Demolition time again

Demolition time again

Usually we take great pride in our ability to dig, shift, lift and cart large amounts of stuff using only human power, and it’s very satisfying. However, the mess that was our old extension contained lumps of concrete so large that it was time to resort to...

Bus conversions on’t telly

Suddenly bus conversions are all the rage, as evidenced by ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’ on Channel 4.  A lovely bus gets converted, if you can take all the C4 jeopardy, and there’s another good old Lambourn horsebox that is being let too....

Cottage of the week

Another cottage and I’m still within walking distance of home. This one is a lavish two bedroom affair, with integral cow shed, and original shutters still on the windows. It looks down over a sloping meadow to the back. given that its on a road (albeit a small...

Today’s property offering

This is today’s offering, and one that tempts me to become the founder member of ‘Occupy Ballyroney’. It’s an empty four(ish) bedroom farmhouse, that also used to double as the village shop. It’s been empty for some years now, and someone...
Another empty cottage

Another empty cottage

The countryside around us is full of empty cottages and farmsteads, some of which have had modern bungalows built next to them, but many of which (like this one), simply lie empty. This one  is up beyond us, totally hidden from view in the fields, and has no...