Oh, that's makes sense. Luckily, it'll still be on offer for my next shopping delivery too

I've started to add it to the end of my weekly shopping videos. I think I've done it for the past two, so far.

We will be downstairs, as we're planning on putting a garden room in for use as a dining room and blocking the doorway between kitchen and current dining room to fit more worktop and so on in the kitchen. 😊

I love the heating system you have in Canada! Apart from leaving the floor vent space free, it looks so much better than radiators. He did do a very good job. We've got him coming back for other jobs as he has been very good and fair. I'm very tired tonight as I didn't sleep well last night! Hope you are enjoying your day. I have sort of started a Facebook page, but I haven't done a lot to it at the moment. I need to get in to the habit of posting on it if I can remember 😁

Thanks! It was fun to make. Hopefully, I'll do some more like this soon. My mum told me that the old Jamaica ginger beer that we tried is a very strong one. We tried the dandelion and burdock too, which, from looking it up, seems to be quite similar to root beer? I drink tea mostly. I don't do coffee, as it's too bitter for me, but I sometimes like a mocha with extra sugar. Do you have any suggestions of other fun things to try?

We really liked mountain dew!

Hmm. Need to think about this one as everyone likes different things but I still like a lot of british food that I grew up eating. My girlfriend likes some of it but not all. I will let you know when I think of something.

@whitefield4 I've got a couple of taste testing videos in mind, but any suggestions on what you'd all like to see is good 😀

I'm much better at breaking things than fixing them 😅 It's certainly more fun!

Yes I agree it's easier but putting things together is also a lot of Fun. I am in the Construction industry here in Canada and I work for a local builder as Maintenance /caretaker which includes many Jobs . But I enjoy it. The pay is good when we are busy but sometimes we get slow periods and then we just have to be more careful with our money. But I manage

@whitefield4 That'd great that you really enjoy your job! I really wish I was good at building things, but with poor sight, I don't think I'd do a good job. I wouldn't know where to start. I bet it's an interesting job, always doing something different.

Hello 😀 Food prices are fairly high still in the UK. I think a few things have come back down a little bit, but the prices have stayed higher on the whole. It's not too bad, and I try to buy cheaper brands or buy extra packs when on offer if things will last and so on. That's why I do a meal plan, it really helps me to not overspend. Are Canada food prices similar to US prices? I've heard there's are quite expensive. Have a good day 😊

Good morning Kate how are you doing . Sorry for being late in replying back the last couple of days have been very busy for us here. Yes Food prices in Canada right now are Very expensive pretty well across the country but the big supermarket chains have there sales and just have to watch the prices. For myself and my girlfriend we spend approximately between $600-$700 a month just for the two of us. That's £345-£403 a month. We are a Tad higher for Food prices then the US at the moment . It's 11:49pm Saturday night here catching up on videos before going to sleep just going to watch the drinks video now. Have a great Sunday..😊

@whitefield4 Hi! I didn't want to reply earlier, as I didn't want to risk waking you up. Thanks for your message. Woah! Food prices in Canada are very high! That's roughly what I'd spend a month for the four of us. I always think of the UK as being expensive food wise, but it's not that bad by the sounds of it. I hope you're having a great day and enjoyed our drinks video 😊

Morning! (Afternoon for me 😀) He took a long time, but he did do a great job. No more leaks, thankfully. Makes the house look a bit cleaner.

Haha! Thanks! It really was huge. 😀

Ah, thank you! And thanks for the sub! I'll come over and have a look 😀

Aw, thank you very much! I hope it will be a great home for us. I bet it was a big change moving to a new country at 14. Canada looks like a very beautiful country. My husband visited a long time ago, when he was younger. Have you ever been back to visit the UK?

Good morning Yes I have visited a few times but the last time was in 2001 when my Nan died I came back with my dad for the funeral. It was a big change but we got use to it in Time. I am starting to watch your another videos and so far I am really enjoying watching them. I am from Whitefield in Greater manchester where I lived until I was 14. Have a great day and I look forward to your next videos

@whitefield4 Gosh, so you haven't been back for a while then. I'd love to visit Canada one day. I watch a woman on KZfaq from Canada, and it sounds lovely. Thank you so much for subscribing and watching, I really appreciate it. Ah, I'm down in the southwest, above Devon. Thanks, you have a great day too 😀

Lining paper is basically wallpaper, but it goes on the wall for you to paint onto. You can paint straight on to the plaster, but it's not the best idea, so lining paper just makes it look tidier and smoother. 😊

@@mercerfamily4444 plaster must be different there. You can here. At least old plaster walls. Maybe there is a timing for new plaster?

Maybe. I'm not sure, but it would be interesting to find out. You can paint straight onto it here, but if the plasterer didn't do a great job, it would show up more.

Yeah, I guessed it would be so you can match them all up, I just didn't realise we'd have so many to choose from 😁 Hopefully we'll be able to get the windows done too.

