Pixie 162 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Hows everyones day going? Hope your all well!! ..Its abit cald so got heating on full whack & a nice brew, House work done.. Bored out my brains now so im on the comp while wee one has a kip! Also took some seeds from withering flowers before i chucked em in the bin & replanted them so i hope they grow soon! Now debating wether to do abit more decorating in babies room now that all the woodwork is painted a lovely pink, walls are going to be magnolia... All i need to do now is think of a theme! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Good morning from sunny Florida,just draining the last dregs of coffee from the pot. How's about some pink flamingoes on the walls in your daughter's room,it will blend with the pink woodwork,add some painted palm tees,magnolia trees, bingo a Florida room. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 304 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Got up had shower Changed dressings on my feet Took my first load of medication (7 tablets and one injection) Got kids up Made their packed lunches Made their breakfasts Got them ready for school Took the kids to school Made my breakfast (Sausage sandwich .....laverly !!) Had a quick play on here Cleared drive of the remnants of the ice (Or attempted to !) Searched for axe, bolster, mallet. Chopped some logs Split some logs Had another quick play on here. Cleared out the open fire Built new one ready for tonight Picked up SWMBO from work Noticed drive hasn't defrosted at all !! (bu99er) Had a brew Chopped some more logs Fixed broken telescopic fishing rod (Good job I noticed as I'm going to need it in about 5 weeks time ) Watched a bit of telly I recorded last night (20 minutes of "Bomber Boys) I'll watch the rest later Rang Rog (Plantfit) to tell him that "Bomber Boys" was being filmed the day we were at Coningsby last year !! Took SWMBO back to work Went to Morrisons to get another big bag of salt Poured some more salt on the drive Came back on here for a quick play And in 10 minutes I have to fetch the kids from school, make thier dinner, help with their homework etc etc etc All in all just another normal day !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Morning Mick, is that good news?,I got a letter last year from Nottingham city council,it appears I owe 51 pounds for not completeing payment of 'POLL TAX' 92-93.They had a different name for it in the letter,didn't recognize name so called over to Nottingham.When the guy explained the letter,I was speechless. From the introduction of the 'POLL TAX',I became very active in the anti 'POLL TAX' league.I wrote across the bill in two inch letters with a'day glow'green marker,'bullocks,and mailed to it the appropriate department. As an ex cop,do you think they will swear out a warrent for me,or class me as a terrorist and put me on 'the no fly list'.Planning on coming over later in the year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Wow beefsteak - How have you fitted ALL that in within a day.. that isnt no were near over!? Iv just started painting the walls.. Then she woke up so will prob try n get the first coat finished by tonight Love the ideas of flamingo's by the way! Im thinking more nursery rhymes or winnie the pooh, just need to draw up dont ideas to then attempt to draw up in big on the walls.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 304 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 You try telling SWMBO that , and she wont believe a word !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,029 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Morning Mick, is that good news?,I got a letter last year from Nottingham city council Bryan! They would go to that expence after this time period to chase an ex Pat for fifty one quid! A surprise (not)! Incidentally re tax code, it means I will pay an extra 20% of a further £2500 of my local government pension. Bastards! I did ring the 0845 number and after hanging on for 15 minutes got the Regular phone number igot from www.saynoto0870.com. When I immediately got through I was asked if I was ringing from a broad When I said no, I was told he would deal with my enquiry on this occassion, but they were planning to hang up on people in the UK using the access number for calls from outside the UK. The 0845 number is a number that is a premium rate for anyone using a mobile! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Just drew up some pics for baby's bedroom.. Baby style winnie the pooh - pretty cute! Now iv got to figure out how to draw them perfectly, in large.. on her walls. Hmm... Im thinking, marker over the drawings, Shine a lamp through n hopefully itll project onto the walls?? hmmm,,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Hey mick, I was joking about the warrent and the arrest,would I realy get busted coming over to England?. Do you want me to send you our realtors E mail address,maybe you can go online and take a look at houses around this area,e.g. 3 bed 2 bath 1650sq ft living space,double garage,built in 2003,$73,000,selling 3 years ago for around 180,000+,and thats not joking. I looked on a estate agents site in Beeston,120,000 pounds for an end terrace house, $200,000! is that correct?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,029 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I feel a new topic coming on? we have a very good realtor Alan La France http://www.mickeyhomesflorida.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 140 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 We looked at it but residence seems a problem unless you have a direct relative(in laws don't count) who has us citizenship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,029 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Shame your not a Mexican Gardner then MG "Mick2me, How are you qualified to enter the US?" "I have my own leaf blower" "You'r In" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 304 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I'm liking this one !! http://www.mickeyhom...g_51238898.html If I was to get 'full whack' for mine ............................ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Instructions on how to get into the USA This sign is at the end of my street i just had to take a pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 304 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Needs to be a bit bigger I'm afraid Derek!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Ok it says Single girl needs Man Must be willing to give all attention to me,Give up all hope of male friends, Be Wealthy,Must have Knowlidge of hammer & screwdriver Call Sara 707-444-PLEZ, Geeks need not apply Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 304 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Yeah , got it off your FB page, Not a lot of chance where I'm concerned...! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Well todays a new day! .. Its days like this that i wish for summer to hurry on up! .. Apparently tonight & tomorrow night is going to be the coldest nights this winter, heatings on full whack, the fires on & yet im still cold. I have spent today tidying, doing washing & sorting out ironing... While iv gone through two large pots of tea & some amoretti biccies! (For those who have never had them before, buy some - asda £1summat, lavleh!) iv been going slightly mad being stuck in the house, but its too cold & slippy to risk pushing a pushchair about... & today my little sweetpea is one hell of a mardy baby!! Shes teething, 3 back teeth, ouch! shes 'cutting on the cross' so shes been crying for most of the day.. fun! Managed to get her to have her morning nap... this afternoon, then a sale guy BANGED not nocked, BANGED on the door & woke her up, iv had a moaning baby ever since... Plans for tonight - hopefully get abit more of babies bedroom done! ..Hope your all well & having a good day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 As forecast the weather today was sunny with no wind to speak of, temperature around 7 or 8c. The wife has a dental appointment at 3pm and decides to go to the sports centre for a couple of hours beforehand. With no wind, the sea and the lochs are flat calm and good for birding, with Europe frozen there are lots of watefowl, waders and other migrants around. I set off North to Laxfirth, Red Necked Grebe and a couple of Slavonian Grebes on the sea with a couple of dozen Red Breasted Mergansers and a few Goldeneye and Long Tailed Ducks. Next to Loch of Benston, loads of Wigeon and Teal,(including one Green Winged Teal all the way from N. America). Plenty of Grey Lag Geese, Curlews and Whooper Swans, Mallards, Tufted Ducks. Then I turn South, 2 Goosanders on Strand Loch and Pink Footed Goose at Tingwall. 20 miles further on and Shelduck, Purple Sandpiper,Turnstone and Redshank at Boddam. 5 miles further south to Virkie, 10 Bar tailed Godwits, Grey Plover, Ringed Plovers and loads of Lapwings also European White Fronted Goose nearby. West Voe of Sumburgh for Black Guillemot, Shag, and Great Northern Diver. I then drive up to the Lighthouse on Sumburgh Head, there are hundreds of Guillemots on the sea, the first sign of Spring, they will nest on the cliffs here. I then turn for home calling at Scatness, here there is a Scaup and an Iceland Gull and more Grey Lags, Wigeon and Lapwings.. Next to Quendale loads more Lapwings Teal and Wigeon with 2 Coot and several Moorhens, them to Loch of Spiggie, Mute Swans, Cormorant and Little Grebe another Iceland Gull, and 2 Red Throated Divers. A very nice day, four hours and 1 hundred miles on empty roads. Forecast tomorrow, bright to start with then rain and wind reaching gale force later on. I'll try and get out early before the rain, probably go to the Westside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 304 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Nice day out , do you get any Phalaropes up there? Or Golden Plover and Snow Buntings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,029 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Or 'Twitchers'? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Hi, Beefsteak, over 50% of the Red Necked Phaleropes that nest in the UK nest here, approx 20 -25 pairs., Golden Plovers also nest here (over 1% of UK population), and are a common winter visitor, I saw a flock of 60 two weeks ago. Snow Buntings winter here I saw a flock of 25 last month. Regarding twitchers Mick, this species are a common migrant at all times of year, but mostly in the late sring and late autumn, the last occurence was last December when more than a hundred turned up. There arrival coincided with the appearance an adult male Siberian Rubythroat. It's a nice day again, so I'm off to the Sumburgh area. The wind is getting up, but no gales until tonight hopefully. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,029 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Something recently landed at Attenborough, and as I went past on the train they could be seen crowded round a bit of a bridge on the reserve. With their cameras big lenses and tripods. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,278 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 @ work Monday @ work Tuesday @ work Wednesday @ work Thursday @ workFriday Saturday errm just off to work !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 OLDACE, I love your bird and weather reporting. A few days ago, a flock of what I believed were starlings landed on an apple tree of mine in the back garden; I'd left a load of gorgeous red apples on this tree thinking that they could be of use to Nature rather than me. Would the birds have been starlings because the bottom part of their breasts were fluffy white feathers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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