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#DreamTeam linky – 12th February 2023
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#DreamTeam linky – 12th February 2023

February 12, 2023

Hello and welcome. You’ve popped into the #DreamTeam linky for bloggers- a fab place to share your writing, read what others have been up to, and share a bit of blog love! Come join us…

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Due to unforeseen circumstances (the little one broke her leg…. in two places… at school ekk!!!), the #DreamTeam was down last week. #sorry. We are back though, and I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to.

This week I’m linking up with a fab event happening in South Bank, London this February half term. If you are around

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East Vancouver home under renovation burns down after fire
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East Vancouver home under renovation burns down after fire

Ten residents were displaced and a cat rescued in the Strathcona neighborhood fire.

East Vancouver home under renovation burns down after fire
Firefighters at the site of an early morning fire in the 700-block Keefer Street in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighborhood. Photo by Nick Procaylo

A 120-year-old house in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighborhood has burned to the ground, damaging two other properties and forcing several residents out of their homes.

Vancouver firefighters responded to the blaze at 743 Keefer Street, between Heatley and Hawks Avenues, at around

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Bomb Shelter Discovered During Basement Renovation In Bristol Home
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Bomb Shelter Discovered During Basement Renovation In Bristol Home

When a construction and property company were renovating a basement in a client’s Bristol-based home, they stumbled across a piece of history.

Berkeley Place was working on a basement duplex apartment in Clifton when handwriting was found on one of the walls. The notes were recordings of WWII air raids in Bristol, which was a target for bombing due to the presence of Bristol Harbor and The Bristol Airplane Company. There were six major bombing raids on the city, in what has since become known as the ‘Bristol Blitz’.

Bomb Shelter Discovered During Basement Renovation In Bristol Home

Berkeley Place

basement renovation bomb shelter makeover in bristol

Berkeley Place

The bomb shelter discovery was made while

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The newest traits in house renovations, from a neighborhood basic contractor
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The newest traits in house renovations, from a neighborhood basic contractor

REALTOR® Nick FitzGibbon sits down with the Dean Honest of Honest Slope Development to search out out what purchasers have been asking recently—and why

What are the most recent traits in house renovations? What can we count on to see rising in reputation within the new 12 months and past?

REALTOR® Nick FitzGibbon sat down with Dean Honest, a proficient Basic Contractor who has labored in building for a few years. Not too long ago, he took over his father Tom’s enterprise, Tom Honest Development, which is now referred to as Honest Slope Development.

The pair mentioned the preferred requests

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All the time Had ‘Open Ears for Folks in Want’
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All the time Had ‘Open Ears for Folks in Want’

All the time Had ‘Open Ears for Folks in Want’

King Charles III, Maximilian, Margrave of Baden

HENRY NICHOLLS/POOL/AFP by way of Getty; Adolph/ullstein bild by way of Getty

King Charles III’s first cousin, Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, has died. He was 89.

On Thursday, the Home of Baden introduced that Margrave Maximilian Andreas Markgraf von Baden, who glided by Max, died at Salem Citadel in Germany. Max’s mom was Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, the elder sister of Prince Philip, making him first cousins ​​with King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward.

“Since 1963, Max Margrave of Baden was head of the home on the head

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Home Improvement Project? 5 Questions to Ask Before You DIY
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Home Improvement Project? 5 Questions to Ask Before You DIY

It’s easy to find online tutorials to help you turn certain home improvements into DIY projects, and you can potentially save money by doing so.

But it’s also important to consider factors other than costs and convenience when deciding whether to complete a DIY home upgrade.

Before picking up a sledgehammer, ask yourself the following questions.

1. Is it really a simple project?

If the project is relatively small and simple — think installing a faucet or repainting your guest bedroom — attempting to DIY is probably fine. In fact, it might be a great confidence builder, especially if you’re

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Is a Zero-Waste Home Renovation Possible?
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Is a Zero-Waste Home Renovation Possible?

Whether the prior owners of your home didn’t update the kitchen since the 1960s or the layout just doesn’t work for you, chances are your home will need to undergo a renovation or at least a minor makeover at some point in your life. And over the past few years, homeowners have doubled their remodeling efforts, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

But all the waste associated with a renovation—from old appliances and leftover materials to broken drywall and an abundance of packaging—feels inevitable and, for an ardent environmentalist, like a barrier to aesthetically upgrading

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The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray – picture book review
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The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray – picture book review

May 3, 2023

Hands up who has a little one that LOVES bugs? Me too! From the moment she clapped her eyes on them, that was it. Ladybirds in her hair, snails who somehow managed to come to tea, and little pet woodlice wriggling around in their new ‘leaf houses’.

It’s no surprise that we’ve completely fallen in love with the new picture book, The Girl Who LOVES bugs by Lily Murray. It’s newly published just in time for bug season by Macmillan Children’s Books. Here’s what we thought.

The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray - picture book review

The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray

Synopsis

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