DD working with one of her birthday presents: clay and some basic tools. The school room is the room most period semi’s would allocate as the dining room. When we first moved into the house it functioned as our kitchen, dining room and home […]
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A modest budget helps when designing an open-ended garden
With the lifting of pandemic restrictions and the improving weather, spring 2021 was the right time to commit the last of our renovation budget to the garden. We could not stand the idea of another summer picking our way across […]
There’s value in the ordinary of Playmobil 123
It’s a big deal to invest in any toy eco-system. You’re going to be living with these toys for a long time; getting down on to the floor to play with them, silently stepping over them in darkened bedrooms, picking […]