Countdown to Christmas 2020 (thread 7): To buy or not to buy a Balsam Hill Christmas tree (AKA: Christmas in July)?!

[NoWordForFluffy]

I just noticed we only have 20 posts left and I'm off to the allotment! So here is thread 7!

Maniac it's all for Dd2 for her birthday for her house when she gets in it 🙄

The Frozen stuff is gorgeous 😍

She'll be delighted Mrs it's nice to get new stuff for your new house isn't it. Wishing her the very best in her new home

Ah thank you Maniac that's very sweet of you 🤗
Tell me something, do you feel as if you have found your people with us here STS ? I ask because l was very unsure of MN when l first started posting and then l lurked for ages then summoned up the courage to join in. It's so friendly here l loved it from the start 😃.
I just wondered if you feel at home with us too. On a lot of threads there is argy bargy all the time but we all get on here . It's my go to all the time. I hope you feel the same 🤗

I really do feel like I've found my crew Mrs I lurked for ages then one day thought 'what the hell' and joined in. It is like a big family, and I just love it Everyone here is so nice and try to help each other if they can, it's a lovely community and I feel right at home.

That's brilliant you feel like that, you have fitted in as if you have been here years 🤗

I have one last pic from Dd2 stash. The theme of the whole house by the seems of it 😂

Had some real bargains , she is so lucky 🤗
I said,once we got her settled then we start on ours, it needs a good overhaul 😃

Thanks *Mrs I feel like that too It's good to get them sorted out first then we can shop

Wow, Frozen cross stitches won't be on my list! 😂

Such a good haul for your DD, Mrs. Does she have a moving date yet?

Not yet Fluffy l will be honest we have been stalling to not have to pay the LLt aka stamp duty 😁

It's after the 27th here. So for the sake of a few days we will save 525 quid l hope

Having some Welsh Dragon sausages and mash tonight can smell it now. What goodies are you all having?

I'm surprised it qualifies for an LTT payment given that she's not buying 100% of the property.

You could've exchanged with a completion date after the change though too! It's the date of the transaction that counts, after all.

Evening, lots to catch up on. Sorry about your bathroom Crazy. At least it's clean water??

I've spent the day sorting my work emails in the vain hope I might hear about starting back. There's 12 fee earners in the department, and in the next 2 months one woman goes off on maternity and 3 of the blokes are going on paternity. Then there's me 2 months later...

In other news, I am going shopping tomorrow! For the first time in over 4 months! I'm disproportionately excited, even though I only plan on going to one shop...

Looking at all of those old fashioned ovens reminds me of fun weekends away in decrepit, chilly old caravans, eating slightly burned toast. Funny, I don't remember many of our foreign holidays but I fondly remember a holiday to Butlins when my DNana joined us/a week in a 2berth caravan on the East Coast where DSis and I had to sleep in the awning and I'd wake up to her and DF watching Spiderman cartoons.

Makes me wonder what DS will remember.

Struggling to catch up! Is the bathroom all sorted now Crazy? Our electric shower has broken which is a pain but at least hasn't leaked water everywhere!

Lovely haul Mrs :)

Have had a lovely relaxing day although have had a bit of a tidy up of the house and for dinner all the veg was home grown!

Taking DS to the playground tomorrow for the first time since March.

Evening all.

A bunch of chatty cathys here.

Thanks for the link marsh. I'll buy dd an Elsa costume maybe for Halloween.

No problem Neros the costumes were lovely weren't they

Fluffy I was an all Ireland swim champion when I was a teen but unfortunately I just didn't grow much. Being about a foot smaller than my competitors wasn't great. I was fast but when you're talking hundredths of a second difference in times, the height difference was just too much.

They were lovely. She's want them all if she got to see them

Some of the things would be good for stocking fillers I feel

I had a microwave lasagne Marshmallow as I am at work till 22.30. So very uninspiring.

Over six weeks off work now! Although I might have to do a few bits due to us being so behind but will have to wait and see. Possible career progression too but have to wait until September 2021...

Oh Why love lasagne, we had it last night. Sorry to hear you are working so late.