The fuse box that puzzled me: wiring questions for newcomers to an old cottage
A newcomer's notes on old country wiring: storms and power cuts, warning signs in an old cottage, and what to ask an electrician about the fuse box.
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Sunil Dhar
Sunil came to the villages from a nearby town and has been asking questions about them ever since. He writes about country customs, hedgerow food and family days out.
Pieces by Sunil
A family day out on the chalk: short walks, picnics and things to spot
Planning a summer family day round Lilley, Offley and King's Walden: short walks with children, stiles and cattle, picnic manners, butterflies and ticks.
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Sloes, blackberries and good manners: hedgerow foraging on the chalk
Picking blackberries, elderberries, sloes, rosehips, hazelnuts and crab apples from the hedges, with the lookalikes to avoid, the law and simple etiquette.
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