Having worked two days during half-term week, last week the intention was to head to my mother's on Thursday straight after work......but things took longer than expected/intended and it was too late to go Thursday so we headed off on Friday instead. It was nice to see my mother but two nights spent with her is quite enough if my sanity is to be ( Read more... )

Isn't the internet a wonderful thing......

Last night tabatha_yeddap took a look for ideas about what could be wrong with our dishwasher and found a cure for the problem......pull it out, dip it back 45 degrees, switch it on for 30 seconds, switch it off and put it back! And what do you know - it works ( Read more... )

Despite not being able to sleep last night I was not too late getting up this morning and had finished my first cup of coffee by 10am. Having loaded the dishwasher I put it on only to find that ot doesn't want to work - possible because it was so cold last night but anyway I will have to take a look at it shortly ( Read more... )

I have a room to rent out......
I'm posting details here before I spread the word a bit wider to give anyone that reads my journal a chance first!

DETAILS:
We are located in the nice part of Longsight. Very close to a variety of shops including two supermarkets and also close to the 192 bus route so easy to get into Manchester and Stockport town ( Read more... )

My living room is alot lighter now.....

I've hacked away at part of the hedge that was stopping the light coming in through the window and now we have light :) Still not as light as it could should be but at least it is better. I really need to chop a large amount off the tree in the corner but that is a big job - but it will only become an even ( Read more... )