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Archive for March, 2010

Moving and Improving

March 30, 2010

Rayburn Diary – Day 4

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Just when I think I’m getting the hang of it; I realise I’m not!

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Moving and Improving

March 26, 2010

Rayburn diary – Day 3

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We’re learning – we’re gradually getting the hang of it.

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Moving and Improving

March 25, 2010

Rayburn diary – day 2

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DSC_0871I actually threw off the second duvet during the night! And I slept without bed-socks for the first time in months. (I really am too young to be wearing bed-socks anyway. Aren’t I?)

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Moving and Improving

March 24, 2010

The beginning of a Rayburn diary

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It's lit!

It's lit!

Hopefully, by learning from our mistakes, this will be useful for any new Rayburn owner. I’m going to record here what we learn; tips and tricks we find out and things that go wrong with using the Rayburn. This starts at the very beginning.

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My garden blog

March 23, 2010

Snowdrops again.

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A rare sight in our garden.

A rare sight in our garden.

I haven’t done a gardening blog for a while because there hasn’t been a lot to say. To be honest, there still isn’t a lot to say!

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Moving and Improving

March 22, 2010

It’s here!!!

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Unwrapped and shiny and new.

Unwrapped and shiny and new.

Here is my beautiful, lovely, wonderful, gorgeous, fabulous new Rayburn.

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Moving and Improving

March 10, 2010

Fiddes Wax on; fiddes wax off

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wax on; wax off

wax on; wax off

The furniture wax I’ve been using. £7 for a 500ml tin. It’s a natural wonder!

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Moving and Improving

March 8, 2010

Chim-chim-e-ney cher-oo

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This post is about the trials and tribulations of sorting out a chimney for use of a rayburn.

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Moving and Improving

March 7, 2010

Buying a Rayburn

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The old boiler and the place where the Rayburn will be.

The old boiler and the place where the Rayburn will be.

It’s ordered! We’re getting it! I can’t believe it!!

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Moving and Improving

March 3, 2010

We’re getting central heating!!!

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Mouldy coat

Mouldy coat

We have (just about) survived two of the coldest winters in our new old house, and we can’t do another one. This is a blog about all the choices we had when deciding which heating option to go for – mostly ec0-friendly ones.

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