Highgrove life; the start of our kitchen renovation

We are ready to start the kitchen demo tomorrow. Our road to get here. Continue reading Highgrove life; the start of our kitchen renovation

Highgrove gardening; power tools and bumper crops

In the short time we have been living in the country we managed to acquire a nice collection of power … Continue reading Highgrove gardening; power tools and bumper crops

As we continue to make this place our own, we made a number of discoveries. 1. Removing old paint from … Continue reading Highgrove living; some useful renovation tips

Meet Meisha, our new Queen of Highgrove. This sprightly 17-ish year old joined our family two weeks ago, relocating from … Continue reading Highgrove Living; introducing Meisha

In the past, we used to change the locks on the day we moved into our new house. Moving into … Continue reading Highgrove living – why you should alway change the locks

It has been an exiting week, we finally received most of our furniture. The house feels more and more like … Continue reading Highgrove living; new and repurposed furniture

A studio loft with airbnb potential, just paint and moving some furniture can make a big difference Continue reading Highgrove living – a bit of paint can make a huge difference

we have been in our home for four weeks now. We are organising the big jobs, and are also tackling small fixes, Continue reading Highgrove living, and a carpenter called Dave

We develop a new routine after moving to the countryside. Continue reading Moving house, setting up a new routine

Moving to the countryside, we become familiar with septic and water tanks. Continue reading Highgrove, our first weeks in the countryside