Building work is ahead of schedule. Yesterday was noisy and dusty with plastering and first fix electrics. Building Control visited and approved the supporting steel. We think the plastering will be finished tomorrow but then we have to wait, possibly until next week, for the tiler to come and lay the new floor. The room is still very much a building site but the space looks great.
We are feeding the builders gallons of tea and coffee and our stock of biscuits is rapidly shrinking. Earlier this morning we walked up to the top of the village with Rick to the shop to buy more and watched as a few Romany caravans and gypsies went by.
That must be a record not to have to wait for Building Regs. All sounds good.
ReplyDeleteTiler is now due to arrive tomorrow (Friday) to start on the floor. It's all happening incredibly quickly.
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ReplyDeleteHow romantic those caravans look - so different from reality I suspect.
I think it's quite a tough way of life for the true Romany. I read somewhere that the women used to have their babies underneath the wagons, it was considered dirty to give birth inside.
DeleteNew kitchen sounds great. Eagerly watching its progress.
ReplyDeleteIt's all happening very quickly.
DeleteMany years ago we had friends to stay who'd driven down in a 'gypsy wagon'. It was a similar Irish 'open lot', with green canvas top and Welsh Cob engine. They were a very nice couple; she was Anthony Wedgwood-Benn's niece. They later continued down to the south, where they sold the whole lot.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been a fun thing to do for a holiday. Nowadays I like to travel in luxury.
DeleteWhat did Rick think of the Romany caravans and horses?
ReplyDeleteHe was a good boy, we made him sit down and he just watched without any barking. I really didn't want him to spook the horses.
DeleteI've found that Spanish workman don't ask for a cuppa as soon as they arrive. Not even the subtle "Is the kettle on love?" They tend to bring bottles of water and their own food. They do knock off for breakfast and then a siesta of course, but can be found working at 10 p.m
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No rushing out for packets of biscuits and extra tea bags. English workmen vary - sometimes they'll have tea or a coffee if it isn't instant, but rarely accept biscuits.
Any idea where the Romany caravans were heading? Gypsies have huge Fiestas here, and in France, and they all seem to come from every corner of the globe.
Our guys have been bringing their own water and energy drinks with them but seem very grateful when we offer hot drinks and biscuits. I like to keep them happy! Not sure where the caravans were heading apart from going south.
ReplyDeleteYou could have given the builders your keys and joined the gipsies for a week or two - just to get away from it all. I assume you know how to make wooden clothes pegs and no doubt Paul knows how to lay tarmac. Rick would need a spotted bandana and a gold earring to look like a proper gipsy dog.
ReplyDeleteIt would be very tempting to get away from all the mess and return when it's finished. Rick says he loves spotted bananas.
DeleteI love those Romany caravans and their trusted horses. Renovating is always an inconvenient mess for a while, I have been doing that too.
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