As anyone that knows me will tell you, I am not the most patient of people, I want everything done yesterday. This was definitely the case with our windows, there are so many of them and when we first got the house I was really tempted to just get new double glazing put in and get the job done. But…
Category: Projects
Catching up at last
We’ve been keeping busy since our last post, that’s why there hasn’t been an update recently. Our major project has been carrying on with the workshop which has been coming on slowly but surely. All the main framework is now up and the ceiling is in along with insulation and half of the loft floor has been laid, the rest…
Everything’s growing, including the animal population
May and June have been a bit cooler than the the previous two years which has been great for us. We’ve had days where we are down to shorts and tee-shirts but also days when trousers and a fleece are needed, but it has rarely been too hot that we have had to retreat inside because it’s been too hot…
Tis the season to be muddy
May has arrived and we’ve had the first thunder storms of the season. We have been really thankful for the rain, the downside is that along with the rain comes the weeds. If only our vegetables grew as fast as the weeds! With the rain comes the mud, but fortunately our paths are holding out under the deluge and we’re…
Spring 2017
With the weather being so nice lately we have been spending most of out time outdoors. We secured the duck pond liner last month to stop it blowing around and we have now added some wooden platforms for them and edged it with some limestone we had lying around, it’s not exactly landscaped but it does the job. The reed…
The run up to Xmas and not a very Happy New Year
The weather stayed quite mild for us at the end of November through to mid December, so we did some more work on the walk way making it more weather proof for winter. Joe got the framework, wall and the window installed at the end of the walkway and the rest of the panels installed above the windows and even…
Active August
With great relief the weather has started to cool off a bit in August and we have finally had some rain, which was perfect timing for our next couple of volunteers to arrive. First to arrive was James who helped get the bathroom and freezer room windows sanded, the extension roof tiled and among other things started to plane the…
A very different May/June
After a lovely start to this year, May and June have had awful weather. Mostly dry, but with huge thunderstorms. It’s been so wet that most of our soft fruit crops have been lost to moulds, and those that have survived are pretty tasteless. So this year we have barely any greengages, strawberries, or cherries. On the plus side,mulberries have…