25th February 2023 - DPD, Painting and Pallets

Thought for the day :"I have piles and piles of ironing to do - don't know which is the worse"

Saturday..  Saturday's are good. Actually there are 6 Saturdays a week and one Sunday when you are retired apparently. It is probably fairly right..

But today was a cold start - a frost over the grounds so I was pleased that I moved the new camellia into the shed yesterday to prevent it losing all its buds. Our existing plants are not doing well and it is possibly due to the frosts - but they should be a red and a white one.

Dogs walked - and 'Thena took off around Wyn's forestry as usual and I really must think about getting some seats to put out - but my ritual is getting better as I have little to do as I wait for her !!

And the saga of DPD continues as yesterday showed that they tried to deliver - but failed (how this can happen when they do not need to have anyone to receive but just "Take a photo of it in your entrance" 

But they still do not have a link to the APP which gives all the information that they need. 

But the message that it would be delivered on Monday now, led to an email to App Direct .. 
and lo and behold -- the delivery is now scheduled for tomorrow - Sunday !!!!
But of course there was no mention of the chosen safe place - so I posted again and it is now recorded from 10.13pm

We shall wait with baited breath for a DD van tomorrow - a DPD van in Rhydlewis ? Unlikey!  On Sunday ? No Chance !!

So back to the garden and estate .. Susie has been washing down the bedroom walls ready for painting. Seems we have some damp in the walls so trying to get back to Deri who is meant to be giving us a quote for the lyme rendering outside...  But we may have to put our fictional dehydrator to use in the house as well. The problem is that the bedrooms are not used so we do not monitor ...

Susie started culling the boys from the last brood from Sooty - but they turn out to be a little faster and sneakier than the others ...   Dinner escaped...

I did a bit with some of the pallets that we have for the new pallet storage and spend some money this evening on a heavy duty tarp for the walls and ceiling...

One more full pallet needed to complete and I am sure that I will find use for more...

Cheers !