We have no snow but it is still lying thickly acouple of miles up the road and our view south across the valley is of snow-covered fields.The picture is of our view north where theer is no snow lying.
Last night we had a gathering of friends & neighbours who belong to the Teifi Energy Group (http://www.teifitransition.org.uk/) come to the farm to watch a film about the building of a roundwood timber framed building in West Sussex. Abut ten of us settled down to watch this fascinating film made by Ben Law (http://www.ben-law.co.uk/) is the guru of roundwood timber framed building techniques. These building are very beautiful and are made using completely sustainable & local materials. European Larch trees that have been coppiced provide the long poles that are needed for the structure's frame which is then in-filled with straw bales. The bales are then plastered over with three layes of lime-plaster producing a wonderful undulating and tactile surface. The roof of the building was tiled with shingles made from Western Red Cedar. The finished building was quite beautiful & an inspiration.
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