tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55161130986238018682024-03-13T00:37:39.866+00:00ForeverYoungMy Life In Pembrokeshireforeveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-34176345131332695872018-03-27T14:13:00.000+01:002018-03-27T14:13:37.340+01:00A Stressful ShockThis is not the normal kind of thing one might put in a blog, but I am at a loss.<br />
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A very close family member has just been diagnosed with Small Vessel Disease (SVD) or in other words, vascular dementia! This has come as a terrible shock to everyone. I know that it affects so many people and their families and we are at a loss as to how to begin dealing with it all and getting help for him and his carers. <br />
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The Alzheimer's Society have a support worker they are going to see and there are also carer's meetings held nearby which will be a great help.<br />
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I have also found out that there are various talking groups, singing groups and befriending groups available as well. This is something that I had never had occasion to even think about as no other member of my family had had this distressing disease. Although my mother did need residential care in her last couple of years she was never diagnosed with dementia, only 'old age'.<br />
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How have you been able to deal with this kind of diagnosis and have you had any experience of looking after someone who has any of the dementia diagnoses that are listed under the Alzheimer's cover ?<br />
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I am desperate for advice and would welcome any comments you may give me.<br />
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-92131827972867703792018-03-04T18:11:00.000+00:002018-03-04T18:11:12.068+00:00Still HereI know, its been ages since I wrote anything so I hope you are all getting on well while I have been away.<br />
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We have just had the last three days indoors because of The Beast from the East and Storm Emma.<br />
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Living in Pembrokeshire we barely know what snow is, so it was a shock to see so much at any one time.<br />
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Of course all the local children thoroughly enjoyed it all as they had no school and could just go out and play snowballs and toboggan down the road.<br />
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The main thing I noticed was the absolute quiet (after the noisy wind and blizzards had been through). I had forgotten that snow was so silent. It was strangely comforting and we spent a lot of time just sitting quietly listening to the radio and reading, as well as watching endless missed programmes on iPlayer and snooker and westerns!!<br />
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Back to normal now though. Most of the snow has gone and it is pouring with rain! So its back to shopping tomorrow then and also a trip out to my Reading Group.<br />
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We did have some lovely visitors to the garden though during the snow.<br />
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Have a small look round with us.</div>
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A worthwhile day out if you are visiting Wales.</div>
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First via Abergavenny during market day.</div>
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We were told she had done the London to Brighton Run</div>
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Piles and piles of galvanised buckets, baths and pails</div>
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Another kitchen/outhouse, reminiscent of my childhood</div>
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Last sight of the bus which gave tours round the grounds.</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-36817577751590668202015-07-18T19:16:00.003+01:002015-07-18T19:16:59.593+01:00Not seen every day .....<br />
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-76121569432195828002015-07-05T15:42:00.000+01:002015-07-05T15:42:07.329+01:00How not to grow carrots!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-56086575223224185762015-06-23T18:21:00.000+01:002015-06-23T18:21:57.767+01:00Jelly fish etc ....<div style="text-align: center;">
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We have had quite a few here in West Wales</div>
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as I found out this morning when I was having a paddle in the sea at Wiseman's Bridge!</div>
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When I turned round, there they were - or rather their bodies!</div>
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Most remarkable creatures. I think they are the Barrell jellyfish.</div>
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They don't feel slimy, but are remarkably like very dense rubber.</div>
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I found them fascinating.</div>
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This fellow helped himself to as much as possible before being dismissed!!</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-57422055856415493842015-05-20T22:06:00.000+01:002015-05-20T22:06:28.947+01:00Fit to be on the Road! ...<div style="text-align: center;">
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I think I've told you that I am a member of the IAM,</div>
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Seven years later I thought I should do the same again!</div>
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quiet bye-ways, going past castles, fields full of sheep and cattle</div>
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What a good day.</div>
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When we found this plant in the garden we wondered what it was!</div>
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Isn't that lovely!</div>
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I'm sure lots of you knew that anyway, but we had never seen one.</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-91364691171954700942015-03-20T10:39:00.000+00:002015-03-20T10:39:03.722+00:00Garden Eclipse 2015 .....<div style="text-align: center;">
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some great views of the eclipse.</div>
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Then I shut my eyes</div>
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Presumably something to do with light refraction (I'm not a scientist).</div>
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The eclipse appears to have been reversed.</div>
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A wonderful spectacle.</div>
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It was very cloudy that day and did get totally dark and cold.</div>
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Another eerie experience.</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-22108952934618956942015-03-14T17:53:00.000+00:002015-03-14T17:53:21.760+00:00Things are getting better .....<div style="text-align: center;">
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Finally all the work regarding our leak is finally finished!!!</div>
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Yesterday was full of workmen, diggers, electric drain finding equipment,</div>
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men with vans, etc, etc, ... you can imagine.</div>
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couldn't find the pipework it was so deep down - at least 2 feet - </div>
