For years I’ve thought of building a swimming pool at the mill but I hated the idea of a clinical chemical loaded blue rectangle. A standard pool flew in the face of the eco vision I have for the mill … Continue reading
This site is undergoing a major revamp and will evolve quite a lot more with more photos and information.. So please come back and see what we’ve been up to. To find out more about the mill and to read … Continue reading
April was a mixture of sun and rain. Now it seems the worst is behind and the usual sunshine will be making us all forget the wet spring and I hope, like last year, the glorious weather holds until after … Continue reading
The JCB took one look, turned and fled. Thankfully a more daring JCB driver took on the challenge and now we have a proper track with the helpful addition of drainage. A week of sun has helped and maybe this … Continue reading
JCB and a lorry load of road stone has been found. The weather is holding so we may have a serviceable track by tonight…
Rain, rain, rain. Just got an email with the below photos saying the track is impassable. Trucks delivering materials for the roof, power system and patio have churned it to destruction – the day before we arrive back and 2 … Continue reading
It’s been a long time since I last wrote here but after a year living with the new roof the scruffy clothes are to be dusted down and more adventures in roof replacement are about to begin. This time the … Continue reading
Had a wonderful 3 days going mad with the camera. As it rained in London we toasted. Eventually worked out how to photograph the stars (see photos for more) and took some rather nice pics which I’ve used for the … Continue reading
London. Inspired by Kit to be a little less luddite, I, as the typical ‘point and click’ auto setting snap-man, have bitten the bullet, bought a UV filter, a wide angle lens and have started to absorb the basics of … Continue reading
Mission complete. 4 days of cleaning, shifting, painting and planting. Brian’s guidance for the planting was great: 2 figs (the delicious little green and the big plumby ones), a palm, 2 more passion fruit vines as they are so popular … Continue reading
