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Manxmanc
4 days ago
Weather or not (at last)
I bought a replacement weather station quite soon after we decided to stay on the island, but it has been unusable for the most part. The...

Manxmanc
7 days ago
In and still spinning
Well, we achieved the goal of getting out of a (very) clean 1 Vic (thanks Anne for coming over and helping), and getting into 11CC....


Manxmanc
Feb 10
Hampster in the wheel
I haven´t posted anything since New Year - and for good reason. We are now committed to moving out of our temporary house and into 11CC...


Manxmanc
Dec 31, 2024
No Green Shoots
There will be no resolutions for me, in fact there will probably not even be a salute to the New Year as I will be in the land of nod...


Manxmanc
Dec 22, 2024
Christmas Present
... and finally (well, in good time by Isle of Man standards), we have completed on our new house. It all happened quite quickly in the...

Manxmanc
Nov 27, 2024
Smart Neighbourhood
We were sitting in the car having a cup of tea down by the seashore (as you do) and watching the variety of seabirds as the tide was out...


Manxmanc
Nov 17, 2024
No progress?
One of my pet hates is when there is no feedback or information update on something you are waiting for from a supplier. ...


Manxmanc
Oct 20, 2024
A wild day out
We had decided to celebrate my birthday by going to the Shore Hotel - our restaurant of choice, not least as we can get a bus down there...


Manxmanc
Oct 17, 2024
Fingers Crossed
Aren´t we all moving ever closer to God. Last week, exactly 6 months after we arrived here, we had a bid accepted on a house. Nothing to...


Manxmanc
Oct 9, 2024
Impressed
Most local Manx people we meet here seem to have a very low opinion of the health service on the island, but our experience is that it is...


Manxmanc
Sep 23, 2024
(Yet more) fruitless hunting
Well, we did think we had found somewhere we wanted to buy - and offered the asking price - but the owner (who is in the UK and can only...


Manxmanc
Aug 26, 2024
GP a DS (damp squib)
Bank Holiday Monday today and roads a lot quieter than usual (even than the weekend, which is strange). Today is the last day (of 8) of...


Manxmanc
Aug 20, 2024
Not (micro) waving, just drowning
I had forgotten how different "British" electrical systems were from continental ones - especially as some of our postings were in places...

Manxmanc
Aug 1, 2024
Blubiquitous
Many moons ago G and I visited friends in Kenya, and apart from all the memorable animals and places (and flights), the one thing that we...

Manxmanc
Jul 15, 2024
Birds everywhere, but which type?
There is a "rookery" in the trees between our house and the park - so only about 150 yds away. Every so often, they all (at least 2 or 3...


Manxmanc
Jul 8, 2024
Back to basics
I finally managed to get the e-bike out again after "hibernating" during the TT , then not really having the enthusiasm (and using the...


Manxmanc
Jun 23, 2024
Educational but Fruitless
Last week I found two potential new homes, but the initial euphoria turned to disillusionment within a very short space of time. OK, the...

JHMS
Jun 10, 2024
End of the TT
The Senior TT is the jewel in the whole event and normally runs over 6 laps of the course (say 230 miles), but there were so many races...


JHMS
Jun 3, 2024
Love iTT or Hate iTT
As is preTTy obvious, the thing that you love or hate on the Isle of Man is the TT. Probably the only thing that any non-motorbiker /...


JS-Mijas
May 27, 2024
Initial Observations Manxwise
Ivy - As mentioned in the most recent post, there is an awful lot of ivy everywhere, particularly on the trees (and our back fence) Very...
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