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When I was a very humble civil servant, one of the tasks I looked after briefly was that of Buildings Officer.   I couldn’t get to grips with this at all Continue reading

You just cannot imagine the difference in the houses between our little country and the estates in Texas.  I have relatives who live there and their small family house is Continue reading

When we were growing up we had no notion of what was a good design for a house and what might not be – our own family home was always Continue reading

I have been volunteering for some weeks now at a small and imperfectly formed country house.  It had got into a bit of disrepair over the last few years of Continue reading

This has been a particularly long and very hard winter – for little ole britain that is.  I appreciate that in relation to many other parts of the globe, this Continue reading

Ah the absolute joy of having one of those offices with panoramic views across England’s great hills and valleys.  Throw in a few trees for texture, a lake or two Continue reading

There are certain tasks we need to really look carefully at our property and what has to be regularly checked, repaired, spruced up and maintained all the time.   We are Continue reading

Oh so any new homes having to go up around where I live.  There is an almost constant thumping sound as the tipper truck tears about the new site like Continue reading

How this house is maintained is not something I dwell anywhere near enough time on – it is a family detached on an estate.  I have insurance of course, but Continue reading

I belong to the main heritage schemes in the UK, the usual NT, EH and another, the historic houses association.  This one is slightly different in that almost all the Continue reading