Ben and Dave’s Blog

We have been enjoying the Channel 4 series ‘Restoring Britain’s Landmarks’ covering the work of the Landmark Trust in the UK which sadly concluded today. As supporters of such organisations (I have been a member of the National Trust since my parents gifted me a membership over 25 years ago) we are fascinated by the…

I think, before I write this week’s blog, that it is worth taking a couple of minutes to mention the terrible events that took place in Paris on Friday night. This blog is not intended to be political in any way, nor have I chosen to use it to express, what my friends would I’m…

Sunday 8th November – Remembrance Sunday If I’m being honest, I’m feeling a little fragile as I write this although this is about the best I’ve felt all day. I’m not requesting any sympathy as my condition is all totally self-inflicted after a fun and very late night last night. This week has been much…

Sunday 1st November – Autumn (apparently) Apparently it became November today – thankfully someone hasn’t told the weather as this weekend has been warmer than most of last August was! Today I was working in the garden and felt the need to remove my top it was so warm, and I was doing something pretty…

We’re back! I’m sorry if you’ve missed reading our weekly blog – I like to kid myself that there is an army of readers who sit poised in great anticipation of my weekly missive! The reason for radio silence over the last 6 weeks is a combination of not being at Kergudon for a number…

Like the UK, the position of the Atlantic jet stream has had a significant impact on our weather this summer. While we may not exactly be enjoying an ‘Indian Summer’ now, after a disappointing August, September is thus far turning out to be a rather better month weather-wise which has allowed us to get out…

Sunday 6th September – Off Season Activities – Fly Fishing Another 2 weeks have passed and I’m afraid no blog last Sunday. If the old adage ‘if you want a job doing give it to a busy person’ is true then I’m not sure what my lack of a blog last week says about what…

Another busy week behind us which, while still technically summer, has seen anything but summery weather. We feel very disappointed for our guests who have come to enjoy time spent on holiday and, as this is such a beautiful part of the world, generally outside. That hasn’t been consistently possible for much of the summer…

My regular readers will have noticed that I did not post a blog last night. Well, perhaps not both readers, but if you missed it my apologies. However, there was good reason as I felt it was more appropriate that I blog today as we reach the fantastic milestone having completed ‘phase 1’ renovations in…

One week closer to guests arriving in Granary and can I honestly say that there is only a week’s worth of work left? I’m not entirely sure …!! It has certainly been a busy week of work and we’ve made progress – which I will detail later – but, having previously said we should complete…