Monthly Archives: October 2018

We’re no theatre critics but this was a great and memorable evening: beautifully constructed, really funny, and forcing us to think differently with different language, ideas and examples. Thank you for the writing and the performance Daisy Campbell, also for … Continue reading →

We need more storage space by the barn. We could use a recycled container, we could do a shed. But the right material is local stone cleared off the land. A kind neighbour has offered to help us out with … Continue reading →

Balmy October weather continues, with a soft mist across the south west that lingered all morning. Gerald deploys his smaller digger (we broke the big one). Hayley and Harry spent the morning planting out snowdrops and English bluebells, Antonio strimmed … Continue reading →

Heads up Ken Campbell fans: the metamorphosis of the Old Barn from redundant agricultural building to unique place serving a special social and cultural purpose takes a big step forward this Friday 19 Oct. Daisy Cambell is coming to the … Continue reading →

Gerald’s delicate touch with the big digger. He has a refined technique of removing the topsoil, levelling the clay underneath then replacing topsoil. We want to get grass sown soon while it’s still faintly warm and wet.

Gerald dug a hole for the tree in about 90 seconds before getting on to the serious business of levelling.  Meanwhile this Land Rover, beautifully restored by Arkonik showed up for a photo shoot Wait till you see the proper … Continue reading →

Hayley, Harry and Lorna set out plans and assess the need for some heavy lifting. Hawthorn down. Now we’re really opening up the view to the south. Help comes over the hill in the form of Gerald and his big … Continue reading →