Now, a lot of people will already know this trick, and a lot of you will already have frost-free fridges. Going to a more modern, frost-free appliance is one of those things that always comes up on those lists of ways to cut your power bill, or save the environment. And it's true; more modern refrigerators and freezers are better ( Read more... )

* Trying to get my weight down, walking daily and eating fairly low-carb. Cutting out processed sugars for the most part, too ( Read more... )

Mum is coming to visit ( Read more... )

The heat has departed and left it almost cold ( Read more... )

Bloody hot here. Tidying up and washing up etc because we have an inspection in two days.

There's nothing so nasty as standing over a hot sink in 30C heat. The sweat pours off you.

We're bored stupid. *screams*

Got to get back to work. *sigh*

I'm alone. Emma has gone to do a first aid course. The house is quiet. The sounds of the street keep filtering in, and the sounds of the neighbours. Apart from that, the only sounds are made by me. It's odd. I haven't been alone in a house like this for a long while - probably since we moved in, and Emma went with her dad and brother to load up the ( Read more... )