The weekend before last I took a trip with my dad up to Manchester to visit my sister .   It wasn't just a social call though - we were ...

So after about 18 months I managed to get round to blocking up the hole in the side of the house.   It was kind of blocked off before with t...

It's been many years since I've stayed away for work (this is the only other time I can think of) , but mum had booked a workmate Ri...

The pantry project is moving forward! I've decided to upgrade the door to this storage room. What I want to make sure is that the...

So the pantry has progressed some more this week.  The stud wall is in, so the utility and pantry are divided. My youngest was so fun...

Now hand on heart I can honestly say I haven't finished all the other jobs in the house.There's a lot of painting to do, but every...

As usual this is a really busy time of year. Seeds to sow, plants to put out and veg to maintain and grow. I love this time of year, so...

### This is a Collaborative post #### We live in an unfinished house and I fear it may be like that for sometime...  Nice place fo...

What a busy weekend!  I'm sure as many of you know I don't like to leave the village unless I have to (managed 6 weeks withou...

Storage is always an issue with us. We never seem to have enough.  It's got a whole lot worse since having children. The picture ...

Short video of our new kitchen I've been building from scratch over the last few months.  Not quite finished but it's nearly th...

The kitchen is slowly taking shape.  I'm determined to have it mostly done for Christmas day and to cook and eat in there!

So with much juggling of childcare this last week I managed to help start putting my brothers roof on in some of the worst weather we'v...

Last week was another hard one, made worse by the fact I broke my toe! I just limped a bit - it was only my little one thankfully! It was ...

It's been a hard couple of day!  After months of doing jobs leading up to it and lots of planning, I've finally made the big ...

So even though I've been busy with everything else around here (trying to finish the extension etc) I took on a large commission a few ...

I woke up his morning feeling like my body is a little bit broken. My dad and brother both feel the same. It's been a hard weekend! ...

My little man has started going to nursery for a few half days (well nine until two). He's desperate to spend more time with other ch...

Spent a day on my parents farm on Wednesday.  A room I've been doing up for mum (over the last two years - don't ask! Time is not...

The house feels naked!  The scaffold is finally down!  Although it's a step that doesn't really move the house on or prevent wo...