A year ago, I was discussing redesigning my lounge, resulting in the TV and sofa going in the smaller part of the room, leaving more room for dining/music/gameplaying activities around the table. Having lived with it since February, I came to the conclusion that it…
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Work on the bathroom was completed on Thursday, and I have been taking showers twice a day since, and loving it. While the bathroom was out of action, for a week and a bit, I’d been having wash-basin washes, and, once the bath was re-fitted,…
As of yesterday, the rear patio is laid. Still lots of stuff to do, including pointing etc., but I thought I would post a few pictures. There will be a BBQ area with some seating behind the garage and a table with seating on the…
Lots of stuff happening here, but I haven’t been finding the time to write about it. I have a visitor staying with me – Sovay is a collie belonging to and , who are off for a few days. It has been pretty painless, apart…
I have had a Tim and Nev here. They are doing a couple of jobs for me, including a complete bathroom makeover. However, while the sun is shining, they have been working on my garden, which is also getting the total makeover treatment. A rough…
Just checking everything’s ok with you, cos you haven’t posted in a while -Jo No, I’m fine, thanks. It’s been a mixture of the following: a) Busy doing stuff. b) Stuff has been pretty mundane, and not really worth blogging about. c) I got a…
Fruit flies… heh We have had an invasion of fruit flies round here this week – Wednesday morning I came into my kitchen to find them everywhere. I was worried I had left something out, or let my bin get dirty, but apparently, it is…
My carpets were fitted today, along with floor covering in the kitchen. It all went well, the only minor hitch being that I need to get a couple of my kitchen plinths planed down, as they won’t quite fit over the vinyl floor covering. The…
When my kitchen units went in, we cut the vinyl flooring well back from the base units, knowing that I was going to get new flooring in. Underneath were vinyl tiles, glued firmly to the floor, covered in a thick layer of grime that had…
A short while before Christmas, my combination microwave went up in a puff of smoke – quite literally. There was no actual fire, but a smell of burning, and a minor temporary smog. I immediately unplugged it, and it has been sitting in the corner…
On my way back from the hospital, I popped into Currys, to look at their microwaves, as mine has recently conked out. While there I took a look at their gas cookers, as I intend to replace my old one, now that the kitchen is done.
I’ve been looking around for a few weeks, but hadn’t seen anything outstanding. But today I saw it – a Zanussi which was the right size (55cm), has a fold-up glass surface (so increases my usable counter top) and has a dual oven – the smaller top oven being so much more economical when cooking for one. An electronic timer, nice easy controls – all in all it looked perfect.