I was up early yesterday - as is usual - and managed to see the most glorious sunrise as I entered work with a crescent moon and star shinning brightly through the dark purple clouds. The day was sunny and bright and by around 5.30 pm was starting to darken up. There was quite a nice … Continue reading Winter Solstice 2017
The garden has had to take care of itself the last couple of weeks – and it has done quite well. Animals have still required feeding and caring for of course and I’ve had to water a couple of times because, although we have had cool, damp nights – we’ve had some fairly warm, sunny days and … Continue reading June Happenings
I remember this time last year fairly vividly. Then things get a little hazy with a year packed of new experiences, new projects, family, new friends, renovation beginnings and a life full of stuff. If anything, 2016 was for me the Year of Stuff. It was a year of letting go of various projects and … Continue reading The Relinquishing of Objects & Clearing a Space
Tillellan - Back in the day. This photo of Tillellan was taken very early on in her life. She has been passed along through my wife's family and spent a considerable portion of her later life empty. My wife and I rented here for a little while and loved the location with its proximity to … Continue reading Introducing: Tillellan
We made the decision on Thursday to have the chimney removed. So now both original chimneys will go. The first went as it was the original kitchen fireplace and was going to become a bedroom. It was fairly central to the house though and its location made sense to me. We decided to keep the … Continue reading More Changes to Plans – The Chimney
Petit Paradis 