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7. Is the Grass Greener? How fire-lighting and dirty hands have become an everyday issue

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Sunday 27 November 2022 I came home without Swarfega and without a desk from yesterday’s furniture and Swarfega shopping trip. However, a desk (and four other pieces of furniture) will be arriving in just over a week. Hurrah. I know I have seen Swarfega for sale somewhere but I couldn’t find any yesterday. I gave […]

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5. Is the Grass Greener? Will I still love badgers after they’ve decimated the lawn?

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Friday 25 November 2022 We had a coal delivery yesterday. The friendly coal delivery man looked like he lifted 25kg bags of coal and pushed five of them on a trolley through mud repeatedly throughout each day. I feel Chris may have been a little gung ho with his cheery comment along the lines, “We

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4. Is the Grass Greener? The joy of your car battery’s final hours occurring en route to a mechanic

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Thursday 24 November 2022 I went downstairs at 04:30 this morning to add coal to the fire. I ended up sweeping the floor and moving a few boxes, ornaments and furniture around, all before 05:00; feeling very Dickensian. The heating situation has improved only in so much as there are now a few radiators that

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3. Is the Grass Greener? Must talk about something other than fire lighting issues

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Wednesday 23 November 2022 I now realise why people who have multi-fuel burners/stoves/fireplaces are keen to talk about them. There are seemingly endless issues to overcome and tips to share. Our burner needs to be generating enough heat to power the radiators via a back boiler. At the recommendation of the previous owner, we are

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