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Set the alarm 4.30 and now both the washing machine and the tumble dryer are chugging along. Yes, we have snow, about an inch.

Will have 3 viewings this weekend. Hopefully, I can get about £395k. Just keep fingers crossed.
 
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We made it through the cold spell (wind chill -40) and hopefully that was it for this season cause this cold is making me hungry!
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I'm thinking of starting some basil, I really miss the aroma of fresh basil...love it in my salads too!
I'm so glad it's Friday!!!!!
 

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-40!!!! -4 and we moan and the newspapers are full of it. The funniest is a gritter upturned whilst doing what it was supposed to do.

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Basil is lovely. The aroma is incredible! We had some pepperdew chilli, Basil and pesto sauce, Mexican cheese and hot wings for our sphagetti. We both loved it.

I am supposed to have a viewing tomorrow 5pm and I am really exhausted. I'm thinking of pretending I am not here tomorrow. So many things to paint, repair, to hide and to tidy up. I give up!
 
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Oh wow @alp I hope no one got seriously hurt!
 

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Oh wow @alp I hope no one got seriously hurt!

Hope so too. Looks a bit painful though! We are so badly prepared for such cold snap like this. Now I have to soldier on. Oh, dear! No rest for the wicked! ;)
 

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Finally, found my camera! I'm so hopeless. Now I can't find my bus pass x 2 and one being a replacement which cost me £10. Totally £30 spent on them.

Going to be very busy. Half the house not fit to be seen. I need to rush!

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Think the snow on the lawn has gone. Have a nice weekend, everyone!
 

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It has been a glorious day, so lovely and incredible beautiful. Went all the way outside the borough to view a house and had asked the estate agent to tell me the number. He told us it had got a name, not a number. When we arrived, it was delightful as on one side was protected by trees and shrubs.

We drove along and to our amusement, saw nothing but names, Montana, Lavana, Ivydene, Glebe Cottage, LLanberis. Oh dear! We had to drive very slowly as some names were very small. We drove back and forth and to no avail. In the end, we had to get out of the car to hunt for this elusive bungalow. And the minute I got out the car, it was so noisy and son told me that it was a major road*&^. Luckily, my son had the epiphany of consulting the advert and looking at the map. It turned out that a major road truncated this road and we had to drive to the other side to find the house. Outside was very neat and appealing, but the noise was inevitable but much mitigated by the tall house next door. Rang the bell and no answer. Peeped through the gate, 70 feet garden, nice and neat, but not big enough.

I phoned up the estate agent and was told the house had been told. I was not amused. Snowflakes who didn't bother to tell viewers that the house had been sold. We drove the car out of the property and straight away, a posh Merc parked up. I talked to them to find out if they were the owners. The lady told me that they were to view the house at 2.15pm. Useless workers.

On the way there, a lovely 3 bedroom house had been sold. It didn't surprised me as it was near the station and the house was newly extended with 106 feet garden! There goes my dream!

The first was was very rundown and the whole house was filled with cigarette smoke. I said how people could breathe in this kind of air. The estate agent said we had to be careful as the owner was inside the house, in the kitchen to be exact. 110 foot garden, but the house stank and lots of water stains on the ceilings of the bathroom and other rooms.

My 2nd camellia 2019
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Plants Plants grow towards the sun and now the flowers poked their flowers through the barrier
 
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Hellebore fest continues
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Well I bought this one on Tuesday. A yellow one and now I am after a green one with freckles like this!
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Double white
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This one is purely delectable!
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This a newbie
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And so is this one! Lovely as it is different - probably a result of promiscuity!
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Image if someone out of the blue turn up alp and offered full price for the house and then you had to dig up all your hellebores in flower :oops:. My hellebore new growth only a few inch tall before it got flattened by the snow.

Had a walk up the hill the opposite the other day, put some pictures on the let it snow thread if you're interested.
 

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You know, Perki, I was actually still awake at 2.30am. It was a nightmare. To make the house smell nice, I made an Illy expresso with a little Italian pump like cafetiere. I walked around the whole house and blew the steam in the living room, kitchen and hallway. I knew it sounded silly; but having been to so many houses and been put off by the resident smell, I did this at 3pm. Of course, I ended up drinking the lovely smooth coffee. I bought 2 reduced at a very good price last year, which further enhanced the aroma!;)

I will do it again as today's viewings started t 10am.

Guess what? I have already done that. I dug them up and potted them up and to my surprise, most of them still flowered. Of course, some of them died. The saddest thing is that I haven't seen any black single or double or my beloved Washbabies or Lily!:eek: Remember my Lily?

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Good morning - another round of laundry. I was rudely awakened at 5.30. Had the dehumidifiers on the lean-to and upstair rooms and the lean-to is very dry.

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Very pleased to know that it will be double-digit temperature soon. Just thinking about it is comforting and pleasing!

Nor the green double!
 

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Mind that snowdrop, it could net you £725: Rare finds among Britain's winter flora sells for hundreds of pounds online
  • Very rare varieties of the delicate winter flower can fetch hundreds of pounds
  • Most valuable is the Galanthus woronowii 'Elizabeth Harrison' species of flower
  • One bulb of the plant was sold on eBay for a record of £725 seven years ago

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The most valuable is Galanthus woronowii 'Elizabeth Harrison', a single bulb of which was sold on eBay in 2012 for a record £725 (file photo)

There might have been a lot of repeat phony biddings!

That reminds me

My snowdrops yesterday!
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See the paint on my nail? It was so tiring painting. My lounge only measures 15 x 11 feet. Imagine painting a through lounge of 22 feet! The only time I don't want a big through lounge is when painting and heating it!

Lovely Wendy's Gold!
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For some reason, I don't seem to be able to find any of my threads in What's new. I wonder if @zigs or @Becky can help.

Even I can't find my own threads.
 

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It has been a lovely day - absolutely glorious and uplifting. I have 2 viewings both asking me how much I wanted for the house. Top whack! Of course!

I have been out shifting water to the plants and even watered my hellebores, irises and what not. Sunshine was still with us at 5pm. There is something very optimistic with sunshine staying on that little bit longer. I'm afraid I have nothing new but more hellebores

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Ruffled collar is always a hit with me!

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She is nearly perfect.

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For some reason, I don't seem to be able to find any of my threads in What's new. I wonder if @zigs or @Becky can help.

Even I can't find my own threads.

Select "new posts" underneath it it has a box saying "show only unread" click on that to remove the filter :)
 
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