We have been up to our ears in everything it seems but we have achieved a lot.
The barn roof is now boarded out and the inside gallery beams are in place. The beam supports are in
.. and two of the windows.
The roof tiles arrived and were launched up to the roof for fixing
and Mike and Ant, our builders completed the job except for putting in the vellux which we will do after the rains have stopped.
It looks very shiny and new but great!Inside the house we had to do major surgery on our ceramic sink in the kitchen, which cracked explosively in December
and continued to disintegrate over a period of months until we took it out a week ago, very sad! It had been the sink of my dreams!
However we have now replaced it with a stainless steel sink (couldn´t face the same thing happening again) and Fraser has done a great job of completely changing the sink units and surround and it looks great too.
In November I decided to have the bodywork of my 2CV - Rosie - completely overhauled because she was looking very dull and jaded. We found a local guy who has done a great job of removing the dents, rust patches and knocks. She now has a fabulous new paintjob and body - wish I could say the same for her owner!!!
We now have to get her registered in Portugal, which is a complete pain and nightmare to do but has to be done.Our friends Jon and Annie came to stay this week and have helped us with terrace clearing, planting and renewing our grape supports. It was great to have them working with us and giving us the chance to complete some overdue jobs with their enthusiasm. So thanks guys.
As a reward we plied them with lots of food and wine and even took them out for a day by the sea at Figueria da Foz...
and to Conimbriga Roman Ruins (But the weather was awful!)
1 comment:
Glad you've got the new sink in after all the hullabaloo! The car looks pristine, just like its owner...
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