Little boy raises over £1,000,000

 i have just been watching the UK news on the BBC. A little boy has raised over £1,000,000 for charity amazing but he had his legs removed because of abuse as a baby/ toddler and he has artificial legs and walks with crutches. 

Thankfully this little hero now has foster parents to give him the Love and support he needs in life.He is now raising money for things in his home what a super little boy.

Once the tank was built

 Once the tank was built i could put water in but that was all. I had to condition the water and by that i mean i had to get the water quality ready for the fish i wanted to get. I way is to get a liquid conditioner ir put fish in till the water is conditioned. I decided to get three gold fish and let them condition the water and that worked fine. I caught two goldfish and then it came to the last one and that's where the battle began. It has taken me three weeks to catch the last goldfish and tonight i finally caught it. 

All of my young plants had been ripped out of the pots they where in that last goldfish did lots of damage. I had started to buy fish i wanted  but to plant the tank i had to remove about 3,000 litres water till the level was low enough for me to get in and do the planting all for a goldfish to ruin.

Now the tank is goldfish free i will have to remove another 3,000 litres so i can get in the tank to replant it in the coming week.

Look it's coming on

 Some time ago i found that three of the timbers had woodworm. I built the veranda for mine and family and friends to enjoy. I didn't build it for woodworm to enjoy so the veranda is now gone now only a past memory.

I have built a new veranda that the woodworm are no longer welcome it's made of concrete. I did most of the work myself  but i must admit for somethings i did need help for i got help.

I went to a town not to far away to get tiles and after deciding on limestone i had to go back after they where made for me. The company also made them almost none slip hows that for service.

Before the tiles get put down the outside and inside of the veranda need to be prepared for painting.

I am putting a door on the entrance to my veranda and this will make an extra storeroom,

So i hope you enjoy the progress i have made up to now.

Department of Works and Pension

 Some weeks ago i requested from the Department of Works and Pension a Statement of my pension after i received a request from the local tax office. A simple request you may think and i carefully worded my request carefully.

In due course i received  a letter and on opening it i was let down what i got was a proof of life request. It's something the DWP send out now and again just to make sure that people like me who live outside of the UK get. I understand that the DWP need to know that we are still alive.

But what about the idiot who didn't send me the statement that i wanted.

First fish in there new home.

For a long time i have been preparing to stock my 5,000 lt fish tank. A big tank would be great for big fish but i am not into big fish.

Plenty of plants and now fish, now i need to learn to take better photos

Here is a pair of half black sword tails

A single sail fin Molly

Limestone floor tiles for my Veranda

Friday was the day i was collecting the Lime stone for my veranda and the tiles where cut just for me. I went to a granite factory and after looking round i found just what i wanted.

I had heard about Limestone on a number of property programs It may have been Grand designs.


















When i got home i had to put some tiles down to see how they would look in place.

These tiles and for the top of the wall are an off white colour,
To me perfect.