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Started on the dining room
I started on the Dining room today. First one piece of good news – the old Lincrusta (or Anaglypta) came off in one single piece – it was really hardly attached to the…
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Lenten Rose
We saw this beautiful plant by our garage door today – it is a Lenten Rose (a sort of Hellebore). Apparently the beautiful markings are there for any Queen bumble bees which are…
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Food Reclamation
My mother is a terrible woman for constantly buying food and not eating it up. When we visited her yesterday I had cause to open her freezer (or one of her freezers –…
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Dining Room Renovation
Well we are a month in to the New Year now, and my batteries are recharged. So on to a new project – it would be getting the garden into shape but the…
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Some new additions
For my birthday I received two chickens. They are called Gallina and Ovum. Today they were joined by two new friends, Pollo and Omlette. I feel a collection may be coming on. All…
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The Remains of the Cake
R is a great lover of all things chocolate related. He is not, however, a great connoisseur of fine examples of the chocolatier’s art – on occasion I have tried him on fancy…
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In which Aspy finds a new home
We have two Aspidistras called (very originally) Aspy and Distra. The Aspidistra is also known as the “Cast Iron plant” and was a favourite in Victorian times because it was one of the…
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House for an Art Lover
Saphy seems very keen on the Arts and Crafts movement with a special fondness for William Morris As you may notice, I am not allowed to take a shower near the art works…
