WHAT TO DO WHEN SNOW KEEPS YOU IN

Congratulations. Well done !

Had to put this blog in my favourites BA, i am so impressed, i would love one of those drills BUT not a pink one!!!

everything looks fantastic, you should be very proud, if i could write you a poem i would ~ but you are the poet laureate of Goy!!

but the bit that really made me laugh was pressing the button!!!!

Brilliant, I hate instruction leaflets too, especially the ones which just have pictures, lol :O) Well done on all you have achieved this week. Great jobs done well. :O)

Well done....I want a pink drill too!!! :0)

wow u have been busy..love the shelf in the kitchen. aand i soo waant a drill like that baby...
i have been in cleaning mode. we didnt get any snow but the cold wind wasnt any better. i hate house work but sometimes its unavoidable. i had boxes of "stuff" i didnt want after sorting out cupboards. the plus side is i took it all to the boot sale sunday and got £55 for it....:-)

Well it proves ladies are not just a pretty face lol and a pink drill what more could a lady want I have had a go of my OH drill but as you said they are quiet frighting to use . Your potting table looks really good .

My oh my what a clever DIY`er you are, but be careful and don`t let the head swell too much or you will not get back inside the house ~ oh go on then I`ll blow the trumpet for you you`ve done a marvellous job.

A girl after my own heart BA! Love that drill. When I need a new one I want it to be pink!
It's great to catch up with lots of things. Least now they won't be at the back of your mind.

I'm utterly useless at DIY so I admire your handiwork. I wouldn't have a clue how to use a drill either, but I do like the pinkness of it:)

I'll probably spend today doing the detested housework, but at least it will keep me busy and out of the cold.

Thanks Diane, I deserve a medal lol:-)

Hi Sticki, thanks, but don't you go and dis my new PINK drill lol. Actually it's associated with the breast cancer charity, see the pink ribbon motif ...hence pink. They get a fiver from each sale:-)
BA's a d.i.y - er
for work she is a glutton
there really is no stopping her
Now she's found her on/off button :-))

Hi Olive, thanks, do you have nervous breakdowns at the sight of them too?:-)

Linda, I don't know how I lived without one lol:-)

Hi Snoop, I'm always suspicious of men who claim they can't do something...... are you one of those men who 'accidentally' break crockery so they don't have to wash up lol?:-)

so long as you like pink BA thats fine with me but i couldnt use pink ~ do they do any other colours?

the most important thing is that it works ~ and it clearly does ~ you have inspired me ~ now what can i go and make?!!

Sandra, you've done better than me ...you've made money, I only spent it:-) Well actually I have saved it too as I thought I was going to have to employ a handyman. I have a few more jobs to do, no stopping me now:-)

Thanks Kidsgran, not so sure about the pretty face lol:-)

Stroller, I blame you for starting me off again, dragging me from my life of indolence:-)

Hi Scottish, I've still got a few more jobs to do, at least the garage looks a bit tidier. Well at least part of it does:-)

Hi Louisa, houseworkophobia seems to be a common illness among us gardeners:-)

well done Ba, you really have been busy, good for you, some wonderful work carried out there,

Sticki my girl, there are quite a few tiny, lightweight cordless drills on the market now in other makes and colours. The lightweight ones are lithium:-)

Hiya Yorky \0/ I still wish this flippin snow would go though. You ought to see me each morning, trotting down the bit of path I cleared, kettle in hand, clinging onto the arch and leaning over to thaw out the bird bath:-))

your a fine woman BA. well done to you, hope you are fully clothed whilst swinging on the arch

thanks BA,

ps i also have houseworkophobia but im not looking into any cure!

Brill blog, Arent you clever BA, except for the jetwash switch thing lol. At least you realised right away it wasn't right... Me, i did a whole patio before i realised i hadn't switched it on DUH..
PS, love your drill..

Thanks Ydd, I didn't realise about the switch right away , I thought I had wasted my money and spent ages fed up and despairing lol. There was a dvd with it, but for some reason I haven't been able to play any on my pc for a while so had to rely on rubbish instructions. Looking on you tube was only an afterthought, so still not so clever:-))))

True enough Val, and in this weather i'm over-fully clothed lol:-)

A maid Sticki?:-)

so am I Ba

Well Done BA you are a clever girl and have done a brilliant job with all your projects! you deserve a nice big Chocolate Easter Egg ;0))

they want money BA!

