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MAY 201016thThe weather here continues to be mid winter and since we have another Bank Holiday next weekend I suppose we should not be surprised if snow were to make an apparance. Airports are closed due to the volcanic ash situation and the UK has a mish mash Government so here we go and buckle your seatbelts cos it is going to be a rocky old ride. Site wise I have been revamping the ads on Foxden and am about halfway through this. I am going to be offering a cracking deal for ads across all sites AND on the home page here, so do keep an eye out for that. On the home front I have been doing my own version of "Cash in the Attic" although of course there is no attic in a ground floor flat. Although I have not found the elusive Faberge egg sought by all bargain hunters I have found a few bits and pieces I am happy to let go and I shall box them up to see if an Auction House can indeed sell them. They have to be moved this week, before they get mixed up with the stuff to go with me, giggle. It has been quite a trip down memory lane for me this weekend and I have unearthed some family photos which have not been seen for many a year. At some stage I shall get them copied on to the site, so that is something to keep an eye out for, probably in the autumn. 14thWe have a mixed day now, half freezing and half frying, so, as my American friends say, "Go figure"! Kitten Cat can sun bathe so that is all she worries about. I have been invited to party at the weekend by someone who obviously has lost the plot. If there is a party it will be HERE and it will be a finishing the packing party ahead of the meeting next week, giggle. TV is out of kilter too, I have "Diagnosis Murder" on the tv and it is Christmas Eve, would you believe. I wish they would put the Christmas issues on over the Christmas because they are so much more enjoyable then. We are waiting for Car Mechanic Doggie to return from the second round with the Vet but it seems that all did go well, which is good because it is also the birthday of Car Mechanic Dust Bunny today. 13thWe continue to experience mid winter in May but we have a New Toy aka sandwich maker with which to while away the time. I have to admit that it does produce very tasty sandwiches and here is a health warning - the fillings are EXTREMELY hot. If you have youngsters on very elderly family members I would cut the things in half to ensure the middle cools as fast as the outside. We have tried cheese and bacon, which although tasty was much too rich, and cheese and tomato which was out of this world. I am wondering whether jam sandwiches will turn out as nicely. Since Kitten Cat has no interest in sandwiches this is all a big yawn and not half as much fun as pizzas but you can't please everyone all of the time, can you, giggle. 12thWe are back in mid winter here with storms and really cold weather but I got a nice surprise when I took the rubbish out to the bin in that I was able to sit on the wall and sunbathe for a while, out of the wind, and very nice it was too! Stormy weather has returned and it is very gloomy in here but Kitten Cat has found another cardboard box so at least someone is happy. However, we are comparatively lucky because several of my friends who live in the USA have tornadoes today and those are most definitely not fun. I am not sure what the gas company are trying to achieve, but they did not turn up to do the inspection today, which is surprising and annoying because I had not replaced the cleaning materials etc in the under sink cupboard because they always want to access there and now I am hanging for another date. Bet most of you reading are thinking "been there, done that . . ." My telephone records probably prove I have been here all day anyways, trying to get through to book eye and blood test appointments. Lord, I have to cut down on the fun I have! I am currently locking horns with a shop building site and trying to get my photos to shop up on the site. Ever since I began building web sites I have had what my Niece calls "issues" with images. When she has finished laughing she helps me out, but she does have to have a couple of days of laughs first, the little Darling. BSc in Computer Studies darling actually so it is worth waiting for the help. I have been informed that the MOT on the car is due. Great. More expense and all hands to the pump getting any required work done and everybody abandon Project Foxy Lady Relocation, sigh. 11thOur mini summer seems to be well and truly over and we are back to grey skies, chilly chilly temperatures and drizzle. It will almost certainly be necessary to use the heating tonight. In May, sigh. I am going to tackle the software for the online shop today,which should be fun. At least it will give the grey cells a work out. Things here are boring for you readers at the moment because it is all work, work, background work but I am sure the next calamity can only be around the corner. 10thWell it is all go here trying to pack and also keep up to date with paperwork and on line matters. Just to be really unhelpful the weather has gone into downpour mode, making up to date laundry impossible. Also I keep losing Kitten Cat since there are so many boxes to choose from. We have frequent sorties outside calling her and then when we are getting really desperate and considering trailing round looking for her she falls, still half asleep, out of her latest hidey hole. Getting boring, I know, but nothing to report really. Just sloggedy slog. This being Foxy Land I am sure the next catastrophe is just around the corner just waiting to come into your greater reading pleasure, so give it time . . . 9thStill all go here and difficult to get to the machine so that I can get on line but everyone else goes back to work on Monday so things should calm down a little. There are not many hours left until the offer for lifetime upgrades expires, so if you are interested, now is definitely the time to upgrade. 7thWell voting may be over in the United Kingdom but the count goes on and so do the arguments, so very much business as usual. The Boys and Gals in charge are going to have to stop wasting time in silly character assassinations and start to work together to bring the country fully out of recession, which should be interesting. I am still battling to get my body to accept thyroxine so that I can get some zip into my engines and to be honest it is absolutely exhausting - I am hauling around about three extra stones in fluid now and fun it ain't. There have again been connectivity problems and the only thing that can apparently be blamed in the quality of the telephone line. I do hope that the area I relocate to has cable, I really do, then I can kiss BT goodbye forever. Car Mechanic Dust Bunny's doggie undergoes surgery this afternoon but we are pretty certain the outcome will be just fine. Another little thing taking up time but nobody minds because living creatures come before machines, every time. 4thYup, offline for four whole days and nobody has had much fun here preparing for the Big Heater Change. Except it isn't going ahead now. Due to an exceptional problem with water supplies, anomolies and generally wrongly plumbed stuff the whole hot and cold water systems have to be re routed and a separate supply between this flat and the one above secured. What this means in real terms is that EVERYTHING including tropical fish has to be removed from the flat in order to enable the work to be undertaken. I turned such a funny shade of grey whilst this was being explained that the Contractor could not get out of here quickly enough in case I pegged out on him. So we have three options, go ahead regardless, go ahead when my doctor says I am well enough, or move. Ever been going round in ever decreasing circles? Little Lady is currently with Web Pages Dust Bunny because she was going to be day boarding there, and I have had great fun observing the antics of Kitten Cat who has had the run of the entire flat seeking said bird, obviously with no success. Do I have one baffled cat here! No box or open cupboard or drawer has gone without thorough inspection and she is now fair tuckered out cold and snoring on the carpet. I am still locked out of cash4emails and I have over 10,000 mails, so isn't being off line fun, not. You have got to have had more fun over the May Day holiday! Links to previous months January , February , March, April ,
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