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Making a new home 'yours'

I have been in my new flat for 6 months now. Where has all the time gone? Due to the extreme cold of this particular winter, I’ve felt rather reluctant up until now, to get things done. But the days are getting longer and warmer. So I will have to get started.

One frustration! Every single window is a different size! A nightmare when measuring for blinds and curtains. The living room has a beautifully elaborate central circular ceiling decoration. All fruit, flowers and vines. But there is no main light hanging from it! We have to go round, turning on standard lamps and table lamps! The house was built at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries, so is of a substantial build. It was converted into two flats, some time ago. And we have the ground floor. A ‘log cabin’ extension has been built on the back, to give us yet more living space.

But we are looking forward to putting ‘our mark’ on it.


Created By on 21/03/2015

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suffolknan
23rd Mar 2015 17:41:44
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I like maths problems in theory e.g. killer sudoku takes up a lot of my time....but when I started this networking I didn't know such problems were part of the posting thing and I didn't even notice it for a few hours!
Helena2016
9th Mar 2016 12:37:21
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I spent last summer renovating and updating my tired home. Once the dark cold wet days of Autumn arrived all work ceased! It is early spring now, in a few weeks warmer and lighter days. I am looking forward to completing many more jobs. The utility needs painting and the garage doors and porch on the front of the house.
suffolknan
20th Apr 2015 23:13:07
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On Sunday morning I took a short walk in Richmond Park with friends (West London). There was a swan nesting just a couple of foot from a coot nest and the area had a bit of fence around to hold away unwanted visitors. A few hundred yards away there were large numbers of deer and also vast quantities of joggers running about. The park experience is so different from living in a Suffolk village....but we have planes in common!
Goldfynche Original Poster
10th Apr 2015 23:59:49
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Went out for a walk today and took a picture of a Red Deer doe grazing well within the boundaries of the village, in broad daylight! I love my new home.
Goldfynche Original Poster
10th Apr 2015 10:47:18
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Lots of newborn lambs are filling all the nearby fields. So cute, especially the odd little black ones that appear occasionally.
suffolknan
1st Apr 2015 01:13:55
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Several years ago there was a pig which used to change it's location in the garden of a local bungalow. It was on a bend in the road through a small village and my kids and I took delight in trying to spot it as we drove by. Gradually the trees grew and obscured the view. sad. I hope it is still in there!
For the past year I have been passing a lovely old house in the village of Worlington which had an enormouse statue of a dragon/gryphon near its gate - about 12 foot high including the plinth! The house changed hands last month and the trees have been pruned and the statue disappeared from view. I hope it flew off with the old owners and has a lovely new home.
The most interesting thing to see as you pass through my village is the local phone box - which is now a book exchange!
Goldfynche Original Poster
31st Mar 2015 10:25:08
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Just outside the next village to us. Doune. There is a detached house, next to a field which is usually full of sheep. One day as we drove past, there was a sheep on their lawn. Just a fleeting glance as we passed. It always seemed to be there in roughly the same place. The one day there were two! And then later on they appear to have had a happy event.
But it took quite a while to eventually realise that they weren't real, but amazingly lifelike models. And soon, they had two more happy events. This has been going on for about 5 years now. and every winter they disappear, only to return again in the spring. We always look forward to seeing them now, as we drive past.
suffolknan
30th Mar 2015 22:02:22
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It's great to know that daftness is common across the nation - we shout PIGGIES! regularly when passing the local free range pigs in fields. The lambs are appearing round here and we will be taking the grandchildren to the local deli/farm for lamb petting over Easter.
Goldfynche Original Poster
27th Mar 2015 12:57:25
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Ah yes. I've seen those gee gees, when i've passed through Newmarket.
Haven't been in for a couple of days. We've been busy clearing out my daughters old flat, ready for eventual sale.
And don't talk to me about bunnies! Everytime we drive to Stirling to go shopping. We pass by a couple of fields frequented by rabbits. And every time she sees one, my daughter yells BUNNY at the top of her voice. Practically deafening me.
suffolknan
25th Mar 2015 21:37:20
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Today was a beautiful spring day down here. I drove to go swimming and went through the villages rather than on the main road, which was delightful. Lots of daffs and bunnies in the hedgerows and then as I drove into Newmarket a string of racehorses was crossing the road up to the heath for exercise. A lovely experience!
Goldfynche Original Poster
24th Mar 2015 18:26:44
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I'm a stickler for accuracy. If I get one wrong. The game tells me immediately. Then I close and start all over again.
suffolknan
24th Mar 2015 11:55:49
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I print my killer sudoku from the Krazydad website and sit with pencil and rubber until figured it out! The paper on very difficult ones gets really thin and sometimes I have to rub it all out and return days later. Sad!
Goldfynche Original Poster
24th Mar 2015 09:56:07
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OK! And now, this post makes me the top poster! Yay!
Goldfynche Original Poster
24th Mar 2015 09:54:41
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I enjoy Sudoku on my iPad. I'm up to 'Expert' level'. I've only beaten it 3 times, so far.
Goldfynche Original Poster
22nd Mar 2015 09:38:15
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Ooh! Never thought of that. Actually, there was a missed opportunity to do something about it. Phil, our upstairs neighbour had some major alterations done to his flat. And we didn't know that he had all new floors laid down. We could have had access to 'the other side' of our ceiling and done something about it.

BTW. I'm glad the little maths problems to get posted are simple addition! I'd be in trouble if they started using long division. . . .or algebra! 😕
suffolknan
22nd Mar 2015 00:11:37
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Your flat sounds really interesting and doing it up should be fun. I enjoy design and as I have been looking at property for sale and rent online recently I have started a notepad of interesting styles and colour schemes which I have seen. Also enjoying watching a few TV programmes e.g. Kevin Mcleod's (or is it McIntire?) Man Made Home and the Tiny House series. In 2008 I had to stop an upholstery course after just a few days - but I am looking forward to starting again. I have 2 plain red sofas in store, the arms of which my cat made a pretty fair attempt at destroying. I like the idea of mixing fabric, textures and colours to revamp them as soon as I have the space. Your ceiling art sounds like it would make a great impression - have you considered aiming a spot light at it?

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