Louisa Parry

Lily in the winter sunshine … doing what dogs do

Posted by louisa

January 24, 2012

I know, I thought, I’ll take a picture of the dog looking pretty running around in the hazy winter sun. I raised my phone and clicked.

And it was at that moment that Lily decided to do a poo.

Beautiful. Thanks dog. Thog.

Lily

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Things I’ve been doing and saying in the week ending 22 January 2012

Posted by louisa

January 22, 2012

22 January 2012

	Posted really_good: @Felinfachgriff: heh, i feel the same way about our house. they’ve really gone out of their way to do things wrong sometimes!.
	Posted How can I reuse or recycle leached wood ash left over from lye making?.
	Posted recycle_this: .: How can I reuse or recycle leached wood ash left over from lye making? http://t.co/g9UEADRn.
	Posted really_good: Got lots on your to-do list? Then do what I do – something that isn’t on there, takes up loads of time & is of exactly no consequence. Sigh..
	Posted really_good: @strowger78 haha, i didn’t mean you guys, silly. i’ve spent the time since you went failing to redesign a button that is fine as it is..
	Published Lily’s hectic morning.
	Posted louisa_: ? @johnleach: Our dog has had a hectic morning: http://t.co/5Lw6m8nI.
	Posted Frozen days.
	Posted really_good: New: Frozen days http://t.co/nOLckKrC.
	Posted really_good: We seem to have generated a lot of laundry recently. I think I need to review everyone’s great reduce laundry ideas! http://t.co/lG3EXBTW.
	Posted really_good: @rural_idiocy: wow, lucky you! i can’t wait for the WG to kick around here :).
	Posted louisa_: @katethejuggler: @strowger78 just sent me this link. it made me girl-splurge my knickers & simultaneously think of you: http://t.co/mH3rCFKa.
	Posted louisa_: Read a short blog post over lunch which led to another with 200+ comments. Now it’s 5pm. Well that was a good way to spend the afternoon..
	Posted really_good: RT @HolmfirthEvents: Dog found tonight on woodhead road in Holmfirth, please retweet ! http://t.co/3DNXyazZ.
	Posted really_good: @ChickenStreet: that’s pretty much our tea tonight too – i can’t wait :).
	Posted really_good: RT @EthelGloves: It Happens to the Best of Us: The death of a Houseplant on the Your Day Blog http://t.co/7Gha3XmD #IndoorGardening #gar ….
	Posted really_good: @EthelGloves I am a terrible mass murderer of house plants – though I’m glad I’m not the only one that has feline accomplices in my crimes!.
	Posted really_good: @sowitgrowit ace! welcome to the #growyourown & blogging party. I look forward to hearing about your adventures :).
	Posted really_good: @carrotsandkids: it’s never too early for pjs!.
	Posted recycle_this: @makeitandmendit: i have a solution: bake them then post them out to all your twitter followers. a win-win situation for all of us :).
	Posted Our office.
	Posted really_good: New: Our office http://t.co/nNx4qheN.
	Posted louisa_: Anyone lost a lovely liver & white springer in greengates/apperley bridge/calverley woods? Our neighbour found her. #bd10 / #ls28.
	Posted louisa_: First question the drama kids asked me when I got to class – ‘what’s this SOPA thing about?’ – and I got to tell them all about it :).
	Posted louisa_: Well hellow mister low ebb. How lovely of you to visit..
	Posted really_good: @louisabourchier there are a lot of fun word & puzzle/resource management games for the DS – not obvious educational titles, just fun games..
	Posted Our mouse in the house.
	Posted really_good: New: Our mouse in the house http://t.co/bPpvO1Li.
	Posted really_good: I need to buy both a mousetrap (http://t.co/qTzT03jW) & a computer mouse today. Hope I can get them from the same place & confuse someone :).
	Posted really_good: Bought a top in a charity shop yesterday. After 3+months without buying clothes (& only buying 11 clothes things in 2011), it felt very odd!.
	Posted really_good: @Cats1957: i know what you mean about them getting expensive but thankfully this top looks new & only 1.99. Still felt odd buying it though!.
	Posted Do you darn?.
	Posted really_good: New: Do you darn? http://t.co/kTgu5Shr.
	Posted really_good: @clairecircuit: they might not be able to do the turnaround time but have you tried http://t.co/rTibzYEc ?.
	Posted really_good: @HijabiDiaries: yes, a surprisingly great screen but we have problems reading PDFs on it, unless they’ve been reformatted especially for it.
	Posted How can I reuse or recycle an old cast iron casserole dish/pan?.
	Posted recycle_this: .: How can I reuse or recycle an old cast iron casserole dish/pan? http://t.co/S1vjhHwv.
	Posted really_good: @HijabiDiaries: yeah, quite a problem for us – we’re very glad we borrowed one to check it out before buying our own!.

