That’s how it feels at Bossiney Court right now. After a winter where it felt like nothing was happening, and when we had some anxious and stressful moments trying to decide how much to compromise on our planning application, finally in January we received the notification that our plan had been approved and we could … Continue reading Everything, Everywhere all at once
I’ve been thinking about change and how we adapt to it, and what we take from the environment immediately around us. Since January 6th I’ve been reading Hanif Kureishi’s magnificent daily blogs about his life since he became paralysed after a fall in Rome. His world, which was previously planet-sized with possibility, has shrunk to … Continue reading Looking for Lundy
After an ideal amount of rest and socialising, I picked up my gardening trowel again today and headed out in the woodland for some excavating. We have heard from several local people that there is generally a gorgeous display of snowdrops in the woodland around this time of year. We’ve seen snowdrop-like leaves emerging from … Continue reading New year, new discoveries
Recent developments at Bossiney Court, including the installation of a woodburning stove and the beginnings of the vegetable garden. Continue reading Social life, house progress and chilly weather
I haven’t posted in a while, partly because I’ve been travelling for work, but also because WINTER IS NOW UPON US and this means I have been doing less and less in the garden. However, a significant bit of progress has occurred… The scaffolding is up! This means that roofing work can finally start. It … Continue reading Normal for Cornwall
I’m late with the blog this week, partly because we’ve been busy with visitors and socialising, but also because I’ve been struck by one of my all-too-frequent bouts of depression. The news regarding the state of our climate is so awful I won’t attempt to regurgitate any of it here. Sometimes I am filled with … Continue reading Proto-prepping
I spoke too soon in my last post. We’ve hit a snag in our planning application process and need to go (somewhat) back to the drawing board with our extension proposal. Not entirely unexpected, but obviously it slows us down from beginning work on the house. While we work with our architect and the planning … Continue reading Odd jobs
I haven’t written much about what we are doing with the interior of the house firstly because it isn’t much and secondly, we are in the process of seeking planning permission and I don’t want to jinx it. However, since obtaining planning permission is very much part of the journey of restoring a Grade II … Continue reading Planning Permission: First steps
We’ve been on holiday to Scotland, visiting Nairn for my mother’s 80th birthday. For a change, I decided to book us into a hotel. I had always wanted to visit Boath House, in Auldearn, but had never gotten round to it. When I discovered that it was dog friendly, and there were rooms available, I … Continue reading Walled Garden Inspiration: Boath House
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