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Two old blogs revived and merged, hence the oddness and inconsistency. Should just wipe the slate clean but I can’t throw anything away … even words no-one reads.

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Just back from a trip to Ireland. The coast around the very northern tip of Southern Ireland is a beautiful combination of rugged rocks and long sweeping golden beaches. Thought I’d share some photos.

Well the new house build continues at its own pace – slow and steady! It now actually looks like a real house and its all very exciting to see. We’re very happy with the changes we made that caused all the delays as they have undoubtedly improved the look externally and also had a big [...]

The best thing about having an iPod is that I’m actually listening to music properly once again rather than it merely being background to something else that I happen to be doing. Old albums have gained a new lease of life and I once again get excited with the odd new release.

After an agonising 14 week period of inactivity, the self build roars back into life. The reasons for the delay are too long and too depressing to go into but suffice to say we were badly let down by other parties. The good news is that new design has resulted in substantial improvements and the [...]

After almost 6 weeks of continuous sleep I feel able to return to the world. Well 6 weeks down the line and my new house must be cracking on? Well nope. Exactly nothing has happened due to a ‘problem’ with roof truss designs. Except when we finally pinned the builder down for a meeting it [...]

I am officially dead on my feet. A long stag weekend directly followed by 3 nights of baby interupted sleep has taken its toll on me. Feel like I need to sleep for a week to recover.

Well I’ve had my new laptop for 2 weeks now and I don’t know how I got by without one before. However I have hardly used it for the real reason it was purchased – neglected freelance work. It has proven a great source of entertainment on the train commute. Finally catching up on all [...]

Much to my complete and utter disbelief the builders have been cracking on at a great pace. Not only are the foundations dug, the concrete been poured and a decent amount of brick work been laid – they have also started building the kit onsite. Quite incredible really considering our concerns in relation to the [...]