The 'What Makes You Happy' Thread (Part 5)

[Potstubsdustbins]

Triple glazing to the first floor, the silence is ...........golden.

Ground floor tomorrow.

[Nannysally99]

We put triple glazing in some 30 years ago, don't hear a thing out there.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Ground floor done, all cleaned up. Its lovely not to hear the traffic.

[Bigmallly]

13C the week before Crimo...........long may it continue.

[lottie dolly]

i can remember 46 years ago,the inlaws came to christmas dinner at ours,it was really mild and sunshine,it was hard to take in then,so it's nothing new to us hehe,

[Nicos]

We have 2 wood burners in the house, but also have oil central heating as back up heating.
Today I paid the sum total of 41p a litre for oil...pretty huge saving on a few years back!

Ah well.....The saving will now pay for a new starter motor in my OH's car!

[Bigmallly]

99.9p for a litre of petrol.......................

[Potstubsdustbins]

Sometimes you have to laugh.

Phoned a tenant yesterday to make an appointment for a gas inspection. He told me he was in the middle of vacating the property and would be handing back the keys on Monday 4th Jan. I included this info in my end of week report to the letting agents, only to find out they know nothing about it.

Will he get a shock at 7-30am on Monday coming when the cavalry arrive to knock the door.

[Bigmallly]

Went down to feed George to find another fish that Mr Heron missed, so up yours Mr Heron............

[Nannysally99]

Making lemon curd that actually was lovely. Well, tangy, but lovely
New method, mixed all ingredients in the mixer, then cooked slowly for 6 minutes.
Voila, no egg whites - cracked it

[cariann88]

The smell of roast beef cooking in the slow cooker

[Tripmeup]

Laughing so much at myself..Having so many chuckles with my other 3 "singers".. Liberal use of word singers

[Guest]

YOU ARE A WONDERFUL LOT OF GRAPES (yes I am shouting, cos it is true!)

Well just got in and postie has just been. I opened a parcel thinking it was something else. Well, I love it. I was smiling like a cheshire cat but I have gone a bit teary and soppy now. I turned the parcel over and it was from 'Secret Santa'. My first ever secret Santa and I love it. TY, ty, ty. x x x

[Glutton4...]

Idiots. Yes, I am on the right thread!

I picked up the dogs' bowls, put them on the worktop, and muttered something along the lines of 'right, lets fill you two up and feed those dawgs' or similar.

Husband then comments that ' she's gone mad, she's talking to dog bowls.'

Then adds, ' I can't be much better - I just said that to the fridge!!'

Mad, I tell you, barking bloody mad, the pair of us!

[Lumpy]

What makes me happy - that fruit tree's are SO bendy.

Imagine the scene - pottering up the A1 yesterday to visit son and family for the day. Inside our quite roomy Picasso we have...
2 large bags of pressies
2 dog beds
1 extra large, fat greyhound
1 doddery old Labrador.
1 carrier with dog food and food tins in
An assortment of OH's must have car essentials like a tow rope, electric drill in a case, 2 buckets plus other stuff that CANNOT be removed.

So.....

We have a lovely day and at 9pm said we would have to go......
All of the above was crammed back into the car plus a large bag of pressies from them to us and then daft son said it.........

'Oh I picked these up for you, I am sure they will fit'

He was carrying a fruit tree in each hand, not little trees 2 piggin great 8 footers - one pear and one cherry. They were both in buckets.

After performing some essential surgery with the son's bread knife to cut the size down a bit we finally managed to get them, plus there buckets into the car.

Both were bent into arches.

The greyhound was not a happy dog and proceeded to yelp every few minutes as we stormed down the A1 because branches kept poking her.

Then the labradore got caught up in them when he tried to sit up so he could whimper to let us know he wanted a wee.

Aren't trees nice and bendy......