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• Last Day of the Advent Challenge

  

  While Lovely Hubby was up in Mum's loft yesterday rolling out the insulation, and filling in every nook and cranny of the wonderfully large space we found... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Rolling Around in the Loft

  

  We're off for the day to work in someone else's house. Well ours is almost finished we'd get bored if we sat still ... so we volunteered to top up Mum's loft... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• It's Done Enough ......

  

  It's done enough .... to use!! The conservatory is done, decorated re-wired and cleaned up. There are just some finishing touches that we simply couldn't get... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Everything Is All White .....

  

  the room has now been painted with three coats on the ceiling and two on the walls, the woodwork has all been sanded down and re-glossed, and the lights are... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Cuteness Overload

  

  I know you would much rather see pictures of the continuing conservatory transformation (yeah right !!) but today I couldn't resist sharing this lovely photo I... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• P333 for the Kitchen

  

  I don't know about you but I love it when something captures my imagination and plays on my mind. The other day I spotted this, a P333 for the kitchen. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Inside, Outside

  

  Yesterday I showed photos from the outside of the conservatory, showing our posh new roof, today we are inside, and a good job too it's YUK out there. It's all... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• In the Nick of Time

  

  Our roof slates and ridge tiles are all in place now ..... ... the Velux window arrived and was fitted in place. Not as large as we would have liked but it's... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• A Grand Day Out

  

  On Friday I packed my bag, left the builders in charge of the house, jumped in the car, deposited all the dogs in the kennels on the way past and hit the road t... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Hot Dog, and We're Plastered ......

  

  Here's a picture captured on my phone the other night. Apologies to my Facebook followers who will have already seen this as it happened. Charley has taken to... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• It's Here ....

  

  It's here ... one of favourite magazines of the year, it dropped through my letterbox yesterday. I'm not ashamed to say I sit down and read it from cover to... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Having a Grate Day

  

  Yesterday I had a grate day!! I was sorting through the fridge to make room for any Christmassy foods I might be buying in the next week or so. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• What a Difference a Day Makes

  

  when it comes to three men trapped inside a conservatory, by the weather I hasten to add ...not by me!! The last remaining gaps were all filled with insulation... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Waiting for the Weather

  

  The Velux window can't go in until the weather is less windy and less wet, so all the roof up to the hole where it will fit and it's immediate surroundings has... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Opening the Sealed Pot

  

  Better late than never, everyone else with Sealed Pots seemed to open theirs last week, but events caught up with us and it just didn't get done. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• A Gift for Us

  

  We bought our first Christmas gift last week ..... it was a gift for us. A delivery of four builders bags of hardwood to burn in the wood burner. We have used u... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Bagels and Vegetables

  

  Our favourite bagels were on special offer in T*sco the other day so I got us a couple of packs. They were sliced in half and then re-bagged and frozen as is... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• If You Don't Need It .....

  

  Everyone's on a bit of a buying marathon at the moment, but I'm trying my best to keep this little image in my head. Of course there are a couple of exceptions... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• It's Starting to Look a Lot Like Christmas

  

  , well I suppose it is only a couple of weeks away now ....how did that happen? The supermarkets are full of folk buying their Christmassy stuff, with trolleys... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Giving Away Things That I Like

  

  Advent Challenge - Day 5 Emma Bridgewater Jug. I've gotten to the stage now that I am actually, in some instances, giving away things that I really like. Not... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES