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hi there just looking in I got some bargains in Dalton Park yesterday i liked it better than the Metro at gateshead cos its more compact Son got trainers he was pleased with .Froggy and i had lunch there then wandered back here .he left after breakfast
have just got in from church asked son what he wanted to eat as he has just come back from party answer was i dunno so have sent him for a roast chicken in asda while i put the chips in lol

Evening everyone. It's been another hot and sticky day today, although not as bad as yesterday. Plenty of rain to come overnight and all day tomorrow, so the grass and borders will be breathing more than a sigh of relief!

More smelling salts needed for LG when she looks in, as I am sitting watching the world cup final!!

Hi YG Don't let her maj know but I also watched the soccer final. Well the second half of it anyway.

I have absolutely no idea what was happening. Some of the things they do especially like arguing with the umpire would earn our teams 50 metre penalties. And as for deliberately kicking the ball out of bounds. Bad move. Anyway it's all over. The Spanish team, who alarmed me with the way they were starting to take off their clothes, were quite happy with the win. Don't know if alarmed is the correct word there. Perhaps "oooooooh he wouldn't dare", would be better. The Netherlands just kept yelling at the umpire.

I am quite tired but we are making progress with the renovations. Having trouble removing the window with the broken glass. It is a casement window and we can't work out how to undo the hinges which anchor it to the wall. They sort of pivot on metal triangles with a domed nut on the top. Will ring the glazier this morning and find out.

Good to see RMS parents are recovering. Very lucky they managed to survive a head on collision.

Never thought I'd be offering you lot some of our rain. Heard the northern parts of England are going into water restrictions if you don't have rain soon. We have more rain forecast and it is still quite cold.

morning I worked hard yesterday doing chores in the afternoon ,i cut the grass as the weeds are grownig but not the grass lol we had a little rain overnight on sat but its still dry here ,
it seems the final was a real challenge for our ref we have no hosepipe restrictions on this side its over in the west as in the lakes lol we have kielder water and its got plenty for us .

its mine all mine lol lol got the gelignite for sons room lol to clear the floor a lazer to follow Gizmo see where he is getting ping pong balls from lol

LOL Maz, did the gelignite do the trick?

Yeah, no problems with water shortage here, don't think we'll ever need to worry about that.

I watched some of the football as well, I don't know anything about the game but from what I could see...........the best team won.

not a chance pauline lol its raining here and my washing is drying lol its like a warm rain
I have just had my hot matches they have changed the method what a pain lol it takes you back to the front page every time you delete a cold match lol

RAIN!! It's been raining big time here today, but the garden is so pleased. Not really a good forecast for the next 2-3 days, so hopefully all the water will be soaking into the soil. It needs a really good drenching.

The best team certainly did win and LG will be doing cartwheels. Wasn't the scorer Fabregas, one of LG's toyboys from Arsenal .... even though he was playing for Spain!! Don't know why we bother having a team for England cos they are nearly all from other countries. No wonder we can't win ... all the best players are otherwise occupied playing for their own country!!

evening all that is where her maj is then swooning over the scorer YG you are becoming quite conversant with the game lol it is trying to rain again here gone very dark so it may happen properly that will bring Gizmo in he is not too keen on the wet weather

That is the end of my knowledge on footie Maz!! Back to the Premiership soon and it is of no interest whatsoever!!

I am sitting here absolutely fuming with the council over my fencing!! I need something to take my paddy out on!!!

Evening all, slightly wrong YG Fabregas set it up for the scorer. Swoon LOL. I am so tired as I was out all day yesterday and have spent my day nursing the sick. 6 down with a very bad stomach bug. So if I disappear you will know I have nodded off in chair LOL

Ah, but I spelt it right LG!!

Is it the family down with the bug? You'd best get a mask on quick!!

Yes I have been flitting between 3 houses all day. Just hoping the tinies don't catch it.

Hi all. Expecting wild and woolly weather today, sometime. Window repaired. OH managed to remove it. Back to painting cupboard doors.

Must get back to family history research one day. I keep looking at it and thinking. Not yet. Not yet.

Hey is your screen different?? Just above the Community sign on the left hand side I now have
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I hope they don't get it too. Nothing worse for little ones, bless them.

Aunty you are a busy bee!! You can come and start mine if you like when you have finished your daughter's!!

I'm off for an early night as I had a very restless one last night. I need a couple of matchsticks for my eyes lol!

Sleep well LG, have a good day Aunty

Nite YG . Sleep well, I shall LOL.

I'll employ you to do my decorating too Aunty. I have loads to do LOL

Things I have learnt while decorating the daughter's house.

1. She has inherited my perfectionism trait. It has to be done properly or it is done again.
2. Everything needs at least three coats of paint.
3. The list of tasks to be completed keeps growing.
4. The cost of doing these tasks apparently diminishes with the size of the list. Renovating damages the memory and the bank balance.
5. Ebay is a remarkable opportunity for sourcing much needed items. I feel so sorry for those people whose pre-loved furniture and fittings sell for a fraction of their true worth.
6. If you hit something with a hammer it will break. The cost of that breakage is generally more than if you had just painted over the object where it was.
7. Paint stripper takes the paint off everything.
8. If you lean on an item which has just been painted, the paint will attach itself to you.
9. Water based paint does not wash off human skin with water.
10. Paint drips always hide on the other side of the door.
11. If you fill a hole in the top of a door frame with paint, the paint will drip out onto the floor.
12. Paint rollers flick more paint than brushes. These flicks usually miss the protective paper or drop sheets.
13. Drop sheets are designed to be tripped over.
14. Little dogs love pinching the sandpaper, brushes, and any other items left within their reach.
15. The most heard phrase is, "I wish I had never started this!!"

Whoops nearly forgot.

16. Paint ruins clothes. It is not possible to paint without being painted. I am trying to wear one lot and wash the other and heavens I look so delightful when I need to pop into the shop on the way home or to get something for lunch.

17. Bunnings do not have a red carpet. And they really should just for when we visit!!

morning all
my page has changed too along with the hot matches that method has changed slightly too
Aunty i like your list
to add to that you always see the bit you missed when wearing non painting clothes
our dog was a brilliant way of showing the colours off to those you were telling about decorating .
dont decorate with cats lol

Morning all, Another tip Aunty coffee does not taste the same if you dip the paintbrush in it LOL