🦞 The Lockdown Gang still chatting 🦞

No. If you are paying an agent use them as a middle-man.
My husband keeps getting messages from a couple who want to buy my mother-in-law's house.

He wants to be friendly but he needs to try to not say too much!

Thanks for your thoughtfulness Doodle.
My own house has the perfect location so whenever I go will be a compromise but I have a list of must haves
Someone has just written who wants to develop it into co-housing.
This is the 3rd person who wants to do that but the other 2 backed out.

I don't think I should get too involved.

A funny kind of day here. Not too hot but muggy. What's it been like for you?

Sorry Notspaghetti and NN this heat has addled my brain.
It was lovely Notspaghetti who sent a very thoughtful gift to Kaimoana from the Lobstars.
Grammaretto i think you need to make sure you don’t rush into buying the wrong thing. It might end up being somewhere you’ll live for a long time so make sure you’ve got transport links. Able to walk to the shops and be part of a community. Don’t find yourself isolated somewhere. Good views are great but they don’t keep you company.

That's lovely 😍

It was poor Naughtyneine who had to release little Luna, Doodle

I hope you are wrapped in love Naughtyneine and feel comfortable with this sad decision soon

Kaimoana has been sent a little cheery soapy gift from the Lobstars
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We may be miles away but we do care
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Tell us more, Kaimoana!

It is amazing how things can change in life when friends do something which suddenly proves you are not alone and someone cares.

I am grateful beyond words - and I smell better as well !!

Wonderfully useful care instructions ixion I have never come across anything like that!

It's not the fixer upper, which is still on the market, but the small miner's cottage on the top of the hill with beautiful views and garden but no room for a table in the kitchen. not room for a table at all
DD called it pokey.
Several people have suggested renting something. I could look into that.
My friend in the north rents her farmhouse. It would never be for sale.

How are things Naughtyneine?

Jaxjacky thank you for popping in with your best buy advice 🤣
Notspaghetti glad you’re coming to terms with what was the best thing for lovely Luna. Miss them so much though.

Good news Grammaretto if you do get a buyer it would be better to move into something rental for a while rather than buy a place you’re not really happy with. We did that once and regretted it after,
Love those washing instructions Ixion I do hope you get the correct bridesmaid for your garment when washing time comes. 🤣🤣

That's really positive news about your returners, Grammaretto. Will you be around to answer any detailed questions, if you think they may be serious?

It's not your early fixer-upper that is promoting higher bids, is it?☹️

Wishing you well.

A little on line retail therapy seemed the perfect antidote to a demanding exercise hour this morning (of which, 2 down, 24 to go).

I browsed and decided on a spivvy replacement glasses case for my new sunglasses.
I chose Kimono Cranes from a museum and gallery collection, to offer a hint of culture.

Here are the care instructions -

Care instructions
Clean with a much, wet bridesmaid and a dry, soft bridesmaid to avoid damaging the surface. Avoid cleaning with harder bridesmaid or chemistry. Let it dry at room temperature.

Great news that they want to come back!
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I had my first viewers today. They stayed more than an hour and want to come back.

Meanwhile my offer for the little house I liked was too low. The top offer was 20% above the asking price.
It was nice but I wasn't in love with it.

My friend is coming to supper so maybe he'll have some ideas

How lovely to find frogs in your pond. NS

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Here is my Judas tree looking amazing

Thanks Grammaretto, I am fine. Just feeling sorry for myself earlier.
I am loads and loads better but still annoyingly not reliable stepping over things or moving quickly it seems.

I did see some rather smart healthy looking frogs (probably yearlings) at the edge of our little pond though which was really lovely and did cheer me up. I really think frogs are just so lovely.
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Naughtyneine, I hope you have found some peace today. I'm sure it was the right time.
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I have woken up with the heat thinking it's morning but it's not even midnight. 😡

Terrible all that tripping over NotSpaghetti I hope you are ok.

Oooh, JJ. Thank you!

We haven't got those! Got all the rest, I think

On my way 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Thinking of you especially, Kaimoana - as it is so hot here.
I hope it's not as cold there as it is hot here and that you are able to keep well wrapped up

*SCOOP jaxjacky!

Excuse me inteterrupting, ixion, white Magnums half price in Tesco with club card 🙂.

Oh ixion - that could so easily be me wrestling with (say) Sundried tomatoes in oil, or olives or whatever!

I have several linen sleeveless tops and have had to have all of them on this week - oil, curry, yogurt, tomato sauce... not one made it safely till bedtime.

And, I have fallen over not once but twice today! Once falling into a hydrangea and damaging my shoulder., and once looking for the secateurs in the jungle loosely referred to as the garden!

The first time I was trying to see if my husband had managed to remove the poor old box tree/shrub (?) which was totally decimated this year, and tripped over a small potted plant I'd put there jyst an hour before

Left-overs for dinner... Feeling a bit deflated as had been to two lots of Yoga thos week where i was useless. I need to work on my left foot again I think... but Mr Spaghetti told me I need to work on not rushing about.
.*Love to you all.*
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X-ed posts!
As NS says, it only takes one interested party to effect a sale - unless you can generate a bidding war with Music Man

Grammaretto, I'm sure your lovely home will find someone soon.

Too hot to do much here these past few days: playing at being a domestic goddess, I have been pegging all my washing out on the line, only to find it is ready dried for me before I am ready for it.

Magnum lolly-stock rapidly dwindling- I read elsewhere that some Grans are treating themselves to the mini version😱. Not here.

I have just taken receipt of a nifty device for opening a variety of jars, acknowledging sadly that strength in various areas is diminishing for the two of us and that we can't always wait for a visit from DS to open stiff lids.

Mr.I is mighty impressed with its range of 8 potential lid opener sizes (4 on each side), me not so taken with the device which looks like a pair of antennae with which one prises open the ring pulls on tins of tuna.

Having struggled with what must be the culinary equivalent of mud wrestling (the more oil that leaked out, the slipperier the tin became), finally the lid wrenched back, only to spray my beautiful new Seasalt linen tunic top with copious spots of sunflower oil.

Grr.

Grammaretto, do you sell by sealed bids in Scotland, or is it optional?

It has been hot today.
I was travelling home from the North of Scotland so sitting on a hot train for about 7 hours. The air conditioning wasn't working. I was sharing awful travel stories with a woman across the aisle. 😡😲

It's good to be home. I'll have an early night after watering the garden.

Not had any more interest in my house, sadly.