We have to do something to cover the soil in the garden, we were going to put grass seed down but that takes a few weeks to grow and we need something a bit more instant. It’s been raining and Jasper comes in with super muddy feet and it’s getting quite boring washing and drying… Continue reading Instant lawn
Month: June 2021
Aerial shots
Another Saturday off ‘house stuff’ for me and Cat (who is catching up on some much needed sleep) and I am going flying with Colin. It’s my first time in an aircraft for 2 1/2 years, I have really missed this! We fly out over the village so circle around and take a few aerial… Continue reading Aerial shots
Garden transformation
On the hottest day of the year so far, Colin is determined to finish off riddling the soil in the back garden, but not before he has cleaned out the stinky water butt that has been festering for a couple of years. He has emptied the black water and bloody hell it is stinky! I… Continue reading Garden transformation
Sunny weekend (not relaxing) in the garden
Very sadly our old grape vine did not survive the building work, so today Cat and Dad are cutting it down. There was no sign of any life in any of the branches. We will replace this with another grape vine, it’s a great sunny and sheltered spot and we miss having plants growing up… Continue reading Sunny weekend (not relaxing) in the garden
The art of riddling
Colin has a plan. He is going to sift the soil from the back lawn to remove rubble, stones, sticks, dead roots, etc. and has put together a contraption, using two wing stands for gliders, that he can ‘riddle’ the soil through. The first iteration collapses when used, so he screws it all together and… Continue reading The art of riddling
First Saturday off in a year
We both take Saturday off, the first time in a year. Cat goes to have her hair done and I have been invited for cocktails by the river in London with some fabulous friends. I borrowed Cat’s Land Rover as my car has a few issues at the moment, and was super excited as well… Continue reading First Saturday off in a year
More shower trouble…
After our plumber fixed the many leaks I couldn’t wait to use the shower (no-one has used it yet). Unfortunately I found two further problems with it. Firstly I couldn’t change the temperature, it was warm but I couldn’t get it close to cold or hot. Secondly, as I was fiddling around trying to change… Continue reading More shower trouble…
Seven bloody leaks!
Tuesday morning and our plumber Andy arrives to assess what the hell is going on with the leak in the main soil pipe. The first plan of attack is to go in through the boxing and old floorboards above (under the new staircase), to the area where the waste pipe from the shower, bath and… Continue reading Seven bloody leaks!