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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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Pewsey Community, Ditching the Gym, and Resetting the Cayenne
I thought a workout in the gym before coaching my junior table tennis camp would serve as a pleasant warm-up and tick off my first exercise session of the week. My body, however, had entirely different ideas. Continue reading
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The Self-Destructing Porsche, Garage Logistics, and Table Tennis Ambitions
The Cayenne is officially sick, though the garage suspects it’s nothing more sinister than a faulty speed sensor. 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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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
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Committee Meetings, Corporate Memory, and the Table Tennis Hot Potato
Notebook prepared, background research complete, and briefing papers thoroughly annotated, I set off for my first major meeting as a new committee member of the local table tennis association. Continue reading
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The Quantum Mechanics of Hanging a Bathroom Picture
With Heatwave 4.0 finally subsiding, I got stuck into a few physical tasks around the house this morning. First on the list: hanging a single picture in the bathroom. Continue reading
Forwards and occasionally sidewards - everyday musings of life 