17th December 2017
I returned to the cottage to complete stripping the ceiling. The air was still thick with dust, and although I cleaned up as I went, a new layer was everywhere.
The rest of the ceiling came down easily, after filling another ten rubble bags, I set about burning the lathes.
The log burner heated up very quickly, sounding like a blast furnace as it consumed the sticks.
As I was staring into the flames, I was thinking about the task ahead, adding new things to the list, new piping, new radiators. I was thinking about the new furniture I have to make. All this seems so far away.
My son Ryan came up to collect all the wood panels from the kitchen units, and take it all to the tip, that was a relief, the clean up had begun.
Another Lifetime to go 