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Exterior lighting

In case there’s another summer’s evening this year, I would like to be able to use the garden after dark. The existing lighting arrangements weren’t acceptable. £70 for 5 lanterns, bulbs and cabling at Wickes, and we were off. Don’t worry. It’ll be FINE! Really chuffed with the result – a nicely illuminated garden. :) […]  Read more »

Goodbye Tregarth

I moved house today. Not a great deal has sunk in, except that Diane and I are now in a quite ridiculous amount of debt, and the government has received an obscene stamp duty payment that I have every confidence will be suitably wasted. In this post, I’d like to concentrate on the outgoing house. […]  Read more »

House preparation

For those who don’t know, I’m buying my parents’ garage and driveway. Apparently there’s a house in the deal too, but that’s less interesting. I decided that in order to make it (the garage) into a good home for my toys I should clear it out, so I emptied the contents into the garden: Over […]  Read more »

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