Week Thirty-five

Week beginning 30th January 2023 It’s Monday morning and the weather has improved, although we are told it is the calm before the storm, so we are going to get the next two courses of insulation onto the east elevation. It’s always so much easier and nicer working in the sunshine so we are in… Continue reading Week Thirty-five

Week Thirty-four

Week beginning 23rd January 2023. We had a productive and sociable weekend. On Saturday we tidied up around our plot and loaded the car with a few bags of packaging from the insulation for the amenity dump in Oban. After the dump we went for our sauna and did our shopping as usual. On Saturday… Continue reading Week Thirty-four

Week Thirty-three

Week beginning 16th January 2023 Having been away in Edinburgh for various appointments we came back on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday decided to work to make up for lost time. It was difficult and slow work because for the next course we had to measure carefully and cut the insulation around the ends of… Continue reading Week Thirty-three

Week Thirty-two

Week beginning 9th January 2023 On Sunday we decided to finish fixing the last two rows of purlins on the north facing roof and insulate or seal some of the narrow spaces in the walls. It’s Monday and we have decided to try and insulate the north elevation, before we head to Edinburgh on Wednesday… Continue reading Week Thirty-two

Week Thirty-one

Week beginning 2nd January 2023 Happy New Year. Wishing you all a fun, exciting and rewarding 2023. We have just arrived back after twelve days visiting our family and friends in Edinburgh. We had a lovely time, with lots of catching up and lots of great food and drink. We didn’t have enough time to… Continue reading Week Thirty-one

Week Twenty-eight

Week beginning 12th December 2022 We took Friday afternoon off and went to Kilchurn Castle with Cristi and Mariano. Loch Awe was frozen there and it was bitterly cold but very beautiful. On Saturday we took them to Oban so that they could catch a ferry to Mull early on Sunday. After a nice hot… Continue reading Week Twenty-eight