House
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Cosy Corner
When we first moved into the house (it was just J and I initially because R had been left behind house sitting in Argyll), the house was an unspeakable mess for weeks. Imagine…
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Testing our water
The question of lead pipes and our water supply has been raised with me by various people now. My take on it (as far as Castlebank House goes) is that people have lived…
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Another room completed
Or more or less completed. When we moved in, I had to get my study with my PC up and running as a priority. I have a lot of “stuff” – mainly crafting…
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Cat Door Mark 2 – the saga continueth….
So after the failure of the first cat door (failure as a means of keeping Saphy in at night that is – it looked nice), I built another one. Art board was replaced…
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A nice day – but…
This morning R and I went for a walk along the side of the River Eden. It is a particularly pretty bit called the “Orchard Walk” with lots of fruit trees (the fruit…
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A blast from the past
Today we had a visit from a gentleman who lived in Castlebank house in 1970s and his wife. We turned out to have quite a lot in common as they used to live…
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There’s a sign on the wall…
I put the sign up today having finished painting the fence. However I then had to prep and prime all the metal hinges on the gates and then paint both gates. There were…
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