Wildlife in the garden.

Click image to enlarge: Just a few photo's of the wildlife we have spotted up to now in the garden.

Update on August

All throughout August it's been up early and get cracking with the decorating, but it's been worth all the very hard work done by all. I have had some free time as no-one works on there Birthday now do they, my gorgeous girlfriend is due to come over on 18th but what she didn't know was that I was going to surprise her and meet her, ticket all booked and all that. So it's all hands to the decks and try to finish the painting, drilling, wallpapering, picking some stuff up, Argos and eat and sleep in between, I thinking it's fast approaching my birthday, only two days left and my girlfriend will be here.
So it's rush, rush, rush but also family members were also panicking to get things finished on this evening of the 16th August, it wasn't up until later that evening all became clear to me. Just had a text from my girlfriend who was babysitting for a friend, that the kids were bored and so on, I replied back saying, "play hide and seek with them". Anyway to cut a long story short my intercom goes at 10:50 and I thought it must be my mum as she had not long left and must have forgot something, I answered the intercom and it was the voice that I'd heard so many times before. Yep, I was totally speechless and in shock coz it was only the voice of my beautiful girlfriend who I assumed to be babysitting, I totally speechless and spellbound and from that day onwards it was tools down. She's full of amazing surprises! And here to stay forever and a day.
We also went to Liverpool on a ferry across the mersey for a trip down memory lane, visted St Johns Market, the oldest market in Liverpool and not forgetting the Caven club where the world famous Beatles story all began. We also took my mum to Manchester's Pride which she loved and was dancing in the street (lol). What an amazing Birthday and Month to remember.x

Getting Ship shape

A few days of hard work has pasted and with everyone mucking in nearly all complete, just a few odds and ends to do here and there. Carpet guys been and gone, flooring looks great plus I can now walk around in bare feet, a good friend came to fit the bedroom furniture which looks fab, just leaves the kitchen to complete.Big Thanks to all that helped.x

B and Q

Sun 5th. I should get shares in this diy store, yep back again for more paint and stuff. Everyone enjoying doing all this and having a laugh but does seem never ending...x

All work and no play...

Sat 4th. Up again, no rest for the wicked as they say. Today our Linda came along to give us all a hand with the glossing, between everyone we did all the front room which is now finished, the hallway and the dam doors in it, then wiped down paintwork ready for the day after, who said decorating was easy.x

Still Stripping!!

Fri 3rd Aug. Yet another early start and off to B & Q for paint, rollers and brushes then to the apartment for all to start painting ceiling and walls, I went to make a brew, "a well earned break, hard work being the clerk of works". As I was looking out of the window and I spotted a woodpecker in the trees, I was fascinated as I've never seen one in real life. The only one I ever seen was on the TV cartoon lol.

Stripping

Thurs 2nd. Up early to get cracking on with the stripping, today sweat pouring off everyone, spent all day doing that, harder than you think. Enjoyed it thoroughly being the clerk of works..x

Got the key

Wed 1st. Got a phone call this morning from John, got to meet him at the Apartment at 2 pm got there at 1.45, a guy that lives in the block came out being nosey. Anyway went in the apartment and looked around was very impressed signed for the property then was cheeky and asked if We could have a painting and decorating voucher. If you don't ask you don't get, I smiled and got.

Tutt,Tutt,Tutt

Tue 31st. Workman called today to look at the broken sink, "Hmm now I wonder how that happened! Shhh", having to order a new one.
Took a walk to put Lottery on and yep the sun is shinning, guess I got a few days to relax before all the hard work really begins, so I just going to chill out till then and do a little Internet shopping.

The Interview..

Mon 30th. Up at 8am today, a couple of brews and straighten hair then off to the Interview for 11-30, got there about 11-15 waited in Interview room the guy walked in and the first thing that came out of his mouth was to my mum, " I know you ", my mum said her first name and he said her second name. We both looked at each other, he was going back over 50 years ago probably one of her pageboys in the Whit Walks. The Interview took about 45 minutes sorting this and that out and everything ran smooth. Then went to the Dentist to make an appointment, we parked up then I spotted we were in the street of the very first house I lived in way back in 1964. Now how freaky is that!

Happy Birthday To...

Sat 28th. "How old is it this time Mum, Oh yes 21 again". Knock at the door at 10am this morning, mum answered it as I knew it was for her. A Guy standing there with a lovely arrangement of roses and a box of chocolates unfortunately not the guy of her dreams but the interflora man(lol). A Birthday Present sent from my Girlfriend, mum rang straight away to say Thank You. What else, two bottles of perfume, matching earrings and a necklet, willow branches with lights twisted around them and money from everyone else. Then later she's out on the razzle dazzle with her mate. "Happy Birthday Mum".x

The good old Console of days gone by...

The Very First Games Console My brother and I ever owned way back in the 70s. Who would have thought that a little square ball going from one end of the screen to the other and making a silly beeping noise as it hit the so called bats, would keep us glued to that TV set for hours on end. How the graphics and the power of the console have changed for the better over the years, and looking at these which we owned makes me feel even older especially the first two. Kids today don't no how lucky they are thanks to the gaming world,lol.

A Walk In The Park.

Views looking onto Radcliffe from Coronation Park...

24th Tue... Didn't do much yesterday just to the Bank, not a lot to do today really just put my Lottery on and with it being such a nice day went for a walk.
Decided to have a walk around Coronation Park and took a few photos. This is the park used to film A Kind Of Loving way back in 1962 with Alan Bates, Thora Hird and June Richie. Then the trilogy was made into a TV series in 1982 and ran for ten weeks, but this time around starring Joanna Whalley and Clive Wood. I remember my brother and I going up to the park and watching it being filmed and having to be very quite, also getting there autographs on the back of a cigarette packet.