Eureka ! First picture i've managed to upload . My wife has always done it on my behalf .

Hi ,Gordo , nearly everything that is a bit out of the ordinary is so hard to come by now . And if you do ,you have to dig deeper and deeper into your pockets , to boot . I suppose it is the same where you are as well .

Yeah .. Just the way it is now . Bargains may still turn up but mostly , as you say ,  you have to be quick when the opportunity arises and shell out for the good bits .
NIce Swan .. always wanted one .

and to make it worse....... he's got it sitting in the garden...LOL !

Those blues work so beautifully together .... but I’d have to get the iron remover out on those rust stains! Fantastic sign

 I did actually clean it properly when I first got it , 20 odd years ago , but it is due another wipe with the Domestos  , that's true .