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Ramblings / September 19, 2003 / John
The hardest thing about a housefire is regaining stability. Our children are still (understandably) very upset by the whole thing, and Debbie and I are too. The trouble is, we have to do our utmost to present a front of normality, to reassure them that everything is alright and that we’re all fine. The trouble
Ramblings / September 19, 2003 / John
But getting there. These are the sprouts from the wall seeds that the joiny person planted. Apparently, once they’re fully grown they can go about sticking bits of plasterboard to them. Todays job seems to be something called dotting and dabbing, which involves them plopping galloping great gobbits of gloopy goo all over the stone
Game Diary / September 19, 2003 / John
But getting there. These are the sprouts from the wall seeds that the joiny person planted. Apparently, once they’re fully grown they can go about sticking bits of plasterboard to them. Todays job seems to be something called dotting and dabbing, which involves them plopping galloping great gobbits of gloopy goo all over the stone
Ramblings / September 17, 2003 / John
Ahem, yes well. Anyway, the joiner has been in today – now that we have floors and ceilings in place. Bizarrely enough, he’s planted wall seeds. These are big long wall-shaped things that walls grow out of. <picture missing – for now> The above is where Dotty’s room will be once the walls grow. It’s
Ramblings / September 15, 2003 / John
Alright, so I’ve never lived in a really old house before and I’m not entirely sure how the central heating / hot water system is supposed to work. One thing I am sure of is that it’s not supposed to be boiling and gurgling like a kettle all night. Methinks a quick call to the
Ramblings / September 10, 2003 / John
Hullo all. Things are going pretty much according to plan. The house is cleared now, and I’ve had a swarm of electricians crawling over the place like devil monkeys, wiring stuff up and popping up in front of us barking questions about light switches. Upstairs is very much open plan, other than the wierd disembodied
Ramblings / September 7, 2003 / John
Well, when I said our temporary accomodation was big, I wasn’t really in full possession of the facts. Having now spent a weekend in it, it’s really too big. I don’t mean big as in “Oh mammy, it’s a big hoose!” either. I mean the kind of big that stomps about in tattered leather leiderhosen,
Game Diary / September 7, 2003 / John
Well, when I said our temporary accomodation was big, I wasn’t really in full possession of the facts. Having now spent a weekend in it, it’s really too big. I don’t mean big as in “Oh mammy, it’s a big hoose!” either. I mean the kind of big that stomps about in tattered leather leiderhosen,
Ramblings / September 5, 2003 / John
We’re getting there, slowly but surely. I’ve put some pictures of the aftermath of the fire and progress of fixing the house online. You can see them on the entry for 30th August. They are pretty scary, but give you an idea what was happening. We’re settling into our rented house as well as possible
Ramblings / August 30, 2003 / John
Our insurance company has organised a semi-permanent place to stay while the house is being repaired. It’s an old victorian house in Dalkeith and, as surrogate homes go, it’s very beautiful. In true victorian style, it’s a rabbit warren inside, with lots of high-ceilinged rooms connected by little passages. It’s not home, but it’ll make