Two new floors now down - almost civilised! Fed up of eating my meals on the step! Getting there!

Sarah at Charity gala night in London while I paint a skirting board - still lots to do so appearances will have to wait until next year.

@freddybulmer Couldn't do it without him - one brush tied to his tail and the other gripped in his mouth - takes seconds!

lovely reaction to new prints hence up at 6.30 printing off a few more!

Studio like an ice box - one forgets that thorough insulation works both ways!!

Marvellous offer from well known company - spend £1500 and get 15% off - chance would be a fine thing! Don't they know it's Christmas!

Black Friday - all that is wrong with society rolled up in a nice neat package with a bow on top - STOP IT!

Sarah up at Ripley Castle in Yorkshire - hope she gets back o.k through all the gales.

Plumber coming to install the studio loo - HURRAH - no more rain lashed route marches to the house bog!

Huge order for Judith at Gifted of Boston Spa on its way!

Just Baxter and me holding the fort - last 'stranger' to walk into the house was met with indifference - great guard dog!

Oh what a wonderful morning! Big family week end coming up - might stop handiwork for one night!

Up at 6.00am in stock panic - needn't have bothered - there are plenty of the required mounts!

Print orders going mad - put your money into sticky tape and hardboard!

Rain, rain, stay away come back as occasional showers during the summer when the garden needs it most - poor Cumbria.

Gate posts or should I say neolithic monoliths now in place - gate the size of a football pitch to go in once drive ready - Exciting!

Driveway going in - five minutes with a digger would have taken me one month with a shovel! Off street parking will soon be history.

Just shifted several trees worth of logs for the burner - yet it's over 60 degrees outside! Ready for the big freeze when it comes!

Front gate almost in place - will soon be in a position to repel all potential boarders!

Great weekend at Sedbergh School Nigel Barden and Tim Bulmer Artist Thank you to one and all x.com/NigelBarden/st…