"It'll just be a little detour" I promise him as we leave Stirling "Apparently there's a couple of nice stretches of water not far from here and we should be able to see a lot of it in an afternoon." That'll be me completely under-estimating the size of the Trossachs region and the 22 lochs.... Continue Reading →
Landlords Banning Pets? It’s The Owners Who Are The Problem!
"Labour will give renters a default right to have pets, which is the case in many countries, including Belgium and Italy." tweeted Tom Copley, London Assembly Member this week. A man who clearly knows an evil landlord when he sees one and who has never had to hoist a feline urine soaked sofa out of... Continue Reading →
Seafood Si : The Potted Lobster, Bamburgh
We're still on our travels around the UK, hunting down superb seafood restaurants near to our routes to make everything seem a little less like work. There's a trick well and truly missed here as we journey up from Kent to Lincolnshire to Scotland, this blog post could be reading "Winkles from Whitstable to Whitby"... Continue Reading →
Turning An Unused Conservatory Into A Stylish Space : Chatting With Sarah Parmenter
In the days before kitchen extensions became ten a penny, homeowners used to simply ย pinch a bit of the garden and add on a garden room - a conservatory. Often these were white plastic upvc, which is now very much out of fashion with the style brigade. Many conservatories are now being ripped down and... Continue Reading →