Well, you have been busy ! I bet you are really proud of yourself and so you should be! I don't think I would have had the nerve to hang shelves though . Well done! I had to laugh when you said about the pressure washer though as I did exactly the same thing ! lol.

Oooh Carole, yes I think you're right, a bit of chocolate is a fitting reward:-)

Forgot about that Sticki:-)

Hi Rose, so far that makes you me and Youngdaisydee. Must be something about gardeners and not looking properly which my husband always said about me lol. I've not hung shelves before, now I'm looking for other places I can hang them lol:-))

Wow,Ba..now that's what I call being multiskilled ..such a clever girl..they look great..about remembering to switch things on ..I did the same when first trying to load pics from my camera..it really does help to turn things on ! Lol..well done my friend :o)) x

Well BA, this awful feeling of inadequacy and hopelessness has just come over me after seeing this!!
I love all your handywork and am SO impressed.
I, on the other hand............!!!!

So that makes 3 of us so far who didnt know about turning switches on, As it happens when i did the patio hub was working nearby and he popped in for a drill or something, i said im not impressed with this jetwash, I might as well just use the hosepipe on its own, He said, Yi have to switch it on yi na and off he went. I know he would of went back to work and told all his mates! :))))

Thanks Sandra, if you're anything like me (which I don't take for granted lol) a state of panic takes over and numbs the brain. That's my excuse anyway ...... do you want any shelves putting up?:-))))

Hi Chris, it was that flippin' Stroller who shamed me into it. All her blogs about handymanning and digging out massive trees ...... and there was me thinking of getting a 'man' in:-))

Lol Ydd, how quick we all are to blame the tools, does that make us bad workmen do you think? I bet those workmates of your hubs have had similar experiences, but a lot of men aren't too keen on letting people know when they've been daft:-)

Lol,Ba..thanks for the kind offer,but I have a OH who has a fetish for putting shelves up..you name a space,there is a shelf there! We have the most organised loft in town,I think :o) x

You don't know how lucky you are ....I've needed organising all my life:-)

Jobs well done there Ba and very good they look too, pat on the back earned there, I do like an independent woman, I'll have a go at most things even shelves in my sheds, definitely NOT in my house where they are on show, doesn't matter how I measure and check with the spirit level they always look cockeyed at the finish and would end up looking like the house that Jack built....
Your new piece of kit looks a natty one, I like to get my hands on hubby's tools but they are always so awkward and heavy to use, his cordless one has two batteries so one can be in use whilst charging the other, only problem with me is the fact that I have small hands, can't flipping change the darn thing, you DO NOT want to hear the language if I'm in full swing and that happens especially if he's not around to change it for me, lol,
I'm sorry but had to laugh when reading about your debacle with the jet washer, its so funny, I had a mental picture of you storming off in a paddy swearing at the waste of hard earned cash, now thats something I have perfected to a fine art, as to the instruction leaflets and manuals, well!! lets face it some of them would try the patience of a saint...

I certainly did get in a paddy Lincs lol. Getting the shelf level was a doddle as the shelf more or less sits on top of the tiles and they were fine, getting the corner shelves level was a bit more awkward (walls not square) but I balanced them on two boxes and kept the spirit level on top:-)

You deserve a medal ... I award you a gold. (Son's partner will soon attempt a 3 mile swim: he has bought a medal and had it engraved in readiness - on a ribbon too. Aahh.)

But you are truly an inspiration Ba . . . Fantastic achievements!

Problem now Sheila, I'll have to widen the doors to let my head through:-) Your son sounds very thoughtful and in my book, anyone who swims 3 miles deserves a medal ...I can't swim at all:-))

Gosh very impressed, wish I could do those things , beats waiting for other half to do them.
I noticed one of the roses waiting to be planted is Designer Sunset . I bought the very same last year and it was a joy lovely glossy leaves and gorgous colour, think I put a picture on here. Have you your next job in mind?

I'll have a look for your pic Mary, I have been looking for this rose for ages, always good to hear that they are as good as you hope. I've been painting today, I must have taken an energy pill or something lol:-):-)