Work-In-Progress

I’m carrying out some work on the site at the moment – so any oddities, errors or omissions are probably due to that. Back to the usual (ir)regular service soon…

Garden ~ before

I have lots of retaining walls and raised beds to build in the garden and quite a lot of flags to lay as a patio. I’ve made a start over the past few weeks, but thought I’d post some before photographs before I get too far… From Barn Conversion 2011 From Barn Conversion 2011 From BarnContinue reading Garden ~ before

Simplicity…but not with words…

I’ve been reading Walden by Henry David Thoreau for quite some time now. When you start to read about self-building or self-sufficiency you’re bound to come across references to Walden and Thoreau. The book, first published in 1854, describes Thoreau’s experiences over a two year period living in a cabin in the woods at WaldenContinue reading Simplicity…but not with words…