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• Mud / Moonrise Kingdom

  

  Mud is one of those films that Amazon randomly recommended to me, along with a list of others, inside an e-mail. Perhaps it was because I’d been renting other... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• NYE by the Sea

  

  Thursday 31st December 2015My final walk of 2015 was a coastal one, although not part the coastal walk I’ve been doing with a friend. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• New Year, New Mattress

  

  Here we are in 2016! I hope that everyone has welcomed in this new year in a safe and responsible manner…A few days before Christmas, I made yet another... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Visiting Tyntesfield (Part 2)

  

  Wednesday 16th December 2015At the end of Part 1, I was waving goodbye to the house after experiencing the wonderful Victorian Christmas theme inside. Now, I wa... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Winter Solstice Walk

  

  Those of you who follow my Facebook Page may’ve already seen this and the same applies to anyone following me on Twitter or directly on YouTube. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Boxing Day and the Breeze

  

  Boxing Day – a time when many people will be flocking to the shops to pick up all the latest ‘bargains’…While there are one or two items I could possibly do... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Christmas Pudding Brownie

  

  I do hope everyone has had and is still enjoying a good and healthy Christmas, wherever you are.Within the spirit of the season, I decided to bake something... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Visiting Tyntesfield (Part 1)

  

  Wednesday 16th December 2015Tyntesfield would be the other local property that I’d been driving past for many years without having stopped off to pay the... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Visiting Dyrham Park (Part 3)

  

  Saturday 5th December 2015So much has been going on the last week that I’ve barely had time to look through my own photos, let alone keep you updated with posts. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Visiting Dyrham Park (Part 2)

  

  Saturday 5th December 2015Today, I’ve been and visited my second National Trust property of the month. But I’m saving that for a future series of posts as, righ... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Visiting Dyrham Park (Part 1)

  

  Saturday 5th December 2015This is one of those National Trust places that I’ve taken for granted, simply because it’s less than an hour’s drive from home and,... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Building the Shed (Part 3)

  

  Somehow, it’s been almost four complete months since I posted Part 2… It was in the following month (September) that I was able to complete the finishing touche... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Contact / Requiem For A Dream

  

  Contact first came to my attention whilst reading views of the masterpiece that is Interstellar – and this was several months after first viewing it on the big... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Dovedale Video

  

  Last weekend, I uploaded this selection of clips to YouTube. They were all taken during my thirteen-mile walk around Dovedale in the Peak District, back in... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Making a Window Mirror (Part 3)

  

  Over the weekend, I made my most recent trip to Ikea (twenty-four hours after ‘Black Friday’, no less) and obtained a final box of Lots mirror tiles (plus one... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Quantock Hills – November 2015

  

  Sunday 22nd November 2015This weekend has not been the best for walking weather, although I did manage to brave the elements with a friend for a short walk... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Making a Window Mirror (Part 2)

  

  For this window-mirror, I wanted to use rectangular glazing that would complement the functional window that this construction is likely to be situated across... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Making a Window Mirror (Part 1)

  

  This is an idea I’ve been entertaining for a number of months, although not something I had cooked up entirely within my own skull. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Up on the Mendips – November 2015

  

  Sunday 15th November 2015This weekend, I’m planning a walk down on the Quantocks and so, I felt it was the perfect opportunity to write about my previous walk... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Frank / The Guest

  

  Frank is a film I first saw inside the Cinedrome tent at the Green Man Festival in August 2014. I’d seen trailers for it earlier in the year that hadn’t done... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT