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Emma and the sparrows

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Gary

I was sitting in my office today, Day-z lying on the chair behind me, and I happened to glance out of the window. The hebe was full of sparrows (at least 20) and Emma was sitting on the grass beneath … Continue reading →

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Gardening at last

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Gary

I should mention that Dave the Builder has gone away to France for a couple of weeks. For that reason, I’m going over to the house every day. Just to keep an eye on things and be on hand for … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Bob

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Gary

On Monday night, I made pork with green butter for Mirinda and Bob (and me, of course) and we decided the evening was so nice, we’d eat outside. All the windows of my office were open. Bob, very helpfully, pointed … Continue reading →

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Second coating the raspberry

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Gary

Today was mostly spent painting the chest of drawers…quite a few times. The raspberry coat from last night made it a bit easier because I could just concentrate on the white first thing. Then, after a few hours, I second … Continue reading →

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Bob goes north

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Gary

Today, Bob decided to try out the British transport system. From Canary Wharf to Paddington and then north to the Cotswolds. He was meeting with a chap who has some interesting software. The trains and ticketing were fine and then … Continue reading →

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Cat Day

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Gary

Apparently, today was World Cat Day. This is because the cat is the most popular pet. Apparently. It seems there’s around 2 cats per household in the US, which works out to 82 million. This is in contrast to 72 … Continue reading →

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An extension of mess

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Gary

I’ve mentioned before that the Crazies are having an extension built on the back of their house. It’s been interesting watching the progress (I have a clear view from my (soon to be ex) study upstairs). The scaffold has gone … Continue reading →

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Filling the voids

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Gary

My usual mornings consist of going shopping with a stop off at Starbucks, where I type up my blog entry for the previous day. This tends to work quite well. As long as I upload any photographs from home first. … Continue reading →

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Shocking news

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Gary

We had the electrician around this morning to give the house a thorough check over. And thorough he was! It was Darren who did the electrics in the office. He came up with an amazing list of faults as well … Continue reading →

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Use Tupperware instead

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Gary

The office had to wait this morning as I had a Talking Newspaper to present first thing. I set off into the beautiful blue sky morning, whistling along with the birds, happy and joyful. It’s odd but ever since summer … Continue reading →

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