OneGuyFromBarlick

Morning It was a good mornings sewing with Maxine. We resolved a couple of issues with my suit jacket and also adapted a pattern for a summer dress as well as having a good natter. Bob finished the wallpaper stripping in the lounge so we can progress to painting. We have opted to finish the lounge b...

Stanley wrote: ↑10 Feb 2026, 08:39 Wendy, just seen your post. We will be at the Tempest Arms at 12:30 on Saturday.....
Just back from milk shopping at Co-op. Very light breeze and mizzle. Things could be a lot worse!

Enjoy

"I think you have had as many meals out in the last fortnight as I have in the last ten years!" That is certainly true of me! I shall be in the shed early doors to do my Occupational Therapy on the engine.... I see nothing in the weather forecast to tempt me out for a walk and I don't nee...

Morning I did not have time to write yesterday morning as I was running late to get to French in Haslingden. On my return the house was in disarray as Bob was doing more wallpaper stripping. We nearly have the lounge area ready for skirting board and door frame painting, normally my job. Then we sta...

Morning Good news on the drain Wendy, one less worry dealt with. We had a pleasant day yesterday, the rain stayed off until we left Liverpool but we didn’t do our walk. Jane had had a very busy day on Friday, a full day of zoom free lance journalism for a paper in Portsmouth plus preparing, running ...

Morning We had a fun evening at the wine tasting last night. I think there were 17 of us some of whom we have met before. One particularly couple who were sat next to us we really got on with and we look forwards to meeting them again at future events. We always find the people of Liverpool amazingl...

Morning We had a good nights sleep last night. Thursdays are so busy. This morning our cleaner is coming so we must get up promptly as she comes straight from taking the children to school . After she has gone we will pack for our night away, then we are out for lunch with Wendy and Keith. We are go...

Morning Cold wet and windy forecast today, not a day to venture out much. I shall go for a swim this morning and Lucy is coming this afternoon. My sewing with Maxine was cancelled yesterday as she has hurt her hip after a fall so instead I painted three doorways in our hall, leaving just the lounge ...

Good old Cilit Bang

Stanley wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026, 11:27 Marvellous how fast it clears up once the structure dries..... In my experience it takes a summer to do a good job of that....

Thats what we did last summer, we didn’t bank on it coming back over the winter, though we didn’t realise then what had caused it.

"I am not sure how we have a snow and ice warning for what seems to be a cloudy damp day." Morning Sue! I was thinking exactly the same thing. Despite it being officially sunrise, it is still dark as well. Going back to bed instead of the shed was a smart move. I have clocked another four...

There is one advantage to having the multi-fuel stove though..... If ever the electricity goes down you can heat and cook. Don't forget CH needs leccy as well as gas. I know I can be seen to be pessimistic but I can remember the power cuts we had to deal with. They could happen again..... Morning Y...

The light is flickering away this evening but no heater on,the central heating is on. it makes us feel warm just looking at it.

I have an electric one in the dining room, comes in very handy when the central heating is being serviced. Yes thats what we think. The multi fuel burner was very efficient but messy to keep clean, not instantaneous heat and often got far too warm. Smokeless fuel lacked a warm glow too. I think we ...

Morning Sue! I hope your delivery works out. I have sorted out the mistakes Everest have made in the Well takeover.... and had a short walk round the Town Square in the process. Very glad to be back inside in the warm..... IMG_4385.jpeg And we have bought wall paper. What a price that was for the t...

Morning That sounds an arduous job Wendy, but hopefully it will solve the problem permanently I have few plans for the day. We are awaiting delivery of the new fire. If it comes early enough we may go and look at wallpaper. Otherwise I think we will be wallpaper stripping or I will be doorframe pain...

It's cold, wet drizzle here. I have got a man in to sort out my drain issue, I hope he can get it sorted, I'm fed up with water streaming down the yard! Still, Wendy. Thats a long standing problem. Roof work all done by lunchtime. Being a 60 year old bungalow it was a small chimney and only a small...

Morning This morning I will not be going to French conversation. Instead I will be going to the u3a Local History group in Todmorden for a talk entitled.. ‘August 1842 - The People versus the Establishment’, about the Chartist movement. Bob is not able to go as the roofers are coming to take down ou...

Morning Another morning of waking up late, I suppose we must need it. Today I shall wash and change the bedding and do the iron8ng. There isn’t much, one advantage of winter clothes, jumpers don’t need ironing. Claire and Erin are coming for lunch as they are coming over for the rugby at Spotland. T...

I forgot to mention Bob finished making his Christmas present last night. It is third kit he has made . Do you remember the Marble Run and the Orrery

Yesterday would have been Col's birthday and Craig and I celebrated by doing something that Col would have really enjoyed, in fact it was his favourite treat. We went to Burger King in Skipton and sat in the car eating a whopper meal! Afterwards we had a little ceremony burying some of Col's ashes ...

Morning We have both just woken up and it was light, in fact it was nearly 8.00 am. What a shock. It was a busy day yesterday for both of us but we didn’t feel more tired than usual when we came to bed at 11. It might be light but its grey and windy out there. This morning is u3a art at Todmorden, t...

Morning I had a good art session yesterday and am really pleased with the result. Bob finished washing and painting the lounge ceiling so I think his next step is the dining room, then we can move on to the other gloss ( which I normally do) . We have decided to get rid of the chimney which we think...

Morning Its a much lighter and clearer sky this morning , calmer wind but still very cold. We have a conflicting forecast, the hour by hour graph shows a dry and sometimes sunny day with no precipitation, the overall forecast says heavy snow. It won’t bother me, I shall be warm inside. I have a zoom...

Morning Sue! I think you'll sort yjr machine out, you have the right sort of brain! I remember what my dad once told me.... "When all else fails, read the instructions!" Good luck with it.... All sorted, he was using the wrong sort of backing fabric ( stabiliser) and putting it into the e...