Unlike most years, when we're battling pensioners for dahlias at the 4 o'clock Sunday sell-off, today was only a flying visit to annual Tatton Park Garden Festival as Mr Moregeous was off to his last ever shift of nights *whoop whoop* We've been going for years and the show seemed bigger than ever this year.... Continue Reading →
Property – Making whoopie (pies) with my tenants, jeez, what we landlords do!
Many moons ago, in far less glamorous times, I ran a damp proofing company. In far less glamorous times? Who am I trying to kid, I cleaned ANOTHER grubby flat this week! Where was I, oh yes, and when I ran it I used to try and make the whole subject more interesting (i.e. bribe... Continue Reading →
Property Woman of the Year – sexist nonsense or valid competition?
I followed an interesting twitter link which led me to the article below.... this is what Property Hawk had to say about the NLA's Property Woman of the Year competition: Firstly, I want to congratulateJuliet Ashton-Taylorwho was crowned queen of the female landlords at the latest Women in Property Awards. However, whilst not wanting to... Continue Reading →
Design – Lottery winner alert: the spectacular Bark Cloth ‘wallpaper’
Spent yesterday getting on with the decorating at Project Squeeze with yours truly on wall / skirting duties and Mr M on anything above head height. It's looking so lovely but sorry, I don't want to post pics 'til it's finished and looking it's best at the end of the week! I'd a mid-afternoon visit... Continue Reading →
Property : bit of a round-up 5 July
This is the first of what I hope (time willing!) will be fairly frequent round-up of things heard, seen and done in my property world, anything from rentals, sales, finance, rumour, fact, gossip and interesting stuff seen in the press. Lots of Work This last week I have been, mostly, knackered. After four years of... Continue Reading →
Property tip – Creating recessed and lit shelving into the eaves
It's the silly season in Manchester for me and my mentals rentals, nope I was definitely right the first time, mentals right now. The sun always makes people want to move so I've had 4 lots out already with the newbies in and another 4 out and 4 in over the next two weeks. How landlords cope with... Continue Reading →
Spencer Tunick Ordinary People launch, Lowry 2010
Even with stomachs full of butterflies, we girls downed a glass of wine (for nerves) and a delightfully large Cafe Rouge pudding each (for the hell of it), before crossing over to The Lowry on the launch night for Ordinary People. Just a few weeks earlier we'd all been butt naked in the name of art... Continue Reading →
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