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More things of beauty
The good weather was back today and I resumed gardening, minus any help from the male members of the household. R has an excuse, J does not. Anyway, they missed some good stuff. …
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It’s curtains for us…
Some time ago I looked into replacing the thick red velvet curtains that had been in the drawing room since we moved in. They were not that in keeping with the decor of…
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Toad in the….. Bin….
I opened our composting bin to put some peelings in it today and what did I see but this gentleman. After me complaining about not having any frogs in our pond, who is…
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Not possible…
I like to think I am quite a good cook – but some things are not possible. I will not say that you can’t make a vegan, gluten free, meal without a lot of…
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Cost of living
If you go to make an order from Tesco’s you will see a very peculiar thing. There are branded items which are more than three times the price of their own make, which…
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A miniature ecosystem
I have started to work my way into the less explored reaches of the garden. There have been large numbers of trees here over the last 170 years, and many of them have…
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In which M meets the wrong train
It has become somewhat of a tradition that we meet each other off trains. It is only 10 minutes walk to the station and it is a nice breath of fresh air and…
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An unusual design decision
Much as I love our house, it has some unusual design features. One which has been changed for the better, was that when the house was built, it had no back door on…
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Saphy at rest
I went upstairs to put the laundry away and was surprised to see this. To illustrate why I was surprised, here is a paraphrase of a famous Bible story. When Jesus was a…
