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Dining Room Renovation
Well we are a month in to the New Year now, and my batteries are recharged. So on to a new project – it would be getting the garden into shape but the…
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Some new additions
For my birthday I received two chickens. They are called Gallina and Ovum. Today they were joined by two new friends, Pollo and Omlette. I feel a collection may be coming on. All…
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The Remains of the Cake
R is a great lover of all things chocolate related. He is not, however, a great connoisseur of fine examples of the chocolatier’s art – on occasion I have tried him on fancy…
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In which Aspy finds a new home
We have two Aspidistras called (very originally) Aspy and Distra. The Aspidistra is also known as the “Cast Iron plant” and was a favourite in Victorian times because it was one of the…
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House for an Art Lover
Saphy seems very keen on the Arts and Crafts movement with a special fondness for William Morris As you may notice, I am not allowed to take a shower near the art works…
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Garden coming up now
Lots of little plants poking through now. As well as the snowdrops (some are now out), we have crocuses coming out as well as a plant with the rather unattractive name of “stinking…
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Catching up
I have to say that J and his friends did not make a mess of the house, and that while we were away he did all his tasks, including putting the (correct) bin…
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There’s no place like…
Home again today. The flight was at 6:30am so we had to get up at 3am. Actually we could probably have left it quite a bit later but R is very fond of…
