Tag Archives: rain

Choosing the perfect leather

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Gary

It’s taken a while and quite a few different shops but, finally, we have decided on our new Sitting Zone furniture. We went up to the shop in Farnham this prevening, scoured through the massive selection of leathers and ordered … Continue reading →

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Great streaking comet, Batman!

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Gary

On Monday, I felt quite humbled by the sheer quantity of poppies at the Tower. Today, I woke to the equally amazing news that we had landed a probe on a comet. Imagine setting out to make 888,246 ceramic poppies. … Continue reading →

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Slob day

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Gary

According to Fiona, everyone needs a Slob Day every now and then. A time to just laze around, doing nothing. Bob had one today so we decided to join him. It’s always nice to just hang around the house, particularly … Continue reading →

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Miserable Emma

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Gary

Mirinda worked from home today. She really loves the new space and is taking full advantage of it. She also had the pleasure of chatting with Builder Dave when he turned up (I was up the shops). I’m not 100% … 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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The eye of the storm

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Gary

Today was all about the water butts. Firstly I had to build a little stand (out of bricks) for the New Water Butt (NWB) and make sure it was sitting flat (as opposed to level). This took me quite a … Continue reading →

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Heading down the road

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Gary

Today was all about driving from Chinon to St Malo the easiest, quickest and pleasantest way. We managed it, with a rest, in about four hours. We returned the car without a problem and then headed across to St Malo … Continue reading →

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Bits

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Gary

All week there have been warnings about the weather today. It hit in the morning and was every bit as mean and nasty as was promised. Though it didn’t last very long. I felt rather sorry for our new neighbours … Continue reading →

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Stupid rain

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Gary

We managed to get wet a few times today. Fortunately we missed the thunderstorms that struck London…or they missed us, I suppose. It was one of those awkward days when the clouds blow in, rain a bit then blow away … Continue reading →

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Yuck

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Gary

What a horrid day it was today. It never stopped drizzling. Apart from a few trips outside for Day-z to ablute, we basically spent the day slaving over a hot laptop. I did find lots of intriguing stuff out about … Continue reading →

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