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• Back in a Flash!

  

  As hinted in yesterday evening’s walk review, I acquired a brand-new digital camera yesterday – the Nikon Coolpix S9400.This will replace the Nikon COOLPIX S820... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Climbing Up Solsbury Hill

  

  With the weekend very nearly upon us, it’s about time I share with you the experience of my most recent walk from almost a fortnight ago. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Take My Money

  

  After accepting a pleasant amount of money over the weekend in exchange for my planer/thicknesser, this week has so far begun with a stark ‘warning’ that makes... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Egg and ‘Chips’

  

  Eggs. I work with a collection of people who buy them by the tray-load on a weekly basis. What exactly becomes of these ‘hen droppings’ remains a persistent... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Tale of Safe Storage

  

  I hadn’t planned on maintaining such an absence from this blog until now but for the past few days, I’ve been unable to log-in and it looks as though it’s a... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Making a Car Boot Box

  Some of you might remember seen the ‘rustic’ wooden box I made back in July. I think it’s an item that was showcased on the social networks more so than right... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• About Heating

  

  If you’ve read closely within my other posts on the flat I’ve been living in since November, you might’ve picked up on the fact that there’s been a persistent... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Lansdown; Feet Wet

  

  This past weekend, I donned my waterproofs to brave the great outdoors. With a mountain of an expedition only a dozen weeks away now, I don’t think that I can... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Substituting with Stew

  

  When I first bought the Meals for One book from BBC Good Foods, I flicked through the pages and immediately, this recipe for a chicken and butter bean stew... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Spaghetti Luncheon

  

  You can’t really go wrong with pasta, can you. It’s the one food I’ve been cooking predominantly for as long as I’ve lived alone. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Three Months to Go!

  

  It is now three months to the day when I’ll be heading west across the Mendip hills for a full and enduring 30 miles! Just like the Circuit of Bath walk at the... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• February’s Fall

  

  Just when I thought it was safe to stow away my claw hammer; the gale-force winds returned and I found myself faced with another fence panel repair and post to... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Walking in Wells

  

  Today has been a day off from walking and, under all-too-familiar circumstances for 2014, the weather is largely to blame for that. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• A Man’s Salad?!?

  

  Today, I find myself torn between writing about food and sharing yet another fence panel repair (yes, only my second of 2014 – and I really thought I was done... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Latest Offerings

  

  March suddenly seems very very close and I’m concerned that the progress with my workshop clearout and decluttering may not reach the stage at which I am... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• I’ll Be Bake

  

  I’ll try to keep this one brief, as you’ve already seen how I was supposed to have created a pasta bake only a few weeks ago. That didn’t turn out very well at... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Cutting the Clutter

  

  We’re already halfway through February and I reckon I’ve got about 6 weeks left before my workshop needs to be empty. Over this weekend, I believe I may have... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Dundry and Maes Knoll

  

  This morning, as I begin to write this, the sun is trying to break through the glut of persistent rain. This ongoing downpour of torrent has caused disaster... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Cassewrong

  

  My first ever attempt at making a casserole came about a week ago. Having ‘ummed‘ and ‘ahhed‘ up and down the aisles of the supermarket the previous week, I... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Life After the Microwave

  

  In an effort to improve my diet and culinary skills(!), I have officially passed on my microwave in favour of a brand-new worktop oven. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT