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Striking Gold (and Strike Two)
Negotiations over Pay Restoration for Junior Doctors have stalled, and it looks like we’re heading rapidly towards a second strike. Meanwhile I’ve been out and about in Cornwall, and working on the doors. Cornwall Gold and Tolgus Mill This week’s Monday adventure with Evie was down and around Truro, starting at Cornwall Gold. Located just…
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Fire Extinguisher in the Alcove?
Happy Saint Patrick’s Eve! You thought you’d experienced all the shelves you could handle last week? Think again! It’s time to explore the alcoves. (But not the ones in Koningin Astrid Park…) The Alcoves Last week I put up the shelves for the glassware to replace the dresser which has gone to a new home.…
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Fencing and (Further) Delays
Still no heat pump, and we’re looking at another month before we’ve got a suitable cylinder. That hasn’t stopped me getting doing stuff. Shelf-ish Actions Selling our dresser left us a little short of storage space in the kitchen. Unfortunately it had to go as there was no space for the new mega-radiator (1.6m long…
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Get Pumped! (Air Source Heat Pump Edition)
The title says it all. Actually, it says a bit of it. The story is a little more complex than originally planned. Welcome to what was originally dubbed “Pump Week”. Welcome to the future! The latest air source heat pumps are quiet. Energy efficient. Stylish. Wireless? Pipe-less…cable-less? Yes, it’s a heat pump but not one…
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Tear Down This Wall(paper)
I last left you with a chaotic tableaux of generations of paint melded with half-removed wallpaper. It gets better. Feeling Blue Combining climbing with wallpaper removal and wall preparation is not ideal, particularly when you’re generally unaccustomed to using those muscle groups. It’s not impossible, but it does make for an additional challenge level. Eventually…
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G&G: Gardens and Gaming
The cold has been sapping my enthusiasm and inspiration all week, but that didn’t stop me entirely. The Garden Now that the evenings are getting a little lighter, and the conditions somewhat milder, I have made it back into the garden. There has been plenty to do, starting with raking the ever expanding carpet of…
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Are you saying Burns night or Boo-urns?
We were a little late, but this year we celebrated Burn’s night, Haggis and all. Burn’s night is celebrated on the birthday of the famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns, the 25th of January. Traditional Scottish food is accompanied by poems, bagpipe music, and a series of addresses. While we waited for the haggis and accompaniments…