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Cooker fun and games
Our new Neff oven has been entirely satisfactory since we got it back in June. It heats up quickly, bakes evenly and has lots and lots of space to make a full Sunday…
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It’s coming, it’s coming…
I was in Caulders this morning. I like this shop and I enjoyed my “Roll and Square Sausage” and my flat white. But, my god, they have their Christmas stuff up. It isn’t…
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Site plan for CBH
I acquired a copy of this from our neighbours – it is the original site plan for the group of houses we are in – with our house being Plot “B”. Several things…
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Winter on its way
Today Gertie (our car) gave a refined little beep as we started her – indicating it was under 3 degrees. In fact someone told me later that at her house near Dundee she…
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Dunkeld and a mini-rant
For our trip this week, J and I went to Dunkeld. It was a lovely day and the leaves on the trees are now a riot of colour. Dunkeld itself is an incredibly…
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Christmas Craft Fair
It seems just like a moment ago that it was the flower show and now all of a sudden it is getting colder, the leaves are starting to come off the trees, and…
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The last rays of summer
When we open the back door now the smell of the ivy flowers is beautiful and almost overwhelming. The bees are all gone for the winter but there are still quite a few…
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Shepherds’ Pie
I know it should be called cottage pie if it is beef, and shepherds’ pie if it is mutton – but I have always called it shepherds’ pie with beef so I’m going…
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AliExpress
I buy quite a lot of crafting things (paper, felt, pens, paint etc) and up until now I have largely been getting them from Amazon (yes – I know I should shop locally…
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An Oddball whisky
R has been having a go at buying whisky from an auctioneer. This is apparently a “thing” these days where you bid on individual bottles and crates of the (in my opinion fairly…
