The clearances...(no not those clearances... emptying the final few rooms)

Random discoveries and uncoverings

This 6ft square mahogany drop leaf dining table was a bonus and should look "at home" when it's been restored. (Memo to self: research French polishing evening classes)

The antique pine dresser that will form the heart of our kitchen and living space. 

Do carefully peeled off some wallpaper in one of the rooms to reveal the calling card from the decorators L M Quarrie and D M Millan of Tobermory - August 1909

Loft space in the east wing

Kitchen cleared and taking shape

Ex builders' merchant

Outside (no pics yet) Shuggy had to dismantle the scaffolding to clear round the house so jobs on the next visit will be; to re-erect scaffolding, more glazing and finally get to grips with fixing the holes in the roof. Watch this space

Getting on track

Shuggy - he's the man

Two weeks after returning to Aberdeen, we went back to the island  to continue with the room clearing, more glazing and to finalise arrangements with Shuggy.

The track project quickly grew arms and legs and became a landscaping, rubbish clearance and access exercise.These two pictures show what the track looked like the last time we saw it. It is now finished but as yet we haven't seen it!! It could be a case of either celebration or OMG major disappointment when I return for the Eigg buyout anniversary party in the middle of June. See future blog entries for pictures and you can decide for yourselves.