Looks good Helen, you certainly have plenty of work to keep it under control.
All the best
Tom 
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Look good , you have done a great job
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Hi brandon1
Now I get it i am not a jane Austin fan but i remember black adder i don’t know where sadie came from except my grandma her dad was Irish so maybe its from there not sure all my family call me sadie and my husband did to but for work reasons I had to use sarah and paul.called me sarah all the time it was easier I love both my names and have a few more middle names as bieng scottish that’s what they do there my dad was called John thom (thom with a h was his middle name ) nothing like mine my middle names are surnames i think its a lovely piece of history to think where they all come from
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Hi helen39
That’s a big job to.do.on your own i used to do my own fornt and back and hedge but now.i let a.gardener do it as it is to much for me now and I find it much easier I know you say you are selling the house 
is that what you want to do or not and bieng poorly does not help your mood as I found out I hope you feel.better soon Helen
Sarah
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I am a fan of Jane Austen.
We went to Bath a few times when there were parades of people dressed up in the fashion of her day for the Jane Austen festival,
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Hi Julia 12
I am so sorry for your loss it is the hardest thing to go through i lost my husband in sept 6yrs and then his nephew 3yrs then my dad 1month after the nephew it just seems to keep going on and you seem to think is this all there is left now I have a stepmum and all I can think about is when am I going to get that call it just seems never ending I never ever thought about any of this and now my wonderful husband gone and I am all on my own and that’s the part I am struggling with bieng on my own it is not much fun
Sarah
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Ah, as in Colonel Brandon, Sense and Sensibility.
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That’s right RoseGarden, he was a very sweet, loyal boy and my wife loved him to bits. He would go to work with her so she could give a squeeze between classes . I would have to pick him up so I would be included in the hug.
Wishing you all the best
Tom
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I have also been busy in the garden today. I have put the first coat of paint it’s a arbour not a pergola. When it comes to the roof I’ll have to get my son’s help . As I can’t reach the top it even with a ladder . I also trimmed the hedge back with the cordless hedge trimmer. Hope you’re feeling a bit better .
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That’s a lovely picture. they look so happy together. I also like Jane Austen.
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Thanks Sherbet10 we both liked all of Jane Austen books. Looks like you’ve done a lot of gardening today. It’s nice to have things growing again and a little sun
Wishing you a lovely evening
All the best
Tom
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Well done, that’s a lot. I’m afraid I gave up. Cut just enough hedge to see the path and strimmed the waist high nettles and weeds on the other path. Thought I’d start on the garage but only managed one shelf. Energy levels today were not great.
One buyer withdrew their offer (bedrooms too small) but another offer of full asking price. I’m not counting my chickens just yet.
Hope we both sleep tonight x
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Thank you for sharing your beautiful words with us Johnr.They truly are so lovely.Thank you.
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I know you have a lot to do , you need to take it easy as well. Buying and selling is never easy. Even harder when you’re on your own . I am sure everything will work for you with the house. I hope you have a peaceful evening.
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That is a beautiful picture Tom x
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Squidge, i think robins are a “sign “ from our dear loved ones, like feathers and suddenly hearing a song connected to them, or flickering lights.I have read various books to try and bring me some comfort.I read somewhere that we are all spirit living a human life, i dont know if that makes any sense?We are all different and some of us have faith as in religion, some of us may believe that when we live this earth thats it.i like to think there is more than what we know,like you say a sort of continuation after death.I am like yourself i long for something to leave me in no doubt there is something after we pass away.I often have read that we have to sort of ‘tune in” to these sort of things like tuning in a radio.Take care.
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julia12,
Thank you.Weekends are so hard , as they are for so many of us on here.Sunday was the day my dear wife passed here at home in the living room.you are so right there doesnt seem any purpose in life anymore, it so feels like existing rather than living a life we used to know and love with our dear loved ones.Our life and ourselves have changed forever we will never be as we were.Its like a new chapter in our book of earthly life but i want to turn the pages back to what they were not what they are now.today was a bit more bearable, home from work back to the sad empty, lonely house.Its all so cruel.Take care.
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Thank you Sarah
I don’t feel too bad just less energy and a nasty throat.
I have a lovely gentleman that is helping with the jobs I can’t do but he’s no spring chicken so I don’t want to put on him.
I’m selling the house because I can’t live there without Stephen, it was our dream home but it’s no longer mine without him. It’s too big with too much garden and I have no neighbours. I love the house and Stephen did such a wonderful job renovating it I feel guilty selling it but Stephen knew I wouldn’t live there on my own.
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Thanks Helen, I hope you are feeling better. You have to look after yourself with that sore throat. My mother in-law would always give us a silk scarf to put round the throat. Might have been an old wives tale but it seemed to help. Wishing you all the best
Tom
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Gorgeous photo x
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