I hope you`re all having a lovely day. It was very foggy all morning but by 12.30 the sun broke through and it was warm and sunny for the rest of the afternoon. The forecast is the same for tomorrow too.
Tomorrow morning my car is going to the garage to see what`s causing the leak....ermm, I`ll bet there`s a hole in the seal of the sunroof. Apparently they have to investigate first to see exactly what`s wrong...sigh. They should have seen it that day when it was soaking wet inside and then they would have been in no doubt! Luckily it`s Jim`s rest day so he can take me to work and bring me home AND if they decide to keep it till Monday he`ll take me there and back too. If they still need it on Tuesday I`ll have to beg a lift from Kerry.
On Tuesday it absolutely poured with rain but we still had a few brave or foolhardy customers at work, goodness knows, the weather was so bad that if it hadn`t have been for work I`d have stayed home all day. Just as I was leaving work a lady came in to by a tree and she needed help with it. I went to the far end of the centre, brought it back so she could pay for it and then I took it to her car. By the time I`d finished loading it into her car I was soaked to the skin, my hair stuck to my head in rat`s tails with water running down my neck. When I got home I had a really hot shower which made all the difference, also my hair was really soft and shiny after it had been washed, they do say rain water is good for your hair.
Talking of rat`s tails, we have another resident rat in the garden but hopefully Jake`s nemesis Willow, the cat from next door will soon get rid of him for us. He is a real hunter so I fancy his chances with the rascally rodent...lol! I`ve been doing some more gardening, just getting things ready for Winter. I made up another hanging basket for the back door though I`m yet to bang my head on it...lol! I`ve brought in the geraniums and put them on the top of the wardrobe in the spare bedroom, the agapanthus that I bought at the end of the season is indoors also and I have a feeling it won`t be going in the mini greenhouse as I`d planned. Knowing that they don`t like being too wet I brought it indoors to dry out a bit. Not only has it dried out but it`s really perked up so I think it`ll over-winter in the spare room with the geraniums......oh dear, I DO spoil my plants!
This afternoon me, Jim and Roman took Jake for his walk. We had a lovely stroll around and went to look at the workmen who are building houses on the back field where Jake used to play. It seems such a shame that all the bushes and trees have all gone to make may for some soulless dwellings. Also there was a large rabbit warren that had been there since I was a child and probably for years before that too. It doesn`t bear thinking what has happened to them, there were so many of them but they didn`t do anyone any harm as there are no gardens nearby for them to destroy. We just hope they weren`t dug out of their burrows....sigh.
On the way home a little girl from down the road came running over to Roman and grabbed hold of his hand. Not surprisingly he objected and pulled awy from her. The little girl has been following me around lately and keeps knocking on our door. Why I have no idea and I`ve had to be quite firm with her as she wants to come in the house. The thing is that I don`t know her apart from the fact she lives several blocks away from us. She keeps saying she wants to come in and play with the `baby` but of course I don`t let her. I don`t know where her parents are but I`ve never seen them and if she were my child I`d be worried about her. She`s a very pretty little girl and very polite and I feel awful turning her away. I just hope she doesn`t go to the house of someone who isn`t so trustworthy.
I think I`d better go now, Slava has just taken Roman home,( he was fast alseep after the long walk this afternoon!) and I want to read some journals before 9pm when I sign off to watch Who Do You Think You Are? Have a lovely evening. :o)
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We've had the sort of day that you've had Sandra. It was so foggy this morning, it seemed really eerie!
