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June in pictures
:: the garden has been full of bees : first BBQ : june is all about roses :: :: Victor’s find for our nature table : cutting templates for worktops : the allotment is ‘set’ :: :: picking elderflowers for cordial : doors open to let the warm air in : matching the garden posies :: More on Instagram…
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One finished wall
A small part of the partition wall between House and Nave is finished… and has lights too! It has been a complicated wall to build (and plaster!) as it fills the large archway. Looking through the windows you can see into the Master Bedroom (formerly the Gallery), but as the room is at least double height. In keeping…
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May in pictures
:: a busy month for visitors to the church : we’d hoped our missing cat had returned, only to discover we’d mistaken his identity – oops! : designing our new website :: :: weeding the allotment : Karl securing a British land speed record : vegetable seed sowing :: :: fixing leaky downpipes : the outside of the wall in…
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April in pictures
A monthly picture diary. :: the easter bunny and chicks arrive in the garden : sowing seeds in the allotment : clearing our new log storage area :: :: father teaching son shelf building skills : trialing some pressed Christ Church flowers for new card designs : Fred masking up the kitchen cupboards ready for painting :: :: undercoating…
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Christ Church from the gateway of the ‘Secret Garden’. Image of the Week #134
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the oak tree in april
After a week of spring sunshine, life is awakening around the oak tree. A pair of nuthatch’s are very vocal as they flit about the tree. Fresh green nettles are emerging around its roots. Fred had recently learned in school about aging trees by measuring their girth and dividing it by half. He was keen to give…
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An Easter posy. Image of the Week #132
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March in pictures
A monthly picture diary. :: spending time in the garden : plasterers working on the House : outside time :: :: cleaning the oak in the kitchen : signs of spring : cutting back saplings :: :: finishing the entrance porch : the first butterfly spotted : cleaning a clerestory window ::
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Online card shop
We now have a ‘shop’ page where you can purchase greetings cards and packs of postcards online. They feature a variety of images of Christ Church and flowers from our ‘Secret Garden’ photographed by Natalie. Payment is processed securely through PayPal. Proceeds from the sale of these cards will go towards opening Christ Church to the public. Please see the…
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February in pictures
:: ‘top coat’ lime plastering in the entrance porch : long plastering days : lime washing tools :: :: filling up the log shed : LOVE : garden clearing :: :: signs of spring : finishing touches to the entrance porch : preparing to launch our online shop :: We regularly post snaps of our restoration journey over on…
