House
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The Stand
Not the end of the world I am afraid – or not quite yet, but R’s air conditioning unit. His office is on the top floor with massive windows facing right into the…
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Amber the Victorian
This is Amber in the drawing room looking every inch the Victorian lady. She was actually assisting me in putting away my mother’s wedding china tea set which I dutifully hand washed after…
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Wardrobe
I’ve finally turned my attention to our spare upstairs bedroom – or as we call it “the Turret Room” because it has a nice view over our battlements and a small balcony. In…
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Waterlilies and hard labour
So far we have five waterlily buds between our two ponds. The first one came out yesterday. Unfortunately no time for looking at flowers today as I am back to decorating. I finally…
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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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Loveliest of trees…
I had a handyman here today repairing the steps outside. I have had a go at this twice before myself, and there must be some skills which don’t lend themselves to my normal…
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Invertebrate encounter
This gentleman was making his way across the drive. A magnificent snail. I had to relocate him on to the side of the patio because I had to move my car – so…
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Before….
This is a raised bed by the side of the house – I am going to turn it into a herb garden. At the moment, it is a sea of weeds intermixed with…
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Clearing the garage
Today I finally finished clearing the garage. All the stuff we brought with us (10 months ago now) has been either put in its correct place, given away or binned/recycled. This was a…
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Easter – Part One
We had visitors for Easter. I went to the Easter vigil service the previous night rather than the morning one. My Mum had asked for something “spectacular” so I decided to push the…
