Hello! Happy Sunday :) After laying that smidge of underfloor heating last week, I needed to suss out the hearth area. I was looking for 20mm-thick slate hexagon tiles to put on top, and went to ChatGPT for a second opinion (it's fantastic for DIY). When I mentioned this,
Hello! Happy August, and happy post #100 :) On Monday I finished the trim in the port-side living area, then fitted the lighting coves and prepped for varnishing, which I started on Tuesday: That I finished on Wednesday, after which I could wire the sockets and fit the rest of the
Hello! Happy Sunday :) This week I varnished the starboard half of the lounge, and as hoped it changed the sound of the walls. Being quite thin pine, giving it a knock made its tongues rattle in the grooves of the next. It was tinny, and yeurgh. But with varnish, it
Hello! Happy Sunday :) The sheets for this trapezoidal mattress arrived this week, and my mum's neighbour Bev did a stellar job adjusting them to shape. I was waiting for those before unpacking the bedding, and oh my god, it's everything you love about the sweet scent
Hello! And oh buoy, I'm writing this slightly hungover (oops), and spent a lot of this week either away, working or recovering. Still, the new window arrived on Monday, and on Wednesday I did the final deed: No more plastic, taped-up sheets! And it was nice to have
Hello, and happy July :) I remember boldly proclaiming that I probably wouldn't hit 100 posts, but here we are at 96 and the kitchen lead time is at least 4 weeks. Onwards! Monday was possibly the year's peak for solar energy (so far), and I got
Fuckin' hell, Dave, a giant Wotsit's just floated in! — my neighbour Brian, to Dave. Hello! Happy Sunday :) It took me a few days to recover, to not feel tired from non-stop sanding and painting, so besides a bit of wiring I happily enjoyed programming for most of
Hello! Happy Sunday :) Today I spent 7 hours helping some friends get their boat to Evesham, and I feel weathered, and raw. But it was a lovely day, and I only fell in the river once. Back to Monday — I did coat #3 of the orange after 4 hours of
Hello! Happy Sunday :) This week was re-painting Katona week, and on Wednesday I spent 6 hours trawling to the dry dock again. 4 of those I was thinking "Why the fuck did I get a boat?!", but it was beautiful — the Avon at its best — so instead I
Hello! Happy Sunday :) It's been a programming-and-get-ready-for-the-dry-dock kinda week, so on Tuesday I ordered gallons of orange paint. I can't wait. 😈 And in another instance of "Uhh have you considered doing it yourself?", I was looking at the deck thought yes, I should absolutely
I'm renaming Katona; see the end. Hello! Happy Sunday, happy June ☀️ Monday feels live forever ago, and I started by cutting, routing and sanding the final gunwale boards for the starboard side, followed by welding a big ol' bolt to the hull for the earth faults: One
Hello! On Monday I turned 30 and after a chaotic weekend, spent a few disorienting days catching up on sleep and wondering what to do next. I'd reached one North Star, and luckily the next was obvious: I'm leaving the marina on June 11th for a
