tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post7896272396092792565..comments2023-10-30T10:19:13.446+00:00Comments on Daydreamer: Anno Domini and the Muhammed Ali Effect.Ray Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-69044794572611913122012-05-07T19:47:58.529+01:002012-05-07T19:47:58.529+01:00Not a chance Shona, I will have to be surgically s...Not a chance Shona, I will have to be surgically separated from it, but you will hear my loud purrs right across the Atlantic.<br />Nice to hear from you, hope all is well.<br />Blessings.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-17573573264741166992012-05-07T18:56:54.444+01:002012-05-07T18:56:54.444+01:00Ah the 'pleasure' of bed making. For me t...Ah the 'pleasure' of bed making. For me the pleasure in the fresh crisp clean sheets is heightened by the memory of how much work it took me to get them there! I do not have such a problem with the duvet covers, I hold onto the corners for all I am worth & when the top 2 are in I am seen doing a shimmy, shake & waft routine! For me the real pain is the fitted sheet on the mattress. Non of our sheets quite fit: to wide, not deep enough & then having to heave the mattress at each corner to tuck the excess, or find some extra material, in - exhausting.<br />However this pales into a minor problem when I am on top of my daughters raised bed, too far from the floor so I have to stand on the ladder or kneel on the mattress, then I bang my head on the ceiling, well you get the picture.<br />When you find the magic bed-making wand Ray please can I borrow it?Shonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687914247368368360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-8943691034825908942012-05-04T22:57:25.398+01:002012-05-04T22:57:25.398+01:00The only snag with that Broad is that the more I p...The only snag with that Broad is that the more I practice the older I become. (Back to the drawing board).<br />Perhaps I could climb into the duvet cover and hang on a hook behind the door like a bat!Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-8614090831069767122012-05-04T19:41:50.524+01:002012-05-04T19:41:50.524+01:00Having just changed the sheets and duvet cover thi...Having just changed the sheets and duvet cover this morning I can really sympathize! The trick to putting on the duvet cover for a double or king size is 'practice, practice, practice!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-90361731736905320482012-05-03T22:31:35.369+01:002012-05-03T22:31:35.369+01:00I'm glad my Herculean efforts amused you Freda...I'm glad my Herculean efforts amused you Freda. Oh for a magic wand!Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-34196338904318137592012-05-03T22:30:01.970+01:002012-05-03T22:30:01.970+01:00Which bit Theanne?Which bit Theanne?Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-1145587829694908772012-05-03T22:29:05.385+01:002012-05-03T22:29:05.385+01:00That was only about 2 day's work Perpetua. I ...That was only about 2 day's work Perpetua. I do my washing every other day and shop when I can fit it in.<br />Spending Mon Tues and Wed mornings at St. M's restricts the time left for basic chores. To say nothing of Friday evening choir practice and every Sunday morning in church.<br />It's not me, it's just that there are fewer days in the week than there used to be.!<br />I had already started sleeping on both sides of the bed (not at the same time you understand), so will have to wait and see how long the mattress survives.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-51990339678592595432012-05-03T18:31:27.975+01:002012-05-03T18:31:27.975+01:00What a wonderful description of changing a bed. I ...What a wonderful description of changing a bed. I really relate to your troubles, especially as I've done the spare double bed today. It looks like you've won though. Take care.Fredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672598946758847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-6299282621291662092012-05-03T16:47:45.876+01:002012-05-03T16:47:45.876+01:00well said ;-)well said ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-32372282169724731872012-05-03T16:29:58.687+01:002012-05-03T16:29:58.687+01:00Ray, I would never try to cram a week's housew...Ray, I would never try to cram a week's housework into a single day nowadays! Softly softly, catchee monkey is a very good slogan for us less-than-youngsters. :-)<br /><br />The alternative to trying to turn your new mattress (usually head-to-toe, rather than right over for modern mattresses) is to sleep on the other side of the bed sometimes, so that each side gets used. I also use a single duvet in a double bed if it's just me - much less work to change.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.com