Monday, April 21, 2025

Columns

No escaping leaf fall

Brian Neben -
Looking out my window it’s easy to tell what time of year it is as I can see heaps of London plane tree leaves...

Showtime a winner

Brian Neben -
As readers will be aware I normally make mention of the weather at the beginning of my article. Well what can I say? It’s...

Weather puts dampener on move

Reay Neben -
Rain, glorious rain – I don’t think so. I just can’t believe how much rain we have had to tolerate this summer. It wasn’t...

Call to preserve land

Brian Neben -
As with many of my monthly columns I am again starting with a comment on the weather. Well, what can I say about March except...

Settling in takes time

Reay Neben -
It is now six weeks since we moved into our new property and what a hectic time it has been. People ask me if...

The chickens came too

Brian Neben -
Well, after living in our house for 22 years we have moved and what a task it has been. One has no idea how...

Home sweet home!

Reay Neben -
Well, it’s done and dusted. The big move is over and although I swear I am never going to move again, really it all...

Packing – AND PACKING an injury

Reay Neben -
Happy New Year to all my lovely readers; I trust all is going well as we head into 2017. We had a wonderful family Christmas,...

Lesson learned, eventually

Brian Neben -
Welcome to 2017! Normally we start out by saying it will be a better year than last year so, here’s hoping although it hasn’t started...

Done and dusted – almost!

Reay Neben -
Last month I told readers we had decided to sell our house but felt really torn about leaving the property we had lived in...
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