If you want someone to thank or blame for the lack of rain over the past four months look no further than yours truly. For eighteen weeks (should have been ten) our barn has been covered in four and a half flights of scaffold, plastic wrap and a tin roof to protect it from the typical British washout summer at a cost of £15,000. Of course, it hasn’t rained once in that time, and we’ve had the hottest, driest summer on record. You couldn’t make it up. I wish to god I’d made a bet on that happening, my bank balance would look a darn sight healthier than it does right now.
Naturally, I can also pretty much guarantee that between now and the glass being fitted it’s going to bucket down in biblical proportions, so if you fancy complimenting or cursing me for that too, then knock yourself out!
On another note: I promise we have never watered our grass once. It’s five feet lower down than the barn, and also the lowest point on the lane, so any water that still might be lying around underground will accumulate in our garden. In very heavy rain it used to pool, but since I’ve dug most of it over, added drainage and masses of compost that seems to have stopped. Anyway, we have green grass, what can I do?
If you’re new around these parts and wondering what the hell is going on, and why I keep talking about an old barn and its garden, then take a look at these to catch up:
Just in case you didn’t read my little note, and you’re wondering where our Friday get-togethers went on the private chat, we’re taking a little summer break. But, the fun will resume on Friday 4th September at 5.30pm BST.
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Today I’m going to be telling you about our kitchen company, showing you all the progress, what the views look like from inside, tell you about a few minor (ahem, quite major actually) hiccups, why the scaffold is down before the glass, gutters and fascias were installed, and generally rejoicing in all the light-filled rooms. Sometimes, regardless of whether things are going to plan, you just have to go with the flow and find your happy place. Lot’s of photos coming up today.
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