TG Escapes Blog – Residential
The latest articles from the TG Escapes team. Read on to keep up to date on the latest innovations and stories in the world of modular eco building for residential purposes.
Summer is comingā¦.time to tone up
Neāer cast your clout till May is outā¦.and it nearly is. Indeed, my clout was shed this weekendā¦though just my warm layers: I only braved a slither of skin. But before we know it, itāll be time for sun tops, shorts and swimsuits and that means a bit of muscle tone is...
Make the Most of the Long Hours of Sunlight with a Garden Room
Sunlight is good for you. Itās good for your health, helping your body to manufacture vitamin D (which is essential for the effective functioning of the immune system) and to absorb calcium (keeping your bones in order). It stimulates the secretion of serotonin in the...
Boost your creativity and walk to work in a Garden Office
Next week (12th to 16th May) is Walk to Work Week. You should give it a crack - walking is good for you on so many levels. Hippocrates deemed that āwalking is manās best medicineā whilst Nietzsche purported that āall truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.ā...
Recharging Your Creative Batteries
Did you know that the human eye is able to distinguish more shades of green than any other colour? This is believed to be related to our early ancestorsā reliance upon the colour green to locate a source of water and food: in short it represents life and is...
Healthy Space for Complementary Therapy
The complementary and alternative therapy industry is growing rapidly in the UK. Over 6 million British people consult over 120,000 practitioners, spending almost Ā£300m annually: a figure that is rising by 10% or more each year. From chiropractors to reflexologists...
Easter is coming, the house is getting full, make room in your garden!
Easter is the second most popular time of year for relatives to travel long distances to spend time with their loved ones. Preparing for their visit, no matter how well loved and enjoyable their company, can be very stressful especially if youāre expecting a house...
Create a device free zone with a garden room
Just 20 years after the internet was founded, it has insinuated itself into the everyday lives of us all and we are only just starting to fathom how the explosion in digital connectivity is shaping society. Perhaps more importantly, there is a general and growing...
Sunny Days Are Here Again
Spring has arrived and the sun is shining more days than not, providing the opportunity (and oomph) to get out in your garden and get ready for the summer. Itās time to plant your summer bulbs and dig out your lawn mower for the first cut of the year.Ā Make sure you...
Granny annexe or care home?
Be Nice To Your Childrenā¦. ..because one day they will choose your care home. Are you one of the growing number of people combining the demands of rearing a young family with the encroaching need to care for ageing parents? The chances are you are also trying to...
Crowded House
Has your family outgrown your house? Are the arguments raging between previously peaceful room sharing siblings as they grow older and larger and their need for personal space develops? Time for a move? Or maybe not. In terms of stress inducing events, moving house is...
The Progress of Spring
THE groundflame of the crocus breaks the mould,Ā Fair Spring slides hither o'er the Southern sea,Ā Wavers on her thin stem the snowdrop coldĀ That trembles not to kisses of the bee:Ā Come Spring, for now from all the dripping eavesĀ The spear of ice has wept itself...
Are You Suffering From HTSD (Half Term Stress Disorder)?
We really look forward to the school holidays: a chance to wind down and reconnect with the kids, for us to enjoy being together without the pressures of the daily routine. And, last week, we didā¦.really we did. Until the winding up process began. A game unfairly...