March has been a very busy (and expensive) month. I am not quite sure where to begin. The biggest news is probably the start of the destruction investigation work at one end of the house, but we also made a decision on our next vehicle, which was definitely the biggest news by cost……….
February was generally a quiet relaxed month, with a week of frantic activity in the middle. We pottered around the house and garden, decorated the kitchen and contacted local trades for quotes for work we will need help with (building a garage/workshop, taking down a tree, hiring a skip). I also spotted something very speedy …
Unlike the the Scottish Highlands, snow is not actually that common in our SW corner of Scotland, thanks to the jet stream. While most of Scotland was blanketed for a couple of weeks, we only had snow for one morning. It was very pretty while it lasted. As the snow melted away, a huge number of snow drops …
2023 was our first full year of not working. After a few false starts, it was also the year we relocated to a much wilder part of the UK. It has taken me a while to sit down and finish this, as we’ve had a run of wonderful dry weather here in SW Scotland, and …
November was definitely a more positive month, as we got our main living spaces sorted and no longer had to do any driving backwards and forwards between our new home and the rental house about an hour away. We handed back the keys to the rental on 1st November, so it’s been nice to be …
Finding Enough 