January 2018
Main Stairs
The original plan was first drawn up using Sketch Up (probably the best free software everrrrr). Read More I decided to make the "Stringers" from laminated plywood (3 [...]
October 2017
Quick beam restore….
Well, when I say quick.... I mean a few days work!!! The old oak beam above what will become main entrance needs to be either restored or replaced. On inspection it looked [...]
Old Wheelbarrow
Silvana's next project.... Making a planter out of an old wheelbarrow donated by her brother JP. So this will be a bargain, the wheelbarrow was free.... and if Silvana spends a few hundred euros [...]
September 2017
New Chicken Coops arrive… Damaged!
The new chicken coops finally arrived .... but damaged! And a bit missing.... how very French!
First day of Autumn (Meteorological)
Can you believe it's Autumn already.... well Meteorological at least (see below for explanation nicked for the UK met office). Keats called this time of the year the 'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness', Autumn [...]