My Facebook timeline is full of people counting down the days until the holidays start. Summer's nearly here! Parents filled with dread at the thought entertaining their little darlings for 6 weeks - the school staff holding their breath until they can finally relax! In our house? well it's rather an odd summer for Badger and I. We are stumbling towards the last day of term, bleary eyed, longing for next week, when we can turn the alarm clocks off and put our feet up! But it's also tinged with a little sadness this year, this is our first summer with a properly … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
The perils of DIY
I do love our house - it's secluded garden, lovely big bathroom and huge range cooker, But the floors have caused some stress this year! We have really lovely wooden floors downstairs and this year we had to take on the mammoth task of sanding and re-staining the dining room, which is rather a walkway from the front door to the kitchen, as well as the best place for Bob to lay to insure maximum attention and trip hazard! So every stick of furniture packed and stacked in the front room, belt sander, wood stain, brushes, face masks and plenty of chocolate purchased. Of course the … [Read more...]