Tuesday 19 November 2019
by Wulf
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Last month, I mentioned how I had cracked the handle of my sledgehammer by over-reaching with a heavy blow. I finally got round to repairing it this week. Yesterday, I used a brush to wet the inside of the crack … Continue reading
Monday 18 November 2019
by Wulf
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By the time I got home from Loughborough on Sunday afternoon, the car was getting pretty low on petrol – not quite down to the fumes but into warning light territory – so one of today’s jobs was to refuel. … Continue reading
Saturday 26 October 2019
by Wulf
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This week is mainly about goodbyes. I’ve done various things for what is probably the last time, at least for now: last library book, last jazz gig with Gli Avanzi (last night, in Reading), etc. Tomorrow, I’ve got what is … Continue reading
Friday 25 October 2019
by Wulf
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I needed a spare key to pass onto the estate agent and so popped down to the local Timpson, in the car park at Tesco, for their ‘while you wait’ service. Gosh, that was quick! I’d barely handed it over … Continue reading
Friday 18 October 2019
by Wulf
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Whoops! I over-reached with the sledgehammer when trying to drive a splitting grenade into a log today and I’ve got a crack in the handle. It was only last year I had a similar problem, shortly after I inherited it, … Continue reading
Tuesday 8 October 2019
by Wulf
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I recently realised that we were running a bit short of coat hangers so I bought a set online, which arrived today. These are black-finished aluminium and my first impression, as I put them in the wardrobe, was that they … Continue reading
Thursday 3 October 2019
by Wulf
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An advantage of belonging to the National Trust is that you have access to a wide collection of rest stops round the country that put any motorway service station to shame. The only time I had visited Attingham Park (near … Continue reading