Sunday, 28th February 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 130 – 134) And so, as of 26th February, we no longer had any of our possessions in storage anywhere! It’s an excellent feeling, as well as a substantial financial saving. Needless to say there was still a deal of work involved in getting…
Home 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 125 – 129)
Sunday, 21st February 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 125 – 129) Monday was quiet enough until midway through the afternoon when the men from Harrison and Rowley turned up with three containers of our possessions. We persuaded them to move the old cabinet that they had brought back just before Christmas along…
Home 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 118 – 124)
Sunday, 14th February 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 118 – 124) On Monday last the lovely man from Hillary’s Blinds came back to fit all the curtains apart from the one that needed to be redone because it was too long. That won’t be back until the 18th of February at the…
Food 2021 – The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club (The Pie Room by Calum Franklin; Moorish by Ben Tish)
Sunday, 31st January 2021 – Recipes (The Ultimate Fish Pie; Slow-Cooked Fish and Shellfish Stew with Saffron and Star Anise) At the start of the month it was announced that we could cook from any of the books that have been the previous books of the month. As a result I just kept right on…
Home 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 116 – 117)
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 116 – 117) The Ikea saga continues… We’re still short of two drawers and four shelves. The customer service representative promised me my order (as lost by DPD) would be sent out from the Milton Keynes branch on Monday. Short story: They weren’t. Milton…
Food 2020 – The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club (The Pie Room by Calum Franklin Part 1)
Friday 31st December, 2020 – Recipes (Keema-Spiced Cottage Pie; Moroccan-Spiced Beetroot and Squash Wellington; Beef, Stilton and Onion Pie) December’s book for the Great British Chefs Cookbook Club could not have been more perfect for the time of year and the general state of things. Sometimes you want comfort food, and what is more comforting…
Home 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 113 – 115)
Sunday, January 31st 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 113 – 115) Two more days of work on the house and we are now so much closer to the end game, and we couldn’t be more relieved. It’s still frustrating because we are now at the point where there are long lags between…
Home 2020/2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 105 – 112)
Sunday, January 24th 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 105 – 112) There has been something of a lull in the building progress during the depths of December, between Covid restrictions, people wanting to take time off, and the general unavailability of anyone who actually wanted to do any work. However, as we…
2021 F4 British Championship Certified by FIA – Thomas Ikin Graduates to British F4 With Arden Motorsport
Arden Motorsport have announced Thomas Ikin will graduate to the F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford EcoBoost for the 2021 season. The 17-year-old from Wirral, UK makes the switch to Britain’s FIA Formula 4 series from karting after extensive preparation with the Arden-affiliated Young Racing Driver Academy (YRDA). His past experience…
2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series – Murph Joins Big Names for 2021 New Zealand Grand Prix
Following speculation that he would return to single-seaters, Kiwi motorsport legend and television personality Greg Murphy has confirmed he will step back into the cockpit for the 2021 New Zealand Grand Prix 27 years after winning it. Murphy, the four-time Bathurst winner, took the chequered flag and etched his name onto the famous New Zealand…
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