This is the chandelier that I we found put out for rubbish – Ian has sanded it down and it looks really good!

I keep meaning to say that Sam has been seizure free for several months now. Probably 5 months. It is very strange, if he follows the same pattern as last year they’ll start again in September. I am going to…

Well, our new floor cleaner arrived and we’ve used it in the new bedroom and it works very well. It is a low level industrial machine (for small offices) and is quite big, but easy enough to use. It scrubs…

Well, my laptop crossed at the weekend. This had the potential to be a bit of a disaster, but luckily Ian was able to sort it. When I say lucky, it was lucky for me, not for him. Ian has…

We’ve been looking at our chicken’s heads. Silkies are notoriously difficult to sex and even experienced breeders say that the only true way is to wait until one has an egg. Apparently, however, one way of sexing silkies is to…

The painter is having fun now! He has given all the old wood doors left in the house a makeover and has given them a wood effect. Everyone agreed that they were not in good enough condition to strip, so…