Last year I did some work for someone and as part of the deal I got to take away some security gates before the place was demolished. I had ...

At the top of our land, runs a footpath. Generally this is a positive thing, as most people are friendly and nice. But in the past we have ...

The sheep have gone to the Tup and it makes me think about lambing next year .  My biggest problem is having to lamb outside , or more im...

Stone down, pipes hidden!  This feels like a major milestone for the patio, it's looked a mess for a long time so it's nice to ha...

So on the post I put on Wednesday night I mentioned that I was installing some storage under the patio that I'm building.  The idea...

I've been doing my usual of taking on so much work that things here fall to the wayside, but we have managed to do some things lately. ...

Not high on the priority list but dad came round last night to use the digger to move some more soil and stone (stuff we hadn't quite f...

It's been a busy few weeks, with no real sign of it letting up just yet. One of the big jobs we've done is to drain the field next ...

Sunday was mental. My dad and brother came over, it was a long hard day, we were all covered in mud in the end, but we got a lot done! Cabl...

Now the wall is nearing completion it's time to crack on with the back of the house so we can get the boiler in.    Unfortunately t...

A few years ago I was on a days course and I got talking to a guy about self sufficiency and my property, "5 acres!" he said ...