6 January 2023
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Today I’ve been doing more work on erecting the new polytunnel. To be honest, there isn’t a lot to show for it so far because I’m still on the first stage of putting in the foundation poles. Each pole needs … Continue reading
21 December 2022
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We’ve had a few reasonably dry days and it hasn’t been too cold, so I decided to press on with my water engineering in the back garden. After last month’s post, I’d ended up buying some 40mm black PVC pipe … Continue reading
2 December 2022
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I’ve got round to my tap replacement today. As with most DIY tasks, it wasn’t without its challenges. Despite the holes I cut, it was still hard getting decent access to loosen the bolts. Next, we discovered that the new … Continue reading
30 November 2022
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I’m pleased with the oscillating multi-tool I picked up earlier this week. It was a DeWalt cordless device, which means another set of batteries and chargers, but it seems to do the job well and I’m very impressed with the … Continue reading
28 November 2022
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DIY jobs rarely turn out to be simple. For example, our kitchen tap has begun dripping again recently. I have checked and cleaned the cartridges before, which helped for a while, but we decided it was worth upgrading to a … Continue reading
25 November 2022
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Today has mainly been taken up with lopping. A little while ago I was invited to pick up some seasoned branches from someone’s back garden and, with today’s forecast looking good, I made the arrangement. That gave me a couple … Continue reading
24 November 2022
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Hurrah! We finally got a new shower installed yesterday. The mixer shower that came with the house always seemed a bit dicey. You’d think it was running well and then the water would suddenly go cold. Especially since I try … Continue reading
23 November 2022
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When I looked out of the dining room this morning, I could see that last week’s water engineering wasn’t enough. With heavy rain, the input volume was still exceeding the capacity of the output flow and so the ground near … Continue reading
17 November 2022
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Today has been like that 1980’s Scottish band you may remember: wet, wet, wet (FWIW, the band is still going today – an impressive run). The trouble is that our water storage system is full up and, although it is … Continue reading
29 October 2022
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I had some wood to process today – a selection of branches (mainly willow and little bit of cherry). The trouble was that I didn’t have a spare box to store it in. Or, more accurately, I had a box … Continue reading