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The Distancing Diaries - October 16th & 17th
 On Friday I was up just after 6am so I could book next week's National Trust excursion. After my Wii Fit session, I gave the lounge a deep clean, washing my collection of vintage glass, dusting the...
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The Distancing Diaries - 18th & 19th October
I was wide awake at 4.40am on Sunday morning so I got up, saw to the lads, staked a couple of houseplants and mopped the kitchen floor. I brought mugs of tea back to bed and finished A Man Called Ove...
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The Distancing Diaries - 20th & 21st October
 On Tuesday morning I threw a load of washing into the machine and hung it up in the utility room before my Wii Fit session. Following my workout, I wrapped my eBay parcels and joined Jon in the...
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The Distancing Diaries - 22nd & 23rd October, 2020
 On Thursday morning, after my Wii Fit session and breakfast, Jon made sandwiches, filled the flask and we headed off to the neighbouring county of Shropshire. Forty minutes later, we'd parked the van,...
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The Distancing Diaries - 24th & 25th October, 2020
Jon was up first on Saturday morning, he made tea and brought it back to bed where we lay and read until just gone 8.30. After he'd gone downstairs to make a start on the breakfast I stripped and...
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The Distancing Diaries - 26th & 27th October, 2020
 Despite the clocks going back it was still dark when I got up at 6.15am on Monday morning and the rain hammered down whilst I did my Wii Fit workout, which didn't bode well for our planned National...
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The Distancing Diaries - 28th & 29th October, 2020
On Wednesday morning, after my Wii Fit workout, I wrapped my latest ebay sales & put away the laundry I'd left hanging in the utility room the previous day before joining Jon for breakfast. While...
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The Distancing Diaries - 30th & 31st October, 2020
On Friday morning my first task was to turn on the PC and book next week's National Trust adventure.Before I went to bed I'd put some of my houseplants in the bath to soak overnight and left a few more...
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The Distancing Diaries - 1st & 2nd November, 2020
 After BoJo finally turned up to address the nation, confirming what had already been leaked to the press, England would be in lockdown for a month starting on 5th November, I poured us a couple of...
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The Distancing Diaries - 3rd & 4th November, 2020
Tuesday morning was atrocious, the rain was torrential and both cats refused to leave the house when I got up at just after 6.15am but by the time I'd done my Wii Fit workout and caught up with blog...
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The Distancing Diaries - 5th & 6th November, 2020
 Thursday morning marked the start of England's month-long lockdown, not that it'll make much difference to us, other than our weekly trip to the charity shop, life should remain pretty much the same....
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The Distancing Diaries - 7th & 8th November, 2020
 Saturday morning started, like Saturdays generally do, with Jon getting up first, tending to the lads and bringing mugs of tea back to bed where we read till around 8.30am. Jon got up to make a start...
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The Distancing Diaries - 9th & 10th November, 2020
I woke up at 6.30am on Monday morning, threw some washing in the machine, did my Wii Fit session, wrapped the rest of the eBay parcels and joined Jon in the kitchen for breakfast. Once Jon had sorted...
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The Distancing Diairies - 11th & 12th November, 2020
 On Wednesday, after my Wii Fit session, I woke Jon with a cup of tea reminding him that he needed to take down the curtain rail & blind on the landing ready for the window fitters to start work at...
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Our Lockdown Kitchen Makeover
Five years ago Stonecroft was featured in Your Home magazine (see HERE). In recent times the white walls were starting to look dingy and depressing making us wonder what on earth possessed us to paint...
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The Distancing Diaries - 15th & 16th November, 2020
Sunday was a lazy day, an hour spent reading in bed, crumpets slathered in butter for breakfast and painting my nails (in Barry M's Rhubarb) in front of The Andrew Marr Show. I caught up with blog...
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The Distancing Diaries - 17th & 18th November, 2020
It was business as usual on Tuesday, a Wii Fit session, some eBay parcel wrapping, a load of washing hung up to dry in the utility room and a leisurely breakfast. It was an unseasonably warm (and dry!)...
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The Distancing Diaries - 19th & 20th November, 2020
Thursday had looked like being the driest (but coldest) day of the week weather-wise, hence the reason I'd booked our National Trust excursion for then but, after I'd done my Wii Fit workout and Jon...
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The Distancing Diaries - 21st & 22nd November, 2020
 Jon was up first on Saturday morning, saw to the lads and brought mugs of tea back up to bed where we lay and read until 8.30am. After he'd gone back downstairs to make a start on breakfast I stripped...
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The Distancing Diaries - 23rd & 24th November, 2020
 Monday got off to a frosty start, the lads were back home by 7am and both ran upstairs to join Jon in bed. I did my Wii Fit workout, put the previous day's washing away and braved the icy temperatures...
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