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?
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
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
F and I have been dreaming of our big project for 12 years. When we got together one of the things that united us was a shared dream to build or restore our own home. Both of us grew up in families where self-build, sustainability, DIY and vegetable gardening were common themes. My parents bought … Continue reading Where to start
In which I realise that restoring an old house is an endless series of fortuitous discoveries involving stone, plants, objects and people.
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