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Sep 16th, 2024

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Garage getting closer

Our new garage is getting built in October. First a local builder is putting a base in, then the garage company is putting the building itself up. Finally we are getting electric lights and a power strip with plug sockets put in. It is a double garage, so the idea is to put the car […]

Sep 15th, 2024

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Saphy’s projects

Saphy has an ongoing lifetime project to destroy any item of leather furniture in the house. So far she has worked on an ottoman, two office chairs (well one is still in progress but as I only bought it last year she still has a way to go), all the lounge chairs, and most notably […]

Sep 13th, 2024

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Still life with vegetables

J passed “Nature’s Harvest” in Helensburgh on his way here to stay for a few days. This is one of my favourite shops as they always have a great range of local produce as well as some heritage stuff (like gooseberries) that are difficult to get elsewhere. In the fruit bowl they look exactly like […]

Sep 11th, 2024

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Progress

Went back to my second home (Ross Hall Hospital) today to have the wires taken out of my toe and an X-Ray to check the progress of my bone fusion. The X-Rays are certainly impressive – I have asked the surgeon for a copy so I can have them made up into a picture for […]

Sep 9th, 2024

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Searching for a colour

As you will have gathered, we have three cats that I like to draw. Or at least, I am not that good at drawing (although I am trying to learn), and I am also a bit impatient, so I have been doing some rather cartoon like children’s’ illustration of them. But I thought I would […]

Sep 7th, 2024

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Tarte Tatin

I made a tarte tatin today. I’ve been meaning to make one for years because they are always making them on MasterChef (though I don’t recall it ever being on bake off). Anyway the driver for this was that the last of the nice little red apples were ready and I didn’t want them to […]

Sep 6th, 2024

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Amber waiting patiently

Amber never ever looks out of the window of my office. Except on Fridays because this is the day the ASDA man comes with the prawns. It is like kitty Christmas every week.

Sep 4th, 2024

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Progress

I’ve ditched the crutches/wheelchair now and am walking in the Aircast boot. The only part that is a little painful if I stand too long is the place in my heel where the original screws came out. Most of the scars have healed up now – there is one bit left which was where the […]

Sep 3rd, 2024

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Can I come with?

R is off on his yearly jaunt to New York next week. Saphy has decided to join him. She really does have a thing about suitcases, as she wanted to come to hospital in my case too. R goes to New York. I go to Ross Hall. Actually I am joking a bit here because […]