The last few weeks have mostly been filled with first-time visits from family and friends, and so we’ve only managed to squeeze a couple of
Tag: Renovation
Our shippon
The first building you come to within our site is our shippon, with a lovely red clay-tiled roof. Formerly an open-fronted cow milking shed and dating back almost 200 years (a similar time to the
Our first year!
We can hardly believe we’ve been here for a year now. It was a long and painful road getting to our move date – with
Extreme rain
This week started unexpectedly. A freak weather event on Monday caused localised flash flooding in our part of the Blackdown Hills, with rainfall of more than 15cm within 4
Reclaiming another bramble patch – our new asparagus bed
We’re keen to make the most of the space we have in the garden – and grow whatever vegetables we can. While the front and back
Our Elizabethan Cottage…. AKA ‘the money pit’
We realised this week that we’ve not really talked about the buildings we have on site that we’re hoping to restore. So we thought we’d start with
Ley Farm Cottages 