Saturday 18 June 2022
by Wulf
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Hurrah for that long-distant day when I bought a set of screwdriver bits with far more pieces than I expected I would ever need to use. It turned out that my newly-purchased Walsall wheelbarrow required a Torx T40 bit along … Continue reading
Thursday 9 June 2022
by Wulf
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This afternoon my friend Kev and I came almost to the end of a project we’ve been working on for the most venerable member of our church congregation. She has gas and water pipes on the side of her house … Continue reading
Saturday 30 April 2022
by Wulf
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We had a few little electrical jobs done for us this morning. The one I’m most excited about is finally getting an outside power socket installed (not DIY but DIY-facilitating). This will save the rigmarole of opening the small kitchen … Continue reading
Thursday 28 April 2022
by Wulf
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Kev and I have been round at an elderly friend’s today doing some work on external cladding round water and heating pipes. Presently they are boxed in with painted plywood but I don’t think enough attention was paid to redirecting … Continue reading
Friday 4 March 2022
by Wulf
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About a week on from the completion of my new shelving set up and I’m feeling reasonably pleased with how it has settled in. I’ve been making a few more adjustments but it is nice and solid and I’m getting … Continue reading
Saturday 26 February 2022
by Wulf
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When musicians talk about being ‘in the woodshed’ they typically mean getting their head down and practising something. I’ve done that but, today, I was literally in the woodshed – or at least in the shed with wood and power … Continue reading
Friday 4 February 2022
by Wulf
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I’ve had a bit of a DIY day although I still haven’t got beyond a bit of physical conceptualisation (okay, holding things up in situ without making holes) on the project I first had in mind. The trouble was that, … Continue reading