General Chat

No............not today anyway.

Do you have nets on your windows?

Sleeping in my own bed. It's heaven to snuggle down.
Hate the unpacking and washing etc.tho
Glad you had a good time Di, despite the return crossing the weather's been bad here these last few days.

Do you feed the birds in your garden ?
I ask because I always did and then my neighbour found a rat climbing up his bird table !!!! So we've had to stop now.

Yes we have a large garden, loads of shrubs and perennials,
we always have bees and butterflies, but hubby still plants annuals in pots, plus planting a whole veg plot.( Red Poppies and Nasturtiums attract the bees good for fertilisation..)
Had kidney beans, broad beans peas and pots for tea .Have had 2 loads of beetroot , more to come and am awaiting the sprouting broccoli!

Do you have a shower or bath or both ( our shower is over the bath at the mo but hubby wants to alter it all !!)..?

My hubby and 2 kids:).. I do have a rather nice diamond ring tho .lol

Hubby just put a new shower over the bath, last week, but has lead him to thinking to taking the bath out completely as it's only me that uses it, that's when I have a bad back which is not often .

Do you own or rent your accommodation.?

Last year we moved into what we think is our dream home. We love the space we have, the garden with the river at the bottom, the view, the area, the fresh food from the farm shops and we even get on well with all the neighbours. We liked London where we were before but it was crowded, noisy, rushed and constant traffic jams even starting a journey to get to the top of the road. We've been so lucky to achieve this particular goal.

What would be your ideal lifestyle?

I like the one I have now, after working for 26 years as an accountant I have now retired and have more time for friends, hobbies etc. happily married with 3 adult sons and two beautiful granddaughters. We live 5 minutes away from the Swinley forest, part of the Royal estate with open access. Close to Sainsburys and within walking distance of Doctors and Dentist so the car isn't a nessesity although we use it for holidays and taking our pets to the vet.

If you could afford a holiday home where would you choose?

Devon or Cornwall in the UK. .....Menorca or Crete abroad.

What precious gem would you have set in a ring or pendant if offered as a gift ( money no object)...?

I don't wear a lot of jewellery but if I had to make a choice it would be a ruby ring.

Apart from family & pets which item to you value the most in your home?

3 things.. a salt and pepper condiment set in the shape of an aeroplane that my dad bought his mother on a Sunday school trip in about 1919
(dad was plane mad and I have loads of spitfire and hurricane collections from when he left the RAF and more recently )
Dad's de mob jacket.
A china dog 8 inches high (presumable from a pair ) that my grandparents were given as a wedding present in 1908, I used to 'play 'with him when I was about 3 or 4, grampa died before I was 5 and said the dog was always mine; I also have the 14 inch dog, but no one in the family seems to know where the right hand dog to each of the pair are !

I live 1350 ft above sea level and have bad weather unless we have a heatwave!

What is the climate where you live ?

Very moderate as a whole as we live in the Thames Valley but up until the early 60's I lived on the outskirts of Hastings very near to North Seat one of the highest points in Sussex on a clear day you can see the coastline of France and it could get very cold in the winter.

What is your ideal climate and temperature?

I like it warm ...mid 20's but with a breeze.'..... I wish ..!
Holiday's abroad I like it in the 30s but again with a breeze ,don't like it humid.

Do your council keep your street lights on all night?

Yes, they are a really good council [Conservative]


Are you encouraged to recycle in your area ?

Yes we have a black bin for household rubbish, Blue bin for plastic, cardboard, and a red bin for Glass.
we keep all our dustbins at the bottom of the garden and my hubby calls it dustbin city.


My first grandchild is overdue and hopefully will make an appearance at any minute, Have you any grandchildren ?

No , my 'children' are 21 and 23 with no signs of getting hitched.
Hopefully your grand child will make a safe appearance soon :)


Do you grow your own veg, my hubby plants ours garden and my late dads, we had 8lbs of kidney beans off dads garden this week, haven't picked ours yet this week !

Not as many as I would like, we have two ponds in our garden which take up a lot of room.


Which well known person [living or dead] would you choose to meet ?

Paul Newman

Doe you prefer Jackets or coats in the dry weather ?

Jackets most of the time


Can you still run up the stairs ?

We live in a bungalow, the only stairs are to my dau dormer bedroom,( don't run up those) but yes I can run up steps quite quickly.
I was excellent at falling down them as a child!

Do you like or ride horses..?

Up until I was seven years of age I was brought up in the country so I really like horses but never learned to ride them, much to my regret.

Have you any ambitions you haven't yet fulfilled ?

Yes haven't visited my sister in US yet,

Do you do the lottery ? There are so many of then now !