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12 years!
Today marks 12 {happy hard working} years of Christ Church Living! When we officially become the owners of Christ Church one of the first things we did was to build The Hut and here Owen is nailing down the floor in the living room. Now, with the same hammer (note a very similar t shirt!) and joined by Fred and…
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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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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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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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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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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…
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Trelystan Church
An area on our doorstep which, ashamedly, we have hardly explored is Long Mountain and the parish of Trelystan. Needing to stretch our legs and our eyes, we set about putting this right. Walking over farmland the winter landscape was beautiful in the ever changing light. We found the delightful Trelystan Church, literally in the middle of nowhere. No surrounding…
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kitchen build – part 1
Mid December and in mid manic festive preparation time, we clear the ‘kitchen’ area to make way for carpenter Paul and Karl to commence the kitchen build. During recent weeks the ceiling has been painted and the walls lime washed; the antique Holophane lights hung and the air extraction ducting installed. The Christmas tree was a little in the way,…
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Fred had a special presentation from Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust to show their appreciation for completing his 2 Peak Challenge and raising a massive £278 for their ’30 days to save Dolforwyn’ appeal. They have a nice write up about it here. It has all been such a fantastic experience for him!
