I know, I know.. I haven't posted for ages but we, Dear Readers, have had a reallyreally horrid month and she still has a lot of hard work ahead of her. She, of course, being my poor mum.
We have had yet more builders in the flat, the front door has been open all day long and that meant I was confined to our bedroom, so no zoom-a-zooming around for me! Three LONG weeks they were here.
And because they were not her team of builders, she kept her mouth shut and did not fire off emails to the landlord on the stupidity of his workers.. yes, Dear Readers, she practised our favourite saying 'RESTRAINT OF TONGUE & PEN'.
But, of course, stupidity as in cutting corners in building work always comes around and bites you in your bum! HeeHee.. and sure enough the screed floor, which should have been placed immediately after the plumbing was finished and before the woodwork, wasn't done then.
Oh no.. for old cheapo builder only laid the screed just upto the base of the basin units, not all the way underneath them and sure enough old sneaky damp is rising up and getting into the screed! Oh and by the way, photos and damp measures don't lie!
But getting back to October.. it has been a grim time, cold and dirty because of the before mentioned buildings works but it is always a 'painful' month. For Constance died in October and so did Bill, he died on the 30th several years ago, the same day as our most beloved Moley, aka Susan Sams, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and another old friend Edgar Watkins of NYC and Fredericksburg, Texas.
Anyway, enough of all that doom, gloom and sadness, it's time to cheer up and get cracking at the allotments. Lots to do and chop and down and dig out. There are storage shelves and cupboards to be built in little shed and she wants to make storage rack units at the top for apples and onions that will be mouse or rat proof.
So now you see why she bought the genny.. what? You missed that? Yes, my Dear Readers, she found a petrol generator to give her power at the plots! Yeehaw! Well, you know she lurves power tools and she is after a couple of real toys.. I can't recall their names but you know them, they're things that go zzzzzm (with a hideous noise) through wood!
Back to home.. she found, for veryvery little money, the most wonderful red lantern last week, made of metal with proper glass panels with a fixed base and a door that opens, there are pineapples leaves at the top and a big ball with a handle, she is taking it to one of her magic guys to turn it into a brilliant hanging bathroom lamp.
With bathroom lamps water has to be avoided, as no water could get into this, she has done the sketch and a central column will come down with four light fittings which will take low voltage SES bulbs.. SES stands for small edison screw.
And she has dug out a never-used lamp, made of chrome with chromed mini antlers at the base and the built-in shade is metal, also in chrome. Very smart.. and snappy.. I haven't been allowed into the bathroom as everything has been painted and that means everywhere is wet!
This lamp, is by the way, at the other end of the room, well away from any water!
It's late.. old Cheapo has to come back tomorrow as he allowed a nail to remain in the floor and put the screed over it.. (!) now he has to dig it out as it would puncture our new flooring.
So Chirps to you all.. and we send the lovely Karen our bestest love and many hugs.
GeeGee Parrot.
October 31st, 2016.
All Souls Day.. Aka.. Halloween night.
We have had yet more builders in the flat, the front door has been open all day long and that meant I was confined to our bedroom, so no zoom-a-zooming around for me! Three LONG weeks they were here.
And because they were not her team of builders, she kept her mouth shut and did not fire off emails to the landlord on the stupidity of his workers.. yes, Dear Readers, she practised our favourite saying 'RESTRAINT OF TONGUE & PEN'.
But, of course, stupidity as in cutting corners in building work always comes around and bites you in your bum! HeeHee.. and sure enough the screed floor, which should have been placed immediately after the plumbing was finished and before the woodwork, wasn't done then.
Oh no.. for old cheapo builder only laid the screed just upto the base of the basin units, not all the way underneath them and sure enough old sneaky damp is rising up and getting into the screed! Oh and by the way, photos and damp measures don't lie!
But getting back to October.. it has been a grim time, cold and dirty because of the before mentioned buildings works but it is always a 'painful' month. For Constance died in October and so did Bill, he died on the 30th several years ago, the same day as our most beloved Moley, aka Susan Sams, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and another old friend Edgar Watkins of NYC and Fredericksburg, Texas.
Anyway, enough of all that doom, gloom and sadness, it's time to cheer up and get cracking at the allotments. Lots to do and chop and down and dig out. There are storage shelves and cupboards to be built in little shed and she wants to make storage rack units at the top for apples and onions that will be mouse or rat proof.
So now you see why she bought the genny.. what? You missed that? Yes, my Dear Readers, she found a petrol generator to give her power at the plots! Yeehaw! Well, you know she lurves power tools and she is after a couple of real toys.. I can't recall their names but you know them, they're things that go zzzzzm (with a hideous noise) through wood!
Back to home.. she found, for veryvery little money, the most wonderful red lantern last week, made of metal with proper glass panels with a fixed base and a door that opens, there are pineapples leaves at the top and a big ball with a handle, she is taking it to one of her magic guys to turn it into a brilliant hanging bathroom lamp.
With bathroom lamps water has to be avoided, as no water could get into this, she has done the sketch and a central column will come down with four light fittings which will take low voltage SES bulbs.. SES stands for small edison screw.
And she has dug out a never-used lamp, made of chrome with chromed mini antlers at the base and the built-in shade is metal, also in chrome. Very smart.. and snappy.. I haven't been allowed into the bathroom as everything has been painted and that means everywhere is wet!
This lamp, is by the way, at the other end of the room, well away from any water!
It's late.. old Cheapo has to come back tomorrow as he allowed a nail to remain in the floor and put the screed over it.. (!) now he has to dig it out as it would puncture our new flooring.
So Chirps to you all.. and we send the lovely Karen our bestest love and many hugs.
GeeGee Parrot.
October 31st, 2016.
All Souls Day.. Aka.. Halloween night.
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