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Fish in the swimming pool

On a different subject over the past few days I've been netting dead fish out of the swimming pool. I'm not sure how they got there but there does not seem to be any that are living, I think its a case of watch this space. There are no chemicals or salt in the water so not sure whats going on.May bee its a joke, let's see. Read the full article

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Fitting the new sink for the vanity unit made from mixing bowel [I made a cock up]

While I was out yesterday taking a break during the rain , I stopped in at the local kitchen suppliers to pick up a stainless steal mixing bowl.I'm going to cut a drain out let and make a small sink out of it. A cheap and easy fix. But I have made a mistake so I'm having to buy a new bowel I noticed just before I started cutting that the bottom of the bowl had a shape to it that meant the water would collect and not drain away this was under the sticker, what a bummer. So I'l keep this for cooking and buy a different type Read the full article

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I'm having a rain day today

Not to shabby nearly finnishedJust what the doctor ordered Today the rain started early, its drizzling and will probably last a couple of days but its warm and quite refreshing.It just makes a bit of a mess if your trying to do, so its time to visit my favourite coffee shop. Read the full article

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Make the seating and installing the water and electric lighting for the vanity unit

Fitting the frames for seatingInstalling the services ie. lighting rain water removal and tap waterBlock work on its way may take a couple of days Cramming in all the services has not been easy mainly because the vanity area was a bit of an after thought, trying to tidy everything up has been a pain but worth it.Most of the project is being made from left overs from previous projects, it always surprises me what you can make from stuff thats just lying around. https://youtu.be/jg3rf7txtcM What a real pain Read the full article

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Using lemon grass as a feature plant

needs a contrasting colour ther are lights behind should look great at nightwe will use this for underplanting along the edge of the pool We have a very hot infill area next to the swimming pool, its been difficult to find plants that can survive. But to our surprise lemon grass loves the position, we will be underplanting with another grass to cover the edge of the pool.Once established I think we will remove the odd lemon grass and replace with a small variety of palm to give additional height. Because of the climate we will be getting a year long supply of the grass for our cooking needs, great. Read the full article

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Out door vanity unit taking shape

I'm glad I was able to finish the final little bit of block work yesterday, it means today I can start putting things together and may bee finish tiling. That would be great to get it ticked off. https://youtu.be/lwNRCVJd04k Read the full article

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No electric today

Just got back from my favourite coffee shop to get stuck into a few jobs and we have no electric.They decided to replace one of the poles in the road, I'll have to keep an eye on the fish and make sure they get enough oxygen I spray water onto the surface that keeps them going.I wanted to lay a few block before 5 o'clock thats when the mosquitoes come out.They love me. Read the full article

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Having a moment of sanity

Just thought I would show you where I go to escape the constant grind of projects, I normally grab a americano and a couasont. I do take my laptop it gives me space to catch up. https://youtu.be/1ErAeHhtpGk Read the full article