Friday 29 May 2015

Séchoir; now and then.


     

As we acquired it, in its raw state; and what a state! Earth floor, asbestos roof, cobwebs, and plenty of wood munching insects.

                                  

Wills and Kellogg contemplating what needs to be done. Long hard thoughts. These two photos above were taken in August 2011.

                                 

Now, 4 years on and we're slowly getting there. The bedroom divisions are being plaster-boarded as I write, the downstairs bathroom will go in quite soon, and everything is ready for the kitchen (probably Ikea) to be bought and fitted.

Wills, Kellogg, and Bunny arrive at the beginning of July. It should be liveable-in, but not finished. They can then have fun stamping their own mark on the place.

My yesterday's job, which you might just see, was tiling the two downstairs windowsills. I used ancient-looking quarry tiles (the ones we had made for the 'tower') which when waxed will look wonderful. Very satisfying job.




15 comments:

  1. Looking good - I presume from your comments that France is to be their permanent home.

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    1. William has itchy feet, so who knows. I hope it'll remain their 'constant' home, even if they do still travel around for a while. Of course in a few years time Bunny will need to go to school, so they will need to be somewhere permanently.

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  2. Lucky Wills, Kellogg and Bunny I say.

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  3. I echo Pat's comment…..and built in babysitters too !

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  4. It's going to be such a lovely home for them …. and lovely for you and Lady M to have them so near to you. Will they move straight in in July or will they live with you until it's finished ? XXXX

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    1. I'm hoping they'll move in. They'll have guests, and we'll have guests, so it'll probably be mattresses on the floor for them.

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  5. ...love your family creativity Cro!!.....more!...you inspire.

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  6. Séchoir Du Tabac. avec des vegelarians. Trés bonne.

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  7. It is going to be a beautiful house.

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  8. Cro - just in case you haven't read my comment on my blog - my email was hacked and I posted a warning on a blog post not to respond to any request for money - you obviously missed it - mystery solved!

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    1. Thank you Elaine. I've now deleted it. Amazing how these people operate!

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