The church next door is planning to redevelop on its land. It’s planned to be 6 stories. Here’s their project page and here’s Lewisham’s planning portal page. Below/Overleaf is a picture from their facebook page.
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Millberget Chairs
I got myself a new office chair, I have been without for several months. I got a Millberget from Ikea; the price seems OK but delivery which of course has to be done at the moment is not cheap. I doubt they have reduced the price of deliveries to support us all during lockdown. The…
Read moreMemories of the Family
Yesterday, 8 May 2020 was the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, yet it’s only today that I consider what my family did during the War. My Dad was a Civil Servant and then volunteered to join the RAF and served as part of Bomber Command; he was in India on VE Day (I think?). My…
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On Potatoes
Goodness me! When I started blogging I promised not to blog about cooking, although I think I have broken this promise once before. Here are my notes on buying & cooking potatoes.
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Kedgeree
I like kedgeree and there are many ways to make it. Here are my notes.
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Using Pay Pal
Some friends have shown me some cute Pay Pal tools, including how to dun someone and how to advertise a payment point. Here are my notes …
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First thoughts on coronavirus in the UK
To deal with the coronavirus crisis, the Govt. wants more powers and it wants them for a long time. I wonder why because they don’t seem to be making any decisions and they pretty much have the powers they need. They have a page on Gov.UK describing what they think they need, and Big Brother…
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Becoming a Governor
I have applied to become a school governor. A number of authorities have outsourced the first stage to what seems to be a web site, Governors for Schools. Here are the rest of my notes …
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IR 35
They’re changing the rules on IR35. They seem to have forgotten that probably its first goal was to indemnify the top of the chain from tax malfeasance; it was only a second goal to shag the horny handed sons of toil in the IT industry. A few notes …
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Bathroom Fan
I need to replace my bathroom extractor fan. It is a Vent-Axia Silhouette 100T. Here are my notes …
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Discrimination Compensation
I am doing a couple of cases that require me to check up the likely compensation for discrimination at work. Here are my notes. …
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Xmas Dinner
I did promise when I started blogging that I wouldn’t do food and recipes, but my life has changed and I am about to cook a xmas dinner, again, here are my notes so I wont have to look them up next year; mostly timings!. …
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ACAS
Still going strong; publishes advice and delegated legislation statements. Here are my notes …
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Ink Stains
How to deal with/remove ink stains. Treat an ink stain on a shirt by first wetting it with some white vinegar, then rubbing in a paste of two parts vinegar to three parts cornstarch. Let the paste thoroughly dry before washing the item.
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Making a world map mirror
I am looking for an old world map on a mirror. I used to have one but they seem both scarce and expensive, although these things often go together. I thought I might have one made. Here are my notes.
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