Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[Armaghtoffee]

Well the good news is a new hip is needed, the surgeon just done some leg movement and said you need a new hip my X-ray said severe OA, it could be 6-10 months but I’ve got my foot or hip in the door.

Could be an early Christmas gift for you.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

The plumber obviously got a more lucrative job elsewhere today. Still no excuse at mind you, just bad manners.

I agree. Also considering daughter rents, the plumber must have some sort of contract with the company who owns the houses. So they are also not fulfilling their contract either.

 

[Gwladysover]

I agree. Also considering daughter rents, the plumber must have some sort of contract with the company who owns the houses. So they are also not fulfilling their contract either.

Hope she’s getting some rebate on her rent as compensation for the inconvenience.

 

[Gwladysover]

Been to Cromer today, another example of a fading Victorian seaside resort but with what must be one of the best kept churchyards in the country.

 

[blue1948]

Been to Cromer today, another example of a fading Victorian seaside resort but with what must be one of the best kept churchyards in the country.
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Great photos again, what a wonderful display . All grown from seed I suspect as wild / naturised start to fade in colour especially the blues

 

[blue1948]

Good morning all on this fine day here . I hope all are well and had a good night .Off to the shops and for blood tests -the three monthly one -which is the one where I can still eat breakfast and take my pills . Have a great day all COYB

 

[jazzy]

With the way prices are continuing to rise, it’s possible that these classic resorts may once again become good holiday spots. Our ever increasingly hotter summers could well contribute to a renaissance.

I'd like to think so AT but in all honesty I find it just as expensive if not more to holiday in the UK than abroad.

 

[jazzy]

Inter costal muscles! We don't really use them much unless you are a bowler in cricket......except if you use a pick axe ......which I did all yesterday afternoon to break up the crusher run underneath the flagstone floor of the potting shed ( as a precursor to putting down topsoil and planting more bananas etc. ) So suffice to say that my ribs are killing me today.

So having done all the hard work yesterday it's plant shopping today. Probably unlikely to find too much exotic stuff locally so might have to go on t'internet.

Grass also needs a cut so it's no rest for the the wicked today.

Have a lovely day everyone.

 

[jazzy]

Been to Cromer today, another example of a fading Victorian seaside resort but with what must be one of the best kept churchyards in the country.
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What a gorgeous cemetery and that echium ( centre of photo 2 ) is going to be huge. Can't grow them up here but you see loads growing wild in the more temperate climate of Cornwall etc

 

[Val P]

Getting an assessment on my hip today, hope I can get on the list as it’s not good,
Had left knee replaced 5 yrs ago best thing I did

It’s no fun this getting old lark,

Hope it happens for you. My husband is waiting for a knee replacement so it’s good to hear yours went well.

 

[Val P]

I'd like to think so AT but in all honesty I find it just as expensive if not more to holiday in the UK than abroad.

Agreed. When we went to Fowey the other week we said exactly the same thing.

 

[blueloon]

They aren’t known as ‘p*** the bed’ for nothing!

Ah yes , that was the old theory about picking dandelions when I was a kid, as ever there’s a vague connection to the truth in these things!

 

[Armaghtoffee]

I'd like to think so AT but in all honesty I find it just as expensive if not more to holiday in the UK than abroad.

Sadly true about Ireland as well and of course no guarantee of weather etc. Dublin has become incredibly expensive, particularly if you have to stay over.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Ah yes , that was the old theory about picking dandelions when I was a kid, as ever there’s a vague connection to the truth in these things!

Always trust what your elders tell you as they have been there and done that. Off tangent, a lecture I went to about place names recently said the experts always talk to the oldest person they can find when researching. The reason is that their pronunciation is almost always closer to the original Irish version before names were anglicised during the plantation. Old farmers in particular were cited as essential for being able to map Townlands.

 

[blueloon]

Well that’s all my training done for Sunday’s marathon. I’m again running in a “Harris’s Heroes” vest ,I think I’ve mentioned the story before. Harris my Grandson sadly died at 7 days old and is my running buddy, and once again I have the name of a baby sadly taken to soon printed on each mile of my vest. The idea is the parents can keep their baby’s memory alive.

I’m now in the “ carbohydrate loading phase” , basically eating as much carbs as I can before the run