April 2010 – Timber….
The area around the pond was becoming overshadowed by a large sycamore tree and the smaller trees were suffering due to a lack of light once leaves were on the … Read More
April 2010 – A new door
Unfortunately I forgot to take a ‘before’ picture so the ‘after’ will have to suffice on it’s own. We decided back in October that the bathroom would benefit from some … Read More
April 2010 – The barn wall unveiling
The old barn walls have been covered with ivy and other climbing, clinging, destructive weeds (plants is far too kind) since we bought the house. The smaller of the two … Read More
October 2009: Limoges…
On this trip I had driven down a few days ahead of the family (reduced by one due to no half terms at university) and picked them up from Limoges … Read More
October 2009: Slight leak….
The pleasure of arriving on this trip was slightly reduced when I spotted a hole in the roof of one of the outbuildings. A quick investigation showed that the timber … Read More
October 2009: Garden, Pond and thinking ahead
The pond was extremely low but this did give us the opportunity to wade in and clean out a lot of vegetation and muck. It was another very dry summer … Read More
October 2009: Bedroom progress….
With a few rainy days during our October visit we turned some of our focus onto what is currently the master bedroom (eventually to become a lounge/tv room). For some … Read More
October 2009: Stroll in the countryside
Late one afternoon we strolled around the local lanes enjoying some Autumn sunshine along with the local beef cows. They certainly look happy and contented, unlike our local UK cows that … Read More
Nearly Home
A recently puchased camera has great low light capability, this trip allowed us to try it out on several occasions and the results are very pleasing. These shots were taken … Read More