House renovations

Mosquitoes, house renovations and the end of summer

I never experienced the number of mozzies that we had just until recently. When passing shady areas big clouds of them raised from grasses and attacked humans and dogs. My dog Lucy has a very silky and soft fur, and they settled on her mostly and not on wirehaired Linus. I was bitten a lotContinue reading “Mosquitoes, house renovations and the end of summer”

Spring is finally here

I wrote here two months ago, which is hard to believe. We had incredibly cold spring with almost nightly frosts until recently. Luckily the world is finally turning into a warmer, brighter self and all will be well again. It is very cold inside my house right now because I have decided to get ridContinue reading “Spring is finally here”

The kitchen

I love cooking, so kitchens are always important to me. When I moved here I have decided that I will live in the part of the house which was unused by the previous owner. There was no heating here, it smelled of dampness and all in all looked depressing. The original 1857 kitchen which wasContinue reading “The kitchen”

Upstairs bathroom I love making unloved houses good again. My current house is the fourth one I am doing up by myself. I don’t do everything literally myself, only the lighter work, but I redesign it, usually sympathetically, especially if the house is old. I also recycle and use old pieces whenever possible and workContinue reading “House renovations”

Moving into the house

15.01.2021 My house was built in 1857. It is a big farm house which was at some point split into 2 units, so I live in the semi detached property. It is still fairly spacious – 180 sq meters or almost 2000 sq feet. I have half an acre of land and three outbuildings. IContinue reading “Moving into the house”

Here Comes The Sun

14.01.2021 It was a beautiful morning today. Frosty and sunny. So nice to see the sun again. I think we didn’t have it for two weeks or more. I love the sun, but rain and fog too, all in small doses and rotating nicely so I don’t get bored. My heating is working again andContinue reading “Here Comes The Sun”

Frozen Lake

13.01.2021 It happened for the very first time since I moved to Germany 18 months ago – our lake is frozen. I took a few photos of it because in today’s times it is a rarity. Because of the cold I feed birds, enormous amounts of them. About hundred of sparrows and some tinies whoContinue reading “Frozen Lake”