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Monday 28th, and the build starts proper today with the superstructure, though using the word superstructure for a wee nano porch isn’t perhaps quite the right word. The joiners and the electrician were on site first thing and immediately got … Continue reading →

Wednesday 23rd saw the Return of the Builders and another stage in the epic saga of our ridiculously expensive nano-porch is completed. The floor slab. It was only this morning that I was able to uncover this masterpiece, it having … Continue reading →

Well, the builders were back again today after a week’s absence, something about delays due to inclement weather, which I can well understand following the days of heavy rain we have had recently, and also recent heavy frosts. And when … Continue reading →

Well, construction work on our wee porch seems to have ceased for the moment. The builders left on Friday suggesting the brickies would be here at the weekend, or Monday at the latest, but no sign of them. I suspect … Continue reading →

The construction of our wee tiny nano porch costing an amazing 29,000 credits started just after 8.00 am this morning with the arrival of the builders. They would be doing the excavations for the concrete foundations along with the rainwater … Continue reading →

Back in February 2022 we had been out turfing in the rain. And when I say rain, I really mean rain. We were totally soaked, or waterproofs dripping wet, our footwear dripping wet, even my socks had soaked up the … Continue reading →

The trouble with going out for a walk in the woods after darkness falls is the difficulty in taking a feature photograph for the blog page. So, on this occasion, and no doubt many others to follow, I’ll just have … Continue reading →

When, quite my chance, I came across an advert for computer memory, on the Met Office weather site of all places, I thought I’d have a look and see what was available for my 12-year-old HP computer. I was quite … Continue reading →

Having recently discovered a new photographic subject, that of creepy monster faces found in nature, mainly on trees, I find myself quite excited, and having discovered a few lurking in the trees around Newbattle Abbey and Dalhousie Castle, I was … Continue reading →

There are certain simply, everyday words that can put fear and dread into the strongest, toughest and manliest of men, no matter who they are, be they special forces soldiers, primary school teachers, armed response police officers or even hardened … Continue reading →