Karchering is addictive and it makes things look like new

This is a Karcher.  By golly it is a great gadget!  I took the Karcher down to my daughter’s as she wanted to clean the paving bricks at the front of their house.  I can say that by the time I left we had cleaned everything that could possibly be cleaned.  The place was sparkling. …

Orchard renovations, long overdue

On our fridge we have a list of jobs to do in and around the house and removing the netting on the orchard is one of those jobs. Our orchard right at the very back of our garden has been in need of attention for quite some time.  I finally got around to doing something…

A deficiency of denim or should that be a dearth of denim?

I have made a start on the upholstering of the armchair and it has become painfully obvious that I will have nowhere near the amount of denim I require. I was going to head out to the thrift store today but my sister contacted me to say that her husband had a pair of jeans that…

Are you sitting down?

My next project is one that I think will keep my busy for a while.  It is what I call an on-going project.  I will fit other projects in between doing this one. Here it is. Our younger daughter’s partner loves this chair and he would like it covered in patchwork denim.  I love a…

Some changes in the front entry.

I have been doing a bit of painting lately.  I decided our front entry was too dark and so decided to give it a bit of a lift. This is looking towards the study. Towards the front door before I started painting. I wanted to lighten things up a bit so have gone for pearl…

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Yesterday I finished some framing I was doing for my younger daughter.  I have had the poster for longer than I care to mention but finally I finished the framing. It is very difficult to get a picture without getting reflection. I also reframed another picture I had.  This one has just been put into…