Feb
27
If you have read the last few posts on this blog you will have seen that we have just installed hot water under floor heating in our new orangery kitchen extension. Several people have asked for e to post a little bit about how we went about this. No I am not the expert on …
Feb
15
Many of the regular readers will already be aware of our history with Simonstone Hall in Hawes North Yorkshire. We were engaged there in 2007, then married in 2009 with several visits between and several visits since including our year anniversary last year. There is no hiding the fact that we love North Yorkshire, especially …
Feb
11
Last week I placed an urgent order with Screwfix, I paid extra on delivery to ensure that I got the order for Saturday so that I could get on with preparation for the plasterer to arrive. The order did not arrive, which then caused me a great deal of extra expense buying what I needed …
Feb
02
I have been following the revolution and protests in Egypt closely as I have a colleague and friend who lives out there, I am unable to contact him to see if he is safe, I hope that the Internet will soon be back up. The events which started on 25th of January and have been …
Jan
17
Ok so it is already over two weeks into 2011 and really too late for this kind of post, however, I was not so well over Christmas and New Year and and only just really recovering. We had a good Christmas, although as I said we were all ill, Our two year old daughter Eva …
Dec
25
Happy Christmas to all my readers and fellow bloggers. I hope that your festivities have been filled with joy and happiness. We have had a great time although Eva has been poorly and in bed most of the day. Happy Christmas and seasons greetings to you all.
Dec
21
Noticed on the way to work that the River Humber is frozen, I don’t mean small patches at the edges either, significantly frozen over, with some larger ice blocks. Its not totally frozen but a good proportion is. The car was saying it was -10°c, but still for a tidal estuary that will have a …
Dec
10
I have been watching the events in London unfolding over the last day or so with interest. The Vote for the raising of Tuition fees is something that I did have a very strong opinion on. I was, and note the was, for as I will explain later, my opinion has been changed by recent …
Nov
29
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Oct
17
We have spent the weekend removing the kitchen units from the bottom end of the kitchen to prepare for Wednesday when Cornerstone Services will be coming to put up a temporary wall and start making electrics safe for the removal of the roof and walls. In order to do this we have setup a temporary …
