What are you all up to

B2……..I just hope that it will get sold, even if not for a decent profit.  It was bought 21 years back when prices were tending towards a market peak, and after all the various slumps it has taken a long time to recover.  It is not a traditional West End tenament flat, but a small modernish place, so that may make the sale more difficult.

If it does not sell then it will at least rent out easily, and for about 65% more  than the previous tenants were paying , but the whole point of selling now is to be rid of the responsibility.     DD really does not have the time, and I am not getting any younger!   

You just never know whether tenants will look after the place well.  If it has to be rented out again it will not be ideal.

By the time she has paid for all the repairs/renovations, selling  costs, and CGT, it looks like there may well be very little profit left for her, unfortunately.

Have a good time Richard. We love Thornton le Dale we often visit and always go to the Bangers and Cash building. May get down there later in the year we shall see 

Having a lunch break after power washing the decking, lots of petals from bedding plants in pots on it had gone ‘slushy’. Might be a waste of time if it becomes as windy as they predict. All looking quite neat out there after days and days of gardening. I’m getting quite good with the water pistol. I’m happy for them to eat the bits on the ground but the minute the squirrels venture up the pole I shoot. Granddaughter was here yesterday, she said,‘that’s cruel Nan’, then couldn’t resist having a few goes herself.

All three local granddaughters are coming over this afternoon, they have gone into town to buy one of them shoes for an upcoming wedding. The two older ones keep their little sister (11) amused while Mum is at work. She twists them round her little finger. Last week middle one told her she smelt nice, reply, ‘yes I’ve been trying out all your perfumes to see which is best’, her sister wasn’t amused, but I did a giggle.

We are about to brave an early dip here, 🥶 then late lunch before we head off for OH’s routine scan in Sheffield. Warm, sunny, cloudy, windy, bit of rain this morning. 

Great news about the farm Goldie👍

Time to rest and pick up a book (Kindle really).

Paperwork complete for 40+ animals. Some going to a private buyer (when the price is decided - and some through the Auction, where we hope we get want we would like).

Such great news Goldie. It must be such a relief for you. Best of luck for the future.

A friend of mine decided to pay privately for her hip operation as the waiting list was so long. She had difficulty finding a private hospital to do it as she has heart problems. She finally found that The Spire Hospital in Nottingham would do it as they have an A&E. She had it done in January and it was a succesful.

It sounds like you had a very successful trip WN. 

We had a little bit of rain overnight but nothing really useful for the garden. Much cooler today with a short sharp shower at lunchtime and quite a strong breeze. It feels almost autumnal. I was on duty on the shop in the Cathedral this morning and it was quite busy. As well as the exhibition there were several craft activities for the children. It was lovely to see so many children and young families enjoying themselves. (and spending money in the shop!)

The Beer Festival in Peterborough has started today and will run over the bank holiday weekend. It has been an annual tradition for years. We used to go but now we are on duty to drive our son and his friends to and from.

Millie said:- A friend of mine decided to pay privately for her hip operation as the waiting list was so long. She had difficulty finding a private hospital to do it as she has heart problems. She finally found that The Spire Hospital in Nottingham would do it as they have an A&E. She had it done in January and it was a successful.

Millie, that would obviously be the ideal situation. A new problem has emerged today and that is actually trying to get an appointment to see a consultant! Margaret had a letter referring here to MK Hospital with a code so we could self refer. We went on the NHS website and logged in using the code and asked to select a hospital. As it turned out the only choice was MK Hospital and they had no appointments available. There was an option to add a note, which we have done explaining the situation but even then there was a warning that it could be the end of October before they get back to us. I have suggested to Margaret that in a couple weeks (assuming we have heard nothing) that she ring them just to have a conversation to see how the land lies. I don't think we expected it to be quite so complicated, so different to when I had mine done!

David

Hiya David. 

My wife also had a letter of referral, codes etc, and as I said earlier, got an appointment with the specialist quite promptly (next week). It’s obviously a bit of a postcode lottery. As an aside, it’s quite surprising how many folks have had/going to have/knows someone who has had hip surgery.

David, if I may ask, how did your recovery go?

A day of mixed weather, but we did manage to get our walks in the dry, so far anyway, but it is raining at the moment so I might get wet in a little while. We took our morning walk up in the woods above Penrith today before dropping down to the town to do some food shopping. After returning to the van I had a walk through to Newton Reigny to view the church, St John's, built in the 1800s but containing 12 & 13C festures inside, and Catterlen Hall, a mid-15C tower house, and a Scheduled Monument. There are numerous interesting building in the area which are private properties.

Hope everyone has a pleasant week, in particularly those that are out and about in their units, or visiting relatives.

Fingers crossed that your OH gets the OK following his checkup  tda.

Freddy

14 years ago now so I was a lot younger!!! I was very determined for it to work. I think the first month is a bit difficult but you do have to push yourself to get back to normal. The best part of the recovery was they tell you to have an hour lay done in the afternoon! The worst part the entire leg going black and blue for a few days, perfectly normal apparently!  I just tried to walk a bit further each day. The body soon lets you know if you are doing too much. I had my operation at on 16th of March and I towed to Peterborough on the 9th June. You do get some physio help but its relatively gentle compared to a knee replacement! 

David