Posted By Judith on 24th October 2016
My sister and I grew up in a 2 bedroomed house in Halifax, West Yorkshire. It had a small front garden and an even smaller back one. Neither of our parents enjoyed gardening in fact I seem to remember that eventually my dad paved over the front lawn and planted a few dwarf conifers.
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Posted By Judith on 21st October 2016
It seems ages since I had a good moan, but after a recent trip to the dentist I can feel one coming on.
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Posted By Judith on 17th October 2016
You can’t beat a good acronym. Some have become part of every day speech others are a little more obscure, then there are the ones you make up yourself.
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Posted By Judith on 11th October 2016
On Saturday the chap came with his big machine to cut the hedge, and boy did it need doing!
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Posted By Judith on 6th October 2016
Adrian came today to fit the new gates across the drive.
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Posted By Judith on 2nd October 2016
When you’ve been married to the same person for 43 years the opportunities to surprise each other are a bit thin on the ground. I probably stopped surprising Peter after 43 days, now I just shock him occasionally, but not in a good way!
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Posted By Judith on 27th September 2016
A few weeks ago I wrote about all the ‘garden stuff’ we have accumulated over a lifetime and how I’ve had to find ever more ingenious methods of storing it over the last 3 years of living out of boxes.
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Posted By Judith on 24th September 2016
There’s not been much to report on the D.I.Y front these last few weeks, partly due to the fact that we’re both tired out, but mainly due to the fact we’ve been waiting for the new gates for the drive to be delivered plus 2 shelving units for the shed.
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Posted By Judith on 17th September 2016
Owning a pet is both a pleasure and a privilege, but whether it’s a goldfish or Great Dane, pet ownership is a serious business and comes with responsibility.
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Posted By Judith on 14th September 2016
It will be exactly 1 year ago on Saturday (17th) since we dipped a first tentative toe in the water that became the garden renovations. It took the form of a phone call to Adrian asking for a price for the proposed work.
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