Posted in 1, tagged architects, black rubber house, Dungeness, eco houses, railway carriage house, simon conder on March 30, 2009 | 10 Comments »
The other day at nearby Dungeness, I wandered off the main road to walk down to the sea and was intrigued by what looked like the reflection of a railway carriage in the windows of this new modern house….
As I drew nearer, it became clear that it was not a reflection, but an old carriage [...]
Posted in 1, Blogs, eco-building, domestic life, greener living, gardening, tagged garden, recycled wood. on March 17, 2009 | 16 Comments »
With all the effort we have put into the house over the past year, the garden has been badly neglected. But that is changing fast. Regular followers of this blog will know that when we first started work here, the area immediately outside the kitchen door was an uneven slab of concrete (see above), [...]
Homemade: Gorgeous Things to Make with Love
with Ros Badger
(Collins £20).
People have been talking about the Weekend Book in messages here, so I thought I would put a cover up (click for a link to order it) - and one of my next book (written with my friend Ros Badger ) - which will be out in early May. As people who have always made things at home - Ros is a great knitter and crocheter, and I love making things from the garden, whether that's planting up pots as presents, cooking chutney and jams or festooning the house with leaves and flowers - we've collected some of what we think are our best ideas into a book of around 80 projects, all of which have all been beautifully photographed. For more on these books, and the others that I have written, and links to order them, please go to my website and click on Books.
The Wonderful Weekend Book: Reclaim Life's Simple Pleasures
(John Murray £12.99)
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