Calendar Spending Mending Farewell

From Facebook Archives

Sunday 29 January 2023 at 16.34

Updating the diary/calendar…

February has 11 things in already!

Ms Exlibris  I’ve got 15 and work!

Sunday 29 January 2023 at 18.53

Have just spent >£100 on things just for me!

FifiD  Good!!!

Mrs Walker  Well done Ben!

Paganess  Excellent

Tylebach  Don’t it feel good!!!Xxx

Mrs Jeremy  Good for you, Ben! It's about time!

Cousin Daisy  About time. !!!

Bentonbag  Mrs Bun  I'm getting myself a pair of those pink tights like wot you wore.

Mrs Bun  Good for you xxx

29 January 2024 at 16:48

This afternoon I got out the sewing machine and patched 8 of Thunderthighs's jeans, patched and rehemmed a pair of his denim shorts and patched a pair of Fester's lightweight summer trousers.

Which shows how long it is since I last got the sewing machine out.

Two new pairs of jeans arrived from Atlas-for-Men today so Thunderthighs has been instructed to sort his trousers into:-

    new/nice/put away for best/holidays

    ok for everyday wear

    many patches, use for work-experience/Ouseburn Farm until they finally die.

Shows what I can get around to once other people help get the chores out of the way.

The thing is the ones Thunderthighs has on today will be straight onto the repair pile once they're washed.

29 January 2025 at 09.17

A shout up the stairs

"Hey Ben, I'm off."

"I know; I can smell you."

"It's the way I walk."

And the door slams...

 

Mental Eyeworm?

From Facebook Archives

28 January 2021

Took the old computer to Monkseaton yesterday to have the data downloaded, not too bothered if they can't fix the on/off switch.   

We'd had a discussion about the useless mike on my el cheapo webcam and he gave me a headset (free!) and lo!  People can hear me at a reasonable volume and I don't sound too much like a Vogon.

Thank you Sheamus for all the facetime working out how to sort it out, hope your hearing wasn't too damaged.

So I'm available for facetiming, skyping or zooming - if you can catch me near the pc.

But beware there's likely to be a less than fully dressed bloke in the background.

I'll leave you with that happy mental image.

Sheamus Murphy  What's the visual equivalent of the eyeworm of that cheesy music hit that keeps going round in your head all day?!

Bazoukiboy  Notice the lack of shock in the comments... Fester was the new normal before it ever happened.  Rest of society catching up

Mrs Walker  A glimpse of a less than fully dressed bloke would certainly perk up a Zoom meeting.

Bentonbag  He says "Not so much this time of year mate"!

Cosy Cats and Ends

From Facebook Archives

27 January 2010 at 22:07

The cats have decided that the airing cupboard makes ideal bunks for them!  They're right at the back and when I tell them to get out the buggers just purr at me.

FifiD  Our Silvia hides in between the duvet and cover.  She's nearly been washed loads!!! Xx

27 January 2011 at 14:01

One of the old ladies in the street has passed away - that means numbers 8, 16 and 18 are all up for sale.

27 January 2013 at 17:55

Well it may have finally come to an end.  

Today Thunderthighs and I drove down to Sheffield and brought back the last of the house contents from Hackenthorpe.  All that's left is a piece of soap and a towel in the bathroom, a radio and very old artificial xmas tree, kitchen/loo roll, bits of cleaning stuff.  If we visit again before new owners take possession then perhaps we'll bring them back.  If not, not.

Now I still have to find homes for everything - coat hangers anyone?

Got home to find Fester had bought me some beautiful smelly soap in the shape of a cupcake covered in sugared blackberries as a thank-you

 

Storing Planning

From Facebook Archives

26 January 2016 at 23:23

Going through a bag of stuff from the loft to be recycled or burnt, and ripping stamps off old postcards (to send to charity) 

I came across the one I sent himself Christmas 1993, from home in Wales, when we were "courting", although I hadn't yet discovered that I was pregnant with Ferretfingers.  

It has been stored away for future reference, or generations if there are any.

26 January 2023 at 08.38

I spent most of yesterday planning and booking our summer holidays, including one night in Sheffield on the way South so the boys can do the new Supertram line out to Rotherham.

Coming home in the car yesterday afternoon Ferretfingers said poignantly "It's ten years since we've been to Sheffield."…

2012/13after Fester’s Little Brother died we went to Sheffield so many times clearing the house it felt like every other weekend.

Which may be why I'm not so keen on going there - there's only so much pleasure a woman can take.

Miss Doozer  Keep planning. it's good for you: https://inews.co.uk/.../planning-fun-things-future...  Dr Radha: Why planning fun things for the future helps improve our wellbeing

Bentonbag  Which reminds me. Can you do the cats when we're away 8 days in June?

Miss Doozer   probably