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New! Cotswolds Christmas Tree Skirt This unique #treeskirt is only available in my #etsyshop. Designed with my original paintings of #thecotswolds Featuring #castlecombe #aprilcottage #woodswells #theoldmill and the #lowerslaughtercountryinn #cotswolds_culture #cotswoldslovers #agatharaisin #englishvillages #medievalvillage Click through the link in my profile then click Shop Originals. It is in the Prints/merch section! https://www.instagram.com/p/CW_t93yhlK8/?utm_medium=tumblr

Mrs L lives for Christmas (and Disney,) and - although I am trying to wait until the beginning of December to put the tree up - she has sneaked a few festive decorations up. (In fact - one of her joys is trying to keep a single decoration up throughout the year without me noticing:))) Although our timelines have been a bit Myles-heavy, I for one still pinch myself every now and again to make sure he’s really ours and we don’t have to give him back to someone...:)) For some reason, walking into the front room just now and seeing his stocking in between ours was a fairly joyous lump in the throat, realising we’re close to celebrating our first Christmas with The Boy!:) #Mylestones #firstChristmas #earlydecorations #AprilCottage (at Groby) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5OIA6fg-Jj/?igshid=hpbil7bolam4

All those stones into plastic bags ready for decking and Astro turf starting Monday... How difficult can it be - and who needs a gym anyway??;)) #diy #AprilCottage #fatloss #sobernotdead #ManCave (at Groby) https://www.instagram.com/p/B11c8Z-AKRI/?igshid=l01l447y95ot

April Cottage is having a bit of tlc... It’s all a bit bizarre, as we don’t actually own the garden that wraps around the back of our house, but we do have access to it for maintenance. It all belongs to a lovely old guy who spends much of his time tending to the garden and driving his old cars... Anyway - all this for a few roof tiles and some flashing - oh and they’re replacing all of the guttering on both sides of the house too... #AprilCottage https://www.instagram.com/p/B1N19cpApYs/?igshid=146pu009rhcc

It’s been 17 months since we moved into #AprilCottage and, in the quest to prepare the house ready for #BabyLewis arriving, we’ve been going through any remaining boxes still unopened from the move... I now have a bookcase in the #ManCave housing music, #MBA and #LLB books - a veritable treasure trove of information and learning, most of which I’ve read and promptly forgotten - here’s to the second time round;))) #neverstoplearning (at Groby) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxm6G4YlRl6/?igshid=abkoltrj00rf

A quick progress pic of the #ManCave - a fair bit done, but still more to do... On that note, I do want to mark the passage of another year. It’s been a year of growth and brilliant stuff and awful stuff and stress and joy - in other words it’s a been a year of life and I could not be more #grateful :)) May 2018 bring you and your loved ones much of the same, because the alternative - well - it doesn’t bear thinking about:))) #HappyNewYear from #AprilCottage x x

#SullysGym lives! I know this will make all my posh #gym friends weep - it needs painting and more cleaning - but, I can get back to working off my Christmas timber, so I’m happy:))) Thanks to my brother/sister-in-law and mate Dave for helping us to get #AprilCottage a good few steps forward today...:)) #makingahouseahome #homegym

One of the things I am most grateful for with #AprilCottage is the absolutely glorious noise this old house makes when it rains...:)) #pluviophile #rainnoise