Category: Main Blog Posts
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The dry season
27th January 2025 This is a brief companion piece to ‘The wet season’ posted on 17 October. Seems Brian was right all along (December to March – “Sometimes more rain than sun, sometimes more sun than rain”). Wise man. We see the weather rolling in from the south-east if we raise our gaze to the…
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The bar is open
25 January 2025 Yesterday was a big high five day…. after the sad goodbye of an another 2 VIPs, the day before. We are down to four and have been on it full pelt. The bar work has been the priority. So the girls set to work stripping ….. the old garish yellow varnish. Our…
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Now we are six
20th January 2025 Ahhhhh that 2weeks has gone by like a flash and the first of the VIPs have left.. they have been amazing company and we have been so grateful for their multifaceted and extremely generous contribution to the project!!!! We all piled out of the pool to see them off in a guard…
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Many hands make light work
18th January 2025 When we bought the Mill, we knew we were acquiring its furniture too. A big bonus, as it meant we could kick the shipping can down the road. Just as well, given its complexity and expense. We quickly discovered that much of what is here is in poor condition – no complaints,…
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Pool invasion
15th January 2025 Unsurprisingly it’s not only us that’s delighted about the new pool. Our resident diver VIP swam early this morning and noticed company at the bottom of the pool. On retrieving his mask and the pool net he fished out this collection of unwelcome swimmers. Obviously trying to escape the efforts of the…
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Control, create and celebrate
14th January 2025 Once again the BBQ is lit and we sit here to reflect on another working day. Quite rightly the VIPs have been out exploring and have arrived home safely. We await their reports on scuba diving, garden visits and an early morning swim with the race horses. I never knew this was…
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Welcome Winnie the Pool
13th January 2025 Gosh I hope you don’t feel too abandoned it’s been a week since I once again left you in suspense mid pool report. The VIP’s have been here for a week now and we have loved having them. They have thrown themselves into the project and it’s been amazing having their company,…
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Taking the Plunge
5th January 2025 I’m sure many of you had already guessed ….. yes we took the plunge and decided to refurbish the pool. So we threw ourselves into choices. Taking the top tips for keeping the costs down and the construction timeframe as short as possible. As we are finding more and more, and it’s…
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Winnie the Pool, where are you?
4th January 2025 Way back then in October, an eon ago it feels like, in the sweltering heat we had a decision to make. Ideally the budget was set aside for solar panels … but politics politics. There is a monopoly in energy supply on the island. Barbados Light and Power supplies the whole island.…
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Happy New Blog!
3rd January 2025 Welcome back to Pollards Mill. It feels like a long 7-8 weeks since we left. A lot has happened in Blighty – much of it good, some not so good. Into the latter camp fall Storms Bert and Darragh. Bert confirmed our suspicions that we had a leaky roof – hopefully repaired…