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| 8 Apr 06 | Poltergeist John again (4) | (10 Apr 06, 1:43 AM by The_Lady) |
| A couple of weeks ago I lost my cheque book, with a cheque in it for paying in. [more...] | ||
| 5 Apr 06 | Collars and fish and magnets (1) | (5 Apr 06, 10:53 PM by violala) |
| So here's the story. [more...] | ||
| 2 Apr 06 | Why does my stainless steel thermos flask smell of turpentine? (6) | (2 Apr 06, 9:49 PM by Jay_Jay) |
Suggestions always welcome.  [more...]
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| 19 Mar 06 | Anyways-up-cups (8) | (19 Mar 06, 10:09 PM by violala) |
| v says she gets thirsty when we play and it isn't always convenient (or possible) for her to get a drink. [more...] | ||
| 9 Feb 06 | Cat again.. (13) | (9 Feb 06, 10:40 PM by ShadowCaptain) |
| I just finished a concrete base as a hearth for my stove, topped off with a skin of mortar, all smoothed off nicely. [more...] | ||
| 6 Feb 06 | Give a man a fish... | (6 Feb 06, 2:20 PM by ShadowCaptain) |
| OK - I'm running out of work. [more...] | ||
| 27 Jan 06 | I told my Mum... (11) | (29 Jan 06, 9:50 AM by violala) |
| that I would be there at about midday, and that I would bring a cake for my Dad's 85th birthday as a surprise. He didn't know I was coming. [more...] | ||
| 24 Jan 06 | Death's too good for them... (13) | (27 Jan 06, 4:35 PM by ShadowCaptain) |
| I think whoever invented musical notation should be taken outside and hung upside down by the funes. [more...] | ||
| 23 Jan 06 | The universe giveth... | (23 Jan 06, 4:36 PM by ShadowCaptain) |
| Isn't it interesting to note that the universe usually brings me what I ask for, and almost simultaneously takes something else away. [more...] | ||
| 10 Jan 06 | Don't try this at home... (6) | (11 Jan 06, 10:30 AM by ShadowCaptain) |
| Apparently if you shine a light on the back of your knees it resets your internal rhythm so that your body thinks it's morning. Has to be a strong light, apparently, not just a torch or something like that, but a proper strong light like the sun I suppose. [more...] | ||
| 3 Jan 06 | Memo to self.. (5) | (3 Jan 06, 3:58 PM by ShadowCaptain) |
| Off south for a few days. To the F&T munch, drop The_Lady in Cheshire, on to Oxford to do some repairs to a house there, see my daughter, get my piano, see my son, pick up The_Lady on the way back, maybe call in to see my Mum & Dad in Yorkshire, home by Sunday to install a wood-burning stove. [more...] | ||
| 1 Jan 06 | My crystal ball says... (5) | (1 Jan 06, 5:42 PM by ShadowCaptain) |
| Given the excellent time of year, coupled with the New Moon I felt it was a good time to scry a bit, clear my mind and help me work out what to wish a certain couple of people for the coming year. [more...] | ||
| 1 Jan 06 | Wishes for the New Year (1) | (1 Jan 06, 4:11 AM by MrSnake) |
| Well, a New Year and a New Moon. A good time to make new wishes. [more...] | ||
| 29 Dec 05 | What if the wheel comes off? | (29 Dec 05, 12:58 PM by ShadowCaptain) |
| Some men turned up yesterday to unblock my drains, and one of them had a wheel fitted to the end of his rod! [more...] | ||
| 28 Dec 05 | A rose by any other name would smell.. (1) | (28 Dec 05, 5:39 PM by fen_fatale) |
| My drains, which have been making funny noises for weeks, finally decided to bung up two days ago and stuff started to bubble out of the ground at the front of the cottage. [more...] | ||
| 26 Dec 05 | Pressies | (26 Dec 05, 12:55 PM by ShadowCaptain) |
| I've been mentioning for while that it's difficult to read in my house in the evenings because I only have the overhead lights. [more...] | ||
| 22 Dec 05 | I do not possess a jelly-mould... (6) | (23 Dec 05, 12:01 AM by ShadowCaptain) |
| The remaining box of kitchen stuff I fetched from my previous house contains another rolling pin, another pyrex dish, a fruit bowl, and set of tea mugs I'd forgotten I had and don't need. [more...] | ||
| 21 Dec 05 | It's a cat flap! (8) | (22 Dec 05, 12:36 PM by ShadowCaptain) |
| Why does my cat not understand what a cat-flap is for? [more...] | ||
