The Transition - Part III

The costs are mounting! A well has been found under the kitchen, it will have to filled with concrete - that's a lot of concrete.

How not to do your christmas shopping

While out doing a bit of shopping in Brighton today I came across this...


if you can't afford a Rolex get a Timex they still tell you the time.

The Transition Part II - Holes, props and an interesting find

This little pot was found during excavations. Holloway's Ointment. "For the cure of GOUT and RHEUMATISM. INVETERATE ULCERS. SORE BREASTS. SORE HEADS. BAD LEGS. You never find anything like that in Boots these days do you. I found and interesting article about Mr Holloway's ointment.

The Transition Part I

We spent Saturday night at Jason and Sammy's in Crouch End, we had lovely tapas and muddy cuddles from Sammy. Back home on Sunday a leaking radiator pipe left us with no heating or hot water this better all be worth it. Rico Billy has checked himself into The Grand, we are braving the conditions.

The building work starts.....

To make our kitchen arrangements a bit more practical we have decided to 'open plan' the back of our house. So 'the muscle' element arrived today to start taking the walls out. The noise is thunderous and what is it about building dust it seems to find its way onto every surface of every item of your home. The next few weeks will prove difficult I'm sure but it should all be worth it.