Chris and Bev – Heads in the Clouds

Dave has finished the gates for the western gate. They look beautiful but won’t be hung for a while. They need hinges and ironmongery from the village blacksmith. We’re now in a fresh lockdown and we’re wondering what this will mean for availability of tradesmen, getting supplies and the lead-times for the main house contracts … More 6th January 2021

Happy new year, everyone! The excitement of a new year – one that’s surely got to be so much better than 2020!? – has been short-lived as we experience the harsh reality of living in a tin can in freezing weather. Temperatures fell to -7.4C in Wiltshire on New Years Day morning apparently and there’s … More 2nd January 2021

We had a nice Christmas – hope you all did as well in these strange times. We met more neighbours who are all lovely and even joined in some socially distanced carolling one evening. Wonder if we’ll be in our new home next Christmas? Back to work today. The new framework for the roof of … More 29th December 2020

The seasoned oak has arrived for the new gates. It’s unclear whether Chris or Dave, Burfitt and Garrett’s chippy who’s going to make the new gates between Christmas and New Year, is most excited. We’ll set Dave and his workshop up in the bungalow conservatory. In other timber-related news, we were taken by this image … More 21st December 2020

On Wednesday we drove to Bedford to visit Chris’ mum and deposit yet more surplus clothes and bedding. Jenny now has a spare room full of bedding and another spare bed piled up with clothes. Fortunately normal commercial storage rates don’t apply … Today it was back to work at Clouds and the start of … More 17th December 2020

A quieter few days with nice visits from Andy and Dean, who could become our expert advisors on anything from sourcing bricks, to demolition, to fire pit design …. and Mike, with whom we enjoyed a very ‘substantial’ lunch in the Fox and Hounds. By chance the hunt was out yesterday around the village and … More 13th December 2020

A productive day today. Graham completed the electrical work so everything’s lit up and powered up. We don’t have to have the caravan window open for the extension lead to feed the fridge freezer any longer. Graham also helpfully explained that our ‘faulty’ electric oven wasn’t working as we’d expected because it’s a gas oven … More 9th December 2020