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And we’re back . . . . .
Val and I have just had our first week away from home together since we moved to France 2½ years ago. Thanks to good friends who came out from England to ‘farm sit’, we were able to leave the animals … Continue reading
Bridge building
Val wrote about the flooding effect of the unseasonable rain in June. This episode was a forceful reminder of my long-standing wish that there was a bridge over the stream capable of allowing a tractor and mower to pass. To … Continue reading
The drains run free
This is the story of the continuing evolution of Plumber Man into Excavator Man. Armed only with my trusty Takeuchi, and aided by my faithful surveyor/photographer/supervisor, I have transformed the far end of the vegetable garden. What was recently a … Continue reading
竹内 I join the Takeuchi fan club
If you have read Val’s recent post, you’ll know that I have bought a mini-digger. Of course, the term “mini” is relative. My newly beloved Takeuchi is certainly small compared to the giant monsters you see ripping up the ground … Continue reading
To blog or not to blog?
It’s coming up to two months since I posted anything of substance on the blog. I haven’t left everything to Val, even though she has done 13 posts in that time. I’ve done the ‘technical’ stuff (although I have now … Continue reading
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Re-design
I’m messing about with the design of the blog, and rather than following supposed ‘good practice’ – which would mean experimenting with something off-line, and only revealing it to the readers when complete – I have decided to try things … Continue reading
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