How about getting a trailer for the Tardis... just big enough for a shed?If I had a shed, I'd have a shed like that.
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New puppeeeee
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
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- Regensburg, Germany
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Boogie
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That‘s grand news!I have been wanting a garden shed and a covered log store for a while now. A friend was going to build them for me but he had to finish fitting a kitchen for the friends who were flooded last year and trying to put things in place to reduce their risk of flooding again. This all took a long time as the people who did the repairs when they were flooded in 2015 apparently didn't do a good job, so he had to undo much of what they had done.
Anyway he got the drawings and costing to me last week and he started work thismorning! He's got lots of really good ideas and is going to put water butts in for me, a transparent roof on the shed so I can use it for over wintering plants and all sorts of other things. I'm really excited about it and pleased that he's finally started !
I’ve asked my brother to bring his welding skills to bear and make me a fire pit from scrap metal. Hopefully we will be allowed people in the garden again some day. I envisage having friends and family round (only two at a time) for coffees or lunch or evening drinks.
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- Andorra and Spain
We have a firepit in our fly-free. It's awesome, and allows us to make use of the outside even when it's a bit cooler. You'll love it! Ours is the top of an old cast iron BBQ, because we can't use charcoal BBQs here.That‘s grand news!
I’ve asked my brother to bring his welding skills to bear and make me a fire pit from scrap metal. Hopefully we will be allowed people in the garden again some day. I envisage having friends and family round (only two at a time) for coffees or lunch or evening drinks.
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Ok, you've stumped me!
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- Cornwall , UK
I truly am blessed with Anna . I didnt feel too great last night , think I walked too far in the wrong footwear and ended up with horrible back ache . Anna came to pick up Reubens friend Mia the Rhodesian Ridgeback from over the road , so I called out to ask if she could fit Reuben in as an extra today . ` Course I can ` she called back , ` always got room for Reubs ` , bless her , she really has been a blessing and of course the big black monster adores her which makes it easy for me to part with him for a few hours xx
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- Herefordshire, UK
Yes, what a find she was, it must make all the difference to you, knowing she's there.
My dog walkers are a god send. Despite working at home I can't always give them the run they need, and they - especially Bear - has such a good time racing about with doggy friends who keep up with him. It means I can do a full day's work, finish by six, take a few breaks to have very short play and training sessions with them, and time to cook dinner and a relatively free evening. I feel much less stressed when they are fully exercised.
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
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- Regensburg, Germany
@kateincornwall hope your back in on the mend and that Reubs comes back happily exhausted and ready to give you a nice cuddle. 
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
I found a new online - and totally free - Italian course today. It looks amazing, plus there are tons of other classes presented by top US and other universities around the world. Not sure if this was around pre-COVID, but getting access to "Ivy League" courses is sure a lockdown plus.
www.edx.org
My brain is frying from German study overload and I've been using Spanish a ton for work lately, so that leaves Italian as my "fun" language!
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My brain is frying from German study overload and I've been using Spanish a ton for work lately, so that leaves Italian as my "fun" language!
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Hope your back is feeling better @kateincornwall 
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- SW London UK
I wish I could speak at least another language. I try to learn French on and off but its a case of one step forward and three steps back. All the courses I have found are all about accurate spelling of all the tenses. I need to find dyslexic friendly French that's all about the speaking and conversation.I found a new online - and totally free - Italian course today. It looks amazing, plus there are tons of other classes presented by top US and other universities around the world. Not sure if this was around pre-COVID, but getting access to "Ivy League" courses is sure a lockdown plus.
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My brain is frying from German study overload and I've been using Spanish a ton for work lately, so that leaves Italian as my "fun" language!
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
You could look at italki.com. There are native-language speakers on there who teach across the whole range of levels. I have a lovely young Spanish/Catalan lady who I use for practicing conversational language with, and she corrects everything I get wrong, which is just what I need. And she costs the princely amount of €5 per half hour session!
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- Andorra and Spain
A fly-free area - most houses in the campo here have them because, living amongst fruit farms as we do, there are times of year when there are a lot of flies about and they're a nuisance! So it's basically like a conservatory, but instead of glass walls and ceiling, they're just mosquito netting. So you're outside but protected.Ok, you've stumped me!
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
@JES72 Agree! I've been using iTalki since it started. It's not great for structured lessons, even the 'professional' teachers (at least that's been my experience) tend to just have a chat, but for getting questions answered and getting the chance to talk, it's good. For the lower prices, filter on "community tutors' vs "professional teachers". Watch the video intros to see who you like, then sign up for a trial lesson, which is usually at a much reduced rate. There's no subscription or endlessly renewing fee, just pay for what you use.
Also unless your heart is set on French, you might want to give Spanish or Italian a go instead. French spelling and pronunciation, while MUCH easier than English, is still more challenging because of the parts of words that remain silent and how words are strung together when spoken. Both Spanish and Italian are pretty much "what you see is what you hear is what you say". Also if you want to use your new language in the real world, the French can be more critical of beginners, whereas trying or Spanish or Italian out on the locals usually results in encouraging smiles even if you've only said, "Hi, I am learning Italian, can you help me, where is the loo?"
Italian is my personal favourite language - hands down most fun to speak - but Spanish is more accessible/economical because so much of the world speaks it. Lots of content plus online teachers are plentiful and less costly if based in places with a lower cost of living like Mexico. Plus for a native English speaker, Mexican Spanish is SO much easier to understand than Castellano (Spanish spoken in Spain).
If you'd really like to go on a limb and try German, I've got some great recommendations for that. But something tells me I shouldn't bother typing those down here.
OK, I'll stop now. Can you tell this is my favourite topic alongside "dogs"?
Try some of the BBC foreign language content. The emphasis there is on speaking and conversation - and it’s free!
I sowed some aubergine and chilli at the same time but nothing happening there yet. Maybe my windowsill isn't warm enough for them. Still, spring is coming!! 
Cath
MLF Sales Coordinator
Yes, I am going to sow mine at weekend