freshening up in the bathroom
The bathroom was, as with every room in this house, yellow. A kind of peachy-sand shade of yellow. Yellow is really not my favourite colour. In the last house I used gold/ochre as a contrast against the dark grey of the living room. I had a primrose yellow chest of drawers to brighten an alcove →
moving forward: the existing plans have arrived
Three weeks ago the technical surveyor came from the architects to measure up the house. He was here →
architects
the world of architects, designs, planning and budgets I knew we wanted an architect to help design the →
trees
Q. Can you have too many trees in your garden? A. Yes, definitely. We inherited approximately 3000 trees when we bought this house. OK, so not that many, but we have half a dozen rowans, two crabapples, an apple tree, a couple of flowering cherries, a twisted willow and a twisted pear, contorted hazel, magnolia, →
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 →
spring in the garden
Winter wasn’t very kind to the garden. So many plants withered to almost or absolute nothing. We were both despondent when March came around and there seemed to be as much bare soil as there was last June when we’d just started planting out. Two months later, though, and things are looking up. Plants we →
uphill gardening
A before and after photo, lest we forget how far we’ve come. We’ve spent most of the past four weekends working on the garden. Once the landscapers moved out, booyaa painted the fence while I kept Betsy entertained (out of the way and not liable to get herself covered in paint). Then we planted the →
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, →