Good afternoon.
Well, after the excitement of my previous post I have to say, there's not been much more in the way of building up this last week. I have to keep reminding myself that life in the slow lane is what we signed up with, so take a deep breath and relax.....
To distract myself I turned myself back to chipping away plaster lol. This time in the kitchen and utility. Of course, I knew what was going to come to light on this particular wall (to the left of the alcove)
You guessed it, the fireplace! This brings the total number fireplaces discovered in this 3 bed house to a whopping nine! You can see the edge of the lintel here. It measures just over two meters in length and is intact. Sadly, though we entertained the idea of opening the fireplace up and having a range cooker, when I measured it the height is too low to comply with requirements. That means we will have to cover it all up again which is a bit of a pity as it is amazing. We do have to be practical about some things though.
The utility area has also been chipped away as well so slowly but surely we are getting everything that needs to be cleared, cleared. Then we can get a skip and clear the space properly.
The other morning I arrived to discover that another small section of plaster had been done between me leaving at five the previous day and my arrival the next morning.
The artist in me thinks the combination of textures, shades and colour looks pretty cool...
This morning I pottered around a bit at the house but then I went to look out of the window....
There was a light dusting of snow on the hills and I decided it was time to take a wander. Though there was a bit of a nip in the air I really enjoyed stretching my legs a bit .
The beck was coming down swiftly after yesterday's rain.
Up at the castle the views are stunning. I don't think I will ever get tired of looking at it.
I finished off with a moment of quiet in the church where the sun was shining beautifully through.
Back home again refreshed and revitalised and ready to sit down to create the next lot of journals I am working on.....then tomorrow it's back to making a mess at the house.
Till then, enjoy the rest of your day.
Well, after the excitement of my previous post I have to say, there's not been much more in the way of building up this last week. I have to keep reminding myself that life in the slow lane is what we signed up with, so take a deep breath and relax.....
To distract myself I turned myself back to chipping away plaster lol. This time in the kitchen and utility. Of course, I knew what was going to come to light on this particular wall (to the left of the alcove)
The utility area has also been chipped away as well so slowly but surely we are getting everything that needs to be cleared, cleared. Then we can get a skip and clear the space properly.
The other morning I arrived to discover that another small section of plaster had been done between me leaving at five the previous day and my arrival the next morning.
The artist in me thinks the combination of textures, shades and colour looks pretty cool...
This morning I pottered around a bit at the house but then I went to look out of the window....
Till then, enjoy the rest of your day.
wow, that stained glass window is fantastic! A lot of fireplaces, certainly, but I suppose in such an old house with no other form of heating, you'd need them. Keep going!!
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