Comments Off on Oh so nearly. Oh so close.

Oh so nearly. Oh so close.

So today was the big day. Well, kinda. Today was permit sign off day. Knowing that very few of you have your Joo Janta 200…
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For a hot minute

I stick the squeezebox on random…and it plays a song. And even when it’s not right – not right for the era I’m transported back…
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Not quite how I envisaged today

I had a whole bunch of over-exuberant plans about how much I’d get done today. I mean, they really assumed I’d be in the mood…
Comments Off on One step forward, one back.

One step forward, one back.

So the en-suite. We were all ready to seal it… and then. When we installed the toilet, we installed it and used it for months…
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It finally happened.

So, if you’re wondering about the radio silence… it’s because I finally brought COVID home. Ironically not from the hospital. The repeated exposures there didn’t…
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Like a military operation

We had a plan. It was a solid plan. The two new chickens (Thelma and Louise) were ready for their next step in flock integration.…
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A tale of two taps

…well, valves. But that’s not so alliterative. So as is so often the case as the deadline for our project being signed off approaches (or…
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Muncaster Fell, then down to my mum’s

Our final day in the Lakes we thought we’d relax, take a nice short walk, something not too taxing and without too much height. That…
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Whin Rigg, Illgill Head and Burnmoor Tarn

Well, fairly astonishingly, we did it. Not only did we do it, but we did it in time to get down and (thankfully) get the…
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Ravenglass, Muncaster and Mary

Tomorrow we’re planning a longer walk, so today we planned a more relaxed day of not walking. Which meant that we didn’t walk as much,…