It’s been a super busy start to the year with the arrival of Isla in early February and then starting work on the kitchen at the end of the month… and I’m getting so bad at remembering to update this site!! There’s been an awful lot of prep in this room, including pulling the ceilings… Read more

November! We are so close to welcoming 2026, but this room is the final push before Christmas. My dad has worked so hard on this room the last few weeks (and David has helped as much as he can when he can – and Arthur too!). This month has been mainly about decorating (filling/sanding/painting those… Read more

October, October, October. Can you believe it’s been and gone? I think I begin every monthly update this way but honestly where is the year going? This month the focus was on the living room. My Dad skimmed the whole room before we started adding the panelling on the back wall. We also decided at… Read more

August was a quieter month as David focused on getting the last of the decking set up, including the steps on either side of the decking itself. We also removed the fireplace from our living and dining room and then September arrived! With the old fire gone, my dad got started on prepping the room… Read more

I wrote about our garden endeavours back in May and June and July were more of the same! Taking advantage of the long days and warm weather, we spent quite a lot of time outdoors this month. David in particular spent many evenings prepping the top section of the garden for the turf. It was… Read more