I'll have to have a look for them. Are they hot? (As in, spicy)

Ah, that's interesting. That would make more sense. Thanks ☺️

Thank you very much! 😊❤️

Hi, thank you so much for watching and for your comment! We moved last May. It is an ex council house, but not in London. We're in the South-west West of England. The previous owners must have bought it a long time ago from the council, I think. I've just looked at a listing down the road from us, and it says it's 76 square metres. Hopefully, that's accurate?! Congratulations on your purchase! It's a really good feeling to own your own house. We've got so much to do, but it's hard still saving money to get it all done. Good luck with it all, and keep me posted on how it's going. I started this channel, partly so we've got memories to look back on in years to come and see the difference. It's all good fun 😁 x

@@mercerfamily4444 Your very welcome, I subscribed to your channel so I can see future videos and get some tips😊. That is a very good size house. Thank you, it's been one year I've been going on viewings and finally decided to accept, congratulations to you as well. I think I will feel a big relief once I get the keys to my house, I'm just praying that everything runs smoothly as I've still got alot of steps to take. Although I know it is hard work and I need alot of money to save up, I'm actually very excited with decorating and actually doing work on the house, it gives me something to look forward to and focus on. Also the gardening I'm going to love because at the moment I live in a private flat and it's a shared garden so having my own private garden is going to be like a peaceful oasis to me that I can come home to after work. The day that I move into my own home, I will definitely take photos and videos, the first time for anything in life feels like a precious, proud moment. Its definitely nice to do videos and then look back at them with your family for the memories. Will give updates on my journey and hope my experiences can help others, as I've learnt alot😊.

@moila04 It can be a long process, can't it? I take it you're buying in London? I hope it all goes smoothly for you. This was my first time going through the process, too, but luckily, the solicitors pretty much guide you and tell you what to do and when (thank goodness!). You are going to absolutely love having a garden of your own. I want to grow some fruit and veg when we get the chance to sort the garden out. X

@moila04 It'll be great to hear about how things are going with you and what you've got planned. We're trying to fit us all 4 of us in a 2 bed house, so have got some plans that some people might think are odd, but hopefully, it'll work for us while our girls are living at home.

@@mercerfamily4444 I am buying in London. The process started this April. I've been in contact with my broker and solicitor. They have been good so far, I've had to learn new terminology all the time but it's been interesting. I haven't paid the money for the house yet because the solicitor is doing the searches on the house, then I think they will request the money, how long did the overall process take for you?. I really love nature, plants, I'm hoping that I can complete and move in by summer. I would do the same as you, veg, fruit and pretty flowers🌹.

That's really nice of her! I hope your SATS go really well. Good luck 🍀

That was really nice of you good luck to your Daughter and I hope passes all her Sats. I finish my schooling here in Canada which is way then the way the UK does it. I remember my late Mam and Dad helped me and my 3 sisters with our exams in our senior years as I did with my Daughter when she finish school in 2019. She is 23 now and doing very well. Anyway I am off to Bed now just turned 10:54pm Monday night Here in Calgary, Alberta where I live in western Canada 7hrs behind UK time. Have a great day Kate 😊😊

@whitefield4 Ah, I knew someone who moved to medicine hat years ago, and I tried to track him down unsuccessfully. School has changed so much since I went. Expectations are so much higher. I'm glad your daughter is doing very well. Hannah only has a week and a half left of exams now, and then a nice long summer to look forward to. Have a good day 😊

Thanks ☺️ x

Thanks! I've done that with normal salt before, so I will give it a try 👍 ☺️

Thank you so much! 😊

I've subscribed to you, too! X

Ah, that's great to hear 😊 Thanks! I try to be realistic and always honest about what I buy and what we eat. I'm no chef, either, but like to have a go at something new now and again. Anything you've tried and liked that you haven't had before? X

@@mercerfamily4444 Tried Bubble and Squeak. Loved it !

@marianraftery It is yummy and also a good way to use up leftover veg 😁

Aw, thank you so much! And thanks for subscribing x

Ah, thanks for that. It seemed really strange as it's the same thing 😂 I'll know for the future, now.

@mercerfamily4444 no problem, I know it must seem strange. Unfortunately the technology doesn't always work 🤣

Aw, thank you. I try my best to x

It is. And no more leaks, thank goodness!

Those tastes are probably something your generation grew up with, so it would seem normal to you (I'm guessing?). They're very much an acquired taste! I don't think we'll do alcohol 😂 I wouldn't be able to cope with that, let alone the girls 😂

Hi 👋 We do an easy, sometimes cold tea once a week. Can be anything from sandwiches, crumpets, sausage rolls, or soup, to party food bits like cocktail sausages, cheese and pineapple chunks, crisps with dip (small finger foods) or something like nachos. We're often in a rush Thursday evenings, so it's just something I can make quickly 😃

That must be lovely. (Well, it would be for me, as we're not used to getting snow in the south-west of England anymore.)

