It was hectic last week with Xmas do's, my birthday and a family wedding in Durham, but this week things have calmed down again and it's back to work at Rose Cottage - plus all the preparations necessary for the week before Christmas of course.... Although it still looks like a total bomb site, now's... Continue Reading →
Rose Cottage – goodbye plastic, hello timber
It's been a hive of activity in little Rose Cottage this last week, I hope that little house will never hold quite so many sweating men in it again - I rely upon the virtue of the owner for that...Hi Hannah 😉 .... and things have really moved on. There have been surprises, the leak... Continue Reading →
How to have a Fangtastic Vampire Party
Top tips for an amazing Vampire Party! Inspired by my obsession for saucy True Blood and all things Twilight, I decided on a vampire theme - Twilight Thriller - for my birthday this year. Every year is party time but this one had to be special! Deciding on the theme early enough was crucial -... Continue Reading →
Rose Cottage – we seem to have sprung a leak….
Did I say the next job was sorting out some gutters? Silly me, far too easy. Of course I meant that the next job was totally rebuilding the front lower elevation after a massive leak in the ground from the mains water pipe which carries God knows how many gallons per day up through the... Continue Reading →
Design: Rose Cottage – Holy Moly we have collapsing walls
Now, without being pernickety, I think this timber lintel, buried deep in the front elevation of the Georgian Rose Cottage and revealed when the first floor plaster was removed, was just about on it's last legs.... hard to imagine that this was actually supporting a brick wall. Or rather was supporting it, but was... Continue Reading →
Canada – New Moon’s Jacob and Bella at my Tofino singing pebble South Beach
Despite being old enough to know better, I was rather looking forward to seeing Twilight sequel New Moon this weekend. Mr Moregeous, it has to be said, was less so, but like a very good OH, he accompanied me there on Friday night. I know for a fact he didn't enjoy it (no sense of... Continue Reading →
He will have a bloody injury if he doesn’t get out of my office
I have had many injuries over the last few years and him indoors has always been wonderful. Fetching, carrying, shopping, cleaning, cooking. Actually, no, not cooking, what am I talking about?! I did that even when my hands were red raw with granulomas, wearing gloves. He knows better than to try and take over in... Continue Reading →
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