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Lily’s hectic morning

Posted by louisa

January 17, 2012

Oh hai:

I’m so sleepy:

So very sleepy:

No, wakey wide awake!:

No, very, very sleepy.

dog, Lily, sleep is good

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Things I’ve been doing and saying in the week ending 15 January 2012

Posted by louisa

January 15, 2012

15 January 2012

	Posted really_good: My feet feel naked if I’m only wearing one pair of socks..
	Posted louisa_: ? @LauraBlackwell: How about 2012 is the year where we don’t comment on women’s weight? Fat / thin, it’s not really fucking relevant, is it..
	Posted recycle_this: RT @pouchbags: latest blog post: decluttering the house with a little help from the @recycle_this website! http://t.co/Siim8XzS.
	Posted louisa_: I think it’s might convenient that "smelly" rhymes with "belly", and "dog" rhymes with "bog". #sillysongcomposition.
	Published Lily-dog supervising the living room renovation.
	Posted really_good: @LittleSpottyHen: ours were very slow to get started this time last year – i had the secret boy fears when one reached 7mths without an egg!.
	Posted How can I reuse or recycle water from a condenser dryer/air conditioner/dehumidifier?.
	Posted recycle_this: .: How can I reuse or recycle water from a condenser dryer/air conditioner/dehumidifier? http://t.co/HgSIDrHM.
	Posted really_good: Our eggs were too fresh to make good hard-boiled ones today. #chickenownerproblems.
	Posted really_good: Am impressed by how much salad @CarlLegge has growing in his garden in January even if some is accidental http://t.co/jR5941lf.
	Posted really_good: @Cats1957: the white sticks to the shell more if they’re fresh – a week old is best for hard boiled. the one time fresher isn’t better!.
	Posted louisa_: ? @comicnrrd: maybe I’ll get it right in 2012 http://t.co/JUCscnFz.
	Posted louisa_: Rocking out like it’s Friday afternoon on a Monday. #worldturnedupsidedown.
	Posted #ChickenOwnerProblems.
	Posted really_good: New: #ChickenOwnerProblems http://t.co/rtb0ou87.
	Posted louisa_: @emmakirton: either damage yourself or lose one of your nipple pasties in the sea ;).
	Posted really_good: New: In my life http://t.co/R5AreB4C.
	Posted In my life.
	Posted She knows and is judging you.
	Posted really_good: New: She knows and is judging you http://t.co/AzaaCL99.
	Posted louisa_: I smile/stick my tongue out/grin whenever I type that emoticon. Is that the typing equivalent of moving your lips when you read?.
	Posted Portion control.
	Posted really_good: New: Portion control http://t.co/YsH3C3H7.
	Posted recycle_this: ? @makeitandmendit: It’s that time of year again – put your old bras to good use! http://t.co/egAhEHGi.
	Posted really_good: RT @chiotsrun: Eat Outside the Bag http://t.co/zj2J8AYJ #cooking #blog #eatoutsidethebag #newblog #piecrust #recipe.
	Posted really_good: In winter, I like standing in bits of the woods blocked off by nettles/brambles for the rest of the year. I feel like I’ve conquered nature..
	Posted really_good: @chiotsrun my tummy is already rumbling in anticipation of the recipes :).
	Posted louisa_: RT @curlydena: Manchester peeps – need a web design/dev person that’s interested in a wee project for a small, independent brewery based ….
	Posted louisa_: @tim_waters I did ginger – powder and tiny chunks of crystallised – last year. Was yum! Next time very finely chopped chilli flakes maybe?.
	Posted louisa_: @tim_waters that would be a taste sensation :).
	Posted louisa_: The guy on the bus in front of me is trying to seem tough but doesn’t realise he is being undermined by having glitter on his face..
	Posted really_good: RT @auntyrubbish: I’ve just bubblewrapped my wormery. #notaeuphemism.
	Posted really_good: RT @RealMenSow: Must not sow stuff, its still winter. Must not sow stuff, its still winter. Must not sow stuff, its still winter..
	Posted really_good: @swillingtonfarm blog! Blog! I demand an @swillingtonfarm blog :).
	Posted really_good: @swillingtonfarm i use wordpress.I’ve tried lots of different blog software but it seems the best to me. Can help you with it if you want :).
	Posted louisa_: Had to scrape ice from the bus stop timetable to see when the bus is due. Am wrapped up warm though so don’t mind waiting :).
	Posted louisa_: Watching people in their pyjamas climbing over their garden fence to visit their neighbours..

