Our work was done! The old shop false ceiling had come down (see here) as had the dividing wall, new changing rooms had been built along with a dividing wall between sofa and desk, the new lighting and sockets were fitted, everywhere was freshly painted in a taupe shade called Lauren and all the walnut... Continue Reading →
Preparing the Modiste shop interior – a strip, a pinch & a tickle
I had a phone call a couple of weeks ago from a Facebook friend Sue, who owns Modiste, a fab little contemporary boutique I've shopped at in Stockport. They were moving premises and needed an electrician to move some lights and possibly a joiner, could I help? Mr M & I popped over to take... Continue Reading →
Our last buy at Habitat Wythenshawe & ancient Chinese doors
A pain-filled week this week, packed with co-codamol and distracting things to do. New tenants in one of the apartments made me address the fact that the three seater faux leather sofa and chair which had been in the flat for the last five years were NOT MOREGEOUS!!!! I knew this of course, but other... Continue Reading →
A Pinch Of Posh & a new slate wall
Lots going on today! Over at one of the rentals as previously posted, a new path and layout to the front garden. All done now and the small breeze block wall is tiled with linear slate tiles.... amazing the difference a few tiles can make. One of our tenants moved out today at another property... Continue Reading →
The Moregeous garden slate fest continues
I blogged about this sorry looking front gardenĀ above a couple of weeks ago, whilst we were re-tiling the front path after a crap job when I first bought it 4yrs ago. Weeks of intermittent rain and shine this summer, plus decades of previous neglect meant a spaghetti junction of roots under the soil which constantly... Continue Reading →
Scoffing Gastro Club’s uterus pie amidst the Manchester rioters
Amidst the shameful destruction and looting taking place in Manchester last night, Nero fiddled. Ok, it was a Miss Selfridges shop display not Rome on fire and none of us there wore togas, but it did feel a lot like we were revelling in the midst of madness. The occasion was Gastro Club's first birthday,... Continue Reading →
The walls (and me) come tumbling down….
There are certain things universally accepted to give most girls what can only bluntly be described as the horn. Chocolate.... expensive shoes.... champagne.... diamonds..... money...... Gorgeous George, you can add your own individual tummy ticklers and I love them all, I do, but I've got a special one. Something which gets me going every time... Continue Reading →
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