Category: Main Blog Posts
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Power pon roof
14th February 2025 During the VIPs stay we were struggling to get hot water in the showers, well it was patchy to say the least. Actually lukewarm in this climate is actually very refreshing. Those of you that have followed all our shenanigans will recall the leaking hot water tank and the muddy Victoria Falls…
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Dis and dat
13th February 2025 It feels like there isn’t much of interest to keep our loyal readers entertained at the moment, though we’re as busy as ever. I do need to rectify an oversight from last Friday – a picture of the onion working its magic on my centipede sting! And of course you all want…
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Shameless plug
8th February 2025 We’ve recently posted this on Facebook so saw no harm in repeating it here for the benefit of blog readers who may not have seen it: So…after very positive feedback we have decided to make our one bedroom apartment (Plantation View) available for holiday lets to friends and contacts until the end…
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Pollards in Bloom
7th February 2025 The beauty of the garden continues to thrill me. I’m still finding out what everything is. Google lens is fantastic. So here is a sample of what’s flowering at the moment. Hibiscus Bougainvillea Hummingbird food aka Firecracker and Duranta (purple) Allamanda and Spider Lilly The wonderful Plumbago hedge Not in bloom ……
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A tale of two centipedes
7th February 2025 Today was gardening day. We had several missions. The Beast was due back from the hospital and the lawn was definitely in need of a haircut. We were determined to give Brian a hand with Leafville and I wanted to talk to him about creating a pile for compost/leaf mulch. In addition…
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Bird brain
6th February 2025 I’m getting on. The numerical evidence is the big birthday I celebrated in December. Other evidence? I’ve developed a morning routine at Pollards Mill. I call it ‘doing my rounds’. This begins with opening various doors to let the lovely breezes blow through the house and then moves on to the main…
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Another day…
5th February 2025 …another gutter 💪 This one came with ready-mixed leaf mulch. And not just any old leaf mulch. Oh no. MAHOGANY leaf mulch. Beat that! Nicola did another load of detritus clearing, exposing two more lovely bougainvilleas in the process and collecting a smack on the head from a metal pipe sticking out…
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Fiddler on the Roof
4th February 2025 Brian may be Superman, but he can’t do everything. We need to contribute in the grounds where we can. My main input there to date has been riding the Beast (the mower). Unfortunately that ground to a shuddering (and hopefully temporary) halt a couple of weeks ago when I smashed into a…
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Clearing the detritus
4th February 2025 Today has been the day of clearances. I started the morning down at the boundary wall trying to tackle the wild grasses and river tamarind trees that have been growing wild and covering the coral stone walls and engulfing some lovely shrubs. Brian has his hands full and keeps telling me one…
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Sargassum weed
1st February 2025 Saturday, market day. As has become the norm, this morning we woke with the sun, moaned and groaned as we mobilised our ageing joints. Without further ado we jumped in the car and made it to the coffee queue at Brighton farmers market by 7.30. We had a couple of missions. Firstly…