I shall call him Shiney and he shall be mine and he shall be my Shiney. Come on, little Shiney. [stung by jellyfish] Ow! Bad Shiney, bad Shiney!

[mittz]

Hello.

I am Mittz.

Today, I am mostly eating....Granola...

No point cleaning til the end, definitely. I like the choosing bit of decorating, it's not dull at all, not when you get to pick things. It's like shopping, only practical and not frivolous!

I might take some snaps and put them on my profile for the day then, if you will indulge my tile porn habit

Shiney, African snails are very easy to look after, justa trifle dull, we had the nursery ones over the holidays, feed every 2-3 days and clean out once a week, compost for bedding, take them out and wash occasionally and freeze the eggs before you throw them away.

Vinny, glad Fin had a good start to school, Edie is in the same position, 14 went to preschool together and the other 6 didn't, luckily she knew one from swimming.

Shiney, glad the day went well for you.

Oh and BoF absoluteky no point in doing any cleaning until all the plastering is finished.

Fanny! Hello! I nearly called you Fanny on a different thread the other day, but then I thought people wouldn't know who I was agreeing with!

Once we move I will be buying homewares and things. No DIY, but still fun.

Hello Trills, how are you?

I'm ok Fanny - 2 weeks til we move!

Going for a drive to the posh posh farm shop to get some olives or something in a minute, mostly as a 'let's just go somewhere out of the house' rather than because we actually need anything.

Ok I have missed a lot, good luck with the move and I love going to posh posh food shops just to buy something.

Right- have made a flickr account to show you all my dull DIY projects.

The pictures are bizarrely rotated though, so apols if you have to crane your neck.

The shiny tiles are for the floor. The mosaic ones for between the worktops and wall cupboards. I've put a picture of the kitchen on too, so you can see the cupboards and worktops, which are old, but will be jazzed up hopefully by the work on the walls and floor.

The thirty quid fireplace I bought yesterday is there too.

Fixed the rotation, I think.

Looks good BoF, love your fireplace.

I like the mosaic tiles - does it come as big tiles made of little tiles, or do you actually have to stick then all down individually?

It comes in big sheets- I've just been back out and bought them. I got all-in-one adhesive and grout too, so that when the adhesive squidges through you can just wipe it over and they are grouted instantly. Should be snimps to do tomorrow. The plastering is nearly finished now- and that's £250 saved on getting someone in to do it.

Well done on saving money and good luck with the tiling tomorrow.

Thanks Fanny- I'm ridiculously excited

Not at all, I was jumping up and down with excitement when we did our kitchen.

Hello

I like the tile porn BoF If I had time I would enjoy renovaying the house but it is just a case of averting my eyes and mentally going aaaaaarrrrrggghhhhhh at the stuff that wants doing.

Glad you stood firm with Ex Jet... that is fab lovey. x

I have been to get rest of school stuff for DC's. I SO do not like shopping. I had to wait while they tested DS's bloody phone so was stuck there for an hour. I bought a new eye liner sharpener for myself.

Move will be fab Trills.. you have wanted it for so long.

I have a headache like nothing else so am going to mooch for a bit.

moasic are good for awkward shapes as less cutting but can be fiddly to cut. the glass ones shatter. Good luck with the tiling.

I put the window sil tiles up on profile ages again, are you treating the grout with mould and mildrew resister or have you got special stuff in the grout?

Hope the plastering went well. have good day tomo bof.

Fab to see you five.

I am giving up the computer has been crap, although now working . I am tired have pictures but need to boot up the other big computer. Not going to that tonight and might not be until monday for cloud pictures.

Night all. (profile still linked to md username iirc)

BTW love the tile bof.

hey Fanny! how did Edies first day go?

The tiles are lovely bof, your kitchen will look fab once it is done, i will have to pop in and have a look

Have just been over to put my Nan to bed, had to strip her and give her a good wash because she got in a bit of a mess when she went the loo she is so frail and confused and covered in sores from the cancer, it is just awful to see her like that

Hi Fanny How are things?

Viny that is sad. It just doesn't seem fair. I hate it that the elderly suffer after all they have done.

Evening all.

It looks great Bof.

Well done Jet!

We are attempting to fire up the old PC that's been stashed at MILs for a year to get stuff off it.
Hope there's nothing important as it's not looking good.

Any of you guys watch Twin Peaks? I got season 2 for my birthday and re-watching it after nearly 20 years it is even weirder and funnier than I remember.

"are you treating the grout with mould and mildrew resister or have you got special stuff in the grout?"

La la la not listening

Apart from my mum, my Nan has been the biggest female influence in my life, and i just want to cry seeing her like this, this is the woman who taught me to fight! she was a battle axe who would back down to no man, feisty and passionate, her mum was a single parent and also deaf so she learned to defend herself very young. My dad is an only child so i am her only grand daughter and proud to be so

sorry im getting drunk and emotional tonight, ignore me

Oh Vinny, don't be sorry. She sounds like an amazing lady. Good on you looking after her.