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hence the electronic finding device.</div>
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our property free of charge under their 'free leak repair scheme'.</div>
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(I was fortunately out all day crafting and quilting!!)</div>
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What a performance!</div>
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Now things are getting better and our garden is coming to life.</div>
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Some tete a tete daffodils and a pretty new hebes flowering well.</div>
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a few hyacinths and more tete a tetes looking very cheerful</div>
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only some white crocuses at present - don't know whats happened to our purple ones!</div>
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You know I like hellebores - as per my header.</div>
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Well, they are looking wonderful at present.</div>
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Because the blooms always face downwards, they are difficult to photograph</div>
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and not much good in a vase.</div>
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So I pinched Monty Don's idea and floated the blooms in water.</div>
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Don't they look lovely.</div>
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(Click on the photos to get a much better look.)</div>
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Hope your gardens are beginning to wake up too.</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-39537537991037016172015-02-28T16:19:00.001+00:002015-02-28T16:19:35.137+00:00Remember our November Leak? .....<div style="text-align: center;">
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Although the main leak near to our kitchen</div>
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The second leak has not!!! Yet!!!</div>
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The Water Board think the leak is on our property.</div>
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The insurers' repairers think it is outside our property boundary!</div>
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We have now had our water meter moved twice.</div>
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to our front boundary.</div>
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Now it has had to be moved again - right up to our boundary</div>
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wall out on to the pavement!</div>
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There is still an obvious leak, as the hole the Water Board dug</div>
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soon filled with water.</div>
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They left it for 2/3 days, then had to fill it in, as they are "not allowed to</div>
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leave an unprotected hole in the road".</div>
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Their fencing and 'Men at Work' signs are leaning against our front wall.</div>
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We were told that an Inspector was due to call to inspect/look/check</div>
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the origin of this second leak, but we haven't seen him!</div>
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Then this morning we had another bill from the Water Board requesting</div>
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payment of nearly £1,700.00.</div>
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Its becoming a nightmare and getting very stressful.</div>
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I am everlasting on the phone to our insurers to keep them up to date</div>
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on what the Water Board are doing, then I have to phone</div>
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the Water Board to see what is happening next because the insurers</div>
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want to have a report, and this morning the Water Board's </div>
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computers were 'down', so they can't check up on the latest</div>
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report that might have been put on-line until next Monday!</div>
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The lovely lady I spoke to this morning kept saying 'Don't worry' -</div>
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but its jolly hard not to with a £1,700 bill hanging over your head.</div>
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Aaaargh !!!!!</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-65436817722278809142015-02-21T23:16:00.000+00:002015-02-21T23:16:12.657+00:00What a Lovely Surprise! .....<div style="text-align: center;">
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We played Doubles in the South Pembrokeshire Short Mat Bowls</div>
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Competition today at Heatherton Sports Centre. </div>
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We got through the first three matches of the first round.</div>
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Then we won two prizes in the raffle.</div>
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Then we got through to the quarter finals,</div>
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then the semi-finals</div>
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and then we were runners up in the Final!!</div>
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Well done us! Absolutely exhausted and elated.</div>
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We didn't expect that when we drowsily got ourselves up at 7.00am this morning!!!</div>
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We are chuffed to bits with ourselves</div>
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and now well dined and wined !!!</div>
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Hooray!!</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-60863326203022942192015-02-02T16:14:00.001+00:002015-02-02T16:14:40.258+00:00Well, It's February and trying to snow!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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It has taken us a while to warm up after our winter trip to the sun!</div>
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Peter enjoyed his 80th birthday horse ride!</div>
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I enjoyed my birthday horse ride too!!</div>
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Since leaving the sun I have gone back to my patchwork class</div>
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I'm quite pleased with it. Used up some Kaffe Fasset material</div>
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I also received my lovely poppy from The Tower of London </div>
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memorial display "Blood swept lands and seas of red".</div>
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I bought this in memory of my Great Uncle, Walter William Scroggs.</div>
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He was killed in France at Gommercourt on 16 November 1916.</div>
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Of course, the magnificent display was to remember all 888,246 who </div>
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that we are able to live our lives in the way that we do.</div>