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Lily-dog supervising the living room renovation

Posted by louisa

January 9, 2012

Lily

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Things I’ve been doing and saying in the week ending 8 January 2012

Posted by louisa

January 8, 2012

8 January 2012

	Posted really_good: I’ve forgotten to pick up my towels from the bedroom for 100% of the shower I’ve taken in 2012. Sucks!.
	Posted louisa_: Think it might take me most of 2012 to catch up with everything I’ve put off doing over the last two weeks..
	Posted louisa_: @NewlandsCom: yeah, that’s our fault, sorry – we were just about to step out for a dog walk ;).
	Posted louisa_: @johnleach and dog wellingtons.
	Posted louisa_: Buddies :) http://t.co/JLMPs81K.
	Posted Buy less than 12 items of clothing in 2011 challenge – end of year update.
	Posted really_good: New: Buy less than 12 items of clothing in 2011 challenge – end of year update http://t.co/pV8qZg0i.
	Posted really_good: @louisaarcher: good luck with it fellow louisa! I found it much easier than I’d imagined but learnt a lot from it all the same :).
	Posted really_good: @rosiemop aww, thanks for saying so. I try to live by @FrugalTrenches mantra: "bloom where you’re planted" :).
	Posted really_good: @BereMarshFarm I think the Handmade Bakery’s Bread bond/course bonds are an interesting way to do it – http://t.co/srLHdQZ2.
	Posted louisa_: @living_yen: oh sigh, sounds like a challenge! hope they get down one way or another & husband doesn’t get too clawed/bitten!.
	Posted really_good: @BereMarshFarm: i didn’t mean for you to start a bakery (in case you thought that’s what i meant!) i thought you could apply it to the farm.
	Posted recycle_this: Reducing your waste in 2012: what one thing are you going to refuse/reduce over the next year? Tell me your plans – I need inspiration!.
	Posted really_good: Chickens got a new load of wood chips in their run today – they’re happy hens – the quagmire is no more! (despite the ongoing rain).
	Posted louisa_: RT @DougCoupland: Thank you Internet: http://t.co/0ZImaJBp.
	Posted really_good: RT @local_food: Are you a food business in #Yorkshire wanting to grow in 2012? Check out our funded workshops and "Get Set to Grow!" htt ….
	Posted louisa_: Just accidentally hit "mark all as read" on my feed reader. i probably gained more from the slip-click than i have lost ;).
	Posted recycle_this: Soapmakers – am I imagining that you can use Weetabix as an exfoliant in homemade soaps? I’m sure I read it somewhere but can’t find it now!.
	Posted really_good: The roof I bodged for the chicken run last month survived the gales, therefore I am ace..
	Posted really_good: ? @urbanwide: Woo, blue sky! The world suddenly seems much happier..
	Posted recycle_this: @RecyclebankUK: I’d add Lindisfarne to that list too. It’s only a part-time island but it’s got great beaches – sandy, rock pools & pebbles..
	Posted really_good: There is so much jelly ear fungus on the elder tree next to our house – such a shame it’s not more appetising….
	Posted louisa_: @swirlyarts: i can see the site and matt’s test post – but it’s a default theme (firefox 3.6.17 on ubuntu).
