Another week – more progress. Our carpenter Dave has been working incredibly hard and has successfully finished the laundry expansion – we now have another washer and
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Our war on gravel continues…
We set aside this weekend to continue work on a project that’s likely to be the longest-running project that we’ll do ourselves – replacing the gravel in the kitchen garden with reclaimed
Choosing the Cow Shed fittings – part one
When it comes to writing this blog each week I realise just how much time I’ve spent in my little work bubble and just how much John has been juggling
Our 300th blog!
This happens to be our 300th blog – I’m truly amazed we’ve found something to write about each week (although some may suggest we’ve been scraping the barrel at times!!). At least now
Planning for growth
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
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
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