Archives for February 2014

Cloud spotting


[ Cloud spotting on flickr.]

Failed selfie. Hotel corridor and reflection but where am I?


[ Failed selfie. Hotel corridor and reflection but where am I? on flickr.]

Msg 4 H


[ Msg 4 H on flickr.]

Fuel for a late night conference call. Cawfee.


[ Fuel for a late night conference call. Cawfee. on flickr.]

Patagonia timber over howies crank. Perfect for a cold Estonian evening.


[ Patagonia timber over howies crank. Perfect for a cold Estonian evening. on flickr.]

Estonia Stout. Drinking from the bottle.


[ Estonia Stout. Drinking from the bottle. on flickr.]

Morning


[ Morning on flickr.]

Sleep less.


[ Sleep less. on flickr.]

Guess where!


[ Guess where! on flickr.]

Fantastic. Boys loved it too. Brilliant evening out. We know who did it, do you?


[ Fantastic. Boys loved it too. Brilliant evening out. We know who did it, do you? on flickr.]

Picture window view


[ Picture window view on flickr.]

Good morning and welcome back burning ball of gas


[ Good morning and welcome back burning ball of gas on flickr.]

A little too easy to open and no longer re-sealable


[ A little too easy to open and no longer re-sealable on flickr.]

Bike hack. Broken gear cable to temporary fixie style ride.


[ Bike hack. Broken gear cable to temporary fixie style ride. on flickr.]

One for Les

One for les

Wood and bolts. Hard-core chippy.

Sun basking

Ewok sun basking

Never one not to find the best spot in the garden. This morning Ewok excelled himself, combining a sunny spot with strategic placement between car and front door. The perfect spot to make sure he wasn't forgotten in the half-term escape to New Milton. Can't blame him after this damp, damp, damp winter. (For finding the sun that is, I'm sure New Milton is just as damp.)

A boy in the bathroom

Looking down from the bathroom

Little H. Looking down from the bathroom, through the floor (to be) and into the we-haven't-yet-decided-what-for room.

Cool.

The Roof

Reclaimed tile roof

The roof, made from an awesome wood frame ( shown here ) and special one-way breathable waterproof fabric stuff, and then covered in tiles. Reclaimed, second-hand, pre-loved, tiles. Moss included, no extra charge.

Naturally, lovely Fay found the tiles.

PS roofing by the Danny Dyer.

The next storm coming

Another storm coming

Wet. Wet. Wet.

And on the horizon, the next atlantic storm system moving in from the South West.

Hints of spring

Hints of spring

Opposite the front garden, the first hints of spring.

Amazingly, the snowdrops have survived the builders trucks too. At least, so far they have.

Impulse buy, waiting for @fgw. It's thick. It needs to be.


[ Impulse buy, waiting for @fgw. It's thick. It needs to be. on flickr.]

The painting of the kitchen cupboard doors. Remodelling on a budget.


[ The painting of the kitchen cupboard doors. Remodelling on a budget. on flickr.]

On the bright side, the tree down hides the floods.


[ On the bright side, the tree down hides the floods. on flickr.]

Reading at bedtime

Reading in Bed

Family Walk

Family Walk

Family Walk

Family Walk

Family Walk

Family Walk

H enjoyed it. Honest.

Flood Water

Thames Flooding at Little Wittenham

More flooding

Thames at Days Lock (Dorchester)

It's a little higher than last year .

Computer games aren't social? You should listen to these three playing m-player Minecraft


[ Computer games aren't social? You should listen to these three playing m-player Minecraft on flickr.]

...the next storm coming


[ ...the next storm coming on flickr.]

Water water everywhere.


[ Water water everywhere. on flickr.]

Wet January

Flood Water

Wet, very wet.

Two Sentinels

Two Sentinels

I really miss the trees . These two Sequioas sit across Bob's field at the entrance to Castle Meadows. Grandstanding

Flying as if from a cannon

Ewok Jump

Yup, blurred image. Shutter speed too slow to capture motion and avoid shake. But, I'm sure you can tell it's a flying Ewok nonetheless.

Tonight's job: matching roof tiles.


[ Tonight's job: matching roof tiles. on flickr.]

View

View from the nearly bathroom window

The view from the to-be-bathroom-window.

All we have to do now is to figure out how to position the bath so we can enjoy the view.

Progress

Progress

It's getting there. To think, we started with this . Tricky bits to come...

Ketchup Sir?

Some ketchup with your fries sir?

Little F demonstrating his favourite technique for flavouring fries.

Cool Ewok

Cool Ewok

The new Hobbit film. In 3D. All prepared.

Ewok loved it.

Watch the voice with the boys last night. Here's this mornings playlist....


[ Watch the voice with the boys last night. Here's this mornings playlist.... on flickr.]

Coffee morning. Great Gran reminder.


[ Coffee morning. Great Gran reminder. on flickr.]