Ben and Dave’s Blog

Despite my comments in last week’s blog that we haven’t progressed as many of our projects as we would have liked in the previous 3 weeks, all for good reason, this past week probably hasn’t been as productive as it should have been either so this will be a short blog and I’m afraid pretty…

Since writing my last blog, which generated lots of kind comments from people following my short stint in hospital (thank you to everyone for their thoughts) another 3 weeks have flown past and  I STILL haven’t started my Boot Room project!!  The reasons for the delay in putting finger to button are varied but it…

In last week’s blog, I said that I hoped to be able to start the next ‘major’ project this week which is to convert the old ‘Mouse House’ into our new boot and drying room.  I have achieved nothing – although this time think I have a pretty valid reason. When I wrote last week’s blog I…

I mentioned in last week’s blog that our work programme for the week was going to be very weather dependent and include preparing Granary for guests who arrived on Friday. The weather was suitably spring like with just about every condition you would expect from warm sunshine to bursts of heavy rain and hail.  This…

I mentioned at the end of last week’s blog that we were waiting with trepidation for the arrival of Storm Katie that was passing up the channel over Sunday night into Monday morning and we had battened down the hatches in anticipation. Unfortunately, we hadn’t battened all of the hatches down and we suffered a…

So, true to my word, a blog on a Sunday evening again and I will ensure that I get back into posting more regularly. Firstly, as I also made a commitment in last week’s blog, I have attached a couple of photographs of the, finally planted, new flower bed in front of Hayloft which we…

Another apology required as it has been two weeks (and a day if you’re counting) since I posted my last blog.  Sorry.  The reasons for this are that, while we have been working, we have also been entertaining, and sadly both David and I have succumbed to a nasty virus that has knocked us out…

Sunday 6 March – Wet, Wet, Wet Firstly, I have had some complaints from my loyal reader that I didn’t publish a blog last week.  Please accept my apologies.  There are a couple of reasons for this.  Principally, we came home a little late from birthday drinks with some new friends in Commana, but also,…

Firstly, I should probably apologise for the title!  I tried to find something which summarised what we have been doing over the last week which was amusing and pithy although I suspect has ended up being more painful although, in its defence, accurate! In my recent blogs you will have seen that we have been…

Happy Valentine’s Day.  We hope you have had a relaxing and romantic day and have been spoilt / are spoiling your loved one. While not as a result of our specific Valentine’s marketing, which we probably did a little later than ideal, we have had a lovely Belgian couple and their pure while bulldog in…