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The road well travelled

26th October 2026 With the house taking up residence on the back burner, it seemed like there would be little of note (which, of course, is sometimes a good thing) this week. There was some mild interest early on when, the outside lightbulb flickering to a blackout, Stephen scaled our ladders on Tuesday morning, as we were leaving for downtown MSP, to unscrew it. This is more nerve wracking than you might think, given that the fitting is on the corner of the east wing and w

A change of plan

19th October 2025 The end of our holiday also marked the end of summer for us (well, it was halfway through October), with a return to long trousers and autumn wear on Monday. What was readily available, that is; the actual wardrobe changeover will have to wait till the laundry basket has been emptied. Meanwhile, if we needed further confirmation that our routine was back to normal, we got it on Tuesday morning when we called into the post office to pay our water bill and s

Pooling ideas

12th October 2025 Welcome to another special bumper edition, which will live up to your whetted expectations after a two-week gap as long as they’re not too high. The three days before we left were mainly taken up with the countdown to the holiday, but there were a couple of things that needed taking care of, both house related. As promised, the geologist’s man came on the Tuesday and took the latest readings, telling Stephen that he had some big ones. Whether that’s good