An extra pair of hands. by happypat

An extra pair of hands.

Harry helping me with the washing this morning after a full house B&B.
Note the wellies even though he has retired from farming...old habits die hard!!!
I was so surprised when I saw all the comments on my passage photo yesterday, a picture I had dismissed as pretty rubbish but amazingly you seemed to quite like it!! Thank you all so much for commenting even though I neglected all yours. I will catch up later.

A good evening last night, managed a couple of quick steps in between the chat....a pretty ancient collections of musicians but they played well particularly the saxaphone player....I do like a good saxaphone!
A great meal of roast beef etc, trifle, cheese & biscuits plus we won a bottle of wine in the raffle!

Three good things:
1.Washing all dried in the sun.
2.Sunday papers by the fire.
3.Good comments in the visitor book.
The just get up and add wellies out of habit I think! Good to know the BB is busy, that they left nice comments and that the sheets dried in the sun! Sounds idyllic....just not sure about the -1'C that was mentioned for our gang this morning!
March 3rd, 2013  
Well done Harry - I believe in sharing stuff like this......Allan is very good at it too!
Sounds like a good evening .........I love saxaphone too - miss hearing Susie playing hers since she went to Edinburgh.
And very good 3 things!
March 3rd, 2013  
I've always fancied running a B&B, but not sure if I could have coped with the sheets! Glad you had a good day for getting the washing outside.
March 3rd, 2013  
Enjoying seeing the gumboots, the raised garden bed, the dog, and Harry,of course! Nice open area you have here!
March 3rd, 2013  
Is this what becomes of farmers when they are retired? reduced to doing women’s work :) PS I am now going into hiding!
March 3rd, 2013  
What a star young Harry is!! I remember the raised bed from ages ago! Love his wellies!!
March 3rd, 2013  
@barrowlane LOL Rob, I can see I am going to have trouble with you !!!! You are quite right of course though Harry still does a bit of proper farming helping our neighbours, he is going rolling tomorrow but he also does his bit when I am really busy if nothing better to do & always does the hoovering. I think he keeps his wellies on to disguise the fact he is doing women's work!!!
March 3rd, 2013  
i'm glad to see harry has a little helper to monitor his 'hanging washing' ......i'm an experienced hanging washing person ....... the Howcroft's washing line has to be in a certain order ...colour coordinated ....in size ......years of experience Pat !!!!
March 3rd, 2013  
@phil_howcroft Funny you should say that Phil, our washing has to be colour co-ordinated too, anything that clashes is not tolerated...pathetic isn't it? Harry isn't bothered but I do like my line to look photogenic!!! I like the phrase..'hanging washing person'' it has a certain ring !!!
March 3rd, 2013  
@happypat LOL Pat...i daren't hang the washing in a none coordinated fashion :)
March 3rd, 2013  
Great candid shot. Love the natural lightening on a sunny day
March 3rd, 2013  
Love those Welles. Nice comforting shot
March 3rd, 2013  
Looks like a beautiful day for drying the laundry outdoors. I'm happy to see you have a helper!!
March 3rd, 2013  
The wellies are a statement! Nice photo.
March 4th, 2013  
Oh I want to come and stay at your B&B and sleep on those sheets! Good Tui keeping guard!
March 4th, 2013  
This is such a great domestic shot...and we all wear wellies...even the babies (though they have pink ones with ribbons)
March 4th, 2013  
Looks like a beautiful day to hang some wash! Love his "helper" to the right.
March 4th, 2013  
Another pair of hands is always a good thing. I must tell you that every time I see wash hanging I think of you. Some time ago you posted a photo of your wash with a gorgeous blue sky in the background and the breeze blowing the wash. And you have an interesting name for what we call the clothes line but I can't remember it at the moment. Is it whirly wash, or something like that?
March 4th, 2013  
A lovely clear shot - nice to have help :)
March 4th, 2013  
Well I'm sure you appreciated the extra help, and how thoughtful of him
March 5th, 2013  
I'll bet you were really lolling around in bed while this photo was taken. :P
March 5th, 2013  
@sabresun Not Quite!!!! Good to get back in the swing though plus a bit of money in the drawer!!!
March 6th, 2013  
@happypat Active life = happy life.
March 7th, 2013  
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