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    October in pictures

      :: the beginnings of the inner porch : antique lighting goes up : preparing to work in the Living Room :: :: bringing in a new delivery of lime plaster : collecting wildflower seeds for the garden : electric installation in the Workshop :: :: stuff on the move again : removing old wiring in the Living Room :…

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      Yesterday’s rain enhanced the engraving and colours of this slate headstone. Image of the Week #157

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    painting and lights

      Ta-da! The dining area of the House, with its ginormous ceiling is painted and the lights are up.   The ceiling has been painted a stoney colour to link with the tones of the floor and to create a sense of cosiness in this vast space. The shade is Farrow & Ball’s ‘Joa’s White’ and the walls are ‘Pointing’.   The…

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      An autumnal colour palette on this stained glass window situated in the north aisle. Image of the Week #156

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    The oak tree in October

      Signs of autumn are beginning to show on the oak tree, a subtle change in the colour of the leaves and acorns scattered everywhere in the churchyard. And berries on the young holly tree growing at the base of the oak.

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      We have been out in the Field this afternoon collecting rosehips to make a ‘flu busting’ syrup to see us through the winter. Image of the Week #154

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    September in pictures

      :: painting the bathroom : foraging damsons and making chutney : getting ready for painting :: :: close up to some decorative details : my hard working paint brush (I’m not a roller girl!) : tackling the {big} ceiling :: :: making the mezzanine floor in the workshop : enjoying the September sunshine in the garden : the finished…

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      It’s quite something to be right next to a part of the church that is meant to be viewed from afar. Image of the Week #153