hammer action masonary drill
A Wendy is rarely happier than when she’s using her hammer-action masonary drill to make nice neat round holes for her collection of brightly coloured raw plugs. Luckily I still had my drill bits,...
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Getting an English home in order involves all sorts of equipment including a carbon monoxide alarm and a radiator inhibitor. My radiators are now fully inhibited. You’ll be glad to know that there...
View Articledickies red hawk action trousers
This product naming style is having a suprisingly persuasive effect on me. I want some of dickies red hawk action trousers, don’t you? They’ve got zipped hand thigh and back pockets. YES!...
View ArticleSniffing sockets
The TV remote isn’t working…. No, Wait. it’s the TV that isn’t working… Oh, actually its the socket that isn’t working…. Hang on, its the ring-ciruit that isn’t working. Ah, the fuse...
View Articlelight shelving
top of the stairs A tall slim windows sits at the top of the Wendy House staricase of doom. In February it drenches the hallway in the glow of snowcloud light. Warmly – double-glazed. Privately – not...
View Articleupping the sparkle quotient (part 1)
(WARNING: BORING – this is a DIY story) Decide on a colour – Deciding what colour to paint the hallway and bathroom has taken 4 years. 4YEARS! Currently the bathroom is white – too clinical and boring....
View Articleliving in a Klimt
alternative title: upping the sparkle quotient (part 2) The hallway is a little darker in gold than the original yellow. I find the extra contrast and toffee-shades pleasing: The bathroom is also a...
View Articledoor to door
The next weekend that we see a decent sunshine forecast. I’ll be out with my sand paper and paint brushes. A glossy new coat of paint on my front and back door frames is on the books… …or table… The...
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