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Monthly Archives: July 2010
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
Bliss and Chips
It’s a funny thing how putting the word ‘should’ before an action immediately turns it into something to be postponed. Indefinitely. The mere thought that ‘I really ought to… ‘ is sufficient to send my brain scurrying in the opposite … Continue reading
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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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Everything Log Stardate 64015.9
So… Let’s try again. This is the post I meant to write before I got bogged down in the meaninglessness of existence. And just so that I can immediately get over the paralysing effect of having two weeks worth of … Continue reading
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