home improvements
freshening up in the bathroom
The bathroom was, as with every room in this house, yellow. A kind of peachy-sand shade of yellow. →
architects
the world of architects, designs, planning and budgets I knew we wanted an architect to help design the →
one month in
It’s been an odd few weeks. When we moved here it was scorching hot. Today’s it’s chilly and →
Introducing Number Eight 2.0
New home, new project, new neighbours, new challenges. It’s a two bedroom semi, built using local materials and →
fencing round 2
There was a problem with the blog hosting and I couldn’t create new posts. It was so far →
spring in the garden
Winter wasn’t very kind to the garden. So many plants withered to almost or absolute nothing. We were →
uphill gardening
A before and after photo, lest we forget how far we’ve come. We’ve spent most of the past →
Rip it up and start again
It’s happening! The builders are here, clearing the gravel as I type. Say goodbye to an unloved, underused, →
sitting on the fence
We spent the bank holiday weekend painting the garden fence. I say we. It’s not easy painting a →