If you are concerned about the high energy bills you’re getting lately, it’s time to carry out an energy audit in your home and make it more energy-efficient. Before you look for an expert, you can carry out several changes to reduce power consumption, but call in an expert to carry out the audit if […]
You can’t have Narnia without first stepping into the wardrobe
The snow’s all gone now. Four tiny degrees (the buttoning of a meteorological cardigan) and we’re back to watery grey and green, plough lines and mud. It’s making me think about all the small things and their big consequences. You know – the lines that create a novel, the chocolates resisted and the pennies not […]
Practical Valentine’s Gifts That Escape The Cliches
Getting someone a good gift requires understanding of the person you’re buying for. Without this, you’ll be lost to the wind, and any gift attempts will miss the mark by a mile. It’s why some people even struggle to buy gifts for themselves – they just don’t know what they want! Which is why it’s […]
Let me tell you about my splashback…
Dreaming of blue mud
When I think about mud, I know that it is the inevitable consequence of the nourishing rain meeting hospitable soil. I think about mud quite a lot… being here. I don’t blame the rain. Not at all. Its occasional parade pandemonium comes with a silver lining: snazzy raincoats, lush landscapes and that smell. But the […]