Thursday: B&Q

Goodness me, it was a hot one today.  It was almost like being back in Belize (heaven forfend) but without the humidity.

We were at B&Q today choosing front door paint.  I’m quite excited as we are eschewing the more traditional colours.  Needless to say, there’ll be a blip when it’s done.  We’re having a fair bit of work work done to make the outside of the house a bit more respectable as it’s suffered a bit from being rented out for so long.

In a fit of curiosity I googled why B&Q is so named.  Apparently it used to be called ‘Block & Quayle’ after the founders but was shortened to ‘B&Q’.  Please be sure to remember that for your next pub quiz.

Edit: I’ll say a bit more in my next blip but, in case you haven’t seen it, my dear friend, Rocknerd, has posted this lovely tribute to the wonderful Folkie who will be so sorely missed.