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Cutting red tape sideways
Perhaps I should have come to France long ago . . . As Val says, I am inclined to be a ‘small-print person’. My charitable interpretation of this centres on my ability to unpick something complex, and pull out all … 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
Water Play
Today is the seventh day of summer. Yup – a whole week of summer done and gone already. How many days are there in summer anyway? I suspect the only meaningful answer is ‘Not Enough’. Today is also the fifth … Continue reading
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The Surge to Victory
Ah. The third day of summer. And at last it feels like it. Sun shines. Washing dries. Pigs snooze. Cats roll in the dust. Grasshopper warblers warble and grasshoppers hop. And Plumber Man declares the day a weekend. He deserves … Continue reading
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Tap Dance (Reprise)
It is raining again today. A lot. Continuously. Another day for staying indoors and failing to complete inside tasks. Also another day when there is nowhere for me to dry the sheets and duvet covers that I need to wash … Continue reading
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Tap Dance
So, to continue with the Amazing Adventures of Plumber Man….. Undoubtedly, one of his favourite Things To Do is to make holes through walls. The hole for the sink drainage was a relatively simple matter because it was through the … Continue reading
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