Cat’s now working full time so it’s over to me to manage both houses and all the trades. It’s been an exhausting week culminating in a crazy Friday when I didn’t even have time for a cup of tea. It was a beautifully sunny morning with an azure sky after a night of heavy rain,… Continue reading Challenge Anneka!
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Sneaky peek
What a beautifully sunny Autumn day, perfect for a sneaky peek at the roof now we can see it from the ground, it doesn’t disappoint. We can see more of the freshly pointed walls and the new/old roof and it’s everything we had hoped it would be, it’s looking so smart! We will have to… Continue reading Sneaky peek
Scaffold goes topless
The scaffolders return today to remove the tin roof and the sheets around the sides (which have been destroyed by a few storms). The four of them form a chain to pass the metal sheets down from the top. The first peek of our new dormer windows. They look lovely! Although we have spotted a… Continue reading Scaffold goes topless
Scaffold tidy up
Tomorrow the lid of our scaffold is being removed so that a new TV aerial can be fitted on to the chimney before the rest of the scaffold comes down next week, so today George is back to move everything that is left up there. George has sorted out all the left over tiles that… Continue reading Scaffold tidy up
Bathroom fitting begins!
A day that has been a long time coming (we bought the bath nearly 3 years ago), today Billy starts fitting the bathroom. Cat has been busy painting all the walls and ceiling this weekend so it would be ready and dry for Billy to start. Our anthracite bathroom radiator gets fitted on the wall.… Continue reading Bathroom fitting begins!
Our old front door
Having finished all of our windows, Glynn is now working on the old oak front door and frame. It is in a bit of a sorry state. There is a lot of daylight around the frame, there has been since we bought it, so we taped it up with black carpet tape to stop the… Continue reading Our old front door
A very special gift
Today our plasterers Charlie, Alan and Mitch surprised us with a very special gift! This beautiful piece of Pyrography has been specially made for us by Alan’s partner, Martha, and when we opened it we both cried! Such am incredible gift, personalised to us and the house and a lovely keepsake preserving Pear Tree Cottage… Continue reading A very special gift
Beautiful burrs
Burrs in trees are formed by a kind of tumour which can be caused by a virus or fungus, but from something that sounds so awful comes something so beautiful. Burred wood is very sought after as a result. Sam is here today for the next electric fix needed for the plasterers. The attic wall… Continue reading Beautiful burrs
Ancient kitten prints
Whilst sorting through all of our hogs back ridge tiles, Cat and Roger discover a tile with tiny kitten paw prints embedded in the clay! So sweet to think a little kitten walked through the clay, possibly 2-300 years ago, and has left its mark for posterity! Our old ridge tiles are a bit weathered… Continue reading Ancient kitten prints
Building heroes
A phrase coined by our good friend Laura, yesterday, and it’s perfect. Everyone who has worked on the house is our building hero. Nothing on this house has been easy or straightforward, it has fought us the whole way, but everyone who has accepted the challenge has worked tirelessly to conquer it. Heroes. The biggest… Continue reading Building heroes