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Jun 17, 20212 min read
Living in a vacuum!
The long awaited upgrade to my domestic heating system has had to wait another couple of weeks as other jobs have come calling. For the...
Jun 4, 20211 min read
Success
Well a week has flown by and visitors keep arriving and departing, I don't just mean the Swallows and House Martins. Some one kindly...
May 28, 20211 min read
1st time visitors
I'm sat here at 3.30 on Friday PM, waiting for the very 1st visitors coming to stay at The Hafod. The only thing I know isn't connected...
May 23, 20213 min read
The Snagging List.
So with Polly having done the happy snappy job the Hafod details were sent through to Quality Unearthed to be added to their list of...
May 1, 20212 min read
Crossing the finish line.
May the 1st and about three weeks later than I would have liked and The Hafod pleasure dome is finished apart from awaiting a visit from...
Apr 19, 20213 min read
letting the grass grow under your feet.
Just a half day today on the Hafod to save myself from permanent decrepitude. A lovely sunny day and I took the time away from Hafod to...
Mar 28, 20213 min read
Flawed flooring
The Hafod is starting to take on a finished look now and the amount of materials lying about is going down. I look forward to being able...
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Spring in the air!
I do believe that spring may now have sprung, as well as the Red Kites putting on beautiful Arial displays as they prepare to nest; we...
Mar 14, 20213 min read
Shetland Morning
Woke up and it wasn't a Chelsea morning, as sung by Joni Mitchel but more of a Shetland Morn. In Shetland you can experience a year’s...
Mar 8, 20213 min read
Dome, Dome on the range!
Some one seems to have put a heavy foot on the accelerator pedal. The week has sped by and it's Sunday again and I'm knackered. With the...
Feb 28, 20213 min read
Dome sweet dome.
Joy of joys, it would seem like spring has sprung; sunshine and no wind, although up here it is easy to be fooled. Tomorrow is St Davids...
Feb 21, 20213 min read
Winching away in Janes Field
As hoped for the week started of cold and crisp so on Monday we ventured out and hooked the big trailer on to the little quad. The...
Feb 7, 20213 min read
Rejoic(st)e Emmanuel
So here we are another week older and the weather continues to shape my days; very little bright sunshine and barely any wind, the...
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Good(y)'s in transit
Now which box is mine? I've had notification that the container in which my shipment of new geodesic domes for Redwood Retreat are due to...
Jan 31, 20213 min read
Snow me down
The snow over last weekend has made progress slow. but Norwegian Wood sure looked pretty clad in snow! I got tarpaulin covers over my...
Jan 24, 20213 min read
From the bottom up.
A truly British week for weather with wind and rain and sun and snow. A couple of days we’ve had some hours of lovely sun and the hills...
Jan 17, 20213 min read
Hafod Foundations.
.With the snow all gone for now and the ground a bit squidgy I've finally been able to start on the build process for getting the 2nd geo...
Jan 9, 20213 min read
13th day of Christmas.
and finally my present arrived. This is a once in a lifetime BIGGY present from me to me. With so much to do getting Redwood Retreat...