I mentioned last week I am one of those odd balls who enjoys the bleak mid winter. Strange since I actually dislike being cold yet invariably am and odd since I find dormant vegetable patches unsightly and appear to have a fair few of those myself. I suspect my enjoyment of the long grey and […]
“Is that for kindling?” I asked eyeing up a growing pile of wooden pallets. “I suppose some of it might end up as kindling” he replied “I haven’t really decided what their main purpose will be.” I imagine it took precisely ten seconds before I shoved my computer under his nose and said “I’ve been […]
The prospect of Spring arriving here in my corner of the world after a long and wet winter is rather exciting. For me, it is when nature gradually becomes more colourful, that I feel each new year begins. In our garden, the daffodils are emerging from our lawn as I type – Mr M finds […]
Please do not misconstrue the following sentence… I have been utilising Mr M and his thing-a-me-jig again. That is to say, once he had read last week’s post it was full steam ahead to create a wooden obelisk. “No, no, pallets won’t work” he insisted “I need to use 2×4’s.” We have more than our […]
So, this is how the conversation went… “Darling…do you think you could make a distressed painted picture frame?” I asked. “Possibly” came his cautious reply. “Do you think you could teach me to make one?” I carried on. “No, definitely not” he replied, a little too quickly. “Oh ok, can you make me one then […]
