Barn Restorations

 Over the past year we have been having our barns renovated. Its been a long job , and we still arent done yet. The idea was to make them look as they would have done when they were built around 1780
We have opened up the archways but now to make it a more useable building we need to put some doors on. The difficulty is the building has a Grade 2 Listing so we cant just put anything on. Plans will have to be submitted for the necessary permissions  and at present we are waiting for the Architect to do this.
Over the year Ive taken quite a lot of photos, too many to post on here, but Ive put a selection on the Scaife Hall Farm Facebook page so you can have a look there
Hopefully it wont be too much longer now before we can say its finally done!!

Bathroom Renovations!

 Well a couple of hours ago I had a tidy home. Now it looks like a tornado just swept through!!



 
Its quite exciting actually as today Dales Heating Ltd arrived to start the renovations to my ensuites.
There been an awful lot of hammering, drilling and noise upstairs and bags of rubble coming down stairs, I hardly dare go and view progress.
As with all these things nothing is ever quite as straightforward as you think its going to be but so far everyone is still smiling. Including me!! Just..
 Im now having dilemmas over choices of wall coverings and theres far too many options to decide on. We are going to cover some of the shower walls with something called Mermaid board, thats where the fun starts, the choice I made, after much deliberation, now maybe out of stock. Back to the drawing board.
The wallpaper I bought yesterday Im now not sure I like so I think I shall be tracking back to the DIY store for an alternative.
Anyway ill keep you posted"!!

I remember having to learn this at school, many years ago !!!

November

by Thomas Hood

No sun--no moon!
No morn--no noon!
No dawn--no dusk--no proper time of day--
No sky--no earthly view--
No distance looking blue--

No road--no street--
No "t'other side the way"--
No end to any Row--
No indications where the Crescents go--

No top to any steeple--
No recognitions of familiar people--
No courtesies for showing 'em--
No knowing 'em!

No mail--no post--
No news from any foreign coast--
No park--no ring--no afternoon gentility--
No company--no nobility--

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!