What has your better half fixed today?

The lawn mower has developed a hole in its side, rusted through.
Will probably lash out on a new one end of summer, when reduced hopefully, but to keep it going for the time being, DH has spent most of the day trying to fashion a new side part out of an old frying pan! Lots of welding type activity have gone on, but reluctantly will maybe have to find a thinner bit of metal.
It has kept him occupied all day.

DH has earned his supper today - he banged a large stake in the lawn and buckled a leaning tree to it.
The tree can grow straight and tall now ?

He has started to dismantle the garden decking as he has a grand scheme for paving in mind. Admittedly the decking was old and getting a bit rotten but it could have waited. So far it has involved a lot of sawing, drilling, noise and swearing. The swearing was mostly from me as I realized he has started something that he will be unable to finish until lockdown is over. The garden now looks like a bomb site and any hope of warm evenings spent sipping a G&T on the patio have been reduced to rubble.

I wish my DH was the pro active handyman type but he isn’t. Like a bull in a china shop.

As I'm the better half I do everything that it's my responsibility to fix myself. Anything else, I get someone in to do it and bill my landlord. ????

DH has never been a practical man. His mother thought him too clever to be bothered with mending things; I have always preferred to pay someone to do a proper job - AND FINISH IT - and this has kept our marriage going. Now I have to do everything anyway, so if I can’t do it I usually know a man who can. Though not at the moment, obviously.

She mowed her mum’s lawn and edged ours after I mowed it, quite handy actually !.

My DH has been working on our Summer House today by adding on new guttering and downpipes. He actually built the Summer House when it was delivered and hand painted it to complete. He has always been a ‘hands-on’ man and for normal makes a very good job of tasks. He is, as I write just finishing the job off and a very good one at that.

Here it is.

My OH has been in a right grumpy mood today! Hes been digging out an old dead Tree root that is being a bit of a pain in the backside to remove. He refused any Lunch, then came back into the kitchen later, and made a right mess on the worksurfaces helping himself to a Sandwich, there were empty packets and crumbs everywhere, he certainly does not believe in the 'Clear as you go' theory!

I don't have a 'better half' - I'm a complete capable person all on my own!

Today, I glued and nailed just a couple of bits of wood onto my wall panelling project - and destroyed some bamboo roots in the garden. Very lazy of me. I just don't know where the day went to be honest.

That looks fabulous Brunette10
I hope it gets lots of use this year. Does it hold many people?

Love the topiary too. Very swish ?

Brunette10 - what a beautiful summer house, and a clever hubby.
Wish you long summer days to enjoy it.
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I don’t have a better, or worse, half. And why should “he” be the fixer anyway ? I’ve fixed the blocked Dyson.

Lucca my DH and I have been wed for 42 years.
As a partnership we work to our own strengths and he is definitely the better fixer of broken stuff (I’m the clumsy one).
And I’m definitely the better cook out of us both. ??

Thank you for your lovely comments. I certainly hope we shall get good use if it for many summers. Gabriella we have a small 2 seater settee and 2 chairs and a small coffee table in it so not huge but suits us. We also have a small electric heater in and lighting. It was a retirement present from me to my DH.

Packed up vintage snare drum and associated bits to send out to son no 2 overseas who keeps ordering them off e-bay!

Raided my dad's ancient tools and sorted out some for son no 1's special project and packed those up to send down south. He has plenty of modern tools but seemingly needs 'just the right' ones.

Guess who's got the job of arranging couriers tomorrow

Brunette10 that looks really nice.

I am lucky to have a husband that has always taken pride in the way our home looks and operates. In fact he was maintenance foremen at the hospital for many years before retiring (early due to health) and any issues are taken care of before they really become issues!

Last week it was mend the drainpipes, lift some cement garden squares, hire a roofer to replace a few tiles, power wash the outside of the house, etc. He is always busy! That and he walks the dog twice a day and makes my lunch for me. Love him to bits!

Brined a chicken for roasting later
Hung up some washing
Put in and hung up more washing
Swept the floor
Prepared lunch - remains of soup he made yesterday with bread and cheese
Weeded the garden - removing a midwife toad with eggs on his back to a safe place
Cooked the supper.

My contribution - prepared asparagus for roasting.

Sadly he's nearly, but not quite the angel he seems as we do argue.

I’ve just asked mine what he was up to this afternoon while I was extremely busy upstairs clingfilming jigsaws, as you do.

Helping Jean cover her brassicas, apparently. I shall enquire no further.

He has Finally agreed the we have a leak in out toilet. For a month he has said the wet tile is because I use too much water when washing the floor.

This has been a real worry for me as I had visions of new toilet, wrecked tiles and all sorts of problems getting a plumber . Fortunately a lovely man came and fixed for us and only charged £60.

My husband thought the ‘bushes’ ?? On the rear of the car were worn so he’s had the jack out. I’ve no idea what bushes are, so I don’t know if it’s made me happy or not. Today he fixed an awning on our south facing patio that’s made me really happy. Over the last few weeks he’s hung lots of photo frames on walls, cut the grass, washed the cars,I’m very happy about those things. He’s spent hours and hours in the garage on his beloved motorbikes and that’s made him very very happy, very happy indeed. He’s honestly loving the lockdown.

DH has just finished refurbishing the bird house that was going rotten in places. It isn’t as high as it used to be but looks very smart. Hope the birds appreciate it .

Brunette10
I'll be round on Thursday ? Tea just frightened with milk, no sugar.
Scones would be great. ???

Just two whole people here but One of us has cleared out a cupboard full of craft stuff and old photos and the other decided he would paint the inside of the cupboard. Just need to encourage him to do the whole room.