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slumlord
Our tennents have decided it was time for them to move on, not because the power had been cut off, not because they have been offered something better, but because the house is an unhealthy house that is full of mould, damp and other lergys, and they thought it was making them sick ( Read more... ) -
space for more
the last two weeks have been a case of limited by lack of room ( Read more... ) -
rain, rain, and more rain
Honestly, if god wanted me to forgive my father for throwing my 3 yr old top of the line energy efficient dryer in the dump, (mum had borrowed it, last winter while we were overseas) then last month wasn't the way to do it ( Read more... ) -
harvest
well another yrs garden harvest is comming to a close.
and work is slowing down to well a trickle.
plus side i now have a bit of time for kitchen things.
and i'm happily multi tasking as we 'speak'.
apples. quinces, mustard, chicken stock, rocket pesto, beetroot and if there is time i may indulge in some baking although the oven repair man hasn't ( Read more... ) -
smoke and mirrors
well ( Read more... ) -
wheels
we have wheels.... today we bought a little old car, no more borrowing the parents... we might soon be growed up!!!
ohh and we have a dining suite too. seriously nearly grown up!
hope everyone has a happy and safe holidays,
best wishes -
when in portugal.... drink port
well we have arrived at our last european destination, Portugal ( Read more... ) -
barcelona
i have been looking forward to visiting barcelona for ages, so it is perfectly obvious on our first full day here that i feel sooo rotten that i didn´t even leave the hostel.... tomorrow i will try not to be such a wooss, and do a tour of the city anyway. and thinking positively.... i will be feeling fine too ( Read more... ) -
i love my life
as you may well know, over the past two yrs i worked very hard. I hatched a plan to get what i wanted. an overseas trip. Initally i was hoping for nine to ten months, Scotland, Italy, France, Spain, Greece and Morocco ( Read more... ) -
pikelets
for no particular reason i suddenly felt like pikelets ( Read more... )