home improvements
tools of the trade
Planning and costing is quite a complex business. You need to work out what to do first. You →
sticky fingers
The kitchen worktops feel permanently sticky. If you touch them nothing comes off on to your fingers but →
let there be light
At last, we have lights! The living room light is from Habitat. It’s a plain black fabric shade →
down and out in Paris and Colchester
We’ve become plongeurs. With no dishwasher for the first time in oh-so-many years we’re taking turns with the →
keep on movin’
We have so many interdependent tasks and just can’t get it all done at the same time. Every →
lost weekend
Lost to busy-ness, that is. Though we did manage a sneaky gaming session on Sunday night. But you →
body in the library
I love this story, and especially the way the Bantrys pronounce library in this adaptation. But fret not, →
to dos (and to don’ts)
Plans. I have a to-do list. We have some amazing ideas for renovating and improving the house and →
bedtime stories
Boy do we love our bed. It’s served us well. We bought it when we moved into our →
white lines (don’t do it)
We’re in the bathroom again. The grouting between the tiles is an off-white shade. At least, where it →