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Happy New Year all. So, with the flooding, electrical issues, boiler and frozen pipes causing us no end of headaches I’ve decided to look into alternatives for the hall.  We need a better way of heating the space, we need to ensure the pipes don’t freeze again, we need a better battery monitoring system and…

It has been a busy old year and it feels like we’ve been ready for a Christmas break since we got back from Cornwall. With the house move, new schools, Rachel’s new job, returning to on-site working, bigger team, planning application, building work and generally being busy trying to integrate into a new area we’ve…

The big move. When we first bought the Temperance Hall in Keasden it would often take around 90 minutes to get from our home in Wigan and so, everything and everything we might need for a short stay had to be loaded into the car and planned for in advance.  Aside from a clean pair…

Girls-Only Time For those in the know, we’ve been looking into moving much closer to the hall and have been updating and renovating our current home in preparation for a sale.  We’ve started putting feelers out in the local area but to date, haven’t had all that much luck in finding that forever home which…

High Water Level So, we’ve got used to the weather in Keasden taking us a little by surprise but on arriving at the Temperance Hall, it’s clear they’ve had a bit more weather than we got in Wigan as Keasden Beck looks set to break its banks. We can usually walk under Reeby’s Bridge and…

House Hunting Break Our house-hunt is back in full flow after hearing our multiple offers on the house in Settle have been knocked back.  Over the last few weeks, we’ve had a look long look at a few local barns in need of some love and attention.  We’ve viewed houses in locations we had never…

The Settle house Our house hunt in the local area frankly isn’t going to plan and so, we’ve decided to expand our search area to the surrounding villages near to Keasden.  If we were lucky, we’d find that hidden gem in need of some tender loving care a complete rebuild project, a little like Temperance…

Generator Review So, having pretty much rebuilt the 1700w SGS generator since we bought it, with new plugs, wires, ropes and switches it finally gave up the ghost. Not to be put off though, we have been renting a slightly more capable Honda version from Settle Coal for the last few months. It seems like…

Boiler Installation So, up until now we’ve managed with just the log burner to keep us warm on the cold Yorkshire nights but we’re investing once again in some new tech.  Luke from Diamond Heating in Settle has been round to size up our boiler and radiator needs and is currently in the cellar, fitting…

Stargazing It’s fair to say Rachel is the photographer in the family. Emily is the dancer and Adam is the artist but for tonight at least, we’re having a switch around. Up until now, we’ve never really taken much notice of the settings on our phone cameras but we have a clear, dark sky, warm…