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It doesn't take much to make me happy. What about you?

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glitabo Thu 06-Sept-12 11:03:02

2 days ago my brown bin was delivered so now I can put all garden waste in that instead of bagging it up and taking it to the tip. Yesterday I had a great time doing -all- some of the jobs in the garden that I have been putting off. I was on a dead heading frenzy and a large unruly buddlia had a very severe hair cut.
The brown bin is nearly full but I have left enough room for the grass cuttings when DGS cuts the grass for me at the weekend.
I feel very good about this. It has just made one part of my life easier and made tidying the garden a more enjoyable experience.
sunshine

glitabo Thu 06-Sept-12 11:04:09

I still cannot make the strikethrough work.
What am I doing wrong?

Anagram Thu 06-Sept-12 11:23:14

You need two dashes before and after the word/s you want to strike through, glitabo!

whenim64 Thu 06-Sept-12 11:58:25

I am easily pleased when I've strimmed round the garden, pruned a few bushes and my green bin is nicely full glitabo

glitabo Thu 06-Sept-12 12:02:46

strikethrough yes that works. Thank you

tanith Thu 06-Sept-12 12:20:17

Our green waste collection has always been free up until April this year when the council started charging . I wouldn't pay for the green bags they had until then been collecting free of charge and now have to bag up my green waste and take to the tip every week or so.. so annoying. Now we have green waste being dumped on the local green space..

But I know I'm lucky to have a garden/green space to potter in as so many do not.. so I'm happy

Anagram Thu 06-Sept-12 12:30:23

There is a ditch/gap between the side of our drive and the railway enbankment beyond it, shielded from view by various trees and shrubs. We've made a couple of access points and just tip our garden waste in there - it all rots down eventually. It's like a gigantic compost heap!
The garden waste bags the Council give out wouldn't hold a fraction of our grass-cuttings, hedge trimmings and the huge weeds which have flourished this summer...

whenim64 Thu 06-Sept-12 12:37:27

My compost heaps are behind the garden fence underneath trees. Every now and again, I wander through the back gate into the woods and turn it over with the fallen leaves, and after a year, I am able to bring lovely, friable compost back into the garden. Works out perfectly. smile

HildaW Thu 06-Sept-12 13:46:28

Opened one of the compost bins yesterday to find two beautiful grass snakes curled up together!

susiecb Thu 06-Sept-12 15:43:19

Oh Yuk!!! Cleaning the fridge makes me happy - just done it and I feel very good. I once read that Michael winner hasa his housekeeper throw everything out of the fridge every three days and replace with fresh! I didnt quite do that but the veg/sald box contents went on the compost.

Stansgran Thu 06-Sept-12 16:19:42

Went to my sewing class and finished items for that fair that happens in december. Made me happy

Anagram Thu 06-Sept-12 16:37:17

Oh dear, you've reminded me that I really must defrost the freezer this weekend, Susie...sigh.

Nonu Thu 06-Sept-12 16:39:16

This would make me happy , what does OP stand for ? checked acronyms. is it Old Person .

JO4 Thu 06-Sept-12 16:40:02

No!!!!!! Original post or poster. grin

crimson Thu 06-Sept-12 16:46:23

My house is a complete tip, but I love tidying drawers. If a burglar came to my house he'd think I'd been ransacked already, but open a drawer [or a cupboard] and you're in another world [tidyland]. I suppose half the stuff lying around should probably be ina drawer or cupboard but I don't want to put them there in case they mess it up. I'm currently arranging things in my newly painted larder and it's making me very, very happy smile.

Nonu Thu 06-Sept-12 17:09:17

Just nipped over to Tsco and whilst waiting in queue to pay , it hit me like a bolt of lightening , so see I"m not as green as I"m cabbage looking . thanks However J. Ta ! Bit cross though, always look on reduced counter and there was one of my favourites, sushi, just went to reach for it and this got ahead of me , so what could I say apart from "you go ahead " hope he chokes on it ... should have been mine grin

JO4 Thu 06-Sept-12 17:11:46

grin you daft old git grin

JO4 Thu 06-Sept-12 17:12:15

Don't you DARE report me for that! shock

Nonu Thu 06-Sept-12 17:23:49

Would not dream of it, not my style , I don"t find many things ^offensive" can"t be bothered , live and let live i say , Here"s the show off bit , wait for it ,, chacon a son gout . Be truthful though you would have done the same if you were in my . giggle

Nonu Thu 06-Sept-12 17:25:22

my shoes giggle

JO4 Thu 06-Sept-12 17:29:54

You would probably have got food poisoning from it anyway. (DO NOT say "hope he does"!) grin

Nonu Thu 06-Sept-12 18:16:47

Would I, just hope he doesn"t enjoy as I Wanted that

AlisonMA Thu 06-Sept-12 18:44:22

When something good happens to one of my family I am always ecstatic.

DH has had a great few days, yesterday was his birthday and we went to watch his team, Warwickshire, thrash my team, Worcestershire, at cricket. Then he decided he wanted gammon egg and chips for dinner and we went to see if one of our favourite restaurants could do it and they did. He said it was even better than expected. Today we went back to the cricket to watch the inevitable defeat of Worcesterhire and the awarding of the trophy for coming top of the league to Warwickshire. He is walking around with a big grin. Now we are going to watch The Importance of Being Ernest to end a very good week. We are both happy.

granjura Thu 06-Sept-12 21:07:33

Nuthatches everywhere - put some sunflower seeds on the bird feeder, and within minutes they were all over the place, with their piercing cries. Lovely. Birds, flowers, smiles, grand-children and my neighbour's little boy - small things are the best.

AlisonMA Fri 07-Sept-12 10:30:01

Oh yes granjura I love the birds who come to our balconies to feed. It always puts a smile on my face. For about a week this year we had a woodpecker but he has stopped coming now.