May 5, 2014 | Personal
It was the first of our May bank holiday weekends this weekend and it was a productive one at Palm Hill…. The most significant amount of the work in the front garden has been completed after 3 days of shifting sand, mixing cement and laying flags. All of the...
Oct 22, 2012 | Personal
Well the past few weeks have been pretty “kitchen focused”. Painting took a long, long time. My quote of the experience was that it was never ending. Not quite but it certainly felt like it painting that first coat on the bare plaster! The floor tiles have also...
Oct 1, 2012 | Personal
Well it’s been a bit of an interesting week this week with the work in the kitchen. Electricity has been the main foe but I think we’re moving forward now. The very end seems to be a long way away still but I hope by the end of the week we’re back to some sort of...
Aug 31, 2012 | Personal
The long, bank holiday weekend which has just passed began with afternoon tea with Emily in Manchester on Friday. This has become our new monthly(ish) routine and one which I’m quite happy about. We get caught up, I’ve seen work on her house progress and we’ve had a...
Aug 21, 2012 | Personal
The weather on Saturday was glorious for our pre-planned picnic with Helen and Harriet and their families at Otterspool Promenade in Liverpool. I made a cake for Harriet’s birthday and Helen brought lots of salads and wonderful picnic food. The views across the...
