One of our first ‘Big Jobs of 2025’ jobs was to clear the ivy from the wall between our kitchen garden and orchard. Most of
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Screening troughs – done
It’s been another busy week at work so John has single-handedly kept the place going during the week. When the council approved our plans to
Our site manager’s final week
This feels like another mini-milestone week. It was our site manager Paul’s final week on site – even though there are bits to finish, these
Making the most of a long weekend
It’s easy to forget where one week finishes and the next one starts – and just how much progress our builders are making. Even when
A sloe weekend
After our weekend plans were thwarted by our expected visitors getting sick, we took the opportunity to plant out our newly-arrived sloe bushes. We’ve wanted
Painting, painting and more painting
It’s amazing how quickly time goes when you’re in a room all day, armed with a paintbrush and roller, and various pots of paint. We
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