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Moving blog
I've decided to move my LiveJournal blog to our own website, which wasn't doing very much (in fact it hadn't been updated for about two years). We're also taking this opportunity to make it Robin's as well as mine (though I suspect I'll still be doing most of the posting).
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Sunny weather
What a gorgeous weekend! Now that enough of the scaffolding and rubble have been removed that we can actually access the back garden, I have sown broad beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and basil; dug over most of the bed which will eventually contain parsnips and carrots; and helped Robin clear large quantities of dead plants and very straggly ( Read more... ) -
Extension progress
I think that an abandoned blog is a very sad thing, so I'm going to try and kickstart this by talking a bit about the progress of our extension.
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I live in one of the most beautiful places on earth
We'd been planning to go out somewhere at the weekend, but the weather forecast was looking unhopeful, so we decided against it. I went out in the morning to do some gardening: I mowed the lawn and did a bit of weeding, and checked the seedlings. The tomatoes are now a bit over a foot tall and looking very happy, so I staked them. We have ( Read more... ) -
Walking
Last Saturday was a beautiful day. We took ourselves off to Blair Atholl and had a lovely walk up Banvie Burn. The sunshine was warm and green through the pale beech leaves.
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In memoriam
Thank you, everyone who donated money at Faith's funeral or sent us money afterwards. All together, we raised £1695.69. Much of this money came from the wonderful people at the Baby-led weaning forums, who have been a source of great comfort and support.
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Home from holiday!
We've just come home from Thailand, where we've spent the last ten days or so on holiday. It was fantastic: first we went to Chiang Mai, where we went on a cookery course (photos here) and spent a day at an elephant park. Then we went to Ko Samui for relaxation on tropical beaches, where we stayed in a wonderful luxurious hotel. We hired a car ( Read more... )
