The weather was not so brilliant today for being up on the roof. There I was, hanging onto the scaffolding trying to paint the apex of the gable while getting buffeted by strong gusts of wind. I got it done though but it took me 3 hours :-(. Inside we painted the woodwork in the …
Monthly Archives: February 2009
DIY starts here
Jake has been despatched to Grannys so that we can crack on with decorating the loft rooms. We didn’t get off to a flying start. Woke at 9am then tootled down to the B&Q on the A20 then we had lunch in Blackheath. By the time we started it was around 1pm. All was not …
The trouble with gamanges…
Yesterday evening Jake was helping me tidy up the new loft rooms by peeling off the protective tape and pads from the windows. Jake named the pads gamanges. We collected all of these and then it was time for bed. Jake protested but as it was late I stuck to my guns. When we got …
Loft conversion…done
The builders have finally left. Hoorah!! The guys were great and did a good job of finishing off and clearing up. All that’s left to do is to book the tiler in to sort out the bathroom and then the plumber can install the shower enclosure. This weekend we have the task of cleaning and …
Mega commute
Today I did it. My ultimate commute… I set off from home with the intention of cycling to Putney. It was a spur of the moment kind of thing. I had left early enough, earlier than I usually leave so I decided to give it a go. However after reaching Putney I decided to go …
Story-time
I have been cycling into Lewisham this week and getting the train from there. Today I got into work at a record time of 8:00am. I left the house at 7:45am, took the 7:52 to Waterloo East and then finally caught the 8.20 to Reading. I had a mixed day at work. Not very productive …
Choke choke, the dust!
Up until last Friday you couldn’t even tell that the builders were in most of the time, except for the bangings and clangings going on overhead. It all changed on Friday. I was sitting in the lounge coding on the laptop when I heard an almighty crash. I went into the hallway and saw a …
Let it snow
We have had a Siberian weather front come in from the north and cause chaos in south-east england. According the to weather records this has been the heaviest snowfall for 20 years. It all started on Sunday night. I looked out of our bedroom window at around 9pm and was surprised to see a thick …