tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post4422463231546230514..comments2023-04-07T15:01:52.944+01:00Comments on slow lane life: Just a small jobrachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-43040166087176398742010-03-08T09:42:37.070+00:002010-03-08T09:42:37.070+00:00That sort of image is so familiar to me. All I can...That sort of image is so familiar to me. All I can say on a positive note is that I have found discarded lathes (and I had many) are brilliant for starting fires in a woodburner or grate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-48670973495981334302010-03-07T23:50:01.324+00:002010-03-07T23:50:01.324+00:00Rachel's comment is priceless. Nothing like wo...Rachel's comment is priceless. Nothing like workmen absorbed in their work.<br />Wife:"Busy day dear?"<br />Husband:"Just another hard day on the job".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-21829731881654618012010-03-07T19:07:41.410+00:002010-03-07T19:07:41.410+00:00My back kitchen windowsill had been packed with ne...My back kitchen windowsill had been packed with newspapers too, as we discovered 2 years ago. But my next door neighbours found, after flood damage, that their bay window ceiling had been filled with porn magazines....rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-78213185842083172712010-03-07T19:00:35.628+00:002010-03-07T19:00:35.628+00:00Commiserations. We bought a house that bodgers of ...Commiserations. We bought a house that bodgers of the highest order had been through comprehensively. When the guy painted the exterior the other year, he noticed one of the windowsills had been filled with newspaper...Rattling Onhttp://www.rattlingon.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-29632905274446906622010-03-07T18:03:07.001+00:002010-03-07T18:03:07.001+00:00I'm looking at the photographs and I'm thi...I'm looking at the photographs and I'm thinking "feature wall". A few strategically placed plants with some subtle lighting and Bob's your uncle.love those cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251676130165434278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-1596084296454020182010-03-07T09:25:52.509+00:002010-03-07T09:25:52.509+00:00Perhaps B&Q do VERY thick wallpaper?Perhaps B&Q do VERY thick wallpaper?Paddy Pawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285779797409070458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-70402906218243477292010-03-07T07:18:44.176+00:002010-03-07T07:18:44.176+00:00Sorry ! Of course it wasn't LS . After all , h...Sorry ! Of course it wasn't LS . After all , he is L .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-62639441429259282152010-03-07T01:08:03.844+00:002010-03-07T01:08:03.844+00:00"I'm stating plainly here that it wasn..."I'm stating plainly here that it wasn't him," that's a relief thought for a while we might see his mortal remains laid out next to the mice on the header....Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-10472067247367292512010-03-06T23:55:51.158+00:002010-03-06T23:55:51.158+00:00It's all part of the joy of owning or living ...It's all part of the joy of owning or living in old houses, expect it and you won't be surprised, learn to do it yourself and there will be no nasty surprises.At least you know the underpinnings now!Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-48301872834550376382010-03-06T23:35:17.282+00:002010-03-06T23:35:17.282+00:00Well, um. (Tries to think of words of consolation....Well, um. (Tries to think of words of consolation.) It'll all be the same in a hundred... maybe not. Troubles always come in... no. Every cloud has a... <br /><br />It's fun knowing what your lath looks like?Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-251726633499493222010-03-06T21:27:33.825+00:002010-03-06T21:27:33.825+00:00You can get some good holiday deals on lastminute....You can get some good holiday deals on lastminute.com ...Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-59389943113609964042010-03-06T20:15:36.806+00:002010-03-06T20:15:36.806+00:00I've nearly finished with my builders, if you ...I've nearly finished with my builders, if you want them. (Perhaps not - I presume you want this fixed this year!)<br />Is there chocolate in the house?Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-61545069436673286642010-03-06T20:11:34.724+00:002010-03-06T20:11:34.724+00:00Oh dear! So familiar. I refer the honourable membe...Oh dear! So familiar. I refer the honourable member to the broken kitchen ceiling light post some little while ago. Three days and a complete rewiring...<br />P.S Reading about spring cleaning through the ages so much more fun than actually doing it.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-91641225966661304792010-03-06T19:27:46.178+00:002010-03-06T19:27:46.178+00:00Console yourself - its ALWAYS better to dig back t...Console yourself - its ALWAYS better to dig back to bare bones before repairing - ask a dentist...er...surgeon...er...maybe not a builder?!<br />Breathe deeply, dear...(but not before donning a dust mask, perhaps)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-29973706764721006862010-03-06T18:56:56.576+00:002010-03-06T18:56:56.576+00:00Am just doing a major bit of catching up - you hav...Am just doing a major bit of catching up - you <b>have</b> been busy. <br /><br />Just repeat the mantra 'All-will-be- well, all-will-be-well'and hopefully, one day it will come true and you will put on the market one perfect, regret-to-leave house.<br /><br />Brilliant header picture by the way.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-9756130785809714252010-03-06T18:56:56.575+00:002010-03-06T18:56:56.575+00:00Now might be a good time to start , then !
How man...Now might be a good time to start , then !<br />How many weeks is LS staying ?SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-16359996373793819262010-03-06T18:53:26.737+00:002010-03-06T18:53:26.737+00:00Tell me about small repairs. We bought an old Geor...Tell me about small repairs. We bought an old Georgian farmhouse 32 years ago. One little piece of plaster = major disaster. I love pussycats as well. The first one was a little stray abandoned kitten - the others followed on.<br />Enjoyed reading your blog :>)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-23713184563379541152010-03-06T18:21:13.820+00:002010-03-06T18:21:13.820+00:00Oh bugger that'll be a big box of pollyfiller ...Oh bugger that'll be a big box of pollyfiller then ?Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-43277967607634774352010-03-06T18:12:13.044+00:002010-03-06T18:12:13.044+00:00I wonder if there is such a thing as a "small...I wonder if there is such a thing as a "small repair". Find a quiet spot (if there is one) and lie down with a cloth over your eyes. If possible, get someone to massage your feet. Takes the place of a drink!judy in kyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810068743975026564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-75215869558369895962010-03-06T17:47:57.324+00:002010-03-06T17:47:57.324+00:00Oh dear, I fear this will test the lenitive proper...Oh dear, I fear this will test the lenitive properties of tea to their limits... Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com