2018-08-07 18:50
Here is what the extension at the back of the house looked like in the For Sale advert…Not too bad, until a close look at the heavily painted wooden window frame on the right revealed… Read More
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I have these fits from time to time where I think I can turn the family seat (Baskerville Manor) from a sows ear into at least an acrylic silk effect purse..
2014-01-05 01:26
As far as I know, nobody in my family, not parents, aunts, uncles, ever owned a cat until my niece adopted a beautiful smoky grey long hair who started as an adorable kitten and decamped to… Read More
2014-01-03 02:52
I “inherited” a number of plants from the Foxe pack when they made their move to USA. @foxeinsocks despaired of this one, it seems to have had an attack of leprosy. But, after a… Read More
2013-12-31 19:09
So what do you buy in the middle of the wettest July since, well, the last wet July? A garden seat of course. Here we are enjoying a spot of evening monsoon on the new loveseat, which… Read More
2013-12-31 16:11
My trusty heavy-duty lawnmower died on me late last summer, so I have been relying on a teeny weeny Tesco job that struggled on until yesterday. Today I made an expedition to Power Cit… Read More
2013-12-31 16:04
Garden in July… Read More
2013-12-30 01:44
September garden… Read More
2012-03-17 11:44
These wierd looking things are the first shoots from the clump of red lilies I split last year. Unfortunately some of the other pieces planted elsewhere fell victim to canine excavation proc… Read More
2012-03-17 11:37
Finally have a little time to check out the back garden plants. I'm really pleased to see the winter survivors coming back into action Read More
2012-02-04 23:08
We have a Hemme & Long upright. Inside, the only number I can find is 87. It is never used, and is really too big for my small house, so we are hoping to find somebody who would be inter… Read More
2012-02-03 22:33
If only this article had been written in plain English: NCBI ROFL: Your rug is so ugly it makes me sick. Literally Read More
2012-01-15 19:11
Following up from Tuesday’s post. So far no reply from DCC but Andrew Montague’s office sent me the following yesterday: I refer to your recent e-mail to the Lord Mayor… Read More
2012-01-15 18:53
Was confronted by this when I arrived home last night. What you can’t see in this picture is that the pathway has been dug up and there’s no way to get my car out. On i… Read More
2012-01-15 01:40
I’m feeling pretty grumpy with Dublin County Council. Back in July when I was clearing out the little patch in the front garden (that I was so proud of), one of the items I dumpe… Read More
2012-01-14 15:22
1 pack Muscovado or Barbados sugar 2 litres boiling water 1 litre red wine – Bordeaux, for example 2/3 measures of decent brandy Juice of 3/4 medium oranges Juice of 2… Read More
2012-01-14 13:24
I managed to choose the best 2 weeks of summer this year to take a holiday. I decided to spend it at home looking after the beasties and sorting out my garden. The little patch in the front… Read More
2010-11-19 23:25
20 Insensible AdSense Ads Read More
2010-11-10 20:49
I didn’t buy it, find it, breed it or rescue it, but there it is. A tiny little mouse. Over the last few days there has been a lot of huffing and puffing and sniffing round… Read More
2009-04-19 19:36
We all have them. But some days are special.Incident 1Toast for breakfast. Inhale instead of swallowing and commence choking. Dive to kitchen sink in search of water, bang head off open cupb… Read More
2009-04-19 16:09
Around 2001 it was decided that my brother would move, with his wife and son, back into the family house so an extension was built onto the side. The picture on the left shows Tim and the l… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This orchid was found in a supermarket dumper, probably chucked because it had dropped all it’s flowers. Six weeks in my houseplant intensive care unit (a.k.a. the bathroom) and… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Today is your lucky day. You get three wishes, granted to you by The Daily Post. What are your three wishes and why? Usually I post responses to these prompts on Occasional Stuff, but today… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Write Recipes on Jars for Easy Make-Ahead Mixes Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
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