	Posted louisa_: @swirlyarts: oh, reloaded and the proper theme is showing now :).
	Posted What are your green goals for 2012?.
	Posted recycle_this: .: What are your green goals for 2012? http://t.co/qAFr8Pln.
	Posted louisa_: Even after nearly three hours and dog walk, I’m still too full to eat biscuits. Damn you fish and chips. shakes fist.
	Posted really_good: New: No storm damage but a fluffy bottom http://t.co/5aphD48R.
	Posted No storm damage but a fluffy bottom.
	Posted really_good: @RealMenSow: I call winter "soup season" ;).
	Posted louisa_: Strained my shoulder muscles putting on my boots. That’s joining severely bruising my palm while spinning yarn on my pathetic injuries list..
	Posted louisa_: In World of Warcraft, it takes one simple mouse click to equip boots – no shoulder pain at all. #whyWoWisbetterthanreallife.
	Published Just read: Britain’s Rottenest Years.
	Posted really_good: @LittleSpottyHen: hurrah! hopefully the fractionally longer days will help them come slightly more regularly again from now on :).
	Posted really_good: New: Demolishing someone else’s living room http://t.co/UlXhqwgl.
	Posted Demolishing someone else’s living room.
	Posted really_good: @CasCowan: oh that’s not too bad – mine have a tendency to sit on the other side of the keyboard which completely blocks me from using it..
	Posted really_good: @CasCowan: it’s as if they want me to stop working and just cuddle them instead. As if. ;).
	Posted really_good: Lily-dog thinks the woods smell FANTASTIC today and all the rabbit poo in the field was just a bonus..
	Posted really_good: @Muckycluckers: yes, but on the other hand, it feels like we haven’t had one since last year ;).
	Posted really_good: @Hobby_Farmer: an interesting idea – something to consider when designing our next coop (deep litter would block off nest boxes now).
	Posted really_good: ? @Hobby_Farmer: Make compost inside a chicken coop for healthier birds, less work http://t.co/xQpy7xkN.
	Posted louisa_: My hair is currently being held up by a pencil. Can’t forget it’s there lest I a) stab myself or b) become like Grace in Ferris Bueller..
	Posted How can I reuse, recycle or upcycle biscuit/cookie cutters?.
	Posted recycle_this: .: How can I reuse, recycle or upcycle biscuit/cookie cutters? http://t.co/Ze3hJIjz.
	Posted really_good: That bag of cat nip treats isn’t where I left it. I suspect someone has had a fun afternoon..
	Posted really_good: Demolition progress: an hour’s work. Boron was asleep upstairs and pulled a great WTF face when he saw the mess :) http://t.co/1Pk28bKU.
	Shared louisa_: http://twitpic.com/84dxti Lily-dog is exhausted from supervising our demolition work this afternoon..
	Posted louisa_: Lily-dog is exhausted from supervising our demolition work this afternoon. http://t.co/XbXfthK0.
	Posted really_good: The stone monstrosity of a fireplace is no more! Wood panelling to pull down tomorrow. #destructionisfun.

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Lily-dog supervising the living room renovation

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