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  • Jamming

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    TrickyAndNIcky
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    14th September 2025 Those of you who have asked when we are having a rest will be pleased to hear that we have managed to have the entire weekend off. Woohoo. We returned to Kensington Oval on Friday for Barbados Royals v Trinbago Knight Riders. (Not another post about cricket, please – Ed. OK, OK…)…

  • Bat shit crazy

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    12th September 2025 It could be put off no longer. We had to deal with the machine gunned guano debris on the walls of the mill. We had lined up someone to come and help, a vat of bleach and a pressure washer. Needless to say after initially saying he wanted the job, for 3…

  • Back on the Beast

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    10th September 2025 The highlight of this week was set to be the resumption of my stormy, steamy affair with the Beast. Our drive mower has tested my patience, faith and wallet in equal measure since we first met each other’s magnetic gaze nearly a year ago. To be fair, I have inflicted as much…

  • We need a shower

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    10th September 2025 The last couple of days have been very hot and humid, and actually despite it being the rainy season we have had little rain recently. Any rain we have had has been a short, sharp shower, nothing substantial. The garden is dry. Some plants are thriving, the bougainvillea is a mass of…

  • Pigs in the proverbial

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    TrickyAndNIcky
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    6th September 2025 It’s a day off, nevertheless we started the day, not with a lie in, but a job. “We better get one of the pricey but only remaining showers on the island before they all sell out”. So we were knocking on the tile shop’s door at opening time. Result, they had kept…

  • Demolition Day 2

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    5th September 2025 I can’t let that date slip by without wishing a happy heavenly birthday to the King of Rock, who would have been 79 today. Raise a glass to the immortal Freddie Mercury! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳👏👏👏👏👏 A quick rewind to last night at Kensington Oval. Barbados Royals v Guyana Amazon Warriors. The return of the…

  • Demolition day

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    5th September 2025 Demolition day was in the diary for today but the demo man finished his job early and, to be fair, with our nod of approval turned up yesterday with his bag of tools. Big tools, with electric cables , heavy shafts and pointy ends. They looked dangerous and perfectly designed for the…

  • Avocado season

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    3rd September 2025 We LOVE avocados. It’s touch and go with some of them, you buy them rock hard, store them in the bowl with bananas and patiently wait for the creamy flesh to slowly soften. That gentle pressure on the skin, you feel the give and bang …..“Eat me NOW!!!!”…… It talks to you.…

  • The humble coconut 🥥

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    TrickyAndNIcky
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    2nd September 2025 Your correspondent, silent since our return to Barbados a couple of weeks ago, has been stirred from his literary slumber by chagrin at his co-worker’s last blog post. Whilst I appreciated being awarded the title of second under-gardener, I felt that my efforts on Sunday were underplayed. Now don’t get me wrong…

  • The tale of twenty bougainvilleas

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    TrickyAndNIcky
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    1st September 2025 Happy Monday everyone. Monday always used to be carnage back in my working days. In Emergency departments Mondays saw the arrivals of all the DIY accidents over the weekend. All the people who did not go to A/E at the weekend because they perceived it would be too busy, also pitch up…