I hope your plants thank you and last until next year after being mollycoddled in the spare room! By the way, my orchid has finally got a flower shoot, I'm so pleased with it! It's been nothing but leaves for over a year now. Love, Pat http://journals.aol.co.uk/pm71blackfen/ramblings-from-pat/
I hope they find th efault on the sunroof Sandra.OMG rats again.I moved house once when I saw only one rat in my garden.I couldn't live there any more.Where they are.I have heard cats are frightened of them now,some of them are that big. .Ahhhh go away please LOL!!Thats the only problem with garden centre jobs the horrible weather in winter Grrrrr.I am a softy LOL!!Well as for the little girl.I would be asking her or telling her to show me where she lived and taking her home ,and politely telling the parents to keep there eye on her a little bit more in todays world.It's so worrying isn't it?You usualy find little girls want to play with younger children.They love playing the motherly part don't they? Enjoy your reading and TV. Take Care God Bless Kath
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We had rain like you did on Tuesday, wasn't it awful? It was just like the sky had sprang a leak, it never stopped all day and at one point it sounded like it was banging on the window to come in! Lol! I hope you get the sunroof sorted out, lucky Jim's off to take you to work. I'd be worried about the little girl. Her parents need telling what she's doing before she meets up with someone nasty. Jeannette xx
I hope they can get your car fixed. Maybe Jake's friend will get mr. rat. Doesn't seem right for a litle girl to be roaming the neighborhood like that. I hope no harm comes to her. Helen
Your week weather wise sounds as though it has been the same as ours ,You are lucky to have a spare room top of wardrobe to winter your plants lol,I hope they manage to sort out your car roof ,it would have been drenched last Tuesday,I have just watched'' Who do you think you are ? '',I think Graham Norton was surprised when he discovered his roots in Shefield , it was good though, wasnt it ? ...love Jan xx
(((((((((((((((HUGSTOYOU))))))))))))))))))Just wanted to let you know,I am reading and I do hop you have a nice weekend.
We had the fog this morning too and we are over run with mice and rats, lots of my family and friends have mice they cannot get rid of. The only thing we have to combat the rats is foxes, the council won't do nothing.
Jenny <><
I would love working in a garden shop but only on nice days...no rain, not too hot, etc. By in this day & age..I wouldn't let my little one run around the neighborhood. Her parents need to keep an eye on her. Linda in Washington state
That is really strange and frightening about that little girl!!!! Hope you have a great week and get your car fixed and back soon.
Kara
I domnt blame you for worrying about the little girl.
Hi, Sandra. You've been busy! I do hope the cat next door helps get rid of the pest in your garden. Cats can be good for somethings. It will be nice to get the roof of your car fixed so there will be no more soggy seats.
Hugs, Kathy
Sounds like your weather is a bit like ours, off and on. So sad that with all that goes on people still don't watch their kids any better. I used to see it all the time in the mall, where perverts are know to lurk. Hope you get your car fixed once and for all. Joni
Sandra I would have been worried about that little girl ~ makes you wonder what her parents are thinking of letting her wander around alone ~ Hope they fix your car for you and you get it back quickly ~ hope Willow catches your unwanted guest for you I've got one of them in the woodpile (horrible things) what a shame they have taken up all the trees and shrubs to make way for some houses ~ hope those little rabbits have found another space to live in :o) Ally x
that IS worrisome about that little girl walking around...her parents should be ashamed of themselves. I love how you talk about the plants....they sure are lucky to have you as their owner. I hope the car is repaired today and home today too.
Love,lisa
The P-reg (that's P first time round!) Mini I used to have years ago - my gift to myself when I stopped smoking - used to have a leak. I would get in and find the driver's well awash. We never did find out where it came from and we couldn't MAKE it flood with hose pipes or car washes or anything. I discovered after I had baled it out a few times that there was a plug-hole under the front carpet which seemed to have no other purpose than letting out flood water. I traded it in for a lovely bright yellow Allegro after about a year. Rather disturbing about that little girl. I would make sure your neighbours know about her trying to come to yours, you can't be too careful.
Angie, xx
Hi Sandra ,hope they manage to sort the problem of your leaking car roof .Its sad that that little girl is own her own knocking at the door ,wonder where her parents are ? You must have worn Roman out on your walk ......Love Jeanxx
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