Hey friends,Short and sweet this week!🎾 PickleballThe highlight of my week lately has been Monday night badminton. I signed up to the village club as soon as we moved house but due to covid it was cancelled soon after. We're back up and running now...

Hey friends,Spider season seems to be in full swing. The house spiders have come out of the woodwork and I can't take more than a few steps in the garden without getting a face full of web.Annoying? Yes, but I always marvel at how safe the UK is from...

Hey friends,I'm waiting on deliveries of materials so there's not been much DIY action this week. The lull does however present a good opportunity to explore property investing, though upon re-reading I may have sucked all the fun out of it. Sorry ab...

Hey friends,I can't think of anything interesting to write about this week so DIY and office modifications it is...🔨 Garage Roof DemolitionThere really ought to be a wrecking ball emoji.On Saturday Joe and I set to work on the garage roof and starte...

Hey friends,I'm back in the studio! 🎉 More on that later but let's first pick up where we left off last week.🧠 Flow-StateContinuing my quest to understand why I find most DIY a very fulfilling pastime but not so much for some tasks like painting, I...

Hey friends,I'm not back in the office/studio just yet so I write to you from the living room once again while Abi watches the Love Island final. If only cancel-culture could extend to that show. 🖥️ StudioI have however made good progress. We left of...

Hey friends,The bubs has suddenly developed some sort of separation anxiety so we're writing this one together. Well, he's on my knee and I'm tapping away with one finger ☝️.👷 ProjectsThe fence is now complete, at long last, and while it's not as fa...

Hey friends,Welcome to Newsletter No. 10! Thank you for reading these past ten weeks. It's been great to hear how much some of you enjoy my ramblings or 'slice of life' as one of you put it and I'm really enjoying writing it.One of the motivations fo...

Hey friends,Fair warning here, there's a topic on a sad matter but I'll ease you in...🎨 ProjectsThe studio/office is now painted. I went for Farrow & Ball Hague Blue matched by Johnstones for a feature wall. It's the most adventurous wall colour...

Hey friends,I've only got one main piece to write about this week so first I'll re-hash a few past topics first based on your feedback.Timber ShortagesReader John has a brother who operates Unique Bespoke, a supplier of timber gates and fencing who h...