What are you all up to
House more or less decorated although not bothering with outside61321 replies
JVB66 replied on 17/01/2021 14:52
Posted on 17/01/2021 14:42 by Bakers2Warmer today and much brighter. I didn't wake until after 9am 😯glorious blue sky and sun. Typical..... been playing catch up since, not that anything is important!
There was a good stiff breeze so put some washing on. Breakfasted washing hung out and off for the dog walk. Not as enjoyable, despite sun and no sleet, not slippery underfoot and much warmer. Loads of folk out, I was later too, had to keep criss crossing the roads 😡😤, would have chosen different route if I could but I owed money to my cleaner and wanted to sort it. She'd done some shopping for me whilst doing hers, bits I like from other than Tesco. I wasn't in when she dropped it off and OH didn't pay her for some reason 😱. Dog did have great run off lead as we were so late to an open space, missed the earlybirds, slightly later starters and too soon for the after lunch brigade 😀
Sadly washing blowing but not really drying, but will smell fresh. Sun disappeared now 😢. In and stripped bed right down to the mattress, only washing the under layers at the moment, will have to tumble those, bedding can wait and hopefully be pegged out tomorrow. Used to be able to get up and strip bed, wash it and hang out before work - difficult to shift OH by mid-late morning these days so no good in the shorter days........
Well heating ok today, but then its warmer so it doesn't need to work as hard. TV behaving for now..... However, I cleaned the toilet and noticed a crack on the outside front, possibly just in the glaze, and as I wasn't wearing my contact lens I finally discovered that the vertical mark I've been trying to shift, didn't understand why I couldnt get rid as we don't have continual trickle, to stain, into the bowl, is another crack and it goes horizontal at the waterline. I do hope that a replacement toilet will have the same exit point in the wall??? I really cannot be doing with replacing the bathroom and tiling etc, not that it will be DIY this time, but it still has to be chosen etc and nowhere's open. At the moment it's not urgent but a stitch in time is my motto........... Hopefully that's our 3rd thing!
Right must go vac the floors, bird seed packet caught as I removed it from the stockpile this morning 😤 so even more mess than everyday bits which I've avoided for as long as possible!
A friend posted on fb this morning a photo of a cat, wearing glasses and sitting comfortably with the caption - I feel like I should clean the house, so I'm going to sit down and do some reading until it passes. I feel I have been living like that for far too long lately!!! It will be messy again before anyone can visit - such a waste of my time and resources. Sadly I won't have used the hours wisely either 😉
I hope everyone is having as exciting a time as me???
brue replied on 17/01/2021 15:27
Posted on 17/01/2021 15:27
B2, not very exciting here but I asked OH to stop painting the kitchen (he didn't mind at all 
) so that I could turn a box of Waitrose Seville oranges into marmalade. Usually buy them from our community shop but I was happy with the pre-packed box, just over a 1kg. What I hate is rootling round for jam jars I've saved in the greenhouse and cleaning them all up first.
We had lovely sunshine this morning so went out for a walk together with the dog, met one or two locals for a distanced chat and then tottered back home. I listened to a programme about Shakespeare and the plague on radio 4 after lunch, very similar story to the present dilemma. I miss my home county of Warks sometimes and can picture the places mentioned.
I was looking at bathroom stuff on line last night as the big debate here is whether to get rid of the bath when we "do" the bathroom...neither of us use it but it's been useful for washing large items and grubby grandchildren! (Not at the same time I hasten to add 
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So I hope you can solve your loo problem B2, there are loads of different fittings around so hopefully you'll find a match.
Like Francis it's snooker all the way for OH!
And I'll be decanting the marmalade when it's cooled otherwise it's like pouring goldfish into jars. 🐠
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Takethedogalong replied on 17/01/2021 15:31
Posted on 17/01/2021 15:31
Taliking of aged pensioner we went for a lovely walk today and MiL went off in opposite direction. On the way home we met a near neighbour. He was some distance behind MiL on a walk down a local Manor House Drive, used by the local populace for walks when he heard her singing at the top of her voice.
🎵🎵Volare,Volare🎵🎵 made famous by Dean Martin. We bought her a CD recently featuring said song by Jonas Kaufmann. It's driving us mad.😱😂😂. He very kindly made himself scarce so as to not embarrass her. I've got no such qualms.😁
Wherenext, I think it might be an age thing. Sis and me left OH briefly keeping an eye on Mum other day while we went for a rummage in freezer. He reported back she hadn’t moved, but was having a right old sing song! Not something he recognised though. She loved opera, so probably Carmen😂
I have broken my duck today. Got the bike out and hit the hills. Sounds exciting but it was nothing more than circling our big doorstep Park. I now know what a zombie apocalypse will be like......... slow moving, path blocking, few capable of walking in a straight line, more jaw exercise than leg exercise, and the world will be taken over by toddlers, small dogs, radio controlled toys, all out of control. It won’t be the Park next time, too dangerous. But just nice to be back on the bike. OH isn’t risking it. He’s off to do his 40 miles up in attic!
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KjellNN replied on 17/01/2021 16:02
Posted on 17/01/2021 16:02
B2......
We are choosing a complete shower room on line and have stuck with know brands.......Ideal Standard,,,,,,,Mira.......Aqualisa....
Ideal Standard have a good website and their Blue Book, think that is what it is called, has detailed diagrams with dimensions, so you should be able to find something suitable.
I think we have gone with their Concept Air WC pan
KjellNN replied on 17/01/2021 16:13
JVB66 replied on 17/01/2021 17:06
Posted on 17/01/2021 16:02 by KjellNNB2......
We are choosing a complete shower room on line and have stuck with know brands.......Ideal Standard,,,,,,,Mira.......Aqualisa....
Ideal Standard have a good website and their Blue Book, think that is what it is called, has detailed diagrams with dimensions, so you should be able to find something suitable.
I think we have gone with their Concept Air WC pan
ABM replied on 17/01/2021 17:49
Posted on 17/01/2021 17:49
As I posted at 10.27 last evening, I was uber-relaxed & had a good nights sleep only woke up 11 hours later 
Still it did me good 'cos I've only snoozed twice ( !! ) during todays snooker 
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Seriously hope the rest of you have had at least as relaxed a day as wot I ave 'ad in between measuring toilets, carving up Seville oranges, painting walls etcetera
{ Brue, wot is pouring goldfish into jars like puleese ?? My tiny little brain cells have gone walk about when I thought of doing That }
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Takethedogalong replied on 17/01/2021 18:05
ABM replied on 17/01/2021 18:50
Posted on 17/01/2021 18:50
Tiny Little Mind Is Boggling 'appily now 
Not complaining tho' since I've got a couple of jars of the nice orange stuff still wrapped in Christmas paper to look forward to The family has long since learned that Young Brian's Marmalade has, just HAS, to have chunky chewy bits in it, to get him thro the boring bits of the day < -- teeth for chewing obviously !!
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