Been quiet for a couple of days because I’ve been making like Handy Andy and doing a bucket load of DIY this week. The nursery is just about finished!

One of the advantages of living in an older house (35 years old or so I believe) is that it’s built out of good materials. I used to live in a house that, frankly, the Big Bad Wolf would have had no problem huffing and puffing and blowing it down should he ever get refused in an invitation to dinner. The problem I have now is that I go through several masonry drill bits whenever I put put up curtain rails because the lintels are solid. Absolutely rock solid in the true meaning of the phrase.

The solution has been 4mm Pirhana drill bits followed by standard 5/6mm bits. Still takes nearly 10 minutes for an inch deep hole but the frustration is a little less. An hour later and job done.

I feel manly today.