Blogs from Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 11

Briefly, we completed the plasterboard on the upstairs ceilings (in readiness for our intrepid pair of plasterers returning next week). Then Ben returned to the north east to continue with his tree surgery. Ewan and I completed the upstairs flooring and fitted the solar tube. This reflects daylight into the darkest recess of the house, alias the larder and is surprisingly effective. Robert returned to do a bit more of the electrics, other than that it was a pretty quiet week. The weather has been pretty horrendous, albeit with intermittent spells of sunshine, but inside the house remains quite warm (I slept in the little sloping bedroom as Ben had reclaimed his bed in the farmhouse). We may have had snow, sleet, gales etc but spring is definitely on the way. On the drive down I ... read more

As the stove arrived on Monday we had planned fitting the chimney but the manufacturers had got the parts wrong and it took till Thursday to sort out what was needed. This meant a trip to Leith to pick them up. I then spent most of the week slapping plaster on to the remaining downstairs walls - the plan/idea was that it would give a rustic effect. You can decide for yourselves when you eventually see it. I'm waiting to see how it will look once limewashed but am reasonably hopeful of the results. Meanwhile Ewan boxed out the shower room downstairs in readiness for Ronnie the plumber returning in 2 or 3 weeks. Quiet week apart from latenight with Tober on the Weds with a cheeky little Spanish red (Co-op special £2.99) After pleasant weekend ... read more

So, it is 2 days till we leave just got to get all the final packing done... its really the beginning of this whole packing business. Callum and I have a huge journey ahead of us and we are both SO excited! we'll be keeping in touch and letting everone know what is going on and all these wonderful experiences that we are so lucky to get the opportunity to have. So this is the start of it all, see you all in 8 (ish)months! xx... read more

This was just a brief visit to see the new floor and walk on it and talk to Brian from Callander about plastering the inside. We arrived after dark and went inside using a head torch to see. One corner was glistening and we could hear a drip. The light was upstairs - and the ladder to get upstairs with had been taken down for screeding the floor, otherwise it would have set in the concrete and formed a permanent feature. So off we went outside, in the dark, amid all the rubble and debris to find the ladder. Then I climbed up and discovered the cause of the problem - the water pipe was no longer dripping into the bucket, but onto the floor, which had eventually started to drip on the floor below. Willy ... read more

Hi everyone this is the first blog from home for before we leave...just enjoying xmas day with the clan before we leave! This next few months will be crazy trying to get everything sorted before we go! First things first, we've got to pack up and move out of our cosy we home in 1 month agh! Wish us luck just now x ... read more