I’ve been neglecting you. I know, and I’m sorry. But I do have a good excuse, and a note from the doctor. Ten days ago I broke my foot. For the medically minded, I have a fracture of the left cuboid. For the non-medically minded, it means I’m hobbling about on crutches whilst wearing a fetching purple plaster cast. If you’re self-employed, which I am, then the well-meaning assertion of the radiographer that you’ll...

We were contacted by a client on a small, modern estate in Loughborough who wanted to update her dated original driveway and replace a small lawn around the front and side of the house with an interesting, decorative border. Our client was specific in that she did not want textured concrete or block paving. Following the initial consultation we decided to give the plot an individual feel, as a lot of the front gardens and drives in the estate...

Now that the nights are drawing in and any hope of an Indian summer has long since departed, I thought I’d share with you a tale from our early years. So gather round, but bear in mind that in order to do this I cannot avoid using the C-word. Brace yourselves. Here we go… I’m sorry to bring this up, but did you know there are only 110 days to go until Christmas? There, I said it! But unlike a lot of self-employed business...