House
The old kitchen…
In case you were wondering about the state of the old kitchen prior to its removal with extreme prejudice, I present it here. That’s actually quite a long work surface (3m), but it’s only 45cm […]
House
Things ain’t cooking in my kitchen…
I’ve “taken out” the old kitchen in the cottage in the mafia hitman sense of the expression – very enjoyable use of a crowbar. It’s now hammering down with rain so I’m set up inside […]
General
It pays to increase your word power
Word of the day is “antimacassar“. Previously known to me as “those stupid headrest doilies”. I thought I’d wash them to see if it got rid of the musty smell in the upstairs sitting room. […]
Bog
Wednesday’s cows are full of woe…
We went to see the cows again yesterday. “Cows” mutated into “a bull, a cow, and a calf” at some point over the course of being asked if it was ok for them to graze […]
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TV show idea
While reading some stories produced by students, I came up with the idea for an exciting new game show format – a televised weekly short story competition. Bear with me on this. The cameras could follow […]
Bog
Chilling with my ditches…
Check out the newly-cut hedges and the VIP guest cows: https://goo.gl/photos/9AmSbYmLJ8caZnkL7
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Wild Atlantic Way
We went to Ballybunion yesterday to blow the cobwebs away. If only we could have taken half the contents of the rental property with us – they’re in dire need of it too. It was […]
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The journey continues…
Some time has passed once more, and I don’t have a load of things to show for it. I went to an interview for a contract role in Limerick. It went well, and I’m still […]
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Differences in postal arrangements
We had an entertaining time when visiting the post office (run by Ireland’s commercial organisation An Post) the other day. One thing that the keen observer might note when visiting our rental property is the […]
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Installation complete (there were some issues)
We did indeed move into the big mad house on Monday. It’s taken a few days to sort everything out – especially the cobwebs. The place has a lot of the previous owner’s things still […]