Life on the Shelf
I have been trying to sit down and write about Christmas, but it just isn’t happening. A tiny 4 kg black hole has opened in our lives which absorbs all […]
Tag Archives: diy
Apex Coping (and Legends)
Coping with Success After weeks of searching, I finally found them. If you’ve been following my recent exploits, you’ll be well acquainted with Coping-gate; the universe was out to get […]
Build That (Garden) Wall and Back in the Workshop
I am an excellent procrastinator. I hold modesty as a virtue the majority of the time, but when it comes to procrastination, I’m up there with the greats. I can […]
Storms and Shenmue
Another lockdown update, as the country slowly re-opens and establishes a new “normal”. More baking, gaming and DIY. The weather hasn’t been encouraging for gardening. Shenmue 3 I ended the […]
Raising Beds (and Chaos)
I’ve been busy. Busy executing a woodworking project more ambitious and ill thought-out than any that has come before, and all in the midst of an unprecedented national and global […]
A Simpler Time (Sort of)
This is odd. Every time I sit down to write, the situation has escalated. 2020 will be henceforth known as the year that was cancelled. Bars, pubs, clubs, restaurants, gyms, […]
The Finishing Touches
Putting the finishing touches on our latest furniture project – a pair of vintage beside tables. That is, when we’re not playing the Witcher 3 or Nioh. Choosing the fittings […]
Projects…and a cat
The work never stops. Particularly when you keep making work for yourself. I’ve been playing more of the Witcher 3, and been beaten to a pulp by Nioh, but back […]
Car Fun – Fitting an Android Radio
Operation “New Car Radio” is go! Since getting the Skoda Fabia from my parents (it was previously my grandfather’s) the radio has bothered me. It’s fine and all, but being […]
Christmas the Second
There has been shopping. Baking. DIYing. And the Muppet Christmas Carol. It must be Christmas Eve! Yes, we’ve reaching the big day, and though it won’t be the most momentous […]
