But you don't come to this blog to hear all about the quilting, do you? And those of you who do want to know about the quilting would be only to happy to see another blog, I am sure! So, I'll get back to the task in hand. You can see that I am making up for lost time as far as blogging goes - I spent 6 hours on the internet last night. I'm sitting in front of the television at the moment, transferring programmes from the Sky box to the hard drive, ready to create some DVDs - but I've just remembered that we don't have any blank DVDs here. Looking out to the back of the house, I can see the misty rain driving across - absolutely perfect quilting weather!
The photo on the right shows the men at work today, putting the insulation in. The green tarpaulin is there to keep them dry, and the photo was taken at around 10am this morning. You can also see that they have started bricking up as well, and the photo shows how the brickwork at the bottom matches the existing walls of the house. We have got light coloured bricks for the majority of the front, and the back of the house is being blocked up and then plastered (I assume) - to match what is already there. In my current position I am able to look at the plans of the house, because we put them up at the front of the flat (the front being the end that looks out to sea) to give us a little privacy over the Christmas period. It is nice to be able to check what it is going to look like, and which bit has just been started / completed / worked on.
The photo on the left shows the back of the house, taken from the side by the bakery. I think it's quite exciting to have scaffolding up, as it really gives you the feeling that it is coming on. Keith and Nathan took a tour around the house on Thursday - I could see them from the back of the flat. They came out from the dining room, climbed over the posts and bars that were there, and walked on the planking. They then descended the ladder. Joey accompanied them on their tour, until they got to the ladder - he just stood at the top looking around, trying to work out how he could get down, and then how he could get back up again! I saw Joey at the house today, he was sniffing around the bags of concrete mix in the dining room. When I tried to get him to come up, we just hissed and growled at me. He doesn't like his routine disturbed, and I think the excitement and changes are all proving to be a bit too much for him. He's got quite a few strangers in the house too, which doesn't help; I suspect he's also a bit cross because his chair seems to have moved. If it has and he can no longer get into it, or it is too unsturdy, then he wouldn't be happy. How many have spotted Joey in the picture with yesterday's post?
The builder is very keen to be noticed - something that you can't fail to do really with the house at the moment. I particularly like the note about unauthorised entry being strictly prohibited. We still have CCTV up, so that will act as a deterrent as well - we hope. Unfortunately, cats take no notice of this notice. Nathan informed us that two other cats made it into the house the other day, he heard an awful sound of cats fighting, and discovered Seffy and Joey frightening off the intruders, running all over the house to do it. It's good that they can work as a team. Joey is getting quite adept at fending for himself. I don't bother buying any of the food in the tinfoil trays, as he knows where it is, and I've come into the kitchen on a couple of occasions to find a tray on the floor with part of the top missing, and some of the food gone too. I have watched him knock over (deliberately) one of the boxes of dry food and put his paw inside to get food out. I think he did a similar thing today, as when I went into the kitchen, there was dry cat food over the floor. It is not something we encourage, I hasten to add, and we do make sure that there is enough food down for them. The other thing I like about the sign is the bit about safety helmets. The only thing is, we don't have one - such is life.
The garage and extended dining room are also starting to take shape. As the back and the garage are being 'blocked' up, it doesn't take as long as bricking up, and also doesn't cost quite so much. It's good to see it coming on quickly. Just think, 6 or 7 weeks ago the former garage was still standing. Now concrete has been laid for the floors, the walls have been started and are growing quite quickly.
Returning to the quilting theme again, I shall be quite glad to get back to the house - when it's all finished of course. I've had a few ideas about quilts and I'd like to be able to work on them, but as the Spot the Cat photo shows, all my fabrics are way out of reach in the living room (the boxes underneath the speaker on the wall on the right hand side are my fabric boxes, from floor level up to the speaker. I'm only thinking about small projects, but it is a little tiring that I can't get to the fabric. It just gives me the perfect excuse to buy some more. And as for my thread rack - well, that is also unreachable now; luckily I have a thread box in which to store threads to take them to workshops, so I have some in there, and I also put the ones I wanted to use for Caro's quilt to one side. My initial thoughts about sewing and the flat were that I would get some quilting done, rather than piecing. This would give me the chance to finish some projects I'd already started. I've been able to do a bit of hand quilting, and I hope to baste some more quilts as well.
The last picture for today was taken from the back garden. How did I manage to get into the back garden? No, I didn't go through the hole in the dining room and down the ladder. Part of the fence has been taken down at the back to get the equipment in and out - blocks and diggers and so on. I made my way carefully through the fence, trying not to slip. You can see the progress that has been made, and the state of the garden. That is just about it for today - quilting to be done you know! I shall make the last couple of photos pictures of the cats in their more comfortable days. Seffy is on the left, and Joey is on the right. Yes, I know what some of you are going to say / think when you see these two - "Daft animals" - and I'd have to agree when looking at these pictures!
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