Mid September and we finally had our first proper holiday since Christmas. We're putting the lack of break down to being 'too busy' to really do much about it. Nonetheless Beth managed to single-handedly map, organise and book a road trip from Spain back through France. Because some people enjoy doing this kind of work, … Continue reading
Month: September 2018
There's a surprisingly rich source of local information about The Old School House. Whilst in the throes of purchase Beth stumbled upon a well documented local history of the building . For those not so fussed about Frank Brokenbrow's scholarship to Colston's Hospital, Bristol in 1875, here's the boiled down version North Wraxall School was … Continue reading
Shakira, Shakira. Not quite underneath anyone's clothes, lest the house be personified excessively. Within the house's fabric nestled a variety of surprises, some pleasant, most not. Here are a few notables ones from the explorations. The Hall find: an old milk bottle cap in cardboard, complete with central piercing hole for the straw. It reads: … Continue reading
To reappropriate the end of the utility as a shower room required a light remodelling. The existing end wall was a complete hodge-podge of timbers and plasters, different thicknesses and very few straight edges. Not ideal for fitting a shower in, much less tiling to. What's more, the wall curved in a little towards the … Continue reading