Bob and his Polish friend boarded out another chunk of the loft today. It hasn’t been touched since Bob did the original boarding back in 1996. It’s been a job that has been needed to be done for ages! I’ll be up there on Sunday, moving stuff around in preparation for Bob’s second visit to …
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Category:House and Garden
The Plasma TV arrives…
I suppose, I’ll look back on this Blog in future years and giggle at this ‘latest technology’, but right now, it’s the best TV AND picture I think I’ve ever seen!!! At around 2.40, John Lewis arrived with the package. A surprisingly slim box that was easy to open although I don’t reckon we’ll be …
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Bye-Bye Toshiba CRT TV…
For us, (well, me actually!), this is a sad moment. The TV rental company (Cottons of Peterborough) picked up the Pioneer 36″ TV today. This is to make way for our shiny new 42″ plasma Panasonic that’s coming tomorrow. I guess it’s sad, because I’ve been with the TV rental company for as long as …
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Super Shopping Day in Newcastle
Nicki, Ann and I took the train to Newcastle to do some serious shopping. As it turned out, it was more productive that we thought. With Nicki’s help, Ann managed to pick up a number of dresses – the sort she had been looking for for ages! However, the biggest bargain of the day was …
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Productive Saturday!
Another glorious weekend, weather-wise… Phew! Drove over to Peterborough to get my hair cut. Came back. We then took Bon-Bon to the pussy parlour (first time the two cats have been apart) for a bath, dry and brush. Drove back to Peterborough. Stopped off at Jane and Mick’s for a quick coffee. We then went …
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Meal with David and Val
We met up with David and Val and had a great meal at the Montagu Arms in Barnwell, near Oundle. I swear their ‘Monty Pie’ is getting bigger!!! We also gave them a small pressy by way of a thank-you for alerting us to the fact that we might be paying too much Council Tax. …
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Holiday prep/Furniture renovation
We’re away on holiday tomorrow… yippee!!! Val T came to pick up the dining room table and sideboard for renovation. Should be back next Friday. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all …
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Jaguar Blog/Furniture delivered
Picked up the Jaguar today – looks like they’ve managed to fix the air-con. Touch wood they’ll be no more problems, although the clock is still losing time even though it’s supposed to be connected to the GPS circuit. Strangely, the s-type diesel I had out on loan performance-wise was so much better – almost …
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Lee returns from hospital/New bedroom furniture
David our neighbour was kind enough to drive all the way to the hospital (200 miles round trip)today to bring Lee back. What a super guy! Although Lee is a bit frail, she was happy to be back ‘home’. We now have to feed-her-up to help her gain weight. We popped into town to begin …
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Oven Clean
Kevin from OvenU made his regular yearly visit to our encrusted oven today. An excelent job. Looks better than brand new! OvenU uses a non-toxic formulation that is just amazing! No fumes, no fuss, just a bright and shiny oven inside and out!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my …
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“Loadsa Money!”
Well that’s a pleasant surprise! Thanks to our neighbour, David. He alerted us a month-or-so ago that it is now possible to check your Council Tax banding online and compare it against similar properties. When we logged on, we found that our house was a band HIGHER than similar properties in the area. You can …
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Chill-out Saturday/Escaping Cats
It’s been a busy few weeks since Christmas and today was an opportunity to do not-very-much-at-all! Ann and I temporarily fixed the fence down the side of the house (the recent gales had brought the whole lot down – but at least they’re not ‘ours’!) ..that allowed us to let Biscuit and Bon-Bon out in …
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Garden Blog III
A very cold day here, but we needed to get out in the garden to finish off various bits and pieces – mostly the front garden this time. An hour later, we had done all we could. I reckon we’re 99.9% finsished now!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my …
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Garden Blog II
We had a very productive time in the back garden and the front finishing off bits and pieces. Also managed to get both cars washed and convert some movies for my iPOD Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong …
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Garden Blog
Phew! We did a lot more work in the back garden today, getting it ready for Winter. It’s the front garden tomorrow! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together …
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Gardening!
A big day in the garden today! We gave everything a good cut-back and planted up the rest of the tubs. We reckon there’s still at least another couple of weekends’ work to do!!!..plus the FRONT garden… Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well …
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Hammock Blog
We assembled the hammock today – excellent! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing seemed to be the perfect combination to …
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Mower Man
Took the lawn mower to get it repaired today. Cripes, it won’t fit in the Mondeo boot either! Looks like it’ll have to go on the back seats. Should be fixed by Friday. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My …
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Lawn Mower
The new petrol lawn mower arrived! Hurrah!!! I quickly assembled it and filled it up with oil – that’s good! 👍 Err, …in the PETROL tank – that’s bad! 😟😟😟 Luckily, I found a local company to fix it. I’ll take it down there tomorrow as it’s too big to fit the boot in the …
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