Family & Everyday
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Lumbar Support Lights, Porsche Showrooms, and the Rule of Three
Pulling into Steve Bull Specialist Cars Ltd – Porsche Specialist with absolutely no warning lights remaining on the dashboard, I had a sinking feeling this trip might turn into another utter embarrassment. ‘Tick-gate’ immediately popped back into my head. Still,… Continue reading
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Charity Shop Mules, Feeble Robots, and High-Speed Table Tennis
With Pikachu back on all four paws, our focus shifted back to getting the Cayenne repaired and investigating an annoying, lingering rattle on the Fiat. This was rapidly turning into a week entirely dedicated to fixing broken vehicles and a… Continue reading
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The £1,000 Limp, Public Embarrassment, and the £50 Tick
The Cayenne hasn’t been the only thing trapped in ‘limp mode’ this week. Pikachu, our ten-year-old terrier cross, started limping on Saturday. At first, we assumed she’d simply stubbed a toe or sprained a paw on a walk, but by… Continue reading
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Medieval Keys, Limp Mode in the Cayenne, and Dog-Walk Epiphanies.
As I loaded the heavy toolbox into the car, a depressing thought struck me: hauling my tools in and out of the shed is becoming a bad habit I desperately need to break. Today’s mission was a trip to the… Continue reading
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Quiet Houses, Pension Calls, and the Heat Pump Cyber Threat.
My plans for the day took an abrupt U-turn following an early morning email to my pension trustee account. No table tennis practice today, and no mindset driving sessions either—I cleared my schedule and made myself available for urgent calls. Continue reading
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Rainfall, Chainsaws, and the Final Tile: 78 Days of Renovation
I awoke this morning to the sight of a wet, glistening deck. We’d finally had our first proper rainfall since late May. With a hosepipe ban currently in place—the first in this area for 50 years—the drought was hopefully beginning… Continue reading
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Enigma, Monastic Flooring, and Coming Out as a Penhold Player
Half the hallway floor was laid this morning before we even realised the LVT Monks had arrived. There must be an unwritten rule banning noisy power tools from their vans. They smiled, shook their heads politely when offered refreshments, and… Continue reading
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Monks, and Cyber Threats: A Week in Review
Hello everyone, It has been quite a week on the blog. We moved from the delicate physics of interior decoration to the grand completion of our 78-day home renovation—punctuated by a sneaky suspicion that our new heating system is spying… Continue reading
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Carpet Wrestlers, LVT Monks, and the Final Renovation Push
With the hall, bathroom, and utility room floors completely cleared for the fitters, we were quietly buzzing. This is the very last job of our home renovation project. By Friday, after a grand total of 78 days, we will officially… Continue reading
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The Chainsaw Myth and the Breakfast Bar Desk
The toolbox and power drill made another appearance this morning. This is rapidly becoming a daily habit. Today’s mission: construct a brand-new study desk using a spare off-cut from our kitchen breakfast bar. Continue reading
Forwards and occasionally sidewards - everyday musings of life 