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Lenten Biscuits
I made some biscuits for a church group today. I had been going to make my (and R’s) favourite “Christmas Biscuit” but as it consists almost entirely of sugar, butter, nuts, dried fruit…
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It’s curtains for us…
The curtains came back from “The Steamie” today (this is an actual local business in this case – not the generic name for a laundry). It was a really good service because they…
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Tiles in place
J is finally recovered from his cold (not flu I think…) and I enlisted his help putting the tiles on to the fireplace. He put the adhesive on and I put the tiles…
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Tile sizes
I’ve now nearly finished the paintwork in the dining room, and a massive task it has been. All I have to do is the tops of the windows and the ceiling beams –…
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Mouse and Bacon
Saphy has had good hunting over the last few days so I decided to make a pie out of her catches. She was none too pleased about this, but accepted grudgingly that this…
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Mowing the lawn
I got Rowley our Mowrator out of the garage for his first run of the season today. He is a truly brilliant invention which R discovered a few years ago and he has…
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Moon over Cupar
There was the most amazing moon visible when I got up this morning – photos do not do it justice. It was like a giant blood orange hanging so low in the sky…
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Cats in the Drawing Room
The cats have good taste. With the weather rather better today, they both ensconced themselves in the “best room” for a hard afternoon’s snooze. If you can’t see Amber, look hard at the…
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Dining room windows
I’ve now done the wallpapering and the majority of the woodwork. I now have to tackle the woodwork around the windows, which to be honest is the part that needed the attention the…
