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Patience is…
Frustrating. Given the layout of my kitchen, I have bought a butcher’s block to allow me to have my food mixer out all the time and have all the attachments at hand. I have stayed my hand a little since buying it 8 weeks ago. Why struggle, when nivana is close at hand. But when […]
Posted: August 25th, 2024 under 42.
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Keep it quiet, we’re being lazy
Delayed gratification is all well and good, but it hard when you’ve waited 8 weeks for a butcher’s block to turn up and then have to oil it before use to avoid staining. It will be tomorrow morning at the earliest. Thank goodness it’s a 3 day weekend (note to self – do not work […]
Posted: August 24th, 2024 under 42, Diabetes.
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Busy month
Having got a decent bonus and no mortgage to shift, we have been buying furniture. We are living the good life! It’s also been BBQ season, with trips to see friends and have little company ourselves. Of course, when it is going so well, a little rain must fall and after 16 years with his […]
Posted: August 17th, 2024 under 42.
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Answering some questions about our heat pump.
The reaction to our heat pump has been interesting. Many questions have been about how much more it is costing us? It’s not, actually, we’re saving about £3 a day on heating our water compared to the gas boiled at today’s prices. It’s summer, and for the past eight days, for 7kWh of energy we’ve […]
Posted: August 8th, 2024 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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The deed is done
And I am not talking about slaying a Scottish King to seize the throne! We have had our heat pump going for three days! So, everyone should be thanking us for the more than clement weather we’ve been having. Little note to the manufacturer: in normal operation, it is perfectly reasonable to prevent the heating […]
Posted: July 20th, 2024 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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Making good use of what you have, and stepping stones.
We spotted our house in January 2013 on an estate agents web site. My husband was away, so I took our son over to have a look – he was anti-moving, but I was shattered with the commute and where we were based – anything we did needed the car or motorbike or a long […]
Posted: July 7th, 2024 under 42.
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All change, please.
When you DIY a project, preparation is key. If someone is coming in for you, making sure the decks are clear saves valuable time. The heat pump is coming and the old boiler and water tank are disappearing. With luck, the old gas pipe too. How do we know which is the gas feed? Well, […]
Posted: July 5th, 2024 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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Why haven’t you asked how we feel?
I love politics, I love the philosophies, the study, the decisions people make and why they do so when it comes to putting their cross against a name. But I have never been canvased by anyone but our local liberal democratic party. Which is good. Being a stato, this year we not only were just […]
Posted: June 16th, 2024 under 42.
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To outsource or not to outsource, that is the question…
Whether it is nobler… What is this actually about, please? In 2012, my role at work required a great deal of travel, as did my husband’s. Which meant the weekends were spent having some fun but mostly recovering from the pace. We weren’t even that old! After coming home to a tip one evening, I […]
Posted: June 9th, 2024 under 42.
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Finding a balance
I like to be busy. It drives my son up the wall: but if I am sitting down and see a task that needs doing, I am on my feet and looking for the means of getting it done. This has some issues – I love my job but, if I’m not careful my “overly […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2024 under 42, Driving off the grid.
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