We are back!

After having a couple of weeks away we have come back with fresh thoughts and new energy.  Well, maybe not lots of energy but enough for now.

We have decided to stick with the original plan and build OUR house.... It may be stupid and the complete wrong thing to do but finally (????) we have made the decision.

Whilst we were away we had a guy digging out our driveway and putting a borehole in for the excess water. He is due to return to compact the soil and complete the drainage and then we should be heading towards a drier driveway for next winter, which seems like a good start to us.

We still have all the planning and legal side to go through and have a looooooong journey ahead of us, but at least we have decided on something.  Not saying this is it or that we can't stray from our plan, just acknowledging the fact that we have started doing something.

It was quite amazing to come back after only 2 weeks away to see how much our fruit trees have grown, together with all the weeds and grass etc of course.  We are pretty excited to note that we have a lot more fruit trees growing than we knew and actually may have to take a few of them down.  This should be ok as they are only tiny yet.

Today was spent clearing a lot of the weeds and bushes growing wild (thank you Steve for lending us your strimmer!!!!!) and planting a few more bits, such as potatoes. We were hoping to get hold of some Jersey royals to put in the ground but this seemed impossible so we have stuck with good old King Edward and hope for a few bunches.

Since we got back on Monday the weather has been absolutely stunning, between 24-29 degrees and total sunshine, just what we came here for!!! Long may it last....

Anyway, if anyone is good with drawing house plans and have good ideas, please let us know asap!!!