Week beginning 21st June 2023. On Friday evening Zadjil and Carolyn arrived for the weekend and we had a nice dinner and catch-up. On Saturday morning we asked them to help us build another of the mezzanine balustrade corners since Zadjil had done such a good job of one on his previous visit. Unfortunately when… Continue reading Week Fifty-five
Month: June 2023
Week Fifty-four
Week beginning 12th June 2023. We had a long weekend in Edinburgh, extended mostly because we both had dental appointments. We had a lovely time on Saturday with our good friends Nicky and Graham, we went for a nice walk around the new lagoons development beside Musselburgh race course then a couple of drinks and… Continue reading Week Fifty-four
Week Fifty-three
Week beginning 5th June 2023. And so we begin our second year of building Gar Bothan. This morning, after exactly one year we are having the first of two air pressure tests. Optimistically, we are hoping for a score of one but anything below three will suffice. Ideally it would be 0.6 which is the… Continue reading Week Fifty-three
Week Fifty-two
Week beginning 29th May 2023. At the end of last week, on Friday, we continued cladding the east gable and struggled with the unruly larch. but still managed to get another decent amount done on the southern part of the east gable. The rest of the weekend involved a trip to Edinbiurgh to see Pete’s… Continue reading Week Fifty-two