Totally boring day in Hope with the Daily Mail, last week's National Enquirer and the rheumatologist eventually refusing to do a biopsy until the blood results come back. And telling me all about Lyme like an expert even though he kept calling it Lymes Disease. Gives you such faith. But he did ask me to... Continue Reading →
Loving the breakdown and pink kitchens
Despite having a million things to do today, I agreed with M it was important to get these lesions biopsied, so was about to head off to hospital with him after the school run..... and the car has broken down. I think someone up there is smiling at me, allowing me this extra 2 hrs... Continue Reading →
Merv King holding back – fiscal stimulus Mr Brown?
Where the bloody hell does Gordon Brown think all the money comes from for his ridiculous notions of increased fiscal stimulus for god's sake?? From bloody tax payers who have been squeezed dry from years of hidden taxation, badly thought out tax policies, and overspending and wasting public money. Why can't we go back to... Continue Reading →
Sumptuous shopping at the Coach House
Back in January Homesmine did some filming at Birmingham Interiors, which was fab. Not as ott as previous years, pared down for the economic tightening of belts, but interesting and inspirational nonetheless. One stand I found myself wandering round stood out more than most, a company i've never heard of called Coach House, and I... Continue Reading →
Wall stickers go up on Stick Em up Saturday
Spent the day signing up a new tenant, and also on a(nother) trip to Ikea. God bless it when you need to furnish a rental flat, and it's never ending supply of affordable, decent quality and likeable flat fillers. I Love It. Can't stand Ashton, worship Warrington, can find my way round the place blindfolded.... Continue Reading →
Credit crunch affects my tenant relationships!
So, one lot of tenants has moved out due to a relationship split - I am debating getting couples to do a compatability test before allowing them to live in one of my flats cause twentysomethings are always splitting up! We've a problem as the sound travel has always been appalling between that flat and the... Continue Reading →
Project Bishop – revamping a grotty communal area
It never ceases to amaze how little thought goes into the vast majority of new build apartment schemes' communal areas. Just take a look at the picture above! We're not talking about following a Candy & Candy specification, obviously, but just putting a little more thought into the regular schemes built in cities all over... Continue Reading →
