These belong to a colleague at work, who lives a mile from my house! Don’t worry, we are not creating a Pet-ing Zoo!
Posts Tagged ‘house’
Kune Kune Pigs
Friday, May 9th, 2008Touch Wood!
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Fish from the auction are settling in well. I’ve also started my Fish House spring clean, and have emptied some fish stuff from a tug, that was collected when I dismantled the display tanks, when I moved a few years ago! Doesn’t time fly!
The repaired tank is currently soak testing, I let the silcone cure for 48 hours before, half-filling with water, I completed filing the tank with water this evening. The tank holds 254 litres of water. Tomorrow evening, I’ll be emptying the tank, and adding sand as a substrate and rocks, and re-filling with water at the correct temperatures. I’ve already got a mature external Eheim Professional 2 Thermofilter filter this tank, that I’ve had for some months. The special fish will be added on Saturday!
Empty and Cracked
Monday, April 21st, 2008Some months ago, I moved a very heavy 48″x18″x18″ fish tank into the fish house, despite soak-testing for many weeks outside, on re-filling in the fish house it cracked!
It’s been sat, empty and cracked in the fish house for months, and I’ve finally decided to do something about it.
I measured it this morning, and purchased some replacement glass, to re-glaze the bottom in hope to patch it up. I purchased a 18″x12″ 6mm section, and this evening, cleaned the tank with meths, and siliconed in place. I’m going to leave it cure for 48 hours, and test fill!
Front Garden at the beginning of April 2008
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
The daffs have come up earlier this year.
this is the daffs second year in bloom. They were freshly planted when we moved in in 2006.
Magnolia just in flower.
this was the new border created last year in 2007. It looks empty!
Happy British Summer Time!
Sunday, March 30th, 2008It’s been months since my last posting, I cannot say I’ve been busy, just not finding the time to do stuff. But now full of vigor, now that the dark nights have come to an end.
I’ve just purchased an Arc Tank 20L made by the lighting guys from Arcadia, it’s a small 20L “Nano” tank, which I intend to plant-up and add a small number of fish. I’ve also decided to make some big changes in the next few months in the fish house, and start adding substrates and plants to some of the tanks in the fish house.
Garlic Bread?
Sunday, February 17th, 2008Garlic Bread? Garlic… bread? Garlic? And bread? Am I hearing you right? Garlic bread? – Peter Kay
A friend visited the Isle of Wight last year, and brought me back some Garlic for planting from the The Garlic Farm. Many Thanks – Paul.
I love garlic, and it should do well, in our heavy clay soil, dug from the garden, I didn’t think it was growing, but since these frosty snaps, it’s come on very well.
I think I’ve planted Solent Wight and Purple Heritage. I’m sure I’ll be corrected, if this is wrong!
Keeps the vampires at bay!
Solent Wight and Purple Heritage Garlic in 18″ pots = heavy!
Fresh Vegetables, Fresh Vegetables!
Sunday, February 17th, 2008Time for a quick blog. Tomatos from 2007 were a disaster, all of them made Green Tomato chutney, very few ripened, because we didn’t have the hot weather, it was very late, when the sun arrived, in September/October 2007. In preparation for this Summer, I’ve been planting my seeds earlier, Chilli Plants are in courtesy of Kew Gardens and today I planted the first of the Tomato seeds, I’ve stuck with some successful seeds and plants, I’ve had good results in the past Gardener’s Delight and Money Maker Tomato. Moneymaker is a very heavy cropper, and Gardener’s delight is a cherry variety (not many of these make it to the table, I eat them off the vine in the greenhouse!). All the others selected are an experiment. I planted the first 120 seeds, but my compost was frozen solid, so I’ll have to wait until it defrosts in the greenhouse, for use next weekend.
Here are the variety’s I’m planting this year….if you want to trade just let me know….send me your trades…!
Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato
Gardener’s Delight Tomato
Golden Sunrise Tomato
Red Pear Tomato
San Marzano 2 Tomato
Tigerella Tomato
Chilli Fruits, I don’t know what these chilli plants they came off, other than there were at Kew Gardens! At the Chilli Festival 2007!
Let me introduce you to our new car…
Saturday, January 26th, 2008This is the first time I’ve seen the car in the daylight, I collected the car on Monday 21st January, and it was raining and getting dark, by the time, I arrived home it was dark. We’ve been driving and returning home from work, all week in the dark. So this is the first time, I’ve had a good look at the car and take her photo! On-board computer states we’ve averaged 36.9mpg, and we’ve only done 127 miles!
Suzuki Swift VVTS 1.5GLX 5 Door Petrol in Galatic Grey Metallic.
If you were wondering it’s just been newly registered on 21st January 2008, so it’s on a ’57 plate!
New 1490cc Petrol Engine. Checking where I top up the wash bottle!
Checking where I check the oil! All seems very new!
The Peugeot 205 nearly didn’t start today! Must do something with it!
Bay Window finally dressed!
Saturday, January 12th, 2008We’ve finally dressed the front lounge bay window. Well to be exact a very nice man called John Hall from John Hall designs visited us last year in November/December, and we’ve had roman blinds made and fitted today by him. I can highly recommend John, Lindsey had originally discounted roman blinds, and wanted curtains fitting! I look forward to inviting John back again to complete the other rooms in our house.
Give John a call, and tell him I sent you! Thanks John for your help and excellent work!
Before
Before – Outside
After – Roman Blinds fitted.
Roman Blinds by www.johnhalldesigns.co.uk
Okay so I fibbed!
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007This is our Christmas Tree!
The other tree is in the local village! I think it’s better than the Christmas Tree in the City of York!
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