Building A Bird Box — written on

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D is building a bird box today. The construction is simple from 150mm wide wood (6 inches approx), the back piece is 300mm long, the two sid...

Food Reminds Us To Slow Down — written on

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'Chew,' says every mother that ever was. As children we obey but as we get older, we forget as the day to day grind of life and job...

How Long Does It Take To Do A Bedroom? — written on

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How long does it take to do a bedroom? Four years ago we decided that our bedroom was beyond it's best, it had survived a rewire , a b...

Planting Garlic — written on

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We are making changes still to the old vegetable plot , once lovingly called 'the field' . The soil once thin and full of stones h...

The Death of Big Bob — written on

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They started out with Dr Who companion names but quickly became known at the Bob collective . This week, Big Bob, after only a month with u...

Pulling Up The Potatoes — written on

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On a day we pull down the old rotten bean poles in the front garden for fire wood, our attention turns to the spuds we have planted in bags...

Old Things, Old House, Modern Building Regulations — written on

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It's half term for Andrew which means we can push forward with painting our bedroom. The uncovered tongue and groove from the 1930s i...

The Rise of A Showgirl — written on

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Her name was Lola, she was a... chicken. The most meek and mild hen there wasn't. In terms of pecking order she came squarely at the bo...

Putting Up The Garden Arch — written on

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We have had garden arches before in the garden, at Drovers we had one of those end of the year sale arches that normally cost £20 but we go...