Category: outside

  • 2019 – March

    It’s definitely beginning to feel like spring here. The sun has been out, and there is colour appearing with bulbs and blossom. Because of the good weather we’ve been doing quite a lot of work outside again this month. Mostly in the veg garden. Apart from a bit of a tidy up, and cutting the […]

  • 2019 – January

    Happy New Year everyone! A bit chilly isn’t it? Although there have been some very bright crisp days that have allowed some outside work, the end of the month has definitely been wintery. Although we have escaped the heavy snow that has hit some areas of the country, we have still had a lot of […]

  • Christmas at Harpsbridge 2018

    A week off from work, with lots of good food and company. (And cats in Santa hats)

  • 2018 – End of October

    The big news has been the revamping of the porchservatory (It’s a bit big for a porch, although it is one, but not quite a conservatory…). Before – rotten windows, leaky roof and only a walkway between the doors. During… And after – admittedly it sill needs trivial things like flooring, skirting boards, decorating and […]

  • Mystery object identified

    Remember this? Well Jason has won the prize for spotting it as the inner cast iron plate from a piano. Here are a couple of other examples found on the web. One has been given the designer treatment and used for interior décor. I don’t think we’ll be doing that…    

  • Early October 2018

      Christine has been working hard, finishing off the upstairs painting ready for carpets fitting on the 11th October. Shame about the awful photography. Also an awful photograph, the old pine chest has had a facelift   More furniture is now lined up for the Christine treatment – old drawers, a dvd cabinet for the […]