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Keep warm</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-77253911457968758402015-01-18T18:08:00.001+00:002015-01-18T18:08:54.888+00:00Back again - Happy New Year Everyone ...<div align="center">
We are back from our trip to some sun</div>
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Didn't have quite as much sun as we would like</div>
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Even had some rain and fog</div>
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and had to wear leggings and fleeces!!</div>
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I know you have had some horrid weather</div>
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But the sun is shining and there is lots of blue sky here at the moment.</div>
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It is jolly cold though.</div>
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I will show you some holiday snaps later</div>
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(I heard the groan! Promise it won't be too many)</div>
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I have had a go at making a small video for my grandchildren<br />
They loved it, perhaps you will like it too.<br />
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I hope it will make you smile.<br />
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<i>Atlantorexus getulus - </i>Barbary ground squirrel or chipmunk.</div>
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These cute (but not always welcome) little creatures abound in Fuerteventura.</div>
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and it was obvious that the chipmunks were being fed.</div>
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Fascinating creatures!</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-74720667344632432352014-12-04T10:30:00.001+00:002014-12-04T10:30:42.446+00:00All sorted!<div style="text-align: center;">
Just heard from the Water Board</div>
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They are coming next week to sort out </div>
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the second leak</div>
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Because it is the other side of our front wall</div>
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they have the responsibility.</div>
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There are now lots of pretty blue</div>
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painted marks round our water meter and various</div>
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crosses by our boundary wall.</div>
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Thank goodness!</div>
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We do have an excess amount to pay, </div>
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but that is minimal compared to whatever the full </div>
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repairs must have actually cost!</div>
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Our insurers have organised everything,</div>
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including the 'underground' drain repairers, moving all</div>
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the necessary units in our kitchen and utility room,</div>
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digging a huge hole outside in our drive</div>
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and the other large exploratory hole that found the second leak!</div>
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All was tidied up, cleaned,and swept.</div>
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We just emptied out the cupboards and provided tea and soup!</div>
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Make sure you keep your insurances up to date</div>
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You never know when you may need them!</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-17493925652906523742014-12-02T15:16:00.000+00:002014-12-02T15:16:16.283+00:00Beware - Men at Work!<div style="text-align: center;">
They're here to repair the leak - Hooray!</div>
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Lunch break.</div>
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Another leak found, another hole dug!</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-77929822299396129382014-11-23T18:19:00.001+00:002014-11-23T18:19:16.840+00:00Still waiting for repairs!<div style="text-align: center;">
No further communications </div>
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They came, they looked and probed</div>
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they may need to remove kitchen units!</div>
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they should be reporting to the insurance brokers now!</div>
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the water board want repairs done</div>
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in 14 days!!!</div>
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So do we!</div>
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Hopefully </div>
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things will start moving next week</div>
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Fingers crossed.</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-70214594428450649972014-11-14T17:39:00.002+00:002014-11-14T17:39:55.815+00:00Water Update ...<div style="text-align: center;">
Relief!</div>
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Our insurers will take care of everything</div>
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We will only have to pay any excess.</div>
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There is a leak under our driveway</div>
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The water operative couldn't locate it properly with his </div>
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The insurers will send out their chosen drain people.</div>
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The drain people have already phoned us and are coming</div>
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out on Wednesday afternoon.</div>
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That's what we pay our insurance fees for!</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-12111556725647129122014-11-11T20:56:00.000+00:002014-11-11T20:56:20.138+00:00Wet, Wet, Wet ... Shock, shock, shock ...<div style="text-align: center;">
That's all its been today.</div>
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Not a lot to write home about</div>
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It has poured with rain all day and been very dank and dark!</div>
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A water bill for £1,686.22!!!</div>
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As we have a meter and our last bill was for £157.17 we were aghast to say the least!</div>
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Phoned the water board.</div>
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Read the meter - the dials were going round at a vast rate!</div>
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Told the water board.</div>
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They said - read it again with your stop-cock under the sink turned off.</div>
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We did </div>
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The dials were still going round at a phenomenal rate!</div>
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They are coming to sort it out (hopefully) on Friday</div>
