CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

2 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Just checking in before heading off to bed...

Thanks for the concerns about my toes...

Thanks for the chats...

Thanks for the funny cat pics...

OMG he is sexy... yep.thanks for him too 

Sweet dreams, Bucket!

[Marty]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Hey kid! I have a couple boxes of frozen peas and a package of fresh mushrooms I could overnight to you.

[Marty]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Does Steve know about this boyfriend of yours?

I wondered if it really was Steve to begin with...

[Albert1434]

Marty I see your still not taking your pills

[Valkyrie]

So I had to have the plumber come back this afternoon because one plumbing issue in a day is not enough  

[Drew Espinosa]

16 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hi, Drewbear.  

Howdy, Handsome!  

[Albert1434]

 

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Valkyrie said:

So I had to have the plumber come back this afternoon because one plumbing issue in a day is not enough  

I suspect there's something going on between Val and this plumber...

[Marty]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Marty I see your still not taking your pills

But I am!

[Marty]

So I got the last of the hedge cut back today. Here's what it looked like just before dark this evening:

Basically all that remains to do now is to tidy and burn all the branches that are scattered around the garden. And maybe get someone with a chainsaw to trim the heavy stumps a bit closer to the ground - although I can probably take a few pieces out with the bow saw or hatchet, to persuade the new branches to grow from low down, rather than from the top of the stumps.  

[dughlas]

41 minutes ago, Marty said:

I suspect there's something going on between Val and this plumber...

Never thought Val would be payin' some guy for his company and expertise. I mean she's got "the herd".

[dughlas]

30 minutes ago, Marty said:

So I got the last of the hedge cut back today. Here's what it looked like just before dark this evening:

Basically all that remains to do now is to tidy and burn all the branches that are scattered around the garden. And maybe get someone with a chainsaw to trim the heavy stumps a bit closer to the ground - although I can probably take a few pieces out with the bow saw or hatchet, to persuade the new branches to grow from low down, rather than from the top of the stumps.  

Could you "chip" the branches etc. to use as mulch rather than burning them?

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Could you "chip" the branches etc. to use as mulch rather than burning them?

Possibly...

Although I don't actually have a chipper. And I'm not sure if I could hire one with the current lockdown in place.  

[Headstall]

49 minutes ago, Marty said:

I suspect there's something going on between Val and this plumber...

She has a clogged pipe.  

[Marty]

Here's a view of the hedge from outside the garden:

As you can see, it's growing on a bank some four or five feet high (1.2 to 1.5 metres). There's still a small amount of box hedge to be cut back that's growing from the bottom of that bank. I'd hope in the future to keep that trimmed to just below the top of the bank. Although I would like to get a stone wall built the height of that bank between the existing wall and the neighbouring cottage. The cost of getting that done might be prohibitive, however...

[Bucket1]

8 hours ago, Headstall said:

You're welcome, B. Sweet dreams with no toe pain.  

[Bucket1]

8 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Steve is famous for breaking his toes he has kicked rocks concert coffee tables you name it he has kicked it 

[Bucket1]

7 hours ago, dughlas said:

Maybe because the damage is in the joint rather than your actual toe.

[Bucket1]

6 hours ago, Marty said:

Sweet dreams, Bucket!

[Albert1434]

This will tune you into any radio station in the world!

Like Wow

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Edited February 16, 2021 by Albert1434

[Albert1434]

 

[dughlas]

7 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

 

Wow! Albert's travelogues have taken on an other worldly character ...

[Bucket1]

10 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

This will tune you into any radio station in the world!

Even the small community based stations here - the sound quality was great

[Marty]

10 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

This will tune you into any radio station in the world!

Like Wow

Radio Garden – Search

This actually works quicker than logging in to the individual Irish stations' websites.

Connects almost immediately, and no having to listen to 30 second adverts at the start (which some Irish stations insist on playing on their own websites).

, Albert!

[Drew Espinosa]

Howdy y'all!