July 29 – end of the first week

Our garden is now in ruin and, from Thursday, it’s been a no-go area for the dogs. It looks more like a World War I battlefield than a Hampshire garden. The trenches are… Continue reading →

July 24 – getting ready for the archaeologist

Yesterday the builders loaded wood and greenery from the garden into a chipping machine to mush it into our skip. Today they knocked down the garden wall, which was our last bit of… Continue reading →

July 20 – the work begins

The builders started at 8am today and now we are open to the world. Our garden fence has gone – along with years of ivy – so no more privacy. We do now… Continue reading →

Kitchen ideas

A black gloss kitchen by Kitchens Uber A black and white kitchen from Bella Kitchens. Love the red wall. The kitchen is from PTC Kitchens. …and the blue wall. Kitchen also from PTC… Continue reading →

July 17, 2012

Here’s our house before we start on our building project. We’re a family of five (though only two children still live at home) with two dogs. My three older step-children sometimes visit with… Continue reading →

Our house – before starting work