Monthly Archives: August 2014

Bertha

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Gary

Today I discovered the joys of lying on the sofa, watching the remnants of Hurricane Bertha playing havoc with the weather. It was a day of bright sunshine, followed quickly by grey clouds, high winds and torrential rain. This cycle … Continue reading →

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Steam power

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Gary

Our old steamer, purchased back before they were fashionable. weighs a ridiculous amount. It is like lugging around a reluctant, hissing donkey. The steaming function works very well but it was never what one would call even vaguely portable. I … Continue reading →

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Waterfalls

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Gary

Today was very humid.  According to Mirinda’s little friend, it was supposed to be very humid yesterday.  It was a day out. I forgot to mention something that happened yesterday.  In the afternoon, while talking to Clive, I peeled off … Continue reading →

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Lee returns

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Gary

It was all a bit mundane today. Work progressed and I, basically, kept out of the way. Clive managed to finish all the full blocks down the side, leaving half brick holes, ready for cutting and setting tomorrow. He really … Continue reading →

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The return of Mr Granite

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Gary

Being without the Internet has made it impossible to upload any photographs (for reasons far too dull to explain here). I spotted this small tortoiseshell butterfly on the birdbath on Sunday and have been waiting to include it in a … Continue reading →

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Disaster averted

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Gary

Dave the Builder paid us a visit today.  And a very good job he did! Before Mark the Tiler went on holiday, he had an indepth discussion with Clive about what height to set the concrete base on the terrace.  … Continue reading →

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The big sweep

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Gary

By the time Clive left the house this afternoon, he’d, single-handedly tidied almost the entire ground floor.  He’d removed all the cardboard from the floor, took up the boards protecting the parquetry, vac’ed throughout and then went mad in the … Continue reading →

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Home, at last

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Gary

Today was the big move back to Farnham.  Well, for me and Day-z at least.  Mirinda wasn’t that keen given the house still resembles a building site.  She was also a bit concerned that I’d not be very comfortable.  I … Continue reading →

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Emma

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Gary

Meet Emma, she is seven weeks old and she’ll be living with us in another two weeks. She’s a cocker-poo. Today we drove over to the Isle of Sheppey (yuck) to meet her and decide whether we wanted to take … Continue reading →

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Rubbish Collection

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Gary

Artist, Joshua Sofaer, collected a month’s worth of rubbish from the Science Museum. He then spent around a month (with the help of volunteers) sorting the rubbish into stuff that could be recycled and stuff that couldn’t. The recycling stuff … Continue reading →

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