@@mercerfamily4444 not really. Makes driving difficult.

@kristinesharp6286 I can imagine! I suppose you'd get fed up with it quickly if you had it regularly.

@@mercerfamily4444 a heavy snow is considered heart attack snow since people have them trying to shovel. Heavy I mean wet. Sometimes the snow is very light and dry. Because it gets so cold the snow can turn into ice and some temps the snow melt does not work. If it well known in advance couple inches to fall over the day with the salt trucks out and near freezing weather it’s fine. The trees look beautiful with the snow on bare limbs. If we get 14 inches in a day it’s a mess. School may be cancelled. Some have to work in it anyway. This past January were meant to have a wake/funeral but it was postponed last minute. Many already en route to the event as people were mostly traveling over an hour, in good weather. People should not have started the drive. We were not meant to join the deceased. Some roads closed meaning people stuck. Fortunately not northeast coast on other side of Great Lakes. They really get the snow. They get feet several weeks in succession. We can have a snow storm on Halloween last of October. Or a snowfall in April. There can be an odd one after that. We can also have a day of 70F in February. Because we are in the middle of hot and cold air systems we get a lot of wind. Cause it can be 20 in the morning and 50 later in the day sometimes the result is wind. Windy City was nicknamed cause of politicians at city hall full of hot air. But we really are windy in weather. Fair few tornadoes and hail storms. Very hot in summer.

@kristinesharp6286 That's really interesting information. Thanks for sharing that 😀 I can't even imagine that much snow! It seems crazy to me to think of. I live on the southwest coast of England, so we can get a lot of bad weather and wind. It always seems to be raining and stormy here. We get down to minus 6 Celsius, but not generally any lower than that anymore. And up to about 30 Celsius when we have a heat wave. It's becoming more and more often this temp in the summer now, though, which I really can't cope with. South East England seems to get the better drier weather, but I do love the west. Ah, I didn't know that was why it's actually called the windy city! So interesting! I love Calamity Jane and always thought it was just super windy.

It's just mashed potatoes and a bit of whatever veg leftovers you have, like broccoli, cabbage, carrots, etc, and mash it all together, form into patties and fry. Maybe you know it by a different name? It's delicious 😋

@@mercerfamily4444 In Ireland we would probably call it potato cakes. I’m definitely going to try it this week !

@marianraftery Ah, good, let me know if you like them. I always do it on the day after our roast dinner so I can make extra mash, etc. I've heard of potato cakes, but here they are doughy-bread type things.

Ah, wow! Yours is really coming along quickly! It'll be so nice for you to get back in to freshly decorated rooms. What colours are you going for? Thank you x

we have mist in our room which is white with hint of colour and willow tree which is pale green both by Dulux x

@traceyjane4288 That sounds lovely and calming. I can't decide on a colour for the living room. I thought I knew what I wanted, but I have since changed my idea for kitchen colours, and they'd be very similar.

It's amazing, isn't it? None of us will be shivering next winter, now 😃 It looks more homely to me as well, now. Hope all your work is going well in your new house x

Thanks ☺️ x

I grew up in the 50s and 60s in Ireland, and newspaper was always used as underlay back then !

I wondered as well. Thanks, Marian, for that information. My dad has just told me the same as you have said.

It didn't even cross my mind that there was no such thing as underlay. I suppose I just grew up with it existing, so I never questioned it. I love getting to learn these little things along the way 😁

@@mercerfamily4444 in U.S. there is padding under carpet. Then plywood under that.

Yeah, there is in the UK too, mostly. It has been used here since at least the 80s when I was born, but I'm not sure about before. Lots of people here still don't use it, though, especially landlords. Our old house that we rented didn't have any to save the landlord money.

I (almost) can't wait for winter again now, haha. It'll be lovely and cosy. Although I don't like having it too hot anyway.

It does look neat and tidy. They did a good job.

Thank you! It's much lighter in the living room now. ☺️

Thank you for this information. I did sort of do it similar to this. I wasn't expecting it to be hard to get it to come away from the seed. My daughter, Hannah, seemed to enjoy it, so it was worth a bit of mess 😀 Thank you for your comment.

They look nice. The girls should like them. X

Hi 👋 Thank you so much ☺️

Thanks Alice ☺️

Haha! It's just like giant Lego 😅

Aw, thank you! 😊

It's all very exciting, isn't it? 😁 Thank you 😊 x

It's amazing, the amount of things you realise you own when you have to move it all 😂 Hope it goes well for you and you'll have lovely fresh rooms once it's all done. It's just all the chaos whilst it's going on. I just keep thinking, "it'll be lovely when it's all finished." Good luck 👍 x

@@mercerfamily4444 thanks x