Posted in 1 on March 31, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Buying a “project” such as our railway carriage house always entails a certain amount of time spent living with the possibilities. At first this is great fun. I always enjoy the “camping” stage when one has just taken possession – and even sleeping with our coats on in front of the woodburner had [...]
Posted in 1, tagged Easter egg tree, eco-house, natural thrifty decorating, railway carriages on March 17, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Along with the excitement of impending building work comes a degree of apprehension, and a heightened awareness of all that we have – and all we have to lose in the event of it going wrong. There’s no real need to worry – we have a good architect and great builders on the case, and [...]
Posted in eco-building, domestic life, greener living, gardening, tagged dream home, eco-building, railway carriage house on March 6, 2008 | 15 Comments »
OFF THE RAILS
11 MARCH 2008
We’ve become accustomed to the comments, over the years. “Oh look! An old railway carriage! Anyone on board?” And once, a four year old, responding to his mother’s enthusiasm with total disdain: “But Mummy, why would anyone want to live in a broken down old train?” There have been [...]
