Chores and Shopping

From Facebook archives

15 June 2015 at 15:08

I left Thunderthighs a list of chores before going out this morning (to Woodlawn School to wrap things for the Summer Fair Lucky Dip).

I had little hope but when I came home there he was half way up the stairs with the hoover.   

The litter tray had been changed and the washing brought in!  

 "I'll clean my en-suite, will you do the rest?" 

The rest being the dishes and putting the next load of washing out. 

Very pleasant surprise

15 June 2025 at 09.24

Tesco has sent me some "£3 off £30 spend" vouchers which Thunderthighs has pounced on.  

I've promised to take him to Tesco today as I've a Springfield Community Association Summer Fayre meeting tomorrow morning. 

I've noticed Ferretfingers's foot going over the side of his heel, looked inside his shoes and found the heels completely worn down on the inside.   

Fortunately we always have a spare pair. 

I was going to send off to Cotton Traders but he insisted "Wynsors World of Shoes tomorrow".

The question is: two trips with one boy or one trip with two boys?

Fester helpfully says "Oh, you could go to The Range while you're out."

"Why?  Is there anything we want?  More seeds?"

"No, you're sorted on that front, but you're bound to see something you didn't know you needed."

Which, sadly, is true.

 

Red Water

From Facebook Archives

14 June 2023

Thunderthighs ran the bath then came downstairs with "Come and see this Mum."

"What?"

"The bathwater's red."

Ran the cold tap in the washbasin and that came through pink as well (so not the boiler)

Anyone else? 

Kippa  Any burst water mains nearby.  By nearby I mean a mile or so.

Bentonbag  Not that I know of.  But they may have been cleaning pipes somewhere.  Or perhaps something was dislodged by the amount of water that must have been pulled through to douse Henderson Hall.

Kippa  I think you have the answer.  

Mr Whyte  Burst main on Jesmond Road, but that might be a bit too far!

Bazoukiboy  What about the tank?  If it cast iron it could be rust.  Happened to me in Cobh...

Bentonbag  Tank!?  Not since the loft extension and combi boiler.

Bazoukiboy  Ha! Mayfair Road is in the seventies

Bentonbag  I blame the landlord.

Mrs Bursar  Reminds me of an old Hammer House of Horror episode - blood coming out of all the pipes.........

 

Vintage Knitting Yarn Appeal

 From Facebook Archives

13 June 2020 at 11.18

I love vintage knitting patterns.   

This is from a 1950s/60s Things To Knit For A Bazaar book.  

 It's a dachshund jumper.  I did it in double knit on size 8 (4mm) last year for a friend's springer spaniel.  This time it's chunkier wool on size 5 (5.5mm) resulting in a much bigger garment suitable for a bigger dog.  The stripes are because I didn't think there was enough of one colour to do the whole thing.

It's going in the pile of things to take to LD:NorthEast when this present unpleasantness is over.

But if a friend with a suitable sized dog wants to acquire it I can give you the details of how to make a donation via their webpage.

Bess Cavalier  I bet there are some fun things in the knitting for bazaars book!

Bentonbag  There's an arran sweater design for a poodle that I simply can't understand.  If you ever make it up to Newcastle we can have a happy half hour going through my boxfile of patterns.

Bess Cavalier Would love to.

Mrs Quilt  Was this a challenge or do you have a customer for it?  Virtually my school scarf!

Bentonbag  No just have a lot of donated yarn and wanted to do something with it.

Princess Northumbria  Have you any red and yellow yarn that could be used for Northumberland flag design fingerless gloves?

Bentonbag  I shall have a look in my stash.  Would you like a pair?

Princess Northumbria  We've been given a pattern which we're hoping can be used to make pairs to raise funds towards efforts to resume theGathering after the pandemic.

Bentonbag   If you scan and email me it I might be able to make a pair.

Princess Northumbria  Thanks - will endeavour to do so once my scanner stops misbehaving.

Some Time Later – after a reccy in LDNE’s loft

Bentonbag  Are you still interested in red and yellow yarn for knitting mitts for fundraising?  I have some donated for LDNE but we have enough stashed away to keep us going for years.

Princess Northumbria  Thanks for getting back in touch. Yes, please!

 

Post Script

The jumper is still unsold, should any friend with a suitable dog want it. 

Missing Mobile O2 Service Durham

I’m gradually using up the Facebook Archives so that there are now some dates with nothing to use.  I’ve therefore decided to go forward a day or so when applicable. 

From Facebook Archives

12 June 2024 at 19.15

Mobile missing and not answering so if you want to reach me try the landline.

I had it in my back pocket when I left to go to Tesco, but not when I got home.

I've tried ringing it but it's off (I never turn it off) so I suspect it's dropped and fallen apart.

I've also been back to Tesco, left my name and landline number and looked in all the places I'd been - including under things much to people's alarm.

“Eee pet, are you all right down there?”

“Yes thanks, I’m just looking for my mobile.”

“Good luck with that hinny.”

It’s not a huge problem as I only use it for calls and texts but still a nuisance, especially as it's the 'in case of emergency' number for everything, and has all my contact numbers on it.

Until it's found or replaced it's best to use the landline, or email.

Next job is to call O2...

12 June 2024 at 22.26

And to add joy to the day there's just been a power outage, short but long enough that I'm now going to have to reset the radio alarm clock.

Woolerwoman  We've had our nearest path to the front road blocked off for a week.  Something to do with the water supply needed to be dug up and replaced.  Fine, but no sign of any action re filling up the hole again!  Apart from it being very inconvenient to have to walk around to other ways to get to the street, we've missed our recycling bin collection. Not happy  Done today, thankfully.

13 June 2024 at 11.05

The good news is O2 are sending me a new SIM with the same number so I don't have to try and remember which organisations have got my number to update.

Should be here by Monday.

The bad news is I shall have to try and get everyone's number an input it.

So look out for a message asking people to text me so I can save the number.

New Nokia awaiting collection in Argos/Sainsbury's

14 June 2024 at 14.10

Hurrah!

The new sim-card arrived in today's post (thank you O2).

The new mobile is working, with the same number as the old one.

However I need to put all the numbers in.

If you want me to have your mobile number please could you text your name to me and I shall save it to the phone/sim.

I know more than one Sue, Diane, Linda and Janet so a surname/initial would be helpful.

 

📱📱📱 

The appeal elicited this text from Mrs Fitz 

I certainly want you to have my number.  I would miss the odd message as you go through Durham!

The Coven once met in Durham.  

Paula and I went to meet Mrs Fitz off the train.   

She, being used to travelling to Newcastle, was on auto-pilot and failed to alight.  

There followed many mobile calls and texts whilst she endeavoured to get the next train from Newcastle to Durham, and Paula and I had coffee in the station café.  

Mrs Fitz very nearly caught a train going south whose first stop was Darlington.  

Thankfully she was on the phone to her son who was looking up the train times online and warned her in time.  

This is why whenever I’m on a train going through Durham I text telling her so.