So it appears that soon there will be little difference between store retailers and online shopping - it's a sneaky move unless we shoppers put our feet down..... Whilst deliberating over a new electric shower for a rental a few weeks ago, I posted a couple of tweets about the pros and cons of shopping... Continue Reading →
Half a Hawthorn under attack, and all eyed by a hungry robin
A very overlooked part of the garden came under attack this weekend, a part filled with an overgrown holly hedge (loved by our robin), tatty topiary, an appalling lawn and sloping unloved beds. My house is a funny shape, sort of elongated, so we use the garden off the kitchen ALL the time and this... Continue Reading →
Trying to be a Lovely Re-Loving Landlord
It gets me very irritated when I read articles on awful landlords, like the article I read this morning about HMO landlords shirking their responsibilities and generally being rubbish at what they've chosen to do. To my mind, if you decide to enter the rental market as a landlord, you shouldn't rent out anything you... Continue Reading →
How to make a Pirate’s Treasure Chest from an old bedding box
Some of you may recall my swimming pool enthusiasm from the beginning part of 2013 and our delight as a campaigning group that our local Baths did indeed survive the threat of immediate closure and live to fight another day, another two whole years even. But those over armband age know how very quickly time... Continue Reading →
999 Emergency! We all (and Prince William) just want a happy ending…
It's rare for us normal folk to ever see a moment of unguarded human reality in those far, far removed, whether that be the TV rich and famous, the A list Hollywood set or, my goodness, can you even imagine it, royalty. Tonight, for us, there was such a moment. Something which captured the essence... Continue Reading →
Ever wanted to pressure wash the banking system…..
Back before the big crash, I transferred some property mortgages to the Heritable Bank Plc, a 132 year old Scottish incorporated Bank which had "a long tradition of providing specialist finance solutions to companies and individuals in the UK" and which had been bought by Icelandic bank Landsbanki in 2000. You used to go with... Continue Reading →
PULSE 2013: A homeware trend for neon lights and brights
Are you ready for a POP of neon brights in your home and giftware for 2013 & 14, 'cause that's what's coming!Spotted at Pulse 2013, here are my favourite products which captured the trend for eye-wateringly bright splashes of colour. They do say interior design follows fashion and as the 80's have definitely been on... Continue Reading →
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