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There on the chair?
What is there on the chair? Could it possibly be Amber? Actually she is not quite as invisible as she is on R’s black leather office chair. One of these days someone will…
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Getting on with the decorating
The dining room is a big job – and this is only doing half the walls as luckily the part above the dado is in good condition with wallpaper which (although it would…
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Finished my chair
I have been doing an afternoon class in upholstery once a week for the last four months. My project was one of the Edwardian chairs which we inherited and came from the house…
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She gets what exercise she can…
I can never think of ottomans without the quote from AA Milne “He gets what exercise he can, by falling of the ottoman”. Anyway, R bought an ottoman today, partially because he is…
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Nice visit
We had a lovely visit today from another lady who used to live in the house in 1970s and her husband. She brought some lovely flowers and chocolates and we had a long…
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Camellia coming into flower
There is a lovely Camellia coming into flower right by our drawing room window. At first I thought it was an Azalea but I stand corrected – they will not be out for…
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Some cat fun
R encountered a feline road block on the way downstairs this morning. While in a different part of the house, Amber flatly refused to come on my knee. I don’t know what it…
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Winter drying method
Following on from my revelation last summer that drying clothes on the outside line was better than using a dryer, I have come to a further epiphany (this time courtesy of J). Our…
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Ash Wednesday
I went to church to be “ashed” this morning. I explained to R what it entailed and what it symbolizes and he looked at me incredulously. When I got back he wanted to…
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Pancake Day
I made pancakes today. Having bought lemons for the “crepe” version, it turned out that both R and J preferred Scotch pancakes (aka drop scones). So I made those instead which leaves some…
