This weekend we held our annual end-of-year review and 2026 planning meeting. Something John learnt from his corporate days is the importance of reviewing our company financials to see how we’ve done over the
Category: DIY
Stud walling
Work has continued this week in our one bed cottage. All the insulation is now in and our carpenter has started putting in the stud wall between the bathroom, bedroom and kitchen. The plumbers
An odd job week
This has been another week of sunny weekdays and (mostly) a wet weekend – why does that seem to happen when you have big outdoor
Autumn gardening and other fun
This week feels like we’ve finally caught up in the garden – albeit a month or so too late! We’ve struggled to make enough time
Jamming at Ley Farm Cottages
This week we’ve only managed to make a couple of batches of jam as we’ve been spending the time harvesting and chopping up and freezing
Harvest time continues in the Yarty Valley
Most of the free time we would have had is now taken up with harvesting our fruit and vegetables, and then either cooking, preparing and
Ley Farm Cottages 