Year: 2017

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Merry Hell …

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… As the cottage used to be known as, colloquially by the locals, as Bachus and his wily ways took over.  Our own modest contribution to getting the reputation back to the previous standard is growing above the veg patch […]

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Here’s looking at you kid 

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It was supposed to be a picture of the now passed harvest moon, see it above the chimney?  But wonky minor (aka, littley, daughter, Jerry) got into the scene, with wonky major’s bum featuring heavily!

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Sadolin’d out.

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Nearly finished weatherproofing the barge boards and gable ends. Not my choice particularly, but it does do what it says on the tin, and it does seem rude not to continue what others have started, and the nearly full tin […]

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Really chuffed about Christmas 

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The Old Railway Line Garden Centre goes into Christmas 

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Spent last night on a LILO

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At least we did twelve months ago.  Yes we’ve been here a year; this time last year (by day) we woke up early having spent the night on a blow up Lilo (double mind you! No expense spared) to set […]

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Apple device 

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We’ve had so many windfalls this year, no wind so probably signs of an early Autumn, that we had to avoid waste at all costs, so I present my wonderful new Apple device – the iPicker. Brilliant. And this is […]

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“Sniff, Doin’ anythin’ important today? Sniff”

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I hate having my hair cut.  Walked into the barbers in Brecon, and nobody waiting, excellent.  One man being trimmed, and Jeremy Kyle on the telly; “you had sex with your girlfriend’s best friend whilst she was staying with you […]

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Hedge cutting time 

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And my little helpers are there rooting, tidying, piling and generally getting in the way, bless them, including eight year old, or so, Black Black.

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Tis the season…

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We can all finish that saying, and it’s proof positive at 7 o’clock this morning  There’s a definite mist lurking ahead of sunrise, and of course there’s mist along the river. And it outlines our latest arrival from the last […]

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Welsh signs #3

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Spotted in that store that has the strap line “very little helps”. Well having two languages is confusing – especially for English sign makers.