Is it two months since my last short post!!!! Must get my act together. Anyway what has prompted me to post this entry is the new series of the British Channel Series called Grand Designs – and boy what a corker and inspiration.

This episode tells the story of Francis Shaw and his wife who bought a Ruined Castle (one of the walls fell down during filming) and converting it into a fantastic I-want-to-live there house in two years and 750 thousand pounds sterling. It took battles with English heritage, Archaeologists, bad weather, a small budget and a life long dream.

Thanks Francis; you had shown me what will, determination and a dream can achieve. Best of luck, I hope you can keep the house.