"When you get a groove going, time flies" Donald Fagen

I know there are a few people who follow my blog and I would like to apologise to them for not having updated since February. My thoughts are especially with the family of one follower who has suffered major trauma after a fall last November.

I have been working steadily on the project, mainly framing and insulating the kitchen. After two months of inactivity following minor surgery, I took over 64 sheets of plasterboard and a lorry load of furniture and effects which I collected from Aberdeen and Edinburgh. This entry will comprise a pictorial diary of progress since February. 

First a rotten beam was removed in the kitchen

Then a replacement length cut and treated

so that the walls could be framed and insulated.

The space above the kitchen was also prepared for the first fix

Finally a sink to wash up in - even though it's on a different floor from the current temporary kitchen

and permanent access to the upstairs storage area over the kitchen

An incident with an electric plane

whilst preparing the old floorboards led to the purchase of my latest toy - a wood thicknesser

which enabled us to get some idea of what the floor will eventually look like.

and finally the plasterboard

and the contents of the van

so that's the current state of play - except for possibly the most important addition to this wonderful old property