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  • The Shawshank Redemption

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    14th October 2024 …or The Case of the Missing Water Meter, part 1 Andy Dufresne – Tim Robbins’ character in the movie – and I have a lot in common. Tenacious, patient, cerebral…errr…anyway, I thought of him whilst clearing more bush and digging a deep hole by the side of the road with a tiny…

  • Screen refresh

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    13th October 2024 We have so many updates on previous posts that we thought we would do a screen refresh. So here we go …. Money Money Money …. Well all we can say is “de manager musta get bogged down”. We have had no word about the approval of the pre-approved bank account so…

  • Auction, anniversary & Angel fish

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    12th October 2024 Happy anniversary to us. Whoo hoo it’s the weekend and we reward ourselves with a guilt free day off from our labours. We have booked lunch up on the west coast but decide to go on a small detour to investigate the famous Andy Tempro house auctions. Enticingly advertised as Mahogany furniture…

  • Gardeners’ World

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    11th October 2024 Joe Swift was in my class at school. His extensive media commitments make him unavailable to get us schooled up on managing the grounds at Pollards Mill but in any case I prefer the local expertise of my new best mate Brian. We’d agreed to meet at here at 0600, so I…

  • Donation Nation

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    10th October 2024 We’re told the minimum wage in Barbados is $10 that’s approximately £4 or $5 US. The cost of living is high, certainly things cost at least that of the UK and often higher. Most things have to be imported. The economy is heavily reliant on tourism with the service sector being the…

  • “I don’t wanna wait in vain…”

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    10th October 2024 …for the garbage truck to come. Cmon lads!

  • Chuck out the Chintz

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    9th October 2024 An old IKEA marketing phrase that I have stolen. Today has been “tackle the linen cupboard” day and CHUCK out the CHINTZ day …. I’ve been looking forward to this one SO much….. Ever since we viewed the property and on planning our move it has been clear her taste was not…

  • And now for something completely different

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    8th October 2024 A little diversionary therapy from the rotary clothes dryer to a very small selection of the best of Barbados. This is the closest I get to Instagram for the time being 😆 Worthing, Christ Church Joe’s River, St Joseph Heywoods, St Peter Codrington College, St John Cattlewash, St Joseph Kensington Oval, St…

  • Little wins, big wins

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    7th October 2024 We have clean clothes, air dried in the wonderful breezes. The washing machine works and we have restrung the rotating clothes airer and removed the rusting, friable, yellowing line. 💪 That in itself is a win which ever way you look at it. I’m sure you have no interest in our washing…

  • The Bajan Cherry

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    6th October 2024 Turns out we have two trees in the garden and they are laden. I pop one in my mouth, slightly tart but a very distinctive flavour. I am immediately transported to North Star, the house my grandfather built on the northern coast of Jamaica. I’m probably about 6 or 7. I’m sitting…