The passage of time in Wellington and elsewhere
Just to document activity at St. Gilles
So the men are in putting a new false wall in room 4- to improve the insulation and start our moves to change the room. The other is to fill a whole in the wall following the removal of the old hot water tank. However, the insulation was of poor quality and so is being replaced fully.
Let’s hope it is worth it in terms of added comfort and lower power bills
A couple of weeks ago now- late again. But EQ’s first visit to the world renowned capital, with a contribution from mum.
Friday evening was one of those classic(cheesy?) boat trips on the Seine. But good fun and added entertainment of disagreements amongst the staff!
Back to the garden.
As the land gets so wet in the autumn and winter such that, the pond area overflows with water and the area adjacent becomes the supplementary pond, we decided to put in plants that should tolerate the water well and fight the overwhelming grass. So to a wet garden zone.
The first stage has been to clear the area of grass: cutting first and digging out the roots next. And so the area looks like:
So the earth is prepared and we await the new plants- about 300euro worth!
Let’s hope it works.
I recently went to say hello.
As ever it was a bit sad. Not because of M&D but because of the unattended graves – people who were interred at the same time as my dad. The child of three months and the woman in her 50s who have never had a permanent headstone. Sad.
It has been a slow process but the new kitchen has been installed. Work still to do but it does make for a significant improvement.
From the choosing of the new kitchen months ago, to the removal of the old, living with the microwave as a friend and the basin tap, sanding the floors to the new set up. A lot of time and effort and stress in organising the repairs of the walls after my damage in removing the tiles and the plumber and electrician.
So the state of destruction:
To the progress of renewal:
