August 20, 2009

rex the alphacat arrives tomorrow...

‘We picked up Rex yesterday as planned and completed his MAF export formalities. This morning he flew to Auckland, from there onto Sydney and London (via [...]

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August 13, 2009

friday five: our little cottage...

At the request of Ms Thursday, some pics from our little house. Click for close-ups.

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August 8, 2009

tea, elvis and the human spirit level...

Today I am very grateful for: The early arrival of the furniture dudes from Allied Pickfords, who were two Polish and one English with senses of [...]

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August 5, 2009

aspelund...

On Saturday we moved our meagre belongings into the cottage. It was reasonably un-traumatic. We were feeling pretty pleased with ourselves. Due to the complete lack [...]

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July 30, 2009

today we get the keys to the cottage, but it fee...

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July 28, 2009

my midas touch...

Yesterday I unwittingly metamorphosed into King Midas, except everything I touched turned to shit. Following my dealings Fuckwit Movers International, there was the failure of Royal [...]

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July 27, 2009

the third most stressful thing after death and d...

Dear God, You’d think I’d know by now: in any project, always include contingency for some fuckwit to fuck something up. Also, that something is bound [...]

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July 22, 2009

i have loved me a plan*...

Bloody hell, the year is already over half over. Time to check back to The 2009 List for a status review: Adopt a Captain Sensible approach [...]

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June 24, 2009

premature spendification...

We took a boat out to Greenwich a few weekends ago and bought some fab limited edition Claire Rollet prints. Noodling around the Old Cinema second [...]

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June 16, 2009

la montana magica...

Two years ago this week, I took my backpack to the Picos Mountains in Spain for a week of brain and body stretching. Our little group [...]

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June 3, 2009

lights, camera, action...

So now the cottage is ours, I am fantasising about the process of creating spaces. There are two staircases, one from the hallway up to the [...]

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June 2, 2009

home...

Instead of going to the Counting Crows concert last night, we went to the wine bar down the road. I have been suffering from the usual [...]

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