As a child I had never been shy of working; I rogued for wild oats, picked stones from fields, shovelled grain into dryers, edited the local parish magazine, and even had a paid column (parish council news) for the Cornish Times. I’d done voluntary work in a school for children with additional needs, which I […]
The Best of St Germans and the Rame Peninsula
At the mouth of the Tamar, on one side scored with beautiful beaches and quaint fishing villages, on the other deep river valleys and the rolling countryside the Rame Peninsula is a gem in the Cornish crown. Slightly off the beaten track, it offers the discerning traveller exceptional natural beauty unsullied by crowds. Like the […]
How to build an empire – part 5 – the bathroom and passage
After finishing the kitchen in early 1993, we moved on to the bathroom and passage, which at the time were in the space formerly occupied by the ladies powder room and ladies toilet cubicle. We continued to live in our boarded up bedroom. Finishing our main living area meant we had somewhere to entertain. However […]