• 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 […]

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  • Christmas at Harpsbridge 2018

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

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  • December 2018

    I know it’s January, so this is a bit late, but I’ve been busy Christmas-ing, OK? The boxes have mostly been unpacked, or otherwise tamed. For example the stack on the left now houses the contents of the boxes on the right.  Work on the house then stopped to prepare for Christmas instead. Bedrooms ready […]

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  • November 2018

    A very brief post, just to prove I haven’t forgotten about the blog. November was very busy, but most of it was not very photogenic – just boxes, boxes everywhere. We received a completion date on the house in Wyke for the end of the month, so everything had to be moved out – to […]

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  • 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 […]

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  • Mid October

    We have carpets upstairs! And (some) furniture. Alright there are still a lot of boxes, but it’s beginning to look like home.   Outside it’s looking a bit autumnal, and that is probably the last picture of the porch before it gets a makeover.   And in produce news, I weighed one of the large tomatoes […]

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