Very quiet here today, a few plumbing related bits and bobs done. Had a fabulous lunch in certain Edinburgh high end restaurant as a late birthday treat. What a lovely surprise, thanks C x
Day Fifty-Seven
flooring
Day Twenty-Seven
Back to normal service today, busy busy yesterday so no chat. The scaffolding has gone at the back which is great. I was tempted to use it as a bonus washing line last week when it was so sunny. The sun decided not to come out today, look how grey the sky is.
The space for the bed at the back is free of insulation now and we have measured it again. Looks like it’s plenty wide enough – hooray – panic over. The hole you can see will be a bookshelf inset into the wall which will be handy and give that wee bit extra feeling of space next to the bed. Nearly all the perimeter has been insulated now and the stairs should be here quite soon. The windows are ordered and a wee bonus that I’ll show you another time. The extra Velux is here too and works on the new bathroom have resumed. I love a bath but I am missing having a shower, especially on work days. Tiles and flooring are being researched at the moment and I even glanced at wallpaper and paint the other day.
Other Stuff
I’ve been meaning to tell you about what I made of Friday for days now. Aubergine Parmigiana is one of those dishes that is so much more than the sum of its parts (or ingredients). I used Sarah’s recipe as a starting point, http://www.viewfromthetable.co.uk/2012/07/pimp-that-veg.html . I used mozzarella as a layer and the parmesan type cheese on top. Absolutely delicious. We had ours with crusty bread and green salad.
I notice the view from the table uses only a corner shot for the photo, very clever. Don’t be put off by how it looks, make it, you’ll be glad you did. x
p.s. If you like woolly tights, Tesco has loads of colours and spotty ones half price at the moment. Random, I know, apologies.
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Day Thirteen
We were out visiting up at Balerno today and H had a great time with all the others and made some fab hanging hearts with our hostess with the mostest. You can see the result in the previous post.
I’m very glad we were out – when we left there were lots of men milling about and I think a lot has been done today. The hall was looking like a bit of a workshop, it’s all gone now though.
The upstairs has changed again, much more of the floor is down and there is a rather significant hole in the old bathroom ceiling now. That’s where the stairs will go and behind them will be an ensuite shower room with the window you can see in the last photo.
This is the view from the cupboard that had the old stairs in it. The gap from the stairs has nearly been filled in from above with new joists and insulation.
We are still without hot water tonight but the heating is good. Luckily I’m babysitting tonight so all of us piled down here and used the facilities – thanks family Ross. Hopefully we will be with hot water tomorrow.
The kettle broke this afternoon which is quite a trauma to someone who likes a cup of tea or two. Wonder if I should get a boil on the gas one this time, I always like the idea of them but I worry about forgetting about it and there being a disaster. Better get it sorted out quickly or there will be mutiny on The Regeneration from the crew, who also like a wee cuppa. I think one of them carries a kettle just in case and another has what he calls a ‘survival kit’ consisting of mugs, teabags and sweeteners. Must have been a boy scout.
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