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2020 – January
Read moreA quiet month, mostly because we both had ‘the lurgy’ for the first half. The weather has been mixed, although generally warmer than average, and by the end of the month there are early signs of spring – buds budding and snowdrops snowdropping. Most of the outside work has been in the orchard, winter pruning. […]
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2019 – December
Read moreAfter final fitting and plumbing the new bathroom is finally complete and open for business! Which meant a bit of redecorating, box unpacking, furniture assembly etc. etc. and then we could have the front room and office back. Getting it finished by mid month was fortunate, as we had lot of guests over the holiday […]
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2019 – November
Read moreWork on the bathroom continues… There’s a bit of chaos inside, as all of the fixtures and fittings are delivered And outside, we go up in the world, so that Andy can touch up the paint before the scaffolding goes down. While there we got a couple of higher than usual views of the garden […]
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2019 – October
Read moreNext (Last for the time being) big project underway. An upstairs bathroom, to be built directly above the current bathroom. While the builders are here, I’m also getting a door moved. This will make the layout of the landing a lot easier to deal with, although it does mean a lot more disruption, with two […]
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2019 – September
Read moreThe weather is changing, and so are a few other things: A lot of time has been spent picking apples. Those that we aren’t going to use or store are being sent to be turned into cider at Skidbrooke Cider Company Other crops including the largest tomato, and the tastiest cherry toms – sungold. In […]
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2019 – August
Read moreSummer sunshine means lots of visitors, and time spent in the garden and on the beach. Alex was still here at the start of the month, so we put him to work. We had an overflow tent in the garden (The cats wouldn’t allow Fitz the dog in the house…) The mobile country cottage turned […]