Yesterday I received a notification that I’d won third place in a short story contest. It was a lovely surprise that made my day. The story I submitted, A modern Day Hedge Witch, is based in Galicia and loosely based on a mixture of the characters I’ve come across in this lovely part of Spain,…
These window frames were filthy. After clearing out the expanded foam, silicone and mastic which used to hold them in place at their last home John dismantled them, and I cleaned them ready for a respray. Apart from our labour and aluminium paint we have four FREE windows. My She-Shed will look gorgeous once these…
Between each visit to the opticians my eyes change very little, but I have to buy new specs because my previous pairs are so badly scratched. Therefore, each visit costs between €400/600! My latest pair, which I’ve only worn for best! Never laid them lense down, always cleaned with either water and liquid soap or…
Last weekend I placed a toe in the murky depths of advertising. What an experience. Steve Austin from Texas asked to run my website, for dollars of course, unfortunately not the six-million-dollar Steve Austin from my youth. Also, I received two offers of a date, but the chaps lived in the US, even for me…