Hello Ed, the fence is a standard wooden paling fence. Average height, possibly 6 feet.  THe fence that it will replace is metal framed with heavy chicken wire. It is see through and allows to see in each others yard. I have lots of native coastal trees and they have a tidy garden with a lawn in the back. They obviously want the privacy, I am not bothered by that. Their house is a posh holiday house. My house suits the coastal area. Haha a chap who joined us the other day at The Monday Coffee Club told me that he loves the look of my property. We sometimes see each other as I am heading to the shop and he is on a walk. And he said that without knowing about the proposed fence.

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Hello ED, my neighbours emailed me and said that they understood. They asked if they could go ahead with the fence at their cost. They also assured me that there were no hard feelings. So I told them to go ahead with the fence. I guess that we both win. THey get the fence that they want and I don't have to pay. Mind you I don't like the idea of being fenced in.

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Hi Ed
Did alright o  the quizzes. Seems like the eind has dropped. Liz has got a Wednesday crossing.  It will mean missing two days of work. They are very understanding though. Can't get across with no boats.
I bet you are looking forward to the cats going home. How many does she have?
I'm off to bed now
Goodnight

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You could be right, you need juicy stuff in a memoir.
Lots of people mentioned it was like camping!
Hope you enjoyed your walk. I put a ton of stuff on eBay. Mainly belonging to the kids. Sold three lots already.
You still have the cats then.
Have a good evening

Good morning splash--another beautiful day in store for us,a little fresh first thing in the morning but then warms nicely(sometimes a little to much and we get muggy) I am sure that Tracey's cats are just basking in the attention and they wouldn't be like that if they didn't feel like they could. Cats are funny creatures in that the attention has to be on their terms. I had golf last night--the end of the Procore tournament--Sheffler is off and running again but his win was only by one shot. and the ladies should make you happy as Hull won it when the other lady sort of fell apart on the last hole. Lots to try and catch up on for me as I just let everything slide yesterdaysmall things just didn't seem to go right so I just shelved everything and did nothing. Hope you have a good walk and have a good day.

Just read what Diuanne wrote and don't think anyone wants Sagwa sleeping on them anymore--it a lot of weight.

Thank you Ed for your reassuring words. Time will tell how they will react. I am  avoiding looking at my emails. I will hopefully put it out of my mind tonight and snuggle with a book and a cat or two. I guess that you still have the cats. The photo of the cat sitting on Sanrda made me smile. It looks like a big heavy cat. Somewhat similar to Mindy and perhaps Diane's Sagwa?  Haha, I don't think that you have ever told me the cats names, nor their breed. Mungo is a ginger and white cat with no breed to his name. Mindy is unfortunately part Bengal Tiger, although she doesn't really act like one. She is fat and lazy. All she cares about is me giving her food and sometimes during the night she snuggles next to me. Speaking about snuggling.... I have a book waiting for me and no prizes for guessing what I am going to do in the next few minutes. Have a great day.

IzzyJamal watered the Poppy, and spotted a Pushmi-Pullyu feeding on the Veggies!

[You have now spotted the Pushmi-Pullyu 271 times in other Gardens!]

Hello ED, I enjoyed the Monday Morning Coffee Club today. I shared my problem re. my neighbour next door wanting to put up a wooden fence and expecting me to pay half. $4550. It is a long fence. The Coffee Club all agreed that if the existing fence is fine then I do not have pay anything. My neighbour across the road also told me the same thing and Sarah sent me an official site regarding fencing and who has to pay. If the existing fence is sound I can refuse. It is and I did. I don't want to be boxed in by high fences blocking out my view of the coastal trees. If I wanted to be boxed in by fences I could have remained in Thornbury. The neighbours house is a holiday house. I really like them however this may make our relationship strained. They want to replace the fence and I don't. I have lost sleep over this. However I have told them, by email, that I cannot afford it as I have higher priorities to spend my money on. The ball is now in their court. If they really want to box themselves in they are going to have to pay for it. I will let you know wht transpires.