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Box room, the Look and relative mess

February 5, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children today. I was wrong about the spare room. When we got the extension built, the spare room was supposed to be a serene spot – a place of refuge for family members and visitors alike. I imagined it all sunshine, clean sheets and dust motes dancing. Well I was […]

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Open wider

December 18, 2008 By Ellen

Finally the West Wing is nearing completion – and it’s lovely. Panther, Boys One and Two and I are enjoying stretching out into the extra space. All three of them don’t take any persuading to keep things tidy – a welcome, but almost unsettling side-effect that I’m sure won’t last. So we’re delighted, but the […]

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Building our hopes up

October 5, 2008 By Ellen

The chance is so small you couldn’t see it with a microscope, but it’s possible someone cares, even slightly, about the progress of our extension. So just in case and because I care to the point of obsession I thought I’d bring an update. So far – about halfway through the project – things are […]

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Stuff and nonsense

October 29, 2007 By Ellen

Hands up anyone who actually has space to keep their car in the garage. OK, I know there some, but you probably have a really really big garage and all the space where the cars aren’t is packed to the rafters. So, where does it all come from?In the past few months of all the […]

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I think this might take a while

July 27, 2007 By Ellen

We’ve moved on from the idea that another cludgy would be a good idea to wanting a full-on extension with a roof and everything. In my mind’s eye it’s fab – spacious and tidy (clearly the building fairies will spirit our clutter and junk away too). I’ve even figured out the kind of tiles on […]

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