Up on the Roooofffff!!!!

Here is Neil on the roof fitting the chimney pipe. He looks quite happy in the picture but that was a brief moment in between swearing, as the pipe came out a bit closer to the ridge than he would of liked, which meant that the ridge tiles needed to be taken off and re-cemented in place. Nothing is ever simple.

I would take a photo of the completed chimney, but the weather has turned and I do like everyone to believe that we live in constant sunshine here in the Limousin.

Do you see that thing on the wall on the left of the picture below?

it's a radiator!!!!!! How amazing is that?!! Jase came up trumps again and bought out a working party consisting of Mel and his mate Paul. All of them worked like mad to help move us on and wow! what a difference.

The next photo is Neil (helped by Jase and Mels's dog Bob) putting in the woodburner with a back boiler, that will heat the aforementioned radiators

Next, one of Jason who got stuck into some plasterboarding, standing in what will be the bathroom...

and finally one of the bathroom - with the bath in position (and another radiator!!)

 


Lots more to say but Neil is currently on the roof trying to fit a chimney so I need to go and check he is ok and help him!!!

Curtis - call us!!!

Martin in New Zealand - if you are reading this please call us (or Jane and Den) urgently xx

more progress

The dynamic duo are on form again and now working on the barn, hopefully soon to be lounge.
Neil has been pointing the wall and Keith has started to build the fireplace. We needed the hearth to be built so that we can stand the woodburner on top and connect up all the pipes for the central heating. Yes! I did say central heating - hurrah!!!!

The pink plasterboard is special fire retardant stuff, which has boxed in the right hand flight of stairs. The sides of the fireplace are being built up in stone and we have a large beam that will be the mantlepiece which will hopefully hide all that plasterboard!! We have some reclaimed bricks to go up to the ceiling.

Confused?

Having witnessed some very late cranes flying south only a couple of weeks ago I was gobsmacked yesterday to see a large group flying North again. Do they know something we don't?
I couldn't believe it when I heard their familiar cry overhead. How odd.

Loo-ney Lenny

There was a bit of a feline commotion in the en-suite this morning and Lenny the cat (the scrounger on the chair on the right) flew onto the bed for a cuddle. As I started to stroke him I noticed he wasn't entirely dry.

Neil got up to investigate and pieced the story together - Lenny had obviously been sitting on the loo seat trying to knock a toilet roll onto the floor so that he could attack it (his favourite game) and fallen backwards into the loo......

Which leads me to conclude that despite respecting the environment we really must flush it every time.......

Have a look!

Having received the Leibster award (see here) this is my first recommendation if you are looking for a blog to read - Veras blog Snippets from Labartere
Vera is renovating her house and running a smallholding and writes delightfully about her experiences, and includes some funny little videos from time to time.
I would also like to re-thank Sue, who nominated me and has also explained how to do links - so if the link to Vera's blog works I have got the hang of it, and if it doesn't I am too thick to understand her very clear instructions!!