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Attempted Break-in
11 May 2008
Read moreLast night we came home at around midnight and disturbed an intruder. Nobody hurt and nothing taken, is the short version.
We got back, walked up to the front door and I decided I needed to water my plants as they were looking at bit sad. So I went up …
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Weedkiller
26 April 2008
Read moreThe garden, the bit of it we haven't dug over yet, is FULL of dandelions! I didn't have time to dig them all up but I did go and pick all the flowers in an effort to stop them seeding.
They're pretty though :)
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Bank Holiday Weekend To Do List
20 March 2008
Read moreIts Easter, which means its the only time of the year we reliably get 4 days off in a row from work without taking leave. And one thing I don't have is a lot of holiday allocation. So, we've got good intentions of getting as much as possible done in …
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Grand Entrance Hall
10 March 2008
Read moreWhen the rewiring of the house was done in November and our parquet flooring was a casualty of the process. We've spent the months since then with a hallway that looks like this:
Please admire the retro red and orange floorboards!!
Anyway, things are looking a lot better now - we've …
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TV Aerial Arrives
03 February 2008
Read moreI'm proud to announce that as of last week (Tuesday, to be precise) we are now the proud owners of a TV aerial and now have TV signal to the house. You can tell how much we enjoy the telly by the swiftness with which we had this done ... only …
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Wall Worries
31 January 2008
Read moreI opened a metaphorical can of worms the other night. While fillering the last few holes in the last wall in the living room, almost ready to paint, I saw a break in the plaster and some black furry mould growing there. Now the wall had been a bit mouldy …
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Home Office Haven
06 January 2008
Read moreThis weekend has been, like many before it, DIY-tastic. I popped out to a party this afternoon and in the meantime Kevin put the finishing touches to the shelves in the little bedroom that we will use as an office. To put this in context, let's start with the "before …
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Tinsel Tree
16 December 2007
Read moreChristmas really is upon us - well, it isn't but I'm out every night this week and I need to be delivering presents by the end of it. So today sees everything (apart from the home baked gifts) complete and wrapped and ready to go.
This year we have our own …
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Happy Half House-Year
25 November 2007
Read moreToday marks six months since we picked up the keys to our first home, a lot has happened! I thought this anniversary (is it strictly an anniversary, if its less than a year?) would be a good time to have a quick recap on what's been going on here.
The …
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The Tradesman Cometh
13 November 2007
Read moreThe house, as I may have mentioned, has been in disarray lately. Since buying the place at the end of May we've had the guttering and verge boards replaced, central heating fitted (involving moving the boiler), and the entire house rewired including the bonus addition of smoke detectors, outside lights …
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Haywire Rewire
09 November 2007
Read moreI've been away for five days, and got back home yesterday (Thursday) early afternoon, due to work Friday as usual and then head off a weekend away. While we were away the electrician was coming in to rewire our house - an expensive operation but a very much-needed one. The inside …
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Hot House
22 September 2007
Read moreWell, not hot exactly, but definitely cosy – we’ve got central heating :)
We have had a few people round to quote for it and went with the guy who actually came round when he said he would, and wasn’t the most expensive. Well they turned up at 9am on …