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Oh I wish it could be Christmas every day

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Steve

Christmas is over, with the real Boxing Day nearing the end. Family has left and Rosemary and I are left alone to eat our turkey and bread sauce sandwiches. This Christmas has been a white one with snow on the … Continue reading →

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New resident at home

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Steve

This appeared in our garden and I managed to capture a picture of him through the conservatory window.  Wonder how long he will stay around.

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This balmy night’s too long

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Steve

It must be around the longest night, cloudy and quite mild outside. The temperature dropped to -2C last night, somewhat warmer than the two previous nights where it made -12C on both nights. A pity about the clouds this morning, … Continue reading →

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There’s a chill in the air, nobody could care.

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Steve

It was a tad nippy last night. The mercury fell to -11C or in old money 12.2F. That temperature is also 471.87 Rankine, -8.8 Reaumur and 262.15 Kelvin. The Plough and Anchor pub almost caught fire last night.  They had … Continue reading →

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Baby it’s cold outside

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Steve

I won’t pretend the weather is a tad nippy at the moment. Last night was the coldest this winter. Managed a ball shrivelling -4 and we are not yet in December. Today we are told that this year is either … Continue reading →

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You are my Little Bird

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Steve

Trying out some action shots with my new Canon EOS 550 on the local bird population.  (Feathered variety alas.)  One wonders with all those extra pixels whether a new pro lens is in order.  Looks like I will have to … Continue reading →

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Snow at last

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Steve

Yesterday it started to snow at around five in the afternoon.  Today we have six inches of snow, measured with a ruler and measured in several places on flat hard ground away from walls.  This is not a Blasdale exaggeration, … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Days

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Rosemary

Despite the recent bad weather, we seem to have had some lovely butterflies in the last few sunny days, so Steve took their portraits and has posted an album of them - http://www.blasdale.com/blog/picture-albums/blasdale-picture-gallery-2009/2009butterflies/ We have yet to add their names – … Continue reading →

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Waterperry

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Steve

No sooner had the deluge of rain occurred, the cold weather returned.  We have had a couple of weeks with snow and ice, shortages of rock salt, and now huge potholes in the road caused by frost damage. Today it … Continue reading →

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The kitchen fitting – day 4

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Steve

Thursday has been and gone.  We now have water back in the kitchen, the dishwasher is connected, but still no cooker.  The worktops are all attached and treated.  The dresser area has been constructed.  There was a small design change … Continue reading →

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The kitchen fitting – day 3

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Steve

The work surfaces were cut to size, and the hole drilled for the tap.  The joins between the surfaces were also cut ready for assembly.  The cutting was made difficult because the walls are not square.  One time I went … Continue reading →

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The kitchen fitting – day 2

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Steve

Tuesday, another day working on the kitchen.  By the end of the day the place looked like total chaos.  The work surfaces where laid around the kitchen while their undersides dried.  The cardboard boxes were building up, will have to … Continue reading →

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The kitchen fitting – day 1

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Steve

The kitchen has been started, this is day one work. The kitchen fitter is not an early starter and arrived after 09:00 on Monday. First step was to find the units, amongst the 119 in the sitting-room, and place them … Continue reading →

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The new kitchen, stage one the walls.

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Steve

We have embarked on a new kitchen for the house. The other had been in the house for 20 years, the doors were beginning to break at the hinges, and the drawers were closing with difficulty. First we chose the … Continue reading →

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The last month

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Steve

I realise I have not written anything in my blog for a whole month. Well I have been alive and awake, but not doing a great deal. Work wise it has been a bit quite, some trips to Bristol, and … Continue reading →

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