Fixing the floor

Fixing the floor

by | Nov 28, 2015 | buildings

Usually I post about the things that have gone right, but we are on a learning curve, and things often don’t work out first time around. The floor in the new build is one such case. After much deliberating, and mainly due to budget constraints, I put in a...
Solid foundations

Solid foundations

by | Jul 8, 2015 | buildings, smallholding

    Two years ago we built our little stone circle at midsummer. Our home is built from the granite that it sits upon, and the stones are a connection to the mountains they look to, as well as a reflection of the place in which we live. The stones are all...
Sunday earth plastering crew

Sunday earth plastering crew

by | May 31, 2015 | buildings

Today we were pleased to welcome old friends and new – the Freckle magazine crew of Lynn, Hannah and Mick, with Andrew and Liam. Together we earth plastered the last of the walls, and gained some mountains and geese, as well as applying some finish coat plaster...
Earth plastering day one – amazing progress

Earth plastering day one – amazing progress

by | May 30, 2015 | buildings

Saturday was the first of our earth plastering days, and we made amazing progress – the first scratch coat nearly complete on the west wall, and this amazing tree too. Can’t wait to see how our Sunday crew get on, and fingers crossed for good...
Getting plastered

Getting plastered

by | May 22, 2015 | buildings, natural building, off grid

After two weeks of hard graft, our latest wwoofers,  Brodie and Molly are on their way, but what a difference they’ve made. We promised them building work, and our first task was fitting out battens and wood-wool board in the little cottage.  Then they moved on...