Doors and bathrooms have been high on the agenda today. Getting the bathroom bits and bobs sorted just takes ages. Glad to report I’ve ordered tiles, loos and a sink today. Good.
The doors upstairs need to be chosen. Ideally I would get exactly the same as the downstairs doors made to match but that would be pricey and every penny counts at this stage of the regeneration. There is a search on for the best match to the downstairs doors, off the shelf as it were, we’ll see how it goes. The other door issues involve choosing where the new door in the front bedroom will be and whether the old bathroom door will do size regulation wise – the good news is it will be fine, phew.
The plasterers have been doing their stuff above the stair, they had an elaborate plank, ladder and baton scenario to reach all the way up there beside my lovely skylights. There is another smooth and delightful curve at the top of the stairs, it looks superb.
looking up from halfway up the stairs
That’s all folks, off to play with my new gadget. It does begin with an ‘i’.
Well, the day finally came when we were to have windows upstairs.
It’s not getting any warmer here so I’m hoping that they will keep a bit more heat in the house. We have removed the magic curtain and it’s good to see the light coming down from the skylights above the stairs. Have a look and see what you make of my lovely windows.
in they comefront first thing this morningfront with windowslooking out the back window
So that’s upstairs fully sealed and ready for the plasterers tomorrow, the bathroom will be getting some much needed attention too.
Other Stuff
We had quite a quiet weekend, teenboy was not well and the weather was pretty cold. Surprisingly, apart from a few flutters, we missed out on snow. The best part of the weekend was Sunday morning when we headed out to see what happened, despite the freezing wind. We rediscovered an old favourite of ours, the Botanic Gardens here in Edinburgh. It was just too cold to stay long at Inverleith swing park so we decided to trot over to the Botanics. What a great move, it was full of life and the children had a brilliant time in the classroom part of the entrance area planting marigolds and sunflowers, with the help of really enthusiastic volunteers. I liked the ‘shelf life’ display too, just shows you that you don’t need much to grow a plant.
shelf life – as seen at the botanicstreasures from the botanics
There was a fantastic stand in the plant shop with, yes, you guessed, Ranuculus plants for sale, the children chose one each, they’re planted up and looking good out there, hope they won’t perish in the cold though.
Ranuculus (again)
After the Botanics, everyone was keen to head on to Stockbridge Market and we had great fun trying every tablet and sweetie on offer there. We came home with a lovely lunch, comte cheese and a baguette, how continental. Tasted good too, we have pledged to go more often and support the little guys out there.
delights from Stockbridge Market
Being inspired by the Botanics, H and I headed out to our local DIY store for some potting compost and came out with another armful of bargains from the plant dept – pansies, daisies and margarites this time. The focus on the garden continued when we got back, the greenhouse has had a pane of glass missing since last summer, we fixed that, at last. Good job, C. Every bargain is now planted and cheering up the garden – all we need is spring to return and help them grow. Fingers crossed x
Regeneration 