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• Time to Talk 06/02/2014

  Although I’d forgotten by the time the day came around; Thursday 6th February 2014 was officially ‘Time to Talk Day’. To be more precise; it was set as date... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Walking in Box

  

  Let’s go back the January; a fresh month at the beginning of a brand-new year. On that very first weekend, I went out for a walk and, as I had done two-weeks... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT, HOME, OUTDOORS

• Pasta Berk

  

  I love my pasta. But last week, I attempted to make my first-ever pasta bake – the most important word in this sentence is the one which precedes the word... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• It’s Nigh

  

  It was made official that my mum has now sold her house. It’s not bad going, considering it’d barely been on the market for two months but I’m now facing an... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Paperwork

  

  My Saturday’s frequently begin at a slow and lethargic pace. I’ll wake up as early any previous weekday but the ‘knowing’ that I don’t have to get up for... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Makin’ Bacon Wave

  

  Did you know that you can make a bacon sandwich in a microwave? Some might disregard the microwave as nothing more than a re-heater-upper but I’ve spent almost... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Returning to Priston

  

  It’s been almost three-weeks to the day since I last went on a walk! In part, I blame the wet weather, the cold, the fact that I broke my camera last week and... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, OUTDOORS

• Time to Switch Off

  

  Sometime last year, I wrote in complaint about the deemed-inefficiency of the battery that powers my Samsung Galaxy SII smart phone. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• If You Didn’t Make It…

  

  “If you didn’t make it, don’t try to break it!”That’s my motto for this story I’m about to share. A tale that only ends in woe, as I strive to replace an... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Murder-where?

  

  Today’s walk is about a pre-Christmas stroll around a tiny Wiltshire village that I’d not previously heard of. Even now, I have trouble remembering its name... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• New Year, New Post

  

  Some of you may recall that I had to replace a rotten fence post last spring, repairing the breeze-battered panel in the process. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• All About Food

  

  A brand-new topic for this blog and for which, I think I’m going to add an additional category to the already-long list of titles that attempt to define my... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HOME

• Bye-Bye Lathe

  

  I wasn’t intending to have anything other than a lie-in on Saturday morning but when someone was willing to pay for and collect my lathe at 9am, I knew I had... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• The Cost of Living

  

  This is a post that I’m sure will resonate and strike a chord with many people. At the same time, I fear it’ll also irritate others; the type of people who migh... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Woodworking Update 13/01/2014

  

  I haven’t written much about woodworking for a while. As you’re probably aware, I moved home not long ago and, for an indefinite amount of time, I still have... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• The Gordano Valley

  

  Another walk from Geoff Mullett’s Walk West series, this one took place in November, a couple of weeks after the house move.We begin by crossing moorland. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Doors for Thought

  

  This post lies dangerously close to being labelled as ‘wood-related’! It’s been a little while since I wrote about anything I’ve made or have been thinking of... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• DVD-ecluttering

  

  After almost two months of confinement to cardboard boxes, I decided on Sunday afternoon that it was time to delve in to my 100+ DVD collection and to begin to... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Freecyclin’

  

  On a day where I’d usually be out roaming the countryside, I’ve instead decided to take some time out to continue to furnish my new home with the help of... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Recycling (for Ramblers)

  

  Here we are in 2014. With spring only a few months away, some people might be turning their attention to the annual tradition of spring cleaning… But does anyon... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT