This shows the two barns from behind and the cove that it sits by. Obviously it would need some work to convert to a house, but the location is good and it should be possible.

I had a very vivid dream that Ian and I were arguing over whether it is possible to say the word ‘banana’ in single syllables where none of the syllables rhymed. I told Ian about it when I woke up…

I got Disco Tony to make me some jewellery displays including this bust in two sizes and a display for my non-felt ball earrings which is a little different and allows the earrings to be displayed in a variety of…

Having navigated my way through the bitterly contentious subject of Father Christmas the Impostor, I was revealed to find that we were moving onto less tricky subjects – other world religions. In the primary school they run a whole school…

We haven’t had the heart to take the sofa out of the living room – or to break the news to Rosie and Wilbs that life in the new house is unlikely to include a dog sofa! Here’s a new…

We went to look at the craft showroom in Trujillo yesterday. We wanted to look at another showroom other than Llerena, to see what sorts of things we being shown and to look at prices and display. We decided on…

Every chair is currently taken…. I’ve been working on some display and packaging ideas for my jewellery. I have designed some pretty nifty displays which turn into packaging. This shows how the display turns into packaging. The front flap comes…

This is the style of wine glass which we’re keeping our eyes open for. We saw them on eBay, tried to bid for and fail to win. Highly surprisingly, I was the voice of reason, and we were very sober…

Following the success of our pickled onions at Christmas, we’re making some more. For our future reference: Cinnamon stick One Clove Cumin seeds Coriander seeds Bay leaf Pepper corns Cayenne chilli And after it’s cooled, honey to taste

One stork failed to migrate last year and has spent the autumn with us. He seems to have spent his time trying out all the different nests. I just hope that when the storks return he isn’t out getting food…