flood – In the country not in the country

When the going gets tough…you ring the insurance.

So as you all know, I was flooded out quite badly during storm Christoph in January. Although there was no dispute with the insurance and everything was covered no problem, it’s still taken eight months to make the downstairs liveable again. Having watched the horrific floods in Germany and then New York, my heart feltContinue reading “When the going gets tough…you ring the insurance.”

Tiny library

I’m going to start today’s post with a pic taken just a few minutes ago of my baby bunnies 🐰 ❤️ Now onto other news….Last week work finally started on fitting a kitchen and restoring the house after the flood seven months ago. However, nothing in this old house ever goes smoothly and a lotContinue reading “Tiny library”

Where is my mind

Now I don’t know about you guys but at the minute I’m loving wearing a mask when I go out. My mouth erupted in a colossal amount of cold sores since I had the covid vaccine and I can’t get rid of them. I needed to go to the shop this evening and I wasContinue reading “Where is my mind”

Attack of the Sludge

The last two days a restoration company have been inside my sludge covered pit. All the damaged goods have been removed and the area thoroughly cleaned. There now stands several industrial dryers on the ground floor. Hopefully this will start drying up the place. I’m sure this building has seen worse in her 300 years.Continue reading “Attack of the Sludge”

So it begins

The electrician came and managed to install two power sockets that we could run extension leads from. He also managed to get the lights back on. As he went upstairs to check the boiler, my cat Cagney decided to drop a dead bird at his feet. Thanks Cagney. I apologised profusely but he just thoughtContinue reading “So it begins”

What a difference a day makes

We’d had no sleep. I was so worried about my cat and what I would find at home. My brother in law dropped us back off home on his way to work. I was dreading opening that front door. The street was quiet and all the flood gates were still up. The water had almostContinue reading “What a difference a day makes”