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We only hope the fault is not on OUR side of the water meter!</div>
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Fingers crossed.</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-44883217223680710812014-11-07T15:02:00.001+00:002014-11-07T15:02:21.968+00:00Fabulous Fungii, Tremendous Trees and Lovely Lydstep .....<div style="text-align: center;">
We have had so much rain lately - over 2 inches at least! </div>
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Although we don't like it and it floods the lawn and ditch, </div>
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it seems these fungi absolutely love it.</div>
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Our lawn is full of them.</div>
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They are all a gorgeous shiny dark brown</div>
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Does anyone know what sort of mushroom they are?</div>
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We can't find them in the garden books we have.</div>
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So we went to Lydstep Head.</div>
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Just the bare root and branches of some spectacularly shaped trees.</div>
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Just the one yacht out for an evening sail.</div>
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A few bright berries for the birds.</div>
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Some buds on our fig bush, waiting to burst in the new year.</div>
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Its lovely to see those last remaining colours before everything turns wintery!</div>
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As I told you, the 'Drama Queen' quilt was made as a wedding gift for my niece.</div>
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Tied up with a white ribbon it was ready for presentation</div>
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Jenny and Ben loved it.</div>
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After signing the register</div>
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A very happy couple.</div>
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Striking red and white wedding cake</div>
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(Ben supports Arsenal!)</div>
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Jen and Ben with their aunties</div>
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Me and my three sisters!</div>
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I couldn't tell you about this before because it was a wedding present</div>
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I used a jelly roll called 'Drama Queen'</div>
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Just the thing for the bride I thought. She will appreciate it.</div>
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And she did!</div>
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The pattern was called Daisy Chain - don't quite know why</div>
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'cos it doesn't look like a daisy chain to me!</div>
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The border was made up with patterns of handbags and shoes!</div>
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My niece loved that, she saw both patterns pretty quickly.</div>
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The quilt took me a very long time to make - 8/10 months in all</div>
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I believe I have.</div>
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I had five goes at quilting it myself. I haven't learned to free motion quilt yet</div>
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So the quilting was done by <a href="http://www.timemachinequilting.com/quilting">Julie Peppiatt</a> and she has made a</div>
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wonderful job of it. I was absolutely thrilled with how it finally looked.</div>
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The back was definitely for the bridegroom.</div>
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He is a fisherman and lifeboat volunteer and very much in</div>
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touch with the sea - hence the blue wavy theme of the backing.</div>
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He said the back was 'just right for him'.</div>
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All in all a most satisfactory project.</div>
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My only stipulation was that the dog didn't sleep on it!</div>
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They decided they would snuggle under it in front of the TV.</div>
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I really feel I'm a quilter now and</div>
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already have three further projects lined up!</div>
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Happy Quilting!</div>
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foreveryounghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002606904293192832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516113098623801868.post-91326784952665671052014-08-29T18:52:00.000+01:002014-08-29T18:52:01.392+01:00Wonky's First Trip .....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
'Wonky' is my lovely winning blogger prize from</div>
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Ilona - MeanQueen. You can find her blog <a href="http://meanqueen-lifeaftermoney.blogspot.co.uk/">here</a> .</div>
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Thank you Ilona</div>
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Here is Wonky's very first outing</div>
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Wonky arrived very well wrapped and very colourful</div>
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Although she is called Wonky, she certainly doesn't look it!</div>
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Here in Wales we are always expected to use our own bags wherever we shop</div>
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Which always seems a bit odd to me - not having your purchases wrapped and bagged as we used to.</div>
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So Wonky has joined our gathering of bags above.</div>
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The first trip was to our local supermarket</div>
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Wonky holds an amazing amount of stuff!</div>
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I only needed her and one other bag to hold nearly a week's shopping!</div>
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She is also so well lined that she held all our </div>
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frozen and refrigerated goods today</div>
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and kept them all cool and still frozen while we went round other shops.</div>
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A most wonderful gift Ilona</div>
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She will be well used</div>
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And has happily joined our clutch of well used varied shopping bags</div>
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Thanks again</div>
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Hope you all use reusable bags instead of those horrid plastic things </div>
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which can do so much damage to wildlife, fish, and farm animals etc.</div>
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