Monthly Archives: April 2002

Had an email from Karen today. She and Nigel are getting married on May 1 in a registry office with two witnesses. She wasn’t going to tell her family but her mother will probably be down then so, maybe unavoidable. … Continue reading →

Walked to the station for the first time this morning. Looks like it’s going to be difficult when wet. Lots of mud at the ends of the fields. There’s also a lot of golf course, which is nice. Water Lane … Continue reading →

A lovely sleep in, waking to the utter quiet of the countryside – ignoring the tractors, of course. I built my compost bin and we did a lot of carrying and moving of things around. We decided to try the … Continue reading →

I carted all the wood that was delivered yesterday, into the wood shed, courtesy of Dick next door’s wheelbarrow. He lives at number 4 and is very generous. A lovely chap. The new fridge and freezer turned up on the … Continue reading →

Very busy at work today. Meanwhile, Mirinda was at home working on her IP lecture for next week. She rang me every half an hour to tell me something about life on the farm. We had another delivery of wood … Continue reading →

Went to work from the cottage for the first time. Of course, the bus was late, so I (just) missed the train. I had a half an hour wait for the next one. Eventually got to work at 9:20. Mirinda, … Continue reading →

The big day. It didn’t take very long. Eventually, surrounded by boxes and very, very tired. In bed by 10pm after a lovely bath. I tried to get the fire going – it took ages, but eventually the flames blazed. … Continue reading →

Packing ALL day. Didn’t get to bed until 4am. God, I hate this moving malarkey!

Back to work. Nicole in Spain, Stevie had to go to London and Terry went to the doctor. So it was just me. I did a big (three hour) QA of a new site only to be told it won’t … Continue reading →

Another day at the cottage, painting twice over the disgusting liver in the lounge and the same in Jonathon’s Fanta room. Finished at around 10pm, but didn’t actually start until gone midday. So a good day’s work. At least it … Continue reading →