Tuesday 28 February 2023 I spent too much time yesterday dwelling on ‘stuff’, both in terms of this move and my work and income. Regarding the move, fortunately it’s not the case that I’m questioning whether it was the right thing to do, moving somewhere so far removed from pretty much everything that is familiar […]
69. Is the Grass Greener? A change of walking and exercise patterns Read More »
Monday 27 February 2023 I thought the extractor fan mouse had gone. It had been over a week since it left its calling card (a solitary poo), but this morning I found another one. I mind less about it now and am still surprisingly okay about mice seemingly entering the roof at dusk and leaving
68. Is the Grass Greener? A city-fix to Edinburgh Read More »
Saturday 25 February 2023 It would appear that we now have a free-flowing sewage system and, having chatted to the very nice drain man, I now have a slightly better of idea of how our system works. For the drain/pipe-clearing and some general checks, it came to £180, factoring in the drive-time and diesel. In
67. Is the Grass Greener? I know even more about drains, sewage & fatbergs Read More »
Friday 24 February 2023 Chris and I, along with our neighbour, stood in a row watching in amazement as an enormous nine-and-a-bit-foot-wide tractor with a tanker attached to the back reversed – yes, reversed – across our bridge, which is nine-foot, and back a further sixty metres. The enormous tyres were slightly wider than the
Thursday 23 February 2023 Good news on the poo. We have found a farmer (licenced) to empty our septic tank. Annoying news is that I had been planning to go to Edinburgh today, maybe even meeting a couple of friends there, but now I can’t as Chris has Zoom meetings today. Instead, I’m planning on
65. Is the Grass Greener? Papier-mâché birds, caffeine overload and thick frost Read More »
Wednesday 22 February 2023 I’ve been sitting for at least five minutes looking out the window as the sun rises and the sky is slowly lightening. I can see trees, a large hill beyond and garden birds zooming around. There is bird song, but otherwise I can only hear the ticking of a clock on
64. Is the Grass Greener? Reflecting on some of the challenges/differences Read More »
