uncertainty

Not knowing things can be very stressful.

Like how do we afford a third more rent?   Will she accept less than that?
Watch this space.....decisions to be made and put into writing by the 19th....

We don't want to move if we don't have to. Apart from anything else, rentals in general have shot up in price...places I looked at a year ago are asking more.
Perhaps because they are becoming farther and fewer between...I've also seen several that were outside chances of looking at to rent,now for sale.

IF we had enough capital to buy outright life would be easier ....   and cheaper.

I'm back to homehunting again, just in case....

Meanwhile matters move steadily on with the business of selling the South Wales house.....wish I could get enough from this to buy another for myself.

Back to my father's thoughts...
Step one, win the lottery....
Step two, when number one fails, go to work in the morning....

Meanwhile we visit various bits of our various families. It's good to keep contacts going and keep up with news.

more walking..

 walk with little brother in Ninesprings, Yeovil

 reflections

 and pebble mosaics

 and the highest spring of the nine

more family visiting tomorrow

moving on...

We're down in South Wales,finally clearing my things from the house, which we've sold online. It will probably end up as a rental, but that is ok, they are needed.
The Carpenter needs to move on, a Spring wedding is planned....I've already moved on....The Oily One isn't happy, but he has been here temporarily for too many years and needs to move on himself and be responsible...whether he likes it or not!!!

getting rolling again...

This year's seasonal cards have been started..I wonder if these will sell?

A batch of ink cartridges, with a10% off, cost about the same as our half-price new gardening tool....

We "bit the bullet" on both and bought, in the hope that we can earn something from them.

The Pirate enjoyed using his new toy, sorry tool!!

feeling a bit grey

Just like the weather.

We're back doing gardening to make ends meet and my hands hurt.

I'm feeling uninspired about making any images.  I feel I want to do them for myself, but can't justify taking up time or spending on materials if they wont sell.

The weather here is changeable, mostly damp and chilly.

The house in South Wales is hopefully near to selling, but even that is causing friction. Myself and The Carpenter own it..and we've been talking about selling for many years.  The Oily One moved back into it when he lost job and rental, has never fully contributed to the costs of having him there despite earning the most and spread his oily footprint over the property....he doesn't like change, but now he has to.
He loathes the Carpenter's fiancee who backs Carpenter up and stands up to  him.....families, who'd have them!

missing here

Not been for a year.

on Maybole Shore...

Walk before supper. The sound of water eases the Pirate's tinnitus and lifts our spirits.