Author Archives: Grace

Operation Blueberry Rescue

I spent the day on Wednesday digging up blueberry bushes (quite established ones!) from our allotment in Buxworth and stuffing them into the car to take them to their new home in Todmorden. Whether they’ll appreciate it is another matter, … Continue reading

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Who doesn’t like smearing mud on walls?

Well, I can certainly say I quite enjoyed it. I acquired a supply of “wet clay undercoat” which is essentially clay powder and chopped straw from StrawWorks and mixed it with enough water to make a very stiff paste, sprayed … Continue reading

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Planning Permission

…came through a week or so ago, I’ve just been too busy (and absent from the country) to enthuse about it. I’m so relieved, I really had no idea, having never been through this, whether we’d have to make all … Continue reading

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Amazing Progress

I’m so glad of my friends sometimes! Many hands really do make light work. We got through *everything* on my to do list this weekend, I’m so pleased. Elmo finished the door (which now not only closes, but locks!) and … Continue reading

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Two Words: Electric Lights

A quick one because I need to keep doing the busy busy busy… Look! Miracle! Electricity! Saturday it snowed quite hard, about 3 inches accumulation. We walked down to the (very pink) beer shop through the falling lovely snow and … Continue reading

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