Our big bedroom is a strange shape with sloping ceilings and a fireplace making fitting in furniture slightly difficult. We searched everywhere but couldn't find a wardrobe that would both fit in the space and would be big enough for everything it needs to house. We did however find a bookcase whose width and height was perfect, only it wasn't deep enough. Solution: Buy two bookcases, leave the back panel off one and leave the shelves out and stick them together. Screw in a rail and add in a couple of the shelves, hang a couple of nice doors on the front and you would never know that it isn't a wardrobe.
I just love Ikea flat pack!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Knockers
It seems to have been a day for people knocking at the door telling me what I should be doing - however well meaning they have been.
Firstly, this morning it was a pair of Jehovah's Witnesses wanting to discuss the Sermon on the Mount. Dispite my Catholic upbringing and a basic knowledge of the passage he was threatening me, I declined the offer and managed to escape relatively quickley. Although the Catholic church probably aren't too impressed with my lifestyle I'm guessing that the Jehovah's Witnesses would be even less impressed.
Secondly, I've just had a visit from one of the old guys who lives up the road, the same guy who invited us to see his garden a couple of times last summer (and also told the wife a few weeks ago that the front garden grass needed cutting). This time he had a bunch of very fragrent Sweet Peas for us (or as the wife described them when I took them in to her: they stink)! Knowing that I'm a scientist, he seems to think that I'm interested in things such as different plant propagation methods (I'm not particularly - in fact, I have never had much time for plant biology) and so I've just had a telling off for not knowing that Sweet peas are annuals and therefore how can we have them in our garden if we have not grown them from seed ourselves. I don't know myself, but according to another neighbour they came from France many years ago and have flowered every summer since. They are very nice to look at and don't stink. I don't know why or how, that's just the way it is. And yes, the grass needs cutting again - it's on my to do list!
P.S. I'm still working on that list of 8 facts/habits thing and I will get around to posting it soon.
Firstly, this morning it was a pair of Jehovah's Witnesses wanting to discuss the Sermon on the Mount. Dispite my Catholic upbringing and a basic knowledge of the passage he was threatening me, I declined the offer and managed to escape relatively quickley. Although the Catholic church probably aren't too impressed with my lifestyle I'm guessing that the Jehovah's Witnesses would be even less impressed.
Secondly, I've just had a visit from one of the old guys who lives up the road, the same guy who invited us to see his garden a couple of times last summer (and also told the wife a few weeks ago that the front garden grass needed cutting). This time he had a bunch of very fragrent Sweet Peas for us (or as the wife described them when I took them in to her: they stink)! Knowing that I'm a scientist, he seems to think that I'm interested in things such as different plant propagation methods (I'm not particularly - in fact, I have never had much time for plant biology) and so I've just had a telling off for not knowing that Sweet peas are annuals and therefore how can we have them in our garden if we have not grown them from seed ourselves. I don't know myself, but according to another neighbour they came from France many years ago and have flowered every summer since. They are very nice to look at and don't stink. I don't know why or how, that's just the way it is. And yes, the grass needs cutting again - it's on my to do list!
P.S. I'm still working on that list of 8 facts/habits thing and I will get around to posting it soon.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Out of Hibernation
I'm still here and inspiration for blogging is slowly coming back. More and more over the last few days I've found myself thinking "I should blog that" - although I can't think of any examples right now!
I've been busy out in the real world and since my mom has recently discovered the internet, my online time has been taken up indulging her. It finally stopped raining a couple of weeks ago (the only experience we had of the floods were a few dodgy miles on the motorway as we wound are way up and down the country) and as summer put in an appearance in the last few days, much of my attention is focused on the garden. The cauliflower and broccoli didn't survive the wet weather but everything else seems to be doing well. In fact, I would almost dare to say that I could start to get fed up of courgette, cucumber and beetroot with everything!
Thanks for still dropping by, things will start to get a bit more interesting around here now.
I've been busy out in the real world and since my mom has recently discovered the internet, my online time has been taken up indulging her. It finally stopped raining a couple of weeks ago (the only experience we had of the floods were a few dodgy miles on the motorway as we wound are way up and down the country) and as summer put in an appearance in the last few days, much of my attention is focused on the garden. The cauliflower and broccoli didn't survive the wet weather but everything else seems to be doing well. In fact, I would almost dare to say that I could start to get fed up of courgette, cucumber and beetroot with everything!
Thanks for still dropping by, things will start to get a bit more interesting around here now.
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