Bugger. Things have not gone my way. The wires have multiplied today, so that now, The Funny Little Bungalow resembles a space ship – dare I say, a broken space ship after the aliens have carreered through it, tearing at control panels and eating the crew. So, the wires are Read more
You may wonder what has changed today at The Funny Little Bungalow. Well, wires, mainly. We have new wires. Wires are uninspiring. They are not very pretty, and they don’t even work. Yet. But until the wires are in, and the walls have been “chased out” for said wires, then Read more
Newflash! Big Seymour has, slowly but surely, been rediscovering his missing mojo. This is timely, as he now has nearly TWO WEEKS OFF. Of course, he doesn’t have two weeks off, exactly. He has two weeks of time to dedicate to the Funny Little Bungalow. Rest assured, this will be Read more
We are privileged to have access to two vehicles, the Four Little Seymours and I. First, there’s Minty, my blue Polo. He is nice and small, and suitable for short journeys, and anything involving tight parking spaces. But his radio is kaput. Then, there’s The Shiny Van. She is rather Read more
Yes, that’s right! The Four Little Seymours are going on the telly! All of them! Numbers One and Two, Boy and Mini will make their televisual debut at some point in the not-too distant future, and wow, are you in for a treat! Well, actually, I’m not sure what you’re Read more
Dear DIY SOS, Please help us. I confess – my reasons for appealing to you are not akin to those your usual clients may present as part of a case. I am, of course, grateful for that. But in any case, and if you were experiencing a lull in applications Read more
And so the Seymours’ Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Furniture has been born. The Society’s beginnings were subtle – unwanted furniture from around the land would stealthily wend its way to the Funny Little Bungalow. When all other doors were closed, the Seymours found room at the inn Read more
Oh gosh. Never mind the crumble season. The Jumble Season is upon us. The Four Little Seymours are ecstatic. They missed the first one, due to an unfortunate clash on the calendar, but on Saturday, off we went, Big Seymour (who is yet to rediscover his building mojo) included, to Read more
Last night, Big Seymour and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. This was a bit of an accident. Neither of us had actually remembered, until a friend with the same anniversary posted something online. Oops! Anyway, we managed, at short notice (and thanks to Grandma V for sitting on babies), to Read more
And so the joys of a new term begin. Today’s saga went like this… Number One had left to go to the bus stop. She had a small farewell committee. How long she will permit me this indulgence, I do not know. The smaller Seymours and I took the long Read more