Over the past week I’ve been doing the day job and then heading back home for a late finish to get the house completed, and on Saturday with a hour or so to spare it was done and I was ready for my housewarming party. It’s been a long slog and the last thing I [...]

You know how when there’s something you really should be doing you can always find something else to do? Well I had today off work and instead of plastering and papering indoors I actually spent the day in the garden and put together a garden gate. The old gate as you can see was falling [...]

The garden is probably the last area I should be paying attention to in the quest to renovate and decorate my house, but the weather has been so nice that I deviated and went to work outside. On Sunday I had a good weeding and pruning session, and then borrowed my neighbours pressure washer to [...]