tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post1110399436929505737..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: A mop to die for ;o)Meanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-46421214591359799912016-01-14T21:05:35.323+00:002016-01-14T21:05:35.323+00:00And here's me thinking you'd bought yorsel...And here's me thinking you'd bought yorself a bargain mop to simply wash the floor. You see things that we don't when you're out bargain spotting, I can't wait to see what this becomes!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-7855655185048032252016-01-14T14:32:09.326+00:002016-01-14T14:32:09.326+00:00Devising ways to reuse even banal items like mops ...Devising ways to reuse even banal items like mops is great. <br />I am currently crocheting a rug out of a defunct woolen coat and a sweater someone gave me in a nice colour but nasty style. Last week I made a rug for our back door made out of 3 pairs of ripped-to-buggery jeans which had retired from long-service on the allotment. <br />With all the odd bits of material left over from these slaughtered pieces of clothing I am planning to make cushion filling, so that nothing will wind up in landfill. Obviously all zips, buttons etc have been squirreled away for future reference.<br /><br />Please tell us all about similar ideas that you've had, Ilona! I'm especially impressed by the shed.Thriftier than thouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717170880191070842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89175358443370110392016-01-14T13:25:36.707+00:002016-01-14T13:25:36.707+00:00I'm also intrigued to know what you will do wi...I'm also intrigued to know what you will do with the mop. You've got me looking at my old diaries now to see what I was doing on those days. <br /><br />Joan (Wales)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-21436886620160643912016-01-14T12:11:06.119+00:002016-01-14T12:11:06.119+00:00I wish I had your imagination! I'd just look ...I wish I had your imagination! I'd just look at a mop and think - housework!Perhaps it will be part of a wall hanging depicting a snow scene - looking forward to finding out. My brother was a lorry driver but had to retire early due to ill health and so many of his ex-colleagues have died young probably because of the sedentary nature of the job, the food served in transport cafes leading to weight issues and the fact that most of them smoked. It's as well I got a short walk in early today as it's now pouring down and blowing a gale! VictoriaVickiEYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667358747492519817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-44710993341918813952016-01-14T12:03:46.572+00:002016-01-14T12:03:46.572+00:00Hi Ilona my son used to do courier work and drove ...Hi Ilona my son used to do courier work and drove those crazy hours as well. Only you would unravel a mop for ther purposes. well done for the inspirationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-80927377116710461312016-01-14T11:24:27.305+00:002016-01-14T11:24:27.305+00:00Hi Mary Jane. I am chuffed to know that you are do...Hi Mary Jane. I am chuffed to know that you are doing some exercise. To include your walking into your every day routine is the best way to tackle it. Keep up the good work. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-51358269232725125012016-01-14T11:21:43.541+00:002016-01-14T11:21:43.541+00:00Hi Barbara. Yes, after 32 years of driving, I did ...Hi Barbara. Yes, after 32 years of driving, I did drive all over England Scotland, and Wales. A little bit into Ireland, the Isle of White, Holland, Belgium, and Germany. <br /><br />No they didn't all have rooms for drivers, except for the big purpose built Truckstops like Carlisle and Penrith. Most drivers slept in their cab to save the money. Employers paid for the lorry park, but if a driver wanted a room they had to cover that cost themselves. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-33102646241590327962016-01-14T11:16:28.804+00:002016-01-14T11:16:28.804+00:00Hi Caz. When I worked just down the road at Nestle...Hi Caz. When I worked just down the road at Nestle I didn't use the Salt Box because it was too close to the depot, but I did use it occasionally later on when passing. Saying that, I was never a big fan of transport cafe's, didn't like the food they served, and never ate truckers breakfasts. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-26998221336132500632016-01-14T10:28:13.400+00:002016-01-14T10:28:13.400+00:00Love to see what you do with the mop. You've s...Love to see what you do with the mop. You've set me thinking now.<br />NormaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-81593694620410002152016-01-14T09:37:26.839+00:002016-01-14T09:37:26.839+00:00Never a dull moment in your world meanqueen, i thi...Never a dull moment in your world meanqueen, i think you will never get bored as there is always something your upto-i love it x Sammie Skinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135941984066102913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-54822845058282977252016-01-14T05:13:24.702+00:002016-01-14T05:13:24.702+00:00Hi, Ilona. Just wanted you to know that even thoug...Hi, Ilona. Just wanted you to know that even though I didn't officially join the walking forum, I have taken your example to heart, and am making a goal of walking at least an hour per day for a minimum of six days per week. That leaves a day for when running errands in town cuts into my daylight hours. In the summer this will not be a problem as we have close to 18 hours of sunlight by the summer solstice, but for now, in the winter, we have very few daylight hours. Today, I came home from running errands and fit my walk in before supper, because I thought of you and all the walkers joining you in spirit. I walk out here in the country, but I have changed my route a bit to include a nice steep hill. I plan to lengthen out my route when the days get longer. A one hour walk is close to 3 miles. I won't beat myself up if I don't go at least 6 days a week, but that is my goal. I also have a treadmill in the house that I plan on using on rainy days, or for when wild life is lurking about. Last summer a fall, several bears were spotted in close proximity to my home, so it was the treadmill for me. I prefer walking out doors. Mary Jane in Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-76316868819862697762016-01-14T01:07:33.253+00:002016-01-14T01:07:33.253+00:00Did you drive the truck all over England or just a...Did you drive the truck all over England or just a part? How about Scotland and Wales? Did all the truckstops have rooms for lady truckers? I give you a lot of credit for doing such a stressful job all those years. Even today a lot of women would find it difficult to be a truck driver.Barbara M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06438114347870523265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-64558425331201344242016-01-13T23:35:40.527+00:002016-01-13T23:35:40.527+00:00I can't wait to see what you do with that mop!...I can't wait to see what you do with that mop!!<br />I really enjoy your old journal entries, its fun to hear what people were doing years ago, take care, enjoy that stew, I made much the same thing today and I will eat it for days too!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-91462209538026779672016-01-13T23:01:27.314+00:002016-01-13T23:01:27.314+00:00Not sure that soup sounds good. Unless of course y...Not sure that soup sounds good. Unless of course you need some wind to dry the laundry ;-)Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049568808770731003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-11132650936281220592016-01-13T22:49:07.723+00:002016-01-13T22:49:07.723+00:00Did you ever use the Salt Box cafe? That was alway...Did you ever use the Salt Box cafe? That was always full of truckers. I think it was at Hatton...A50?Caz.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11206843820602358144noreply@blogger.com