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The kindness of strangers. And the joy of a hedgecutter.
When was the last time you said something lovely to a total stranger? Since July I’ve been trying to get Mum and Dad’s much loved garden back under control so Dad has a nice space to look out at. The … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Tuesday
Tagged COPD, gardening, hedge cutting, hedge trimming, muddled life, muddled life guide, Pog Life, stranger, Tuesday
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The leaf collecting Tuesday
I’m not sure if Mums legs are not working so well or if she is getting tired faster, but this Tuesday after the shortest walk from car to coffee shop, Mum had mostly had enough. So we went for a … Continue reading
Our Towers progression
I’m rather loving transforming bits of Our Towers. Yesterday, it was the turn of a waterfall that I started off hating. Then we discovered it still worked. Then we discovered that actually the only water feature at the local pond … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, DIY, gardening
Tagged bank holiday, DIY, gardening, jetwash, Our Towers, waterfall
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a different view
There is much muchness going on and I’m behind with all the blog based thoughts in my head as well as heaps of other things. But this morning before work it was cold, but not torrential rain for a change, … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, cats, exercise, gardening, Good for you, Pog Pictures, step mum
Tagged Beachbumpkinsville, gardening, Himself, Norman cat, perspective, run, smiles, step mum, the boys, thoughts, vegetables, view
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turtles and turpins
I have become a little obsessed by our pond. Back in January when we moved in to Our Towers it looked like this: (That’s a still from a video I took because the queen of before and after photos forgot … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, gardening, Pog Life
Tagged dad, gardening, Himself, not a turtle, oops, Our Towers, pond, pond expert, turpin, turtle
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A ‘relaxing weekend’ Our Towers style
‘Let’s have a relaxing weekend’ we said. ‘We’ll have no small people here, no university, no half marathons….let’s just relax.’ That’s what we said, proving that what we say has no bearing on what we do. What we did was: … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, DIY, gardening, Pog Life
Tagged DIY, family, gardening, Himself, idiot, kitchen, new house, ouch, our stamp, Our Towers, pond, power washer, random fish, relaxing, shed, shed building
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Pond overhauls and rabbits of doom
For those of you interested in the things we’re doing to Our Towers, Saturday morning it was about the pond. And Rabbits. Rabbits of Doom…. But first the pond. We went from this: To this: Via this: (Which was very … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, gardening
Tagged garden ornaments, gardening, new house, Our Towers, pond, rabbits of doom
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Weekend observations
When you finally have a weekend day that’s not soggy or freezing and you’ve wanted to get in the garden since you’ve moved in, much can be accomplished in little time…to start with. Removal of two trees?: 30 minutes each … Continue reading
Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, gardening
Tagged fun, gardening, hard work, Himself, Our Towers, weekend
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Training the neighbours…
My neighbours can be a bit of a challenge. No, that is work language (see how they have trained me?!). My neighbours are a nightmare. And the problem is, I’m slightly scared of them and their very large extended family … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, gardening, Pog Life
Tagged gardening, neighbours, planting, secret baker, sunflower competition
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The death of coolness
It’s been dawning on me a while. It started with finding Radio Four interesting to listen to and learn from, rather than being boring due to lack of music. And finding listening to it, coupled with a spot of crochet, … Continue reading
Posted in Bumpkinsville, Pog Life
Tagged coolness, death of coolness, gardening, middle age, yoga
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