Here are the before and after pictures of our new house extension – it’s hard to believe that it’s the same stone. But though the builders have finished, our work has increased, as there’s still the inside to do. And this is why I haven’t been doing much reading or writing – I set myself a goodreads target of 12 books, which normally I’d read in a couple of months, and I’ll be lucky to reach it by Christmas! If you’d like to know about the builders – the inspiration for characters in my books – I have a new blog here