Chris and Bev – Heads in the Clouds

On Monday we had the largest number of workers on site so far as several teams arrived from Scottish and Southern’s contractor to start tackling the electricity cables. The parking was sufficient and the ‘welfare facilities’ coped admirably which was a relief … The different teams had their own tasks – laying a new cable … More 20th April 2021

This has been a busy week and at times a messy one, but by the weekend, random piles of earth have been spread, collapsed trenches filled in, surplus bricks stacked, and rubbish cleared away, so it looks like we (kind of) know what we’re doing after all … Paul the Brick has been with us … More 17th April 2021

Matt and Tristan are with us again this week and we’re hoping to get lots done. The most pressing job is for Matt and his digger to prepare the trench through the site for the diverted electric cable that will be laid next week. Great progress today until Matt reached the bungalow footprint where we … More 13th April 2021

Before you start wondering, no, we didn’t get any work out of Fergus. His clutching a garden tool was a sham, and we suspect quite a novel experience for him! A lovely Sunday afternoon walk, a little way out of the village – fairly nippy with sunshine and even a brief flurry of snow.

We’re still waiting for planning consent for the house, even though we’re now 10 days beyond the already extended target date for determination by Wiltshire Council. There’s been no communication from the planning officer and no reply to Chris’ polite – (yes, he can if he tries) – enquiries by email and phone. The timber … More 9th April 2021

Happy Easter everyone! We had the family over for a walk and picnic. The day started with a frost but marvellous sunshine took the chill out of the biting wind. The wellhouse is proving to be a perfect shelter – in the shade for the morning but our favourite spot by the end of the … More 4th April 2021

It’s great to have some very welcome relaxation of the lockdown, and at last friends and family can visit us, albeit with restrictions: Kim and Brenda yesterday for coffee and today Spider and Oonagh for lunch. It was the warmest March day for over 50 years apparently and we enjoyed the sunshine. Bev and Oonagh … More 30th March 2021

Weekends are a nice time to take stock and do a bit of tidying up. It seems a bit ridiculous to pick the plastic, metal and wood out of the pile of crushed concrete but it’s very satisfying! This is how the site now looks; all ready for a planning permission and a final design … More 27th March 2021

We’ve had our last day of digger heaven, with Ben and Mark finishing the crushing and Gavin and Billy the soil-stripping. It’s been great having them here – and they’ve dramatically transformed the site in the last 10 days or so – but it’ll be nice to be rid of the noise and disruption, to … More 26th March 2021