OneGuyFromBarlick

You also have the same blue Hammerite that Col used on our pub table and bench a couple of years ago!

We have been busy building a new bench after I pinched an idea from a neighbour. 3 x 400mm gabions filled with old bricks and a bench seat made from some wood that's been in stores for years. A lick of decking paint and it's ready for summer! I had something much more rough and ready I'm mind but Co...

Stanley wrote: ↑07 May 2024, 06:15 I'll join in Cathy even though I am not sure he looks at the site....

He last logged in back in September 2018!

Formula 1 sometimes gets mentioned here. So in Miami , FL , USA British Driver Lando Norris in a British Car - McLaren takes First Place for his first F1 win , good speed, good strategy and a touch of luck going his way. Well Done and nice to see a little change for a change. Great news but please ...

That's sad Tripps.

I was up and out early listening to the dawn chorus. :smile: It's a misty, dull morning but the birds were singing away beautifully and there were a few surprises hidden amongst the usual suspects. The Merlin bird song app on my phone was a great help but unfortunately I had forgotten to charge the ...

Oh no Cathy, that sounds terrible!

Cathy wrote: ↑04 May 2024, 10:15 I’ve tried 3 times to post on this topic, yes I’m logged in, but it doesn’t go thru

It has now Cathy!

Fulling machines?

PanBiker wrote: ↑01 May 2024, 15:36

Wendyf wrote: ↑01 May 2024, 15:28 We will have some Ian if you have time to pop up.

Thanks Wendy.

Busy tomorrow with the election but can probably pop up on Friday.

I'll be out in the morning Ian but both around in the afternoon.

We will have some Ian if you have time to pop up.

Congratulations to Kev and Paulette! That's a few glasses I'll be raising

Many Congratulations Sue and Bob.

It is worth reporting excellent, if not remarkable service. Our son needed a Birth Certificate to sign up with an Employment Agency, having lost his job of 18 years. He has also lost his adoption certificate, which takes the place of a birth certificate, and it was my job to try and get a replacemen...

Stanley wrote: ↑30 Apr 2024, 09:13 What has grabbed my attention is that John and his mate, my builders, are here and are going to be on the roof and the water ingress all day. I am a very happy bunny.

Excellent Stanley, a very pleasant day to be on the roof.

Have you got one of those nets sold for use with garden ponds? A length of bamboo cane with a net on one end. It will give you a longer reach. Bring it down over the shrew, slip a sheet of card under, flip it over and bingo! One shrew taken into custody for its own protection! :smile: I do have a f...

Cathy wrote: ↑30 Apr 2024, 08:54 Wendy, what will you do with the pesky Shrew, if and when you catch it?

Try and get it to safety outside when the cats aren't watching!

Wendy, it sounds like you have been having fun and games (not 😊). Has the Shrew moved on? It's gone to ground somewhere Cathy and the cats have all got bored. I'm hoping to catch sight of it before they do next time it emerges! Shrews are likely to bite if you hold them so I have catching equipment...

A fast and feisty shrew has been running all over our house since 4.30am this morning with 3 cats and myself trying to corner it. The cats have their excuses I suppose, two of them only have 3 legs each and the four legged one is deaf and blind in one eye. It's too early in the morning for me!

Is it a bandicoot?

Brilliant. Well done Ian and Kev.

Just spilt my tea all over me, the bedding, the carpet. Its gone through to the duvet, well it will have to stay till we get home, luckily the sheet is patterned and tea coloured. Just heard Ed is doing the Coventry half mile in the rain Oh no! That's the last thing you need. I'm sure Ed is doing a...

Perhaps I was causing the trouble all along. I'll get my coat.....

She might miss it Kev, it was a brief interlude!