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Garden of Corn and Wine
The glorious sun continues, as does Devon’s hosepipe ban. There have been a lot of watering cans on the go… Gardening Finally, we’ve had a great stretch of warm weather that the plants have embraced wholeheartedly. The weedy specimens in the raised beds from a few weeks ago have become established, if not fully fledged,…
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Brief Heat-Pumpdate
British Gas is dead. Long live Octopus. This is just a brief update regarding the heat pump saga. We have now cancelled the British Gas installation after they failed to price match Octopus Energy’s quote and because we didn’t trust them to deliver after letting us down on several occasions. The shape of the installation…
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Pumped Out – Further Delays
The title not only refers to this delayed post but another setback in the British Gas air source heat pump saga. The workshop was cleared out. The walls stripped. The shed re-organised. The tent pitched and ready accomodate a good proportion of the contents of the house. What could go wrong? It was too good…
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Every Day I’m Travelling
At least that’s what it feels like at the moment. I just got back from Brussels, had a week at home, then headed out to Paris for a week at Disneyland. A Big Old (New) Tent In preparation for our glorious British summer which always provides wall to wall sunshine, we’ve bought a tent. Not…
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Brussels 2: Electric Sproutaloo
My time in Brussels was brief but enjoyable. I managed to hit a few of the tourist spots and try some delicacies before making the long journey home again. The tenses are a little weird in this one as it was pieced together during a variety of Belgian experiences. Beer and an Omelette? Yes, you…
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Brussels Bound (and Movie Madness)
Although I’m writing part of this on the way, by the time you read this I will be firmly established in the Belgian capital, enjoying the beer, chocolate, and sprouts. And whatever else Belgium has to offer. Eurostarting to get somewhere This is my first train journey into mainland Europe, and my first time abroad…
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Gardening in the Rain
Gotta plant! (Is that considered an esoteric reference these days?) The spring hasn’t quite sprung yet, as we experienced an abortive warm spell followed by cold and wet weather. The slugs are having an absolute bash, but I’m less impressed. Although it has dampened me, it hasn’t dampened my spirits. After getting a little fed…
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Return to Cardiff
It has been a few years, but I ended up back in the Welsh capital doing a bit of exploration while my other half sat an arduous exam. At least the food was good! The Easter of 2019 was a fine one indeed. I organised a trip which ended up being a food tour of…
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It all Hinges on This (Concealed Hinge Puns Within)
Back to Plymouth, and you know what that means? Back to projects! As much as I enjoyed the single life in Sheffield, after a couple of weeks I was really starting to miss my family and home in general. Living out of a hotel starts to lose its novelty after a while and I was…
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Sheffield 2 (Electric-Shef-aloo?)
The sequel to Sheffield sees me walking just about everywhere you can walk. City. Woodland. Countryside. Hills. Villages. Amazingly, this is all possible from this unique city. An Expected Journey Given the proximity to some of the best walking and climbing country in the UK, I thought it would be a shame not to get…
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