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Roof, what roof

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- April 22, 2020

First there were holes.

Then one day the roof just disappeared.

Then it started growing new brickwork

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Fences gates and underfloor heating

- November 01, 2020

We got to experience the underfloor heating today. The weather has turned a bit ick as usually happens in autumn. There has been blowy rain, and a bit more rain and the temperature is now in the low teens. With all the garden work that is happening with fences, there is a lot of mud. This mud got tracked through the house, making the slab quite muddy. But a few days ago it all got cleaned up, and I think the garden and fence workman have been locked out of the house because of the muddy feet. Anyway, because the slab was too cold, it was not setting fast enough, and is now being gently warmed by the underfloor heating. So when we went through the house today ( taking off our shoes because.. mud) I got to feel the warm concrete under my toes. The painting in the grand room looks mostly done and it is looking a lot brighter. There is some blue-green sealing goo in study and laundry. Most of the action this week has been with the ...

The weather outside is frightful

- December 20, 2020

The weather has been frightful, which allows us to notice that the house does not leak.... Actually, its quite comfortable, though you can hear the rain on the roof in the loft, but it is isn't that loud. Also I managed to do my Christmas shopping before lockdown was called. And we got the tree in too. And the link to the cute cat video. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ 5FPm2a7VLZR6edUj9

All those last bits start to come together

- November 29, 2020

Living in a small 3 bedroom flat has been a little challenging. We have decided that the quality of prepared ready meals is a little variable. Fortunately our tabletop cooker is working, so we can have bacon sandwiches. Also we found the kettle today. We can drink tea again. We had the tree man around to clean up the unwanted trees. it has made the garden look a bit stark, but we plan to replant. This link shows the Tree being cut down . We got left with a lot of wood and a pile of woodchip, and a pile of twiggy branches. The carpet man came by on Friday and finished the carpet. Now we have carpet both on the stairs and in the downstairs front room. And the landing went from this to this. And the lower stairs too. The bathtub got fixed. It had a case of the wobbles as it was on little legs. It has been put on the ground and siliconed down and this was our first test run. The Laundry is now working (hurrah clean clothes) and although my husband who was...