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[turps]

James went back to work today after his week off. We managed to get everything, apart from one thing, done that we'd planned while he was off. So, I'll say that was a success.

Friday we took my MiL out, Saturday was down for sorting out the craft room, including building the work benches, and I have to say, I wasn't looking forward to it as I knew it would be a lot of hard and dusty work. But, it's done. As we wanted to put new shelves into the craft room cupboard, I also moved all my Hardy Boys books out of there, and put them onto the shelves in our bedroom. Which meant I had to get rid of some books from those shelves.

Let's just say between the original books, the Case Files and random crossovers with Nancy Drew I have a lot of Hardy Boys books, and many are still in a box. One of my next jobs is to sort them out and see which ones I need to fill some gaps. I know I could never get my hands on The Roaring River back in the day, but of course, back then, dinosaurs roamed the earth and online shopping wasn't so easy.

Yesterday I took all the books I was getting rid of to a localish book charity bin. Sadly, a lot of charity shops won't take books now, so at least using this bin I knew they'd be going to some place that would use them and not just get pulped.

Saturday night the reboot of Gladiators started and it was glorious. I watched for nostalgia reasons, as I always used to watch the original show with mam and Kayleigh, but kept watching because it was ridiculous fun. The same spirit of the original show, OTT, innuendos everywhere, but the games were much safer and the Gladiators themselves more inclusive, including the first deaf Gladiator. I'm looking forward to watching again, especially for Apollo.

And to end,

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[omens]

omggg what a precious picture!! they're gonna be buds!!! ;_;

also, craft rooom 👀

[turps]

They are going to be buds, snuggle buds!

I say craft room but it's the spare bedroom with the bed taken out and all James' wood work stuff put in. He calls it his studio, but I haven't gone that far yet *g*

[omens]

a woodworking studio, the dream! :-O (this is someday plan for my garage, lol)

[pensnest]

The cats look so calm and snuggly!

I didn't realise charity shops don't always take books. We have an Oxfam bookshop here, so that problem is solved.

[turps]

Kevin has been loving the heated bed for a week or so, but Murphy has just gone back to it. I do wonder if Milo's smell has started to fade now.

Yeah, I've tried to donate books locally in the past and had them refused which is a shame, especially as I actually buy books from there, so assume others do too. There's a good Oxfam bookshop in Durham but it's in the oldest part of town meaning no nearby parking, so not the best when you've a big bag of books to donate.

[dine]

now *that's* a cozy picture! snuggling with a buddy is the best way to enjoy a cold day

sounds like you got a lot done - good job! and now you can enjoy the fruits of your labours.

[turps]

It must be lovely and warm in that bed with both of them in it. I was amazed that Kevin actually managed to fit in as Murphy does take up a lot of space.

I have to admit, I do like going upstairs and knowing the hard work is done. I've just got two bags of rubbish to go to the tip and it'll look great.

[rikes]

Oh no, such cuties! ♥

[turps]

They posed so beautifully!

[kat_lair]

Ahh kitties are so cosy <3

[turps]

The cats love that bed!

[spikedluv]

That photo is adorable!

Yay for getting so much done!

Yeah, I'm bummed when I take my books in and I get the look that says they're just going to the trash. Especially since I take such good care of my books. It's painful.

I lol'd at your comment above about craft room vs studio. *g*

[turps]

Such a lovely photo ♥

It is painful. I look after my books too and if I had the space would keep them all. As I don't, I have to let some go and would always hope that they'd be put on sale for others who'd enjoy them. But I know that just doesn't happen at times. Thinking of them being pulped or thrown away is not good.

I swear, I want to laugh when James talks about going to his studio. It makes it sound like something it really is not! *g*

[jacieleigh]

What a lovely photo! It's wonderful to see them hanging out together. *G*

[turps]

I'm so glad people, including you, helped convince me to keep the heated bed, as they both love it now. Though it still amazes me they can both fit in!

[chase_acow]

I didn't realize there was a Gladiators reboot going on. I'll have to figure out how to watch it! The documentary they did on Netflix was insane and unexpectedly touching. I am happy to hear about it being safer and more inclusive. Those new gladiators look fun.

[turps]

The new reboot was a lot of fun. But I was glad it did seem safer, I know a lot of the games resulted in serious injuries for the Gladiators in the past, so something needed to be done.

I'll have to look out for that documentary, as it sounds interesting.

[chase_acow]

Oh man, it was amazing!Here is the trailer.

[turps]

Oh wow. I just added that to my Netflix list and it's going to be watched asap.

Thank you!

[tara]

My heart! Lovely that they're already such friends :)

[turps]

I'm so pleased they hang out together.

Also, thank you so much for your card. I'm enjoying all these cards that are straggling in and it's always lovely to hear from you ♥

[tara]

I'm glad it reached you safely! I was so behind this past Christmas ;)

[turlough]

Congratulations to getting so much done during James' week off! And for getting the craft room sorted!

I'm sure you'll manage to fill those holes in your book collection once you start looking online. I know here in Sweden there are some excellent sites for finding old books. I think it's the same here, but luckily our recycling centre shop still welcomes books.

Awww, what a totally adorable pic!! They really enjoy that bed, don't they?!

[turps]

I was impressed we got so much done, especially the craft room which I knew would be a slog once we started.

I'm feeling confident I will find any books I'm missing. Back when I was buying them I didn't really do online shopping, but like you said, now there are excellent sites to help find stuff all over. Of course, I need to sort all the books out first.

The bed is such a hit. I'm glad I didn't get rid of it after we lost Milo. I often think of him when the other two are crowded into the bed.

[wenchpixie]

It's such a shame when the charity shops won't take books - they're such a good place for a book mooch and they don't take up such a lot of space for them, but I suppose they're heavy to shelve. I wonder if the bin routes them to the full on charity bookshops - there's an Oxfam one fairly near me that's EXCELLENT.

[turps]

I agree, I love a good charity shop book mooch. Almost too much, I came home with five more books the other day, despite having a terrible tbr pile. But they were 5 for £1, I couldn't resist!

I suspect the bins will route to a charity bookshop. It seems Oxfam are the stand out for charity bookshops. There's one in Durham that's amazing, but also, well away from any parking places which makes donating difficult.

[badfalcon]

OMG I was a huge Hardy Boys fan in the early 90s and I had shelves and shelves of the books. They're one of things I regret not keeping - my Hardy Boys and Famous Five books. And, like, I know I could rebuy them as an adult, but it doesn't feel like it would be the same. Not going to lie, I'm both gleeful and jealous that you've got loads of them *g*

I LOVED Gladiators. It was also eye-opening watching it as an adult with a lot of that innuendo because, hah, I was a pre-teen when it first aired and all of that went over my head. But no, I was completely gleeful watching it - I'm all hearteyes over Fury and Sabre. Viper - I swear he must have studied Wolf because he moved and his whole presence was just like him and I'm here for it. Legend might be one of my favourites and holy hell did you see the THIGHS on Giant? DAYUMN *grins*
AHEM.
I maaay have some fannish feels going on here.

[turps]

OMG I was a huge Hardy Boys fan in the early 90s and I had shelves and shelves of the books.

I had such a crush on Joe Hardy when I was a young teen, and I really do think they cemented my love of h/c.

I swear he must have studied Wolf because he moved and his whole presence was just like him and I'm here for it. Legend might be one of my favourites and holy hell did you see the THIGHS on Giant? DAYUMN *grins*
AHEM.

Weeks later and I'm still loving Gladiators so much! But now Legend is very much my favourite male Glad. He's obviously loving playing up his character and he just makes me laugh so much.

And yes, I have to agree, Giant's thighs are quite something!