"Fences and walls can be effective and even soothing, at least for those who build them." Richard Engel

The large space in the entrance needed dividing to make a dining room. One of the long beams wasn't looking too good and was only sitting on the wall by a couple of inches. I thought it best to build a block wall to support it along half of its length.

We bought some architectural salvage in Edinburgh and thought it would look grand above the entrance to the dining room

When I checked the surround for inside the dining room there was a piece of architrave missing so it's back to Holyrood Salvage at the weekend to see if it can be sourced.

"Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence." Hal Borland

I applied for a grant from the Woodland Trust last year to plant some trees. They arrived a couple of weeks ago and needed planting promptly. Greg fenced the plot and over a couple of days, with some help from Owen and Larayne, I dug and staked 550 mixed native species trees

Now it's war on bracken!