is soo much further away.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Good morning.

Okay. I've been properly chastised for not taking pictures yesterday. I'm ashamed. Do I look ashamed? The speaker mentioned Julian Fellowes' next project when Downton Abbey is over, and it's going to be about the American women whose families "bought" titles for them by marrying off their daughters to titled Brits around the turn of the century. In today's money, they sent billions of dollars across the pond with their daughters. Holy cow. Anyway, sounds like it will be a sort of Edith Wharton's "Buccaneers" kind of story. I don't know if it's going to be a series or a one-time thing.

Into the 80s here today and sunny. If anybody wants me for anything, I'll be in the garden so just walk around the side of our Palatial Estate to find me, k?
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Sounds like you had a wonderful day. Interesting info about Julian Fowler's upcoming new program. Enjoy your garden day. I hope to have a mental health mowing day.
 
Josiah said:
I hope to have a mental health mowing day ???????????
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LOL I find mowing very uplifting. Being outside, the smell of cut grass, the sun, fresh air... Though my current riding mower is larger and louder than I am comfortable with. Not as mindless as my former smaller one.
 
I would like to sleep in, tired from yesterdays outing, but, a friend already purchased tickets for a movie she's taking me to see as part of a belated birthday gift. I'm hoping I don't fall to sleep during the showing, though I doubt it with all the bangs and booms that will be going on though the sound system in the theater for this particular action movie "The Avengers".

Hope everyone has a nice Sunday.
 
ndynt said:
LOL I find mowing very uplifting. Being outside, the smell of cut grass, the sun, fresh air... Though my current riding mower is larger and louder than I am comfortable with. Not as mindless as my former smaller one.
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I do too, Nona, I enjoy mowing up until about August..lol

Movie day for me today, I spent the biggest part of the day yesterday working in the yard with my grandson, he is a hard working little guy, he is making money to go to Washington DC on a trip with school.
 
hollydolly said:
Daughter has been living and running her business in Spain for about 6 years now..she bought her place about 5 years after we bought ours...different part of Spain ..she's about a 6 hour drive from ours. We have long term tenants in our Casa currently so we can't stay at ours..but we'll be taking a trip to ours to visit some friends who live close by and stay overnight with them and check up with our Casa to make sure all is well...but we do have a very good agent who keeps things in check for us. .

Goodness that's astonishing that the airline tickets are almost the same price for Thailand and Detroit, albeit a different airline..considering Thailand is soo much further away.
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Maybe the difference is that the ticket to Detroit is during summer which is always a lot higher. Although December is the beginning of peak season for Thailand.
 
Earlier, I went to the local hospital to rock the doula thing. One of my young friends just had a baby boy. It doesn't get better than this. Had I chosen a different path, being a midwife would have bee awesome!! Talk about a natural high!
 
Argh, the drudgery -- just completed my 2014 income tax online, what a relief, submitted my payment and I'm all done. I really have nothing to complain about because it is super easy, but a little scary at first. Anyway, I'm patting myself on the back and going to reward myself - ice cream!

No yard work for me - thank goodness, so all those who are mowing, enjoy the lovely weather - I am - it 20 degrees today - shorts where are you?
Have a great day everyone.
 
Shalimar said:
Earlier, I went to the local hospital to rock the doula thing. One of my young friends just had a baby boy. It doesn't get better than this. Had I chosen a different path, being a midwife would have bee awesome!! Talk about a natural high!
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How wonderful. About as spiritual as it gets, Shalimar. I did high risk L&D for about five years....and no matter how many deliveries you are part of...it still affects you the same way. I too thought about midwifery.
 
Ameriscot said:
Maybe the difference is that the ticket to Detroit is during summer which is always a lot higher. Although December is the beginning of peak season for Thailand.
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I just realised I said daughter bought her place about 5 years after us , it was actually 10 years after us..

as an aside I have a question about tourist travel from the UK to the USA...I'll put it in the travel section in case anyone has any answers.. :D
 
hollydolly said:
I just realised I said daughter bought her place about 5 years after us , it was actually 10 years after us..

as an aside I have a question about tourist travel from the UK to the USA...I'll put it in the travel section in case anyone has any answers.. :D
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Okay. Planning a trip there in the near future?
 
Oh I forgot to tell you my news...my daughter is coming over to the UK on Tuesday with my s-i-l for a week long business seminar...so we're meeting up on Saturday night for a family dinner at a fine dining restaurant to celebrate my O/H's birthday...so even though I only saw her 2 weeks ago on my Birthday I get to see her again this week..( never been known to see her so quickly)...and then we'll see her when we go out to Spain 'citing.. :D
 
hollydolly said:
Oh I forgot to tell you my news...my daughter is coming over to the UK on Tuesday with my s-i-l for a week long business seminar...so we're meeting up on Saturday night for a family dinner at a fine dining restaurant to celebrate my O/H's birthday...so even though I only saw her 2 weeks ago on my Birthday I get to see her again this week..( never been known to see her so quickly)...and then we'll see her when we go out to Spain 'citing.. :D
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How nice! Enjoy the visit and your O/H's birthday.
 

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