Showing posts with label stress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stress. Show all posts

Wednesday, 2 May 2018

banks

builders converting the Clydesdale bank in Prestwick...having fun!

Prestwick now has gone down to one bank...and that is the TSB...owned by a Spanish company and having computer problems...

we're on to last minute organizing and shopping,for Saturday...people start arriving tomorrow....now I remember why I don't organize cycling events or even be officially involved any longer.

Friday, 27 April 2018

sales!! and wedding stress....


These will be winging their way to St Paul in Minnesota tomorrow morning, if I can get to the post office in time!!

Its a relief to think Yes, I AM doing something right!!

Wedding preparations proceed..unfortunately the Grouch who owns the village Beer Tent wont let us use it,so we are hunting around for as many gazebos as we can find!!  Grass has been mowed, patio pressure washed,yard swept....lets hope Mr Grumpy wont spoil the day.  (He is also the landlord of the pub where we will be getting married...we're working with his wife...long suffering, very hard working,marvellous cook.....)

We had been hoping to have straight line grass sprinting a la NZ and Oz...but if we have that on the village rec it involves risk assessments, pl insurance and possibly a council licence...£££££. Our one hope there is the Laird, who owns a lot of land...and who is coming to our wedding celebrations....!

We also have to think what will suit the coelics (allergic to gluten) , Crohn's disease sufferers, Lactose intolerants, veggies (most of my family) and vegans....

this covers about 20 + if not more...

But as the lady who is doing teas agreed,do something veggie and that often goes before all the veggies get to it!! 
The trick is to do something nice, don't tell the ones who don't need to know, that its special...and you all enjoy the same thing.

Now we understand why people employ others to organize weddings....


Tuesday, 9 February 2016

from our windows.

inspired by Sara



Storm Imogen missed us, thankfully, but we're still mostly damp.

The car is back in for work as the nut fell off the alternator...someone obviously didn't tighten everything up when the cam belt was done last week.....cue nasty noises as the  pulley rubbed on the chassis and the belt threatened to come off....
hopefully sorted before next weekend as we need it to travel to Birmingham....

The Pirate doesn't need even more stress and it is hard work keeping him positive. With things piling on one after the other over the past nine months or more it isn't easy to get him to stop thinking that the world is against him!

Unfortunately the alternative car...mine....has a puncture, a broken headlamp glass thanks to someone large backing into the edge of the bonnet..so when dropped to close not quite straight and that side landing first the glass smashed.
She also worked very hard doing the trailer work when we moved. She is a valiant workhorse (Peugeot 405 diesel estate) but now at 22 years old needs the care of an enthusiast!  The brakes and exhaust need attention , the trim is looking tatty, the central locking is temperamental, etc etc.....BUT she still does well over 50 miles to the gallon of fuel!!

Thursday, 19 April 2012

booking a trip

is a nightmare!!

However with much help from a certain photographer I'm inching my way to actually buying a plane ticket....my first ever!!

The Carpenter will oversee the computerwork in booking the ticket.....just in case!!
I need to co-ordinate a lift, a flight, two bus journeys, a ferry and a lift the other end....STRESS!!
I looked at the mileage from home to the ferry..600 miles....so the round trip would cost about £180 in fuel....not much different to the cheapest ticket on the train, which I'd love!!

Therefore looking at time and money, I have little choice but to fly.