I live in a new house now. I started moving over from the old side to the new about six weeks ago. I’d always had a deadline of 1st April as that’s when Tom, my lead builder, was free again to come back to the project. That also gave me enough time to complete the … Continue reading Devotion
After Fidd died I felt weightless for a while; untethered. I thought about locking up the house, leaving my job and going away to the other side of the planet. I had a tempting invitation to South Africa, to visit one of my oldest friends, and then I wondered about Australia, where I have many … Continue reading What next?
The first part of this year has been all about the floors inside Number 2 (which is soon to cease being Number 2, as we have applied to have the two houses recategorised as one). As modelled by my furry assistant, Mr Monty, and in some of the other pictures, you can see the challenges … Continue reading Floored
I have been busy with self-employed work so haven’t had as much time as I’d like to document the work on Bossiney Court. Nevertheless, a huge amount has been going on both in and around the house. One thing to explain about what we are doing is that it is both a restoration of a … Continue reading Combining a new build with a Grade II restoration
A chaotic few weeks at Bossiney Court as new drains and boreholes are excavated. Continue reading Mud, machines & maximum stress
After one year as owners of Bossiney Court we celebrated with a weekend of festivities for Fiddian’s 60th birthday. Continue reading Anniversaries and alchemy
The renovation of Bossiney Court continues apace, with the roof almost complete, the first harvest from the veg garden, and Fiddian the unlikely YouTube star! Continue reading Slates, strawberries and a surprise YouTube appearance
Living inside a Grade II listed house while the roof is completely replaced during renovation isn’t easy, but it is quite a lot of fun. Continue reading Living in a house without a roof
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
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