First, you’d go insane.

Then you’d start to swear at it.

Then you’d go find torches, screw drivers, a towel, a long broom, then you’d shut the cats out of the room, then you’d start to dismantle the heavy cast iron fire surrounds, then you’d swear and shriek and use the broom to get the bloody, [...]

It has been such a lovely day today! After all this glum - suddenly bright and sunny and warm.

I erected a new set of shelves for the greenhouse. A while back I purchased 4 smaller greenhouses - all plastic construction - very cheaply and I use the frames and shelves as shelving inside my large [...]

I suppose this is going to be an article about what I intend for this site, and a little insight into me.

The origins of this site, and of where I am now in my life, go back right into my childhood. As a child, I was absolutely fascinated by books about children who, through various [...]

I have a very large enclosure system for the five cats - it keeps them safe (99.9% of my reason for keeping them indoors or in an enclosure, the other 0.1% encompasses the idea of keeping the wildlife safe and keeping the neighbours happy). It comprises some 12 smallish enclosures (about 2 meters square) and [...]