where eagles fear to perch

It's been a very long time since my last update on the campervan, but I've continued to work on it and things started to come togeth...

Following on from Part 5 , I've been continuing with the project across several fronts. One thing about this conversion is that it's...

This is number five in the series of posts about our campervan conversion, following on from Part 4 .    The solar panels arrived last weeke...

In this post, we're initially looking at the water requirements for the van build. We've bought a 75 litre tank for fresh water and ...

Following on from Part 2 , the next step was to install some acoustic insulation.    I applied proprietary butyl rubber sound-deadening pane...

Since the first post, I've been clearing out the van load space.  I'd originally thought of keeping some of the previous panelling b...

We've decided to build ourselves a camper van, or rather to buy a van we could then fit-out as a camper.    The initial idea is to retai...

With the building structurally complete and weathertight, finishing works could continue inside the conservatory at our leisure, and any rem...

The long-awaited doors and windows duly arrived, and on the scheduled date too, so it was time to assemble and erect the building.    The ...

Following on directly from our Part 1 post, we've been continuing with the enabling works for the new conservatory. The photo dia...

We'd previously  thought   about erecting a conservatory, but the difficulties to be overcome at our location seemed too complex to addr...

This is the final instalment of our major project to demolish the old greenhouse, clear the space to make a paved courtyard area and build a...

Yet another lockdown garden landscaping project ... Inspired by some new raised beds I saw during a review of the Six-on-Saturday submi...

"Well, it's very impressive, yes, but we need to ask you a few questions". In memory of the actress Gina Mastrogiacomo, ...

Following on from our  Part 1  post last week, this is where we left the project. The first post described the process up to completion...

In the early spring of 2013, we built our large greenhouse using 14 shower panels we'd picked up on the cheap.    This 12' x 6...

Back in 2017, our neighbours gave us the outer ring sector stones from a brand new 2.7 metre (9') diameter paving circle - they'd on...

This year, as is fairly typical, we've bought in excess of 700 litres of multi-purpose compost for the garden, usually when there were 3...

In the summer of 2016 I described how I cloned a failing HDD on my main laptop. Three years later and I've repeated the process on th...

Hot on the heels of our waterwheel, we've now built another water feature to sit under the Cypress tree in the south-east corner of the ...