We Continue to Grow.........

We are on the move - well, the building is......the plans are starting to come together and the new extensions are growing. As the house is on a slope, the extension for the Utility room has to be at one level and that for the lounge at another. The ground at the lounge end of the house, is in fact about a metre lower than the rest of the house, so there was a lot of measuring and head scratching in order to build the extensions to the same level as the rest of the house. I'm glad Craig knows what he is doing, and that we have a son who is a Quantity Surveyor who can verify the amounts of concrete needed etc. Craig was correct in his measurements, but it gave him a bit of security to have them confirmed.

Once this level was reached, we needed to have it backfilled and then wait for the concrete for the floors to be poured.

 

All the while this work was going on, we were continuing with other 'projects' around the house and garden.

 

We bought the first of our animals (well, after Arthur the dog of course), and those of you who are a little squeamish may want to skip the next bit ! - which are to be used for breeding and eating. The first additions were two little rabbits - very cute, but NOT PETS !

 

 

 

Arthur was fascinated by the new rabbits, and would have sat and watched them all day. He has been the same with all the new additions we have had - chickens, rabbits and ducks, although we have never let him near the sheep. We are well aware that he is not to be trusted though, and he is never unsupervised near them. He did chase one of the chickens once - our mistake - but never caught her, which as those of you who know Arthur, probably just about sums him up !

 

We also had some window grills made to replace the original broken ones, that had parts missing etc. In fact, they were so bad, that one day when the lock on the front door seized up, Craig managed to climb through to let me out - yes, we were locked in ! It was something that we had to list in our Planning Application too. Some houses have wooden shutters on the windows, some have electric roller blinds, and others grills. I think that the two former ideas must help with heat loss as well as security, which is not a bad idea. However, we had grills originally, so that was what they needed to be replaced with.

 

 

The days fly by, and the jobs pile up. Sometimes it's difficult to see the wood for the trees, and its a question of prioritising what needs to be done on a particular day. I know that people wonder how we manage to fill our days, but believe me, it's not difficult !