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SWMBO was very firm. Very firm indeed. We were getting four fish for the aquarium. No more, and certainly no less.
Which is why there are five goldfish swimming around in it now.

I’ve found another explanation of why I appreciate the work of Dan Brown so little. A review of another one of his "books" by spyinthehaus. Warning, there are sweary bits.

Here’s one for the International Man of Tax – the Welsh rugby team only win the grand slam in years that a Pope dies. Apparently their last two victories coincided with the passing away of a John Paul (I in 1978 and II in 2005). That’s what I call a spooky coincidence.

As I’m pottering about on this Sunday evening doing my chores Backyard Blitz is playing in the corner. This week’s charity case is a chap who has eleven children. Apparently they are "doing it for the kids". Never mind a new garden, I can’t help but think that the best thing they could do for [...]

This weekend we’ve started "Project Fish". I bought SWMBO a fish tank for her birthday in 2001. But it’s been languishing in Mrs Palmer’s back yard whilst we’ve been in the mother country. JFGP and I went and rescued it this morning.
The plan was to clean it out, put in some fresh gravel, plants and [...]

Those who know me know that my fingers aren’t very green. I think it’s safe to say that I’ve neglected a large number of plants over the years and my gardening skills are limited to hacking at the grass with a mower or a strimmer. In an effort to cultivate my, err, love of [...]