after well over two weeks without a working phone we're now back in touch with the outside world (seems that nothing's changed since we last were in touch with it).
apologies to all those members of the english financial sector who have been concerned/angered by the lack of news/updates - we'll try harder - promise.
since the last post me and nikki spent 10 days in the alps with her family enjoying a very pleasant unchristmas and a thoroughly quiet new year - nice.
we've been back a week now and have been getting on with the guttering on the second barn which is coming along nicely.
we've also now ordered the insulation and wall material for the internal walls of our barn.
in the end we went for hemp/sheeps wool insulation and recycled paper (cellulose) board which we'll then cover with a pigmented lime skim which should be nice.
also, we're still waiting for the road to clear enough to get the stone masons to come and do the work we need doing before the windows can be made/fitted.
after extensive research we've settled on a stove/water/heating system. we're going for a wood-fired marshall range (www.marshallcookers.co.uk/woodfired.htm) which we're really happy with.
finally (on the renovation front anyway) we've ordered the floor boards for the barn - we went for french oak which comes from the next department which looks really good and so we're looking forward to getting that all done.
there haven't been many new photgraphs taken recently and so in order not to dissapoint i thought i'd include this montage of photographs taken by me when i shave my head. each time i try out new and interesting facial hair before finally removing the lot (don't worry none of these stayed for more than a few minutes).
from top left going clockwise we have:
1. the frenchie
2. the amish
3. the stan laurel goatie
4. the gaz from supergrass
5. the hitler
6. the serious trucker
if you look at the close-up you can see the cool scar on my left shoulder!
ok, that's all for now.
the simple folk.....
4 comments:
happy new year kids,
nicola says you look like my dad in the first photo.
Reminds me of yuu shaving your head and doing similar things when I was 16.
have a good one.
C'n'N
oh yeah - we got a ca t on new years eve. Go over to our blog to have a look at Little Mi (from the moomins). She is more like a dog than a cat - and is great fun.
Sawat di pi mi!
gairy your country air is turning you into the village idiot, it is on the left hand side of the picture but that is your right shoulder.
no my ginger bearded little brother it is, as i initially stated, on my left shoulder!
the photographs were taken on the built-in webcam of the computer which takes a mirror image photograph thus giving the illusion of the scar being on my right and making you make foolish comments.
nice try though.
i'm emailing you now so i'll speak more then.....
gairy.
Welcome back!
I love the expression that goes with the Frenchie although the actual tash is rather Shembri-esque!
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