Second Hand Dust

The dust clouds behind the plastic sheeting.The dust, not content to invade every nook and cranny of the Tall House, has branched out to the neighbour's. And they are hopping mad. I must say I can't blame them. It's bad enough for us, but we created it. Nobody wants to have to deal with our second hand dust. Like second hand smoke, second...

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You know that the renovations have taken over your life when...

Little Superhero (holding up his toy sword): Mummyyyyy, I can't find the scaffolding for my wizard sword. Mummy: ... Mummy: ... Mummy: Oh, you mean the scabbard. Little Superhero: Oh yeah, that's what I meant. Mummy: ... Little Superhero: ... Little Superhero: Mummyyyyyyyyy, I knew that. It's just that scaffolding is a word I hear more often. Mummy: ...

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Doors week

Manu attacking the back door shedA bonus from the shed: old boards that will be repurposed elsewhere in the houseRIP the shedThe brick having been sawed, the left opening is ready for the door framePF and Louis looking rather biblical while they install the first frameThe first door is in! View from the backyardSo much lightThey're in!What...

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The arrival of the doors.

The first frame makes its arrival. The boarded up openings. Good for keeping people out. Bad for letting sunlight in.Even as we begrudgingly left our bed at the ungodly hour, dictated by the Princess, of 5:30, we could feel the excitement in the air. The doors were arriving today! The oh so unsightly, ghetto fabulous,...

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A Tall House Primer (or where we are at)

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The Tall House Tour

Okay. Its starting to get to us. Well to me mostly, Manu is still holding on strong. I find myself falling asleep at night, fantasizing about a finished house. I miss knowing where to find things. I miss cleanliness. I miss being able to have friends over. I miss having free time. And more importantly, I miss that wonderful, relaxing moment...

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Halloween in disguise

An art director, a real estate agent and an engineer disguised as drywallers.The moaning liftSo on a dark and stormy Halloween morning I took the kids to their swimming lessons, while Manu, Fabio and Casanova attacked the dry wall. Armed with an old lift that was badly in need of oiling, the guys toiled away to the not so soothing but oh...

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