Friday 23 October 2020
by Wulf
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When we got a delivery of firewood recently, most of it was well seasoned and we stacked it neatly in the space I’d set aside as a log store. However, we also got a few unseasoned, unsplit logs as a … Continue reading
Saturday 10 October 2020
by Wulf
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Yesterday’s work on the log store has now been put to use. The size was about right – as full as can be with more logs inside and some bonus fresh ones that will need sawing and splitting in an … Continue reading
Friday 9 October 2020
by Wulf
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If you squint and look at this picture from a distance, you may see a baboon’s face: If you do, that will be your pareidolia kicking in again. In fact, it is a truncated pallet that I took apart and … Continue reading
Wednesday 7 October 2020
by Wulf
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Last month, I was musing on wall plugs. On Monday evening, gravity and time confirmed to me that the little yellow ones I used for my guitar hangers might not have been quite up to the job. Nothing more than … Continue reading
Saturday 3 October 2020
by Wulf
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To finish off the section of patio which our new shed is going to go on, I’ve decided not to take the slabs right up to the edges but leave a narrow channel filled with slate chips. Visually, this matches … Continue reading
Sunday 27 September 2020
by Wulf
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As autumn draws on and the temperature cools, I have to confess that we did give our heating a short test run this morning. However, we should be able to stave off using it regularly for a while yet and … Continue reading
Saturday 26 September 2020
by Wulf
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I’m starting to get quite familiar with where to find building materials — sand and concrete in particular — in the local B&Q store and was back there to get another batch of sand this afternoon to carry on with … Continue reading