14-07-2013, 06:00 PM
Done nothing productive all week - been down in Gloucestershire having water fights with the 9 grandchildren! Just got back this afternoon to find that our neighbour has mulched and watered all our plants - lovely man. He's 20 years older than me and seems a damn sight fitter too. I've told him there's a full-time job going if he can exist on minimum wage.
Since we moved back to North Yorks a couple of years ago, I am so pleased at how civilised it all still is. Down in Gloucestershire, we weren't accepted by the locals even after living there for 19 years. They referred to us as the people who "lived in the big houses"!!!!! They weren't so big, only relatively modern and well maintained - unlike the locals who allowed their property to go into decline in a big way.
Might just start on another laptop repair - son has donated one that needs some TLC and I can already see it will be a simple but painstaking job.
Colin
Since we moved back to North Yorks a couple of years ago, I am so pleased at how civilised it all still is. Down in Gloucestershire, we weren't accepted by the locals even after living there for 19 years. They referred to us as the people who "lived in the big houses"!!!!! They weren't so big, only relatively modern and well maintained - unlike the locals who allowed their property to go into decline in a big way.
Might just start on another laptop repair - son has donated one that needs some TLC and I can already see it will be a simple but painstaking job.
Colin
