Well, progress has been made, if only of the demolition kind. Everything stripped out, new door into pantry made (at least opened up), floors rough sanded. A neighbour took the old kitchen for their shack (good luck putting it back together again!), and after I yelled at the builders several times they now (hopefully) KNOW the gas is still connected and it isn’t a good idea to pull the pipe out as it may result in an explosion. To be sure, gas pipe line now has a big BE CAREFUL NOTICE on it. Here are a few snaps of the kitchen as it is now, waiting for plaster work to be done next week, as well the final sanding and polishing of floors. Then, pray God, they can start rebuilding.
It is good not having the cats here although I miss them horribly. At least I don’t have to worry about them escaping, or falling down the holes in the walls and floors the builders have made. A few nights ago one of them, probably Janey who cares and likes to check that I am still alive, visited me via ?astral travel in the middle of the night. I woke up as a cat jumped up on the bed and padded about … I didn’t dare open my eyes for a look … but it was lovely.
The floors have not been sanded in these photos, but they have been now. What a MESS!
January 23rd, 2010 at 1:47 pm
YAY!!!! might be hard to make me a cup of tea in that mess though :o) so wonderful to see things finally happening. See you next week. xSusan
January 23rd, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Ahhh renovations. They’re a bugger, but it’s so comforting to think of the finished product! I have to say I’m jealous of the space you have for your kitchen, not to mention the oven (it’s still in working order?)
I hope the renovations (and the builders
) cause as little pain as possible!
January 23rd, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Gee great floorboards Sara..it looks bigger without the cupboards ..lolol
January 24th, 2010 at 2:25 am
Looking good - at least from here
It must feel so disrupting right now - just focus on the beautiful kitchen you will have in a short time!
January 24th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Now if only the rest of the project goes smoothly.
January 24th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
I’m glad to see the builder got over his hangover
January 25th, 2010 at 6:16 am
Progress at last - I guess you can call it that. I hope you are coping under all the mess. xx
January 26th, 2010 at 2:02 am
I love to see a good reno, I’m excited for you. I hope it turns out well and the way you wanted it.
Just reading your older post (the angry one), good for you and in their faces! I can not imagine what it is like under the different circumstances, however I can feel your frustration. I could shoot the next person who would give me unwanted and conflicting advice on motherhood (especially when it is coming from the mother in-law!). The first six months of it made me unsure, uneasy with myself and pathetically made me feel incapable of raising another human being. And the amount of GUILT I felt because I thought I was not doing well enough for my child and simply being frowned upon by all sorts of know-it-alls. And one day, a break-thru, I said stick it all up your *********! I’m only human, it’s my life, my way! Shut the F*** up!
Good for you Sara, you’re only human. They ought to shut up!
January 29th, 2010 at 8:05 am
I look so farward to seeing this progress with you. I look back at the pictures of how the house and garden looked when you first came to Nonsuch, and KNOW that it will be spectacular when it’s time. Just like the veranda….just like the garden.