After a rather long break since the last update, there's been lots of change at Old Dairy Barns...

It's all about the landscapes: landscape gardeners, landscape painting and of course, walks in the greater Somerset landscape!

We're cosying up for an unexpected Christmas at Old Dairy Barns...

"More people die on the decent than on the quest to reach the summit". Is this mountain conquered yet?

... and so the story continues: Hard labour, but with plenty of time for fun!

"Oh, it'll never be finished" I hear myself repeat regularly to those who very generously congratulate us on 'finishing our project' and...

I can't believe this is our third Christmas in Somerset, but first in the barns - so glad we finally made it... Christmas is a busy and...

The last couple of months have been spent concentrating on the great outdoors at Old Dairy Barns. In October we've finally cleared the...

At last we're in! We still can't quite believe we live in those barns that two years ago the cows had just vacated!

A challenging few weeks with builders leaving the site, and the fire brigade called... whatever next?!

The begining of the finishing touches! We've been labouring hard, salvaging, upcycling and learning new skills ... so nearly there!

A tremendously busy start to the year with the milestones of windows going in and the roof finished at last. Catch up with our progress!

Not quite in for Christmas (this year...!), but yesterday we waved off the builders for the Christmas break feeling that the end is...

At last we say good bye to the slurry tank, and hello to a fabulous new view! Catch up with developments at Old Dairy Barns...

Loads has happened since my last post - where do I begin?! There are electricians and plumbers on site now and this week we reached the...

With September now here our thoughts are turning to harvest, but not quite as you might think! Harvesting heat from the ground is the...

At last the roof starts to reappear and we get busy recycling. Salvaging old doors and timbers from the bonfire and getting creative!

Lots of scaffolding, walls and steels going in and the completion of that dormouse survey! A busy few weeks at Old Dairy Barns!

We’ve been working pretty hard since my last post and I have to say we've been pretty tired when we get home in the evenings which...

See this weeks progress as the roof comes off at Old Dairy Barns.