Sorry
guys, we haven't been around much this last week or so.
Dave here,
catching you all up on our latest news again! The weather has
been cold and wet again and those pesky storm systems are hitting us this weekend. Makes you want to curl up in front of the fire but not too close, with my fur being a bit flammable. Roasted pumpkin might sound great to some twisted individuals out there but it's no fun for me I tell you!I did at least survive the genocide committed against my kin every year at H*******n so I'm grateful to my mum and grandpa for giving me this safe home to live in! My relatives all survived the Purge too.
Right, explaining needs to be done for Mum's vanishing act this week. Basically Mum was feeling a bit run down overall but nothing serious. She decided to concentrate on dealing with deliveries during the week. Every cardboard box that arrives needs to be ripped into small pieces for the recycle bin and her fingers have been pretty sore these last few weeks with all the Amazon stuff. In between that it was the pesky housework so not much time online this week at all. WHY is there so much housework? Where does that piggin' dust come from??? Also constantly chasing the cats and bigger birds who keep annoying the squirrels feels like a full time job!
On Saturday, a full on storm hit. Poor Mum and Grandpa had to go out in the gusting wind and pelting rain to steady the old fence in the front garden (we lost the back fence last year in a similar November storm). It was bending over alarmingly and the poor squirrels were clinging on for dear life so we had to move the bins from the bottom of the garden, putting one against each support post. We have four-grey for general rubbish, blue for cardboard and paper, green for cans and bottles and brown for garden and food waste. Our neighbours also place their bins along the fence on their side so all the bins saved our fence from blowing down. It was hard for me to watch them out in the driving rain and not be able to help them! Sometimes it can be hard to be a round ball shape, y'know?
Last night my mum decided to do the first part of the bedroom rearrangement that she really hasn't wanted to do. It looked like a half hour job but turned into a three hour slog. There was a lot of stuff to sort through for the bin, paperwork put in a pile for shredding, rearranging items, then putting everything back. It was awful to watch! Mum's back was really sore at the end of it so I fed her some chocolate to cheer her up! It was probably a mistake to mention to her that the worst part is still to come. Next she has to empty three bookcases and move the contents out to the hall, take one apart, move the others into a new position, move everything back into the two bookcases, stack the excess books, empty and move a cd unit...that could all take a couple of days!!! It'll be a nightmare! Not sure when that is getting done but not looking forward to it!
Stay safe everyone!
luv Dave
i have been doing some 'spring' cleaning for a while now, trying to get rid of some of the stuff we don't need or want. what i will do with it? i was going to do a yard sale...until covid...and, who knows, i may still. i haven't been around a lot this week either. lots going. thank goodness hurricane zeta just BLEW through. mr wonderful repaired our fence, but the neighbor hasn't. if he wouldn't have taken down the old fence and replaced it, we would have fixed it ourselves. now, we have to wait for him...and we have a pool. lots of fences still down because you can't get the boards.
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
That's been part of our problems too. I want to clear out unwanted books, cds, dvds and household stuff but charity shops are only taking clothes/shoes at the moment. Our refuse & recycling centre has restrictions for opening times which has led to an average wait of nearly two hours to get into the place and limits on what you can dump. So if I do the full clear out, I'll still be stuck with it all! Yard sales aren't common where I live so we can't do that either. Grr! We can't get the fence that fell down a year ago replaced for the same reason-our guy can't get the wood and there are constant lockdowns here. We took so much normal stuff for granted didn't we!
DeleteIt sounds like you and your mom have been busy, Dave! I hope you get a chance to relax soon, Chuckles!
ReplyDeleteDave: Mum has rested for a couple of days but is now anxious to get the rest of it done! She's planning it like a military operation at the moment and hopefully we can get that out of the way soon.
DeleteThe storm on Saturday was something else Dave! I went outside and there was pots and watering cans where they shouldn’t be. The roads flooded and the golf course too.
ReplyDeleteDave: It was awful wasn't it! We've had rain and winds every day since then but not as bad as Saturday. It seems a bit calmer today at the moment, touch hairy wood!
Deletesounds like how mr wonderful times things. he thinks it will take ten minutes and i try to tell him to allot an hour. lol
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
I always underestimate things and forget to factor in me getting tired! My dad will need to help me with it but the rest will take most of a day because of so many books to move!
DeleteThe storms last week were insane! So much wind and rain... Then freezing temperatures! Not fun at all.
ReplyDeleteSorry you're aching doing the sort out and rearranging but it'll be worth it in the end.
It was certainly a bit wild! The squirrels were clinging to the fence but it was the fence that was my main concern! I had visions of it ending up in someone's tree!!!
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