The hills are alive... with the sound of accidents caused by faulty wiring. Wacky company names seem to be a thing around here (see also my local tree surgeons, ‘Sons of Beeches’). #oddcompanynames #funnycompanynames #whitevans #vansoffwhite #vansofficial — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2K5UaKs

Pedal madness. The most used items here are the tuner, blues driver, reverb and wah. I love a bit of wah. Metal zone was accidental. Virtually impossible to get anything other than, well, metal out of it. #guitarpedals #guitarpedalboard #bosspedals #bosspedal #guitaristsofinstagram — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2LHhDEf

For a 30-year-old amp (one of those few electrical areas where the cognoscenti seek out vintage circuits) this sounds okay 😊. I had to tip dead wasps out of the speaker basket, so gawd knows what lives inside the amp cavity. #guitaramp #guitaramps #fenderdeluxereverb #celestionspeakers #guitar #guitars #guitarist — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2NwUo2p

Ruby settles into her new home. I got all the installation steps right, just not necessarily in the right order. #guitaramp #guitaramps #fenderdeluxereverb #celestionspeakers #guitar #guitars #guitarist #fenderamp #fenderamps — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/32asaNU

What have we here? Another delivery that will leave 98% unmoved, but leaves me abuzz with anticipation. Arrived 13hrs too late for ‘Ruby Tuesday’ wordplay. #guitaramp #guitaramps #fenderdeluxereverb #celestionspeakers #guitar #guitars #guitarist — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2XI0j8r

For this brief moment I forgive the #poppies their shocking lack of #herbaceousborder discipline. And don’t forget the lucrative #opiumpoppy harvest later in the season. 😉 #gardening #gardeners #flowers_super_pics #flowers🌸 #flowers — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2Nmk2qe

It’s summer, when thoughts naturally turn to... fixing large pieces of chipboard together. @lidlgb doing a fine job catering for those long lazy evenings of DIY. 🔨 ⚙️🔩 #summerpursuits #diyheaven #bargainhunt #lidluk #lidl #barbecues — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2KBB3uE

Great moments in amp tweakery, number 94. A hotly anticipated new arrival. #guitarists #guitarist #celestion #celestionspeakers #guitaramp #guitaramps — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2KCeeqA

Rather relieved the plants I got in the post survived the journey. The box was soggy and filled with wet cotton wool wadding. Great job! 👍 #gardening #landscaping #poweredbyplants #plantsbypost — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2IYTZjD

Grovelling apology

I’m a bad bad blogger.

I must atone for the absence of guff these last 6 weeks or so. (Good grief, it’s nearer 8 weeks. Whoops.) It’s not as though I’ve been inactive. Far from it. There’s been a lot going on, from my younger daughter’s gradual recovery – still ongoing – from her smashed up leg, to the commencement of a Sisyphean garden renovation project. There always seems to be something to…

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#Lidl makes a foray into ancient weaponry. Its ‘Japanese saw’ (right) is a homage to the #Aztecs’ macahuitl #obsidian cleaver (left). #gardentools #handtohandcombat #gardening — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2HXtwnp

Our local #Lidl is making it easier to submit to our robot overlords, with mini #drones for £15! Subjugation never felt like such good value. #robotech #robotics #droneporn — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2QPuVPM

Seems a shame to consign these wizened hunks of old tree to a fish tank, though our fishy friends might disagree. 🐟🐠 #fishtankdecor #fishtanks #fishtanksofinstagram #fishtank #aquaria — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2WTvv4x

For those still grieving the loss of the 6th century #Buddhas of #Bamiyan, these are more than an adequate substitute. If the religious #statuary isn’t meditative enough, then obviously there’s also trickling water and the obligatory LED light show. #buddhaofsuburbia #gardenornaments #ohdear #artnotart #gardenfountain — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2Ht61lY

More news from #Buddha corner. This one spews its thoughts in the form of colour-changing water. #Classy! #gardenkitsch #buddhaofsuburbia #gardenornaments #gardenfountain #ohdear — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2YHQe8F

Living proof that choosing a company name while drunk is not the wisest course of action. #badsigns #vanlife #rudememes #scaffoldinglife #scaffolding #scaffolders #brassneck — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2VruWtL

Today’s charity shop outrage: a #Buddha on a plinth would have sufficed. #lessismore #sculpture #idontknowanythingaboutartbutiknowwhatilike — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2VFDjXs