Monthly Archives: October 2014

Avoiding witches

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Gary

Dave and Carl called around first thing this morning. Actually Carl turned up first and set to work immediately filling and oiling the picture rail. By the time he’d given it two coats, it matched the rest of the oak … Continue reading →

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Cardboard cut outs

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Gary

A while ago, Mirinda spotted a painting in a home store in Farnham. She thought it would look perfect in the extension. She asked me to have a look and tell her what I thought. I agreed. However, I did … Continue reading →

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Nose first

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Gary

The last bed of the raised beds on the terrace, was looking a bit bare. A plant which I’d transplanted from the front years ago, wasn’t performing as well as it should. It seemed to be the perfect solution for … Continue reading →

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Chairs of the absurd

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Gary

Things returned to normal today with me walking Mirinda up to the station (she had interviews to conduct today and needed to go in) then going shopping before returning home to two very excited dogs. I didn’t have long to … Continue reading →

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Emma does Hankley

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Gary

This afternoon was Emma’s first trip to Hankley. And she loved it. As Mirinda said it was a synaptic overload of new things. In the nature of the usual Sunday, the morning was spent at ease (shopping, Skyping, etc). In … Continue reading →

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Finding Lake Weewee

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Gary

Sometimes, I find unpleasant surprises in the laundry. This morning it was a lake. At first I thought there was just a little puddle of piddle in front of the cage. Further investigation revealed a far bigger expanse of liquid … Continue reading →

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The Queen’s visit

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Gary

No Science Museum this week. Apparently Queen Elizabeth II wouldn’t like the way I dressed. Nothing to do with the quality of my work or the fact that I do it all for nothing. No, regardless of what the other … Continue reading →

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Gas and stardust

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Gary

Alvin Stardust died today. He was 72. In a few weeks, his first album for 30 years is due to be released. That’s rather sad. But onto brighter things…ages ago I had a moan about the decorators leaving their rubbish … Continue reading →

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Hanging pictures

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Gary

Today saw the picture rail go up in the extension. I had a phone call from Builder Dave as I was midway through collating rent and charity payments, costs and losses (for our tax return). He wanted to know whether … Continue reading →

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Taxing time

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Gary

Things are going to be a bit dull on my blog this week as I am compiling the stuff for our tax return to go to the accountant. This is never much fun and terribly dull and uninspiring. One bright … Continue reading →

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