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Landing lights
A house update is long overdue, so I thought I’d show you how the landing has progressed. Over the summer the ceiling and walls have been painted, along with the railing along the edge of the landing (and boy did that take a long time!). The walls are painted in Farrow and Ball’s ‘Pointing’ and the railing in ‘Borrowed Light’.…
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Open Day – Sunday 8th September
This Sunday 8th September, we will be open from 10am – 5pm as we are taking part in ‘Open Doors’. Organised by The Civic Trust for Wales, Open Doors gives everyone the opportunity to visit heritage buildings and sites not normally open to the public. Over 300 places are taking part throughout Wales, during September and you can view the…
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Afternoon light
The sunlight streaming through what will become our living room window one day… Image of the Week #50
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Lots and lots of plastering
Last week the House build took a big leap forward as a huge amount of plastering was undertaken by local plasterers, Paul Nicoll and Chad Davies. They have done a fantastic job plastering the partition wall and ceiling, which will be part of our living room and the block wall between the two pillars, as well as the…
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Furniture shopping
A recent visit to our local antique store proved very fruitful. I was looking for some small shelves for Owen’s room, which I happily found and snapped up just in time as a lady came in just after me and wanted them! While I was chatting to Melvyn, the owner of Lamplite Antiques, I spotted the most beautiful Victorian table.…
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An unsusal door
This week, Karl has been installing the door which will lead from the main ground floor area of the ‘house’ into his workshop, which is in the north west corner (the darkest, dankest part of the building!). The door itself has had a rather unusual history as it’s an old Victorian prison cell door from Dartmoor Prison! The viewing hole…
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Showing it as it is!
To mark the beginning of a New Year, I have taken two pictures, looking at either end of the church, and showing how we live now. I’m really hoping that these views will change dramatically over the next 12 months. I will take two more pictures in Jan 2014 and we can play ‘spot the difference’! Before we get to…
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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
We are just about all set for Christmas, with our ‘Christmas Area’ cleared and arranged. The tree is not quite as majestic as we’ve had in the past, but it is still rather nice in it’s own humble way. It is nice having a ‘real’ tree as they are always so different from year to year. At least with a…
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A Fleeting Moment
Over the past few days we have been clearing and sweeping, getting a ‘Christmas Area’ ready. I love these days, Karl hates them! I just had to post a picture of this clear space, as these are fleeting moments. Nothing stays clear for long round here, in fact barely long enough for me to take this picture. This space will…
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Lime Wash… Round 2
We have taken down the scaffold tower that has been in the corner of the gallery (our future bedroom) for the last year. Can now have a good view of a little finished corner of the house. Can also have a good view of my first attempt at lime washing. Generally I’m really pleased with the lime wash. I’m mixing…
