Getting back on the job, so to speak, feels such a relief, it’s difficult to explain. I hadn’t given up....
July 2017 Hallelujah!!!!!

Getting back to Loubar after a significant trip away always means putting the camp back together; kitchen, toilets, ter supply...
June – July 2017 Welcome to the Machine

https://youtu.be/xVQKPF7FC5M And so off we went….to visit family, at the heart of The Machine, as Paul Kingsnorth might say…. But...
June 2017. The Ladies in my life….

The Habibies…. old and dear friends. It’s now over 10 years since I packed up Red Habiby and drove her...
May 2017. Woofers and Bluffers

Introducing Hector and Diana. Now I must admit that I’ve been less than enthusiastic about the idea of using...
April 2017…. reeping what you sow…or at least sowing

Spring is definitely in the air and there seems to be a change in the weather….I know, I know,...
March 2017. At Last We plant Our Trees

It’s taken quite some time, but I’ve finally decided on the type of fence I want around the land. I’d...
February 2017. Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain……

And so the project goes on, but somehow it feels endless and, perhaps I’m getting slightly fatigued by the lack...
Jan 2017…and it’s all systems go….

A new year brings many opportunities and this is a very important New Year. I’m hoping to complete the construction...
Dec 2016. And a Happy New Year to you too…

I have to say there really is something special about being up here in Loubar in winter. Of course...
Nov 2016. A Winters Tale.

Previously at this time of year, I’ve taken a contract and am working somewhere abroad, DRC, Middle East, PNG etc....
End of October 2016…..So where are we now.

This was a questions I asked this time last year. Obviously then I was just about to go off to...