Category: house

Stumbling on the unexpected

Sometimes you find things where you least expect them.  Take this forthcoming shop.  You might expect the picture to come from the new Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush. Or maybe Bluewater?  Well, it wasn’t either of those.  I took this picture in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  I have to say that [...]

Deck the Halls

Many people probably feel it isn’t Christmas without some decorations.  If you’re thinking about digging your home decorations out of storage, it’s worth taking a moment to tot up the cost of your Christmas cheer.
Without wanting to come across as a scrooge, conventional Christmas lights are just too expensive in terms of running costs and [...]

A Thought about Energy Costs

I’ve been reading lots of articles recently about the rising cost of oil making it more viable to drill hard to reach reserves. When previously this would have been too costly, now it looks more sensible for oil companies. This is obviously not the world’s best news. However, the increase in energy costs is starting [...]

Wasting water

Here’s a concept - stop me if you’ve heard it before - how about you only pay for what you use? Those clever folks at the electricity and gas companies have been at it for years: install a meter and then charge your customers for what they actually use. Clever idea really. Much like the [...]

Big Crane, Heavy Steels

That’s what you’d have seen if you came down my road yesterday morning. (At least if you were walking - if you were driving, you’d have seen one which said ‘Road Closed’). Yesterday, was ‘Crane’ day. We’ve been waiting a long long time for this to happen - we had to close off the street [...]