A Castle in the Sky

In March 2013, after years of talking about it we eventually sell up and move out of the city with our 2 year old, Gracie. We both grew up in the countryside and this is what we want for our daughter. So we swap a 2 bed flat in London for a small country pile on the west coast of Scotland that needs a lot of work. I've done a bit of interior design and my partner, Ed has a good knowledge of the outdoors – but we're on a tight budget and we've both got a lot to learn. It's a life time's project and this is a record of our adventure…

Morning dew (Jul 12)

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The early mornings are so lovely here at the moment, Gracie and I go out in the garden when the day starts.   We don our wellies and I sit in my dressing gown drinking tea on the garden bench while Gracie runs around naked (aside from wellies) in the morning dew.   Today the lawns are covered in these tiny cobwebs….

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