Tag: diy
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The Big New Year Push
After a big push before Christmas, we were looking forward to a break and a chance to recover before getting back to work in our week and a bit off after the festivities were over. What we forgot, as we do every year, is that you don’t leave Christmas feeling rested, but simply exhausted in…
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The Grind
I spent a day finishing off the plastering on the kitchen wall, starting with the remaining areas surrounding the bare stone wall. I would have like to leave more of the stone bare but the position of the wiring meant it wasn’t possible. Still I think what’s remaining will look nice. Once the lime plastering…
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Tortoise and the Hare
This week brought our first touch of snow, though none of it settled. The roads are really icy however, and it seems the gritters don’t believe in salting little roads like ours, so getting plenty of ice skating practice on the morning dog walks. I finished off the bathroom coving this week, painting over the…
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