Now that the house is pretty much finished, we’ve started turning our attention to the garden. And boy, does it need attention. We only have a front garden, about 90 feet long, laid out as lawns at the moment. Tony has started a kitchen garden in part of the garden, growing lots of different fruit […]

Well, I had a big week planned, lots to do, lots to show, lots to tell you about. But it turns out I have a severe chest infection. So I have a hefty dose of antibiotics to take,and the hope that I might feel better in a few days if I rest up and let my […]

So, this was the plan. I would go away with my friends, for 10 days. While I was gone, Tony would completely gut the bathroom, and put in everything new. It was only a tiny room, he would have help, it would take 4 days, tops (that was his opinion). It was only a tiny […]

My apologies for being so quiet this week. It’s been a slightly trying week, what with one thing and another. I’ve been ill, on and off, so have been doing a bit of work, resting, doing a bit of work, resting. And we had no staff to help us this week either, due to illness […]

I was going to show you some photos of the kitchen today, but then I reconsidered. Mondays are hard enough without any extra misery. And this house is currently No. 1 Misery Street, Nightmareville. I’d tell you all about it, about the fact that everything, every single last item in the kitchen is now covered […]