"Every single day the world seems like it is on the brink of falling apart. But then I look outside my window, and things look about the same as they did a week ago. It's almost a form of cognitive dissonance" Moby

It was time to start work on The Studio - our chosen name for the self contained unit we are planning for the single storey east wing

It's quite a dark room so we are looking to harvest as much light as possible by opening up an old blocked in window

Then it was time to form a regular opening and put in a new lintel

After a prolonged covid induced delay I collected the new doorset from the ferry

and fitted it

"Birthdays are about doing something fun and interesting." Parineeti Chopra

 Well it was Do's birthday in July so we decided to go down to the beach just past the bottom of the garden

It was a beautiful day for a glass of our favourite Jakot