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 »
Tuesday 21 February 2023 Over the past week, it has become light enough in the mornings when I get up to not need lights on by the windows. I am even more appreciative of the fact we now have blinds up in the bedroom, but the velvety IKEA curtain has revealed itself to be even …
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