Archive for November, 2006

No Visible Means Of Support

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Whenever you do renovation work to an old house, you are sure to come across something unexpected.
You know the type of thing, staircase balustrades hidden behind paneling, or Victorian tiles covered by 70’s lino.
Other discoveries are less welcome.
Whilst taking the old plaster from a wall in what will be our bedroom, I uncovered a [...]

Noisy Baby

Monday, November 6th, 2006

She may be cute, but she is also a bit of a noisy baby.
Abigail has recently found she can shout very loudly. Ruth likes to call it singing.
Whether shouting or singing, Abigail puts her heart into it and goes on for ages.
When she next gives us a ‘concert’ I will film it and put it [...]

Mensa Practical

Monday, November 6th, 2006

The roof has finally been re slated, a ‘two week’ job that has taken over two months to complete.
The recent clement weather has meant the slaters have been able to work for a solid week, without any rain stopping play.
On the downside, today I had to take down the scaffolding on my Jack Jones.
All went [...]