Monthly Archives: July 2013

By the end of the heat wave (which has ended now, for sure, it’s raining hard) we had at least one little courgette coming along. Now we’re going away for two weeks, so we will have to hope that the … Continue reading →

Well, we’ll get to the flowers in a minute, because we have actually been working in this heat. Here’s me and Maxime under the house nailing up the new under-floor, having put in the new insulation. Hopefully no more wool … Continue reading →

Well, alright, it was a bit overcast yesterday, but actually that made it much pleasanter to work. Maxime, above, our French volunteer, dug a massive hole for a soakaway for the runoff from the roof. He then filled it with … Continue reading →

Bit of a heat wave going on here, very unusual weather for England and I’m loving it (when I’m somewhere near a river or lake) Anna, Lizzy and I went swimming this afternoon at Slippery Stones, a spot above the … Continue reading →

I’m having a busy week teaching morris dancing to small children at a primary school (anyone who knows me will get a big laugh out of that) but I am finally finding time to post some pictures from last weekend. … Continue reading →