Made my first jig today to cut lap joints in preparation for the construction of the windows for my shed. I have made lap joints before when making the door but with my new table saw I have the opportunity to be a lot more accurate and with the aid of a jig I can […]
In life you meet lots of people most are just acquaintances but some turn into friends and of those some will be with you all your life. Others you may not see very often but remain close without any maintenance and I consider Sean Williams one of those friends. We don’t see each other often […]
A calendar year was my new goal after succeeding in not drinking for a year between 13th November 2021 – 2022 and that meant another sober “holiday” season. I knew I could do it the bigger question in my head was “Do I want to?” Cut to today laying in bed and I completed the […]
It was a nice night to end 2022 we had fun playing UNO because that’s what Reagan wanted to play even though Yahtzee had been the preferred game up until Reagan’s participation. She went to her room for most of the evening to take part in an online party and because she didn’t want to […]
Cleaning house is the norm on New Year’s eve and today the whole family joined in the kids doing upstairs while Mommy cleared away the Christmas decorations and bottomed the living room and kitchen. I joined in later when we double teamed the kitchen and made it New Year ready. I had spent a couple […]
Finally got to spend all day in me shed sorting it out and finishing off the ceiling, the roof now consists of the frame covered on top with 11mm OSB, roofing membrane and felt shingles. Between the framing is 50mm Celotex insolation and underneath is a moisture barrier and 9mm hardwood which is how I […]
Went for a walk this morning with Billy to Norman’s Wood and back and this afternoon we went for a walk with Jamie’s friends from church and did the Middlewich Walk stopping for coffee at the Big Lock
Lincoln has decided he wants to grow his hair like a YouTuber he follows, it’s the first time he has shown interest in his individuality and wanting look different and it gave me a wierd feeling like he’s growing up and I don’t want him to because he’s just perfect as he is. Alas no […]
We bought me mum a new LG TV because hers had the same fault as our Samsung TV had, I say we Karl Karen Helen Andy Jamie and me. We set it up for her on WiFi and added the main apps on it iPlayer ITVX etc and showed her around the remote and left […]
Our planned pre Christmas trip to see the Christmas Light trail was rescheduled for tonight and it was pissing down but we prepared for it with coats and umbrellas and off we set. It just was not as “special” for a few reasons not least the weather but also being after Christmas was not as […]