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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Bodger on December 14, 2013, 08:27:51 pm

Title: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: Bodger on December 14, 2013, 08:27:51 pm
For most of the day we've been sheltering from the torrential rain and really strong winds that arrived at around noon time. Earlier in the morning we managed to start carting cut logs to a log store. How about you? What have you been to be up to today? ???

I didn't get them all cut of course, but I've to got get these cut.




(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb334/kcooper2011/003-12.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kcooper2011/media/003-12.jpg.html)




These stacked.




(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb334/kcooper2011/004-7.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kcooper2011/media/004-7.jpg.html)




(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb334/kcooper2011/006-7.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kcooper2011/media/006-7.jpg.html)




Bit by bit I'm wheelbarrowing them here.




(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb334/kcooper2011/001-6.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kcooper2011/media/001-6.jpg.html)




I might very well be getting a little more timber sometime soon. :shock:  Its blowing a real hooley here right now and these conifers are looking rather fragile.




(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb334/kcooper2011/007-4.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kcooper2011/media/007-4.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: mowhaugh on December 14, 2013, 10:23:27 pm
Wow, well done with all that wood.  I have had a really miserable day today - my sons (3 and 1) are just getting over a tummy bug, and are in REALLY bad moods, snapping at each other all day, wanting the same toy all the time etc. etc., and I developed the tummy bug, so it was all a bit tricky, whilst listening to the storm and worrying about what was happening outdoors.  Today seems to have gone on for about 100 hours, I have never been so pleased to get to 6.30 ever!
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: shygirl on December 14, 2013, 10:27:28 pm
we have a very excited household, kids have been xmas shopping and wrapping up the present they have bought. the xmas hysteria is building. the kitten has found his present already and has chewed it in half. hes been ripping bags open with his teeth to find the catnip toys etc. he was just as bad with his advent calendar but as its his first xmas - hes doesn't know all the rules yet ...lol    :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim:
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: happygolucky on December 14, 2013, 10:36:35 pm
We left the house too late for a dog walk and ended  up in heavy rain and then spent ages in the forest being very wet, the dogs loved it but I was glad to get warm and dry. We too have been log chopping but no photos, I think my husband will have log envy. We have a mega exciting life, its dogs, eat, logs, eat, TV and fire bit of shopping and bed repeat!!  and during the week add work!
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: bloomer on December 14, 2013, 10:55:25 pm
I did all my Christmas shopping, it took 45 minutes!!!
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: suziequeue on December 15, 2013, 07:26:32 am
Out for a run early before the weather really got started and then did a bit of Christmas shopping. Bought myself a few presents  ;)


Then got stuck into gutting and jointing the chickens from Friday and did the ironing whilst the casserole was in the oven. Telly tea then early bed.
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on December 15, 2013, 10:12:08 pm
Today has mostly been a knitting day. My daughter has requested a dress and cardigan for her two year old, a hat for the eleven year old and a hat, cowl and glove set for the about-to-be-15 year old. These are for Christmas. Heeeeelp!!
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: happygolucky on December 15, 2013, 10:15:28 pm
Ohhh MGW...you need some super fast knitting......good luck :thumbsup:


today has been wet gain but a lovely family Mel...still stuffed...then a very dark dog walk......at 3.30 it's dark ::)
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: Bodger on December 16, 2013, 06:56:20 am
All my plans for a weekend of logging have been scuppered by the lousy weather. No sooner have I been out there for ten or fifteen minutes, than I've had to dive for cover from the rain. I've still got most of it to do.
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: john and helen on December 16, 2013, 09:23:10 am
I can't get over how long it took bloomer to do the christmas shopping ….45 minutes…did you buy the whole shop  ;D

Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: bloomer on December 16, 2013, 09:37:49 am
hey i had 2 kids with me, they slowed me down....


i did 2 entire shops in that time...
Title: Re: Today has mainly been a?
Post by: Ina on December 16, 2013, 09:45:08 am
Today I need to submit a project - and then I can slow down for the rest of the year - hooray!
 
Now I just need to persuade myself to get started on the final polish to my peice of work, otherwise I won't get it submitted after all... ::)