![]() I didn’t check for slowworms regularly, but when I did look they were hiding. Phew! But I watered the plants in pots each day, and Jude fed the fish in the pond. ![]() I was saved from helping with the mowing as both lawnmowers broke down just before I arrived. There are plenty of wild areas, and there are lots of different taller grasses growing this year. OutsideĪs well as a family home inside the church, there is also a large graveyard. But he never took the mick as four-year-olds don’t think dancing in the kitchen is silly. Jude joined in sometimes and sometimes left me to it. It’s wonderfully liberating to be able to sing and dance around the kitchen without any eye-rolling (I have a teen). As long as dinosaurs are involved in all conversations, we could chat away for hours. I’ve known him all of his life (I saw him be born) so we’ve been happy together. While I was on my own in the daytime, I did have the family’s four-year-old son stay with me. The kitchen island has been covered in dinosaurs and LEGO while my four-year helper has been with me. The oven and hob is between two wall memorials. This was lined with pews when they took on the building, so it took a lot of vision to plan this home. The shower room is at the base of the tower, and the kitchen is also outside of the pod in what would have been the north aisle. Within the living pod, everyone has a bedroom, and there’s a sizeable living room with a balcony area to sit ‘out’ and look at the altar end of the church. While the family are living here full-time now, it is still partially a building site. But I left after one night as the family started to go down with Covid. In spring this year, I came back to see them when they moved in. Last summer, the couple got married after being together for more than half a lifetime (and having eight children!) The shell of the living pod was up, but there was still lots to do. And next we got to see the plans and the progress later in the year.īy spring 2020 they received planning permission but, of course, the pandemic came along so lots of other jobs happened before the building work could start. Then we had a look at the process of creating a family home inside a Grade II listed building. In spring 2019 we introduced the family and their initial hopes for the church building. And I was on my own (ish) for most of the time as I’ve been housesitting while the family had a holiday. I’ve just had a couple of weeks staying in the church that we’ve been following for the last three years. This is something I didn’t think I’d get to report. Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure – Land’s End to John O’Groats. ![]() Great Britons Book: Top 50 Greatest Brits Who Ever Lived. ![]()
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