Kris-Kindle 2014.

As requested, and as ever not before time. Here's the 2014, ever more extended family Kris Kindle. It has been decided that, since BLS (or is that LBS!) and London Son are both co-habiting and having partners that are considered a part of the afore mentioned extended family, we will go back to couples. Same rules as ever, but this time it's €100 per couple.

Whilst a couple based KK may make the shopping easier, will it make the choosing of that one wants harder? I want titanium bike parts, but doubt that that's what we'll end up asking for...........

Get advertising and, in the spirit of KK, let's have plenty of laughs and if there are to be any competitions let's, not in the spirit of KK, have something other than music!!!!

Home improvements #27

After, a few years of 2 posts/year we've started a project that we feel is really worth recording for the future, and whilst Facebook is great for sharing photos and such, it's limited and not all have access. So, let's see if I can't manage keep updated on progress on "the blog"

I'll start with #27, because we've actually done loads in the house already, removed clay insulation in the basement roof and re-insulated, remove saw dust from the loft and re-insulated, a complete new electrical installation and fuse box (and all the walls still open after that process), the games room split into 2 bedrooms a new stove in the dining room and much, much more.

And so, onto more serious business, as the boys grow up, we have more and more missed a proper porch and a decent access to the garden to the south where the sun and the sand(pit) are (as well as the trampoline and kitchen garden).

To help us find a solution we found ourselves an architect, from the capital as it happens, not local!! Needless to say, what could have been a porch and a new door has turned into a 50 square meter extension and a set of drawings which leaves about 3 rooms in the house untouched. Here's a little taster.

Those of you who know our house, will see the change, this is just the outside, the inside changes are just as significant. As of today, foundations walls are complete, within a week or two, the front steps and internal floors will be concreted and construction will start. More later (perhaps!)....