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

May was all about getting stuck into the big jobs – the kind that are messy, heavy and a bit back-breaking! We made a proper start on the garden this month. The first big task was putting in a retaining wall using sleepers. That meant digging out a trench and getting everything level before slotting… Read more

March and April were all about the hallway. It’s one of those spaces you walk through a hundred times a day, so we really wanted to get it right – and after a couple of months of steady progress, it finally feels like it’s coming together. We started by installing new coving. It really adds… Read more

Another month flown over! Here’s everything we did in February… This month was all about the stairs! Since we’ve moved in we’ve known we’ve wanted to replace the metal spindles with wooden ones. Because we’re keeping the original newel posts we opted for a plain straight edge spindle on the stairs. We applied Kling strip… Read more

It’s been a busy start to the year what with Arthur’s 2nd birthday, new shutters and lots of work on the upstairs landing. We celebrated Arthur’s birthday right at the beginning of the month, hosting a construction themed birthday for him. He loves diggers and was so excited by the decorations. On his birthday Arthur… Read more