Good morning on yet another sunny morning, temperature only in the high teens but pleasant enough for winter.
Decided that it was a good day to get my laundry done so by 6.50 am my washing machine was hard at it, in fact it is just about dry and ready to take off the line as I type.
I had my usual Monday coffee and cake meeting this morning, it was interrupted by a an important council fellow asking for my opinion on the booking system for the hall and rooms we use. I say important because he was full of himself so I made sure that he knew the place originally belonged to the senior citizens long before the council took over running the venue (They seem to forget that).
When I got back home my package of keyed alike dead locks and door handles had arrived. I searched everywhere for the hole saw I use for this but in the end had to drive to Bunnings to buy another. Also bought some paint because the doors and architraves themselves have seen better days.
So far I have fitted one handle and apart from making a hole slightly larger the job was just replacing the existing one. These jobs always seem to take a lot longer than anticipated. More hole drilling and fiddling when I have finish this post.
Yet another warm and sunny day here in southern Hampshire
Not a great deal to add today. Had to take my father-in-law out for lunch and an ice cream by the seaside yesterday and deal with his health issues at the same time. Today is about running a few errands, taking Mrs G to the doctors and then the gym and a bit of holiday shopping afterwards. Biggest disappointment is my lens I want for my camera is out of stock, which means Iāll have to go with my old one on our cruise. Not ideal, but thatās my luck.
One trouble with having workers here is that I have to be up to open the gate for access and make sure all is ready ā¦and make the tea. Oh well, it means I wonāt be my usual lazy self for some weeks.
Supermarket day today. It will be an expensive shop because we havenāt been for a while.
This morning I have been having a serious look at replacing parts on the broken office chair.
So annoying when claims are made ie āuniversal fitā, which is totally untrue .Ffor example the plate that bolts to the bottom of the chair are different sizes
If you get get the right size then have to guess the hydrolic strut then fits into it ,depending on bore size. then again the 5 legs fit the other end. then hopefully getting the right cster size to fit into those leg struts.
So in the end best to scrap the whole lot and buy a complete new chair.
even then deciding o which is torment in itself. What with lift up arms and extended foot rests let alone the seat material
Morning all ā some cloud this morning but sun is breaking through
As we had a day of hot sunshine yesterday I watered the neighbourās garden last night, and managed to do so without breaking the hose!
Beast left just one small deposit for me this morning and after much thought and contemplation decided to leave the house and carry out her duties as garden inspector.
Had a lovely surprise yesterday when my sister-in-law called in. I havenāt seen her for a while so it was great to catch up
Good Morning from Foxyās Worldā¦
Good news and bad newsā¦
The good news is that I smashed my previous record on my 3.5 mile canal towpath walk/jog.
I managed to put in nine, yes nine, fastish intervals and knocked a good 5 minutes off this years previous best timeā¦
The bad news is, the reason why I went so insanely fastā¦Firstly because I wanted to get home before John the roofer arrived, but the second reason Iām afraid, was being anti-social.
Thereās this annoying bloke who lives just up the road and has taken to waiting for me to pass by his house and catch me upā¦
He doesnāt run, and is a tad boring, and natters to me all the way round not allowing me to think of stuffā¦Or study things happening around meā¦
I caught him out of the corner of my eye crossing the road behind me, so I gave him a wave and jogged offā¦I knew that if I walked too much he would catch me up because he walks faster than meā¦So without looking behind I kept adding some short sections of jogging to keep some distance between usā¦It worked, and eventually he was no longer behind me, but seeing as it was going to be a good time I kept up with the jogging and it turned out to be exceptionalā¦Knackered and sweating, but exceptionalā¦Perhaps Iāll just walk steady tomorrow and bite the bullet even if he catches meā¦
I did feel guilty thoughā¦
Sat here filling out my journal and perusing the forum, I can hear the sound of saws and hammers as John puts the final touches to the fascias on the summer houseā¦But! I still need to cycle round to the ATM at Tesco to withdraw the last 200 quidā¦
If that bloke couldnāt catch me jogging, heās no chance on my bikeā¦
Iām very much looking forward to an art exhibition at Chilli jnrās college later this afternoon. Heās studying art and design and some of his work will be in display. Iām also looking forward to chatting with his tutor, sheās very informative and a terrific inspiration for him.
Hey Foxy, that bloke up the road, be careful what you wish for. Next time he might be waiting with his own bike ā¦
and apart from making a hole slightly larger the job was just replacing the existing one. These jobs always seem to take a lot longer than anticipated. More hole drilling and fiddling when I have finish this post.
