where eagles fear to perch

musings on simple living, gardening, personal finance plus my projects and experiments...

15 May 2017

Half-barrel Planter for our Palm Tree...

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We've quite a large Trachycarpus Fortunei palm which used to reside in a ceramic planter, but the roots had outgrown the space and it h...
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03 May 2017

Converting an old Pine Bedstead to an Electric Bed ...

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We have a very solid old pine bed frame, 1,500 mm (5') wide which in the UK is generally called 'kingsize' although in the US I ...
23 April 2017

Fig Tree Planter ...

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We've a south-facing sun trap formed by the kitchen wall, garage extension, and the eastern boundary fence with our neighbours. On thi...
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11 April 2017

Financial Planning - 2017 Annual Review

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I've now been following our Grand Plan for four years, and here's the annual progress update on the anniversary date of 31 March 20...
04 April 2017

Lawnmower Deck Repair ...

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Late last week, I gave the lawns a first cut of the year.  It should have been done three or four weeks ago, the grass was long enough then ...
01 April 2017

Investment Review - March 2017

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Here's the spreadsheet summary for the combined portfolio as updated on 31 March 2017. (click for a larger image)
26 March 2017

Making a Garden Drinks Table ...

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There was an advert on eBay from a local joiners yard who were selling off 1,828  x 31 x 17 mm wooden slats (6' x 1.1/4" x 5/8...
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Yes, I know it's a Kestrel and not an Eagle, which are pretty thin on the ground in northern England. However, this is a photo I took myself of a kestrel hovering over the fields next to our house. Note that I'm not a financial adviser, and so you should regard anything I post about personal finance as being worth exactly what you paid for it, i.e. nothing !
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