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New “Stained Glass” for Castlebank
Some time ago I took a photo of the stained glass window Anne Black had commissioned for the Old Kirk in memory of her father and brother. I decided to make a version…
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A middle class Saturday morning
R and I had been going to go to St Andrews today, but of course the weather which had been lovely all week had turned nasty for the weekend. So instead we went…
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My besties
I have already mentioned Rowley the Mowrator. He is one of R’s all time good discoveries – we got him when he was a kickstarter and he does all our lawns here front…
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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…
