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Seau Happy
You can never have too many buckets. This was one of the profound thoughts that occurred to me while we were not-busy emptying (very slowly) our hot water tank of 200 litres of water, so that Simon could fit a … Continue reading
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Sucking Sewage
Friday came, and eventually (only two hours late) so did Monsieur Gaume. We had the usual mobile phone call to enquire how exactly to find our isolated house, and then his huge red lorry squeezed down the lane.Turning round seemed … Continue reading
Fosse-hunting — the pursuit of effluent
When we first visited the farm, we couldn’t help but notice that there was no conventional toilet. We wondered whether the occupants were evangelical environmentalists, who insisted on using an earth closet for high-minded reasons. However, not wanting ourselves to … Continue reading
P-p-p-pick up a Panic
Let me tell you about the penguin. I don’t mean the aquatic, flightless (and, let’s face it, just plain weird) bird who lives in the Antarctic. I mean the cheap and cheerful chocolate-covered biscuit bar filled with delicious trans fatty … Continue reading
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Apparatus Awry
Today is our first rainy day for quite some time. I would like to be able to say exactly how much time, but Simon’s computer is sick and in a coma, until it gets a graphics card transplant next week. … Continue reading
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April Passing
Well, many mañanas have come and gone since I last wrote, and I feel more than two weeks tireder and older than I did two weeks ago – if you know what I mean. The dreaded son-house-moving deadline savaged me … Continue reading
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