We’ve just finished paving our outdoor spaces, adding 70+ sqm of new outdoor living to the home. Both spaces are designed as an integral part of the house — making the most of orientation, shelter and connection to the rooms inside. One is a morning and afternoon space, linked to the kitchen and children’s rooms. …
My favourite month is May and this month has delivered in spades, waking up to gorgeous skies is such a treat, especially since we have done more work on the garden, we can now enjoy some of the fruits of our labour. To be honest, it feels like more labour than fruit at the beginning, …
What a treat to experience the northern lights on this clear beautiful night, after the hottest day of the year! I couldn’t believe my eyes!! Thankfully nobody drove by to see me taking pictures of our house in the darkness at midnight! 😆🙈. Get outside and check it out if you’re still up! Apparently the …
As we approach the end of Winter according to the Gaelic calendar of Imbolc or Brigid’s day, the days are definitely getting longer, but still not warm enough to shed the thermal layers and down jacket yet. I’m itching to get back out to work on the garden, but it still feels a bit daunting, …
Far from perfect… The excitement of seeing our grass emerging followed with a realisation that this living scape will not tend to itself. On closer examination, I realised that our lovely lawn had quite a lot of skutch grass, a very determined weed that will take over given half a chance. I consulted google to …