Got a call from me brother tonight and we got on about tools something I love to talk about but my interest in everything tools pales into insignificance where our kid is concerned. He’d seen my shed building project on Facebook and was keen to know where I was upto and my plans for what’s […]
The numbers big 207 or 7 months (almost), no matter who I tell these numbers to they all react, either shocked or impressed and mot say they couldn’t do it! I have to say barring the odd craving I don’t find it hard to be sober. I have bought some tins of appletizer as a […]
Lincoln was picked for Middlewich U11s away at Weston against Nantwich and by all accounts the U11s had done quite well so far this season but tonight if it could go wrong it did…more than once! In these situations you have manage young minds and make sure they do not lose heart because even the […]
They say a photo tells 1000 words, well the one below should at least tell you that the 10 year old and the 3 year old were both laying down exhausted because the 52 year old had wore them out?
The bathroom wall has been back to brick for weeks now and today we had arranged for Dale to come and plaster it and the bathroom ceiling so once I’d taken Billy I made sure everyone had used the bathroom and was just about to go myself and he turned. Now, I’m afraid I can’t […]
HRH Queen Elizabeth II today celebrates 70 years on the throne, she is already the longest serving monarch this country has ever had and as times have changed in the last 70 years I think she will forever remain the longest. This will be the last platinum jubilee not just in our lifetime but ever […]
Jamie and the kids went to the zoo today as half term draws to an end, she is such a great mum wanting to to do the best she can for them even if one of them makes it really hard to be, unless the world revolves correctly around her. Lincoln on the other hand […]
I didn’t want it to take the wind out of my sails but it has, the flex in the plywood I have used for the floor is bugging me and I can’t get past it even though its apparent on the edges between the joists I can se some of it at the joins too. […]
Spent all day on getting the floor of the shed finished and it went well I got the moisture barrier done and added the plywood top but found that there was some flex in the plywood so will have to upgrade the floor before erecting the walls but it shouldn’t stop me I have enough […]
With a load of raw materials to work on, a four day weekend and good weather forecast I am looking forward to spending the next few days indulging myself with a bit of shed building. I managed to make a start on the floor this afternoon and get a couple of sheets of insulation fitted […]