Stuck in limbo in a loft extension

Stuck in limbo in a loft extension

Stuck in limbo in a loft extension It’s ages since I’ve done a catchup post. I’m trying to update lots of recipe posts to make them look nicer and be more usable, bring back cheap family recipes from the dead with all the recipe loading that...
Progress at last!

Progress at last!

Progress at last! The Loft For the last 18 months, we have been trying to get planning permission to convert our loft space. We don’t want anything complicated or too expensive, just a bedroom each end and a bathroom, and the stairs, in the middle. For all the fuss...
Bran flakes and shed beds

Bran flakes and shed beds

I fancied bran flakes for breakfast this morning. I had finished the packet I had been using, so got another one out of the cupboard. When I opened it, the flakes were horribly stale, and when I checked out the best before date, it wasn’t surprising – 1st July 2012!...
Kitchen update

Kitchen update

Kitchen update I’m off to a funeral today. We weren’t really close, but she was a relative, so I’m off to pay my respects. So I thought I would show you a quick kitchen update. You can see the size of the space more now. The table is out there now and being used every...
New ceilings and old favourites

New ceilings and old favourites

New ceilings and old favourites Yesterday, SIL-to-be plastered our ceiling. Not much to look at in a picture, but another big step forward.The de-humidifier has been running, but the windows were still streaming this morning. It all takes a while to dry out.Walls...
Progress today

Progress today

Progress today Archives Archives   This is where we are up to today. The picture above was taken this evening, showing the 300mm pullout unit in place, without the metal baskets. To go back a few steps, the corner, emptied out. The corner with some floor tiles down to...
Fruit, Floors and Gifts

Fruit, Floors and Gifts

Fruit, Floors and Gifts Spotted these little fellas having a team bath this morning and took this picture of them through the window. Didn’t dare move in case I scared them off.     DP has been working hard over the last two days getting the old tiles and...
Dobbing, Dabbing, Snowdrops and Quilts

Dobbing, Dabbing, Snowdrops and Quilts

Dobbing, Dabbing, Snowdrops and Quilts In addition to the soup post today, I thought I would give a bit of an update on the kitchen, and other things. As you can see from the picture, there was some ‘dobbing’ and ‘dabbing’ going on today as DP and SIL to be lined the...

Kitchen Plans

Kitchen Plans Edit: How extremely annoying. I posted this last night and WordPress for some reason decided to chop it off right at the beginning, and I can’t access the Revision copies either. So I’ve had to re-write what I could remember. Goodness knows what you...