Tag Archives: treehouse

Happy New Year

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

I came across a quote I really liked the other day.  It was by Abraham Lincoln. I’m in the middle of reading David Herbert Donald’s biography of Lincoln.  I’ve been in the middle for a while.  I’m pretty much at … Continue reading →

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A Home for the Soul and a Fire for the Imagination

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

When it comes to the tree house what I get asked most is “Who is it for?  You or Luca?”  It’s a good question. First and foremost I’ve long wanted Luca to have a space he feels is his.  For … Continue reading →

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Treehouse Frenzy

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

This was my lovely mallet when I started making shakes for the treehouse. And this is it now. There have been a few casualties in the process of making the treehouse.  A notable one has been my left hand – … Continue reading →

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Hot News from the Treetops

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

Bang, bang!  Crash, crash!  Ow! *&%$£!  All things treehousey proceed slowly but surely and in the right direction.One of the problems with getting it done is that when I’m up in the treehouse quite often I’d rather just stand and … Continue reading →

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Me Tarzan, You Luca

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

When I started this project I never thought it would take so long.  Mind you I didn’t imagine that I’d decide to teach myself how to make oak shakes and build a tree-manor rather than a mere treehouse. But it’s … Continue reading →

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The May

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

We’ve always called it, simply, ‘The May’.  Back in the days when friends would come and sleep on sofas and floors, rise at five and stride into the centre of Oxford for a blast of ‘Summer is a cumin in’ … Continue reading →

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A Sussex Equinox

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

I never tire of the passing of the seasons in Sussex.  Yesterday morning, as the sun broke through the mist over Bewl Water, spring made its presence felt with its electricity in the air. The fecund earth is about to … Continue reading →

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A Wealden October

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

I know it’s gratuitous but I couldn’t resist adding some more pictures.  I woke hideously early this morning and when the dawn eventually broke the sun bathed everything it fell on the in most beautiful honey coloured light. So when … Continue reading →

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Up Amidst The Branches

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

I’ve been telling everyone who’ll listen, and a fair few who won’t, that I seem to seek out the most difficult way of doing any given task. It’s probably true of my radio series and it’s certainly true of the … Continue reading →

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Glories of the Season

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

I have awoken to a thick blanket of autumn mist these last few days.  It’s been as though nature has reached for the sun to absorb the last of the year’s warmth. Meanwhile the treehouse progresses.  The lining and battens … Continue reading →

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