I am doing this posting bit whilst at work, in between what I am meant to do! So there may be odd bits of posts with the pictures of what it was like when we moved in. Here are some more of the "round and round the garden" section....

Don't be frightened children! Yes, the top picture is actually up a near vertical slope. There are various conifers and huge amounts of ivy growing up/down. More sawing. The picture on the bottom shows part of the reason for buying the house: there is a fabulous burn running through the garden and (she says, teasingly) in the next post I will show why I wanted this house...