A great day out at the Countess of Warwick's Country Show We had a fantastic day out at the Countess of Warwick's Country Show at Little Easton in west Essex. What an absolute gem of a place and a … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Frugal DIY (Blood, sweat and tears)
We are getting there with our frugal DIY efforts. You wouldn't believe the amount of work that went into making this: ...look like this: Just a plain little cream room. It looks as if we have … [Read more...]
Frugal DIY: Slowly but surely gets the job done
We are making slow but steady progress decorating the lodger's sitting room and downstairs loo. It has been exhausting in the heat this week. I finally started papering the walls yesterday whilst … [Read more...]
Frugal DIY: Project lodger
Frugal DIY with thermal wallpaper Well, we would choose the hottest week of the year to decide on a bit of frugal DIY! Exhausted already but we need to get the rooms done so that we can advertise for … [Read more...]
Making extra money with a lodger
It's been a busy week at work trying to get lots of jobs done as I am off all next week. Most of this will be spent decorating. There is a lot to do but we are hoping to finish it. We are making our … [Read more...]
Everything in the garden…
...is a little overgrown and the weeds are doing great. Still, it still looks good I think and it's a pleasure sitting out in the sun to eat now that the weather is so warm. I quite like a wild … [Read more...]