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Black Hole
Finally, we have a dining room that isn’t full of boxes. It could be an impressive fireplace. Were it not for the black. And, according to our predecessor, there’s a coat of polyurethane sealant on...
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Conundrum
I’m at a loss to know what to do with this window in the dining room*. My first inclination would have been a roman blind, which would cover the frame but leave the look uncluttered and the...
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Here We Go Again..
Here We Go Again.. The Dining Room chez duck.. barely a week ago. It is almost unrecognisable now. The plan here, as with every other room in the house so far, is to strip back to the original...
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If You Thought It Was Bad Last Time..
If You Thought It Was Bad Last Time.. Ahh.. The builders have started. Bright and early last Friday morning a party of four of us walked solemnly around each of the walls, the two of them tapping...
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Horticultural Therapy
Horticultural Therapy Clematis alpina ‘Frances Rivis’ I’ve had this plant a number of years but it’s never done very much. And then this last winter its neighbour, a honeysuckle, blew down in a...
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The Hole In The Wall Gang
The Hole In The Wall Gang Previously, on Sitting Room News.. The main beam was supported by an acrow prop because the cob wall beneath it appeared to be crumbling. These builders never do...
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Watching Plaster Dry (Again)
Watching Plaster Dry (Again) WordPress tells me I’ve used this post title before, which doesn’t really come as a surprise. It fairly sums up my life over the last few years. Lime plaster takes a...
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Well, That Was A Blast!
Well, That Was A Blast! Do you remember the pictures, which crop up in documentaries from time to time, of a house being slowly consumed by sand? Those images most likely came from Kolmanskop,...
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The Turning Point??
@media only screen and (max-width:800px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:100px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}The Turning Point?? Previously, in the sitting room It did look quite...
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“Best Let The Dust Settle A Bit..”
@media only screen and (max-width:800px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:40px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}“Best Let The Dust Settle A Bit..” It seems that I’ve spent the best...
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Drama To The Last
@media only screen and (max-width:800px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:40px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}Drama To The Last The plastering is done. And the builders have...
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That Was Quite Some Year
@media only screen and (max-width:800px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:40px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}That Was Quite Some Year Tasmanian Devil at Bonorong Wildlife...
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