I had my family round for Halloween (and a sort of combo with my birthday which is on Tues). For the first time I laid the table in the dining room with the…

The three of us went to Falkland Palace yesterday. Falkland is a super pretty village – it looks a bit like a miniature Stirling or Edinburgh Old Town. The palace itself is quite…

When I bought the new kitchen (which in every respect apart from this one has worked out fine) – I made one major mistake and bought an integrated cooker with it. I guess…

I have a Christmas Cactus, or more accurately, a “false Christmas Cactus” – so called because unlike its close relative, it normally flowers a bit earlier in the year – so the Americans…

J unpacked his French Napoleonic Army and put it into the display case where it lived in the house in Norfolk. It looks great here as it did there, and I am glad…

I have always been a huge Beatrix Potter fan.  My favourite is “The Tailor of Gloucester” but close after that comes “The Tale of Two Bad Mice” In case anyone is not familiar…

I eventually brought the blanket ladder I made in my woodworking class home.  This had been somewhat delayed by the fact that I was rather hoping that either R or J would help…

First amusing thing.  This is a Japanese pull saw.  I bought one to saw some wood. The blade is about 12 inches long and razor sharp.  It is attached to a study handle…