house and garden

Wool Gathering?

Some time ago I started to use up all the knitting wool that my lovely late Mum had accumulated over the years. First came the jumper: Made from wool that was at least forty years old – I use it for dog walking on cold days. So then it made sense to use up what [...]

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A special weekend!

I’ve had a lovely week-end!! The weather was lovely and my son and daughter-in-law came to visit. Originally the visit was to find out if my daughter-in-law is still showing signs of allergy around Alfie, because the last time they came was his first weekend in my home, and, bless her she couldn’t stop sneezing. [...]

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Tree fellers …

Well there were only two actually. Last Friday in the penultimate (I hope) part of my garden makeover, the conifers in my garden that back onto the street had a five foot haircut! they had grown so tall it was dark in my kitchen and my satellite dish could find a satellite!!! But now – [...]

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