Tag Archives: new house

A ‘relaxing weekend’ Our Towers style

Posted on March 26, 2018 by thepogblog

‘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 | Leave a comment

Demolition at Our Towers

Posted on March 12, 2018 by thepogblog

Yesterday, we decided it would be nice to have a relaxing Sunday, so we got out out a hammer and a crow bar and I can confirm with authority that you can get from one very rotten shed: To a … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachbumpkinsville, DIY, exercise, gardening | Tagged demolition, DIY, fire, fire starter, Himself, new house, Our Towers, relaxing Sunday, rotten shed, shed | 1 Comment

Pond overhauls and rabbits of doom

Posted on February 21, 2018 by thepogblog

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 | Leave a comment

The excitement of neighbours

Posted on January 17, 2018 by thepogblog

Our Towers has been our home for almost a week. We’re strangely settled (even if it does feel like we are staying in an Air BnB that we’ll have to leave soon). We’re mostly unpacked (other than the rather large … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachville, cats, Pog Life | Tagged chatty neighbour, grown up, happy, moving house, neighbours, new house, Norman cat, Our Towers | Leave a comment

Christmas excitement

Posted on December 24, 2017 by thepogblog

In a complete departure from every run up to Christmas I’ve had in a long time, this one has been about alot of snowmen and snow ladies: A rather young looking Father Christmas: The making of a hat for Barnaby … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachville, Pog Life, Realtionships | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Eve, family, Himself, home, new house, Our Towers | 4 Comments

Exercise-ness

Posted on July 27, 2017 by thepogblog

In Bumpkinsville I had my lovely yoga class, my very happy fitball class, and a fantastic group that I ran with each week. In Beachville, things have been a bit more tricky. I joined a yoga class, but the focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachville, Bumpkinsville, exercise, fitness, Good for you, Pog Life, running, yoga | Tagged Beachville, bumpkinsville, friends, lonely, new house, running, smiles, trainers, yoga | Leave a comment

Week 1 in Beachville

Posted on May 10, 2017 by thepogblog

It’s been a week. The good news is that Norman, Himself and I seem to be managing pretty well with our change in living arrangements. There isn’t really any bad news, now that Norman has stopped crying. Despite the drugs … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachville, cats, exercise, fitness, Pog Life, Pog Pictures, running | Tagged beach, Beachville, Himself, new house, Norman, procession, running, seafront | 2 Comments

The chaos of me

Posted on April 19, 2017 by thepogblog

I’m a creature of habit. I don’t like change one little bit. I don’t even like it when my yoga teacher suggests trying out a new place for my mat in our class. I do fit ball on a Monday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bumpkinsville, cats, exercise, fitness, Pog Life, Realtionships, running, yoga | Tagged beach, bumpkinsville, creature of habit, exciting, friends, Himself, moving house, new house, Norman, Norman cat, renting, sea side | 6 Comments