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Sunday the four of us went to the Tollensstraat to check out the progress. I had seen it Friday but even I was surprised by the changes. The ground floor […]
Sunday the four of us went to the Tollensstraat to check out the progress. I had seen it Friday but even I was surprised by the changes. The ground floor […]
The attic is finished! Now there are three more floors to go. Friday, I had our weekly builders meeting and a visit from Robert the cabinetmaker to take measurements for […]
It has been a good week. But it would have been even better if I didn’t have to tell a friend that I won’t be able to visit her in […]
The small 2nd bathroom op the top floor is getting its shape. It’s a charming one! Perhaps an unusual term for a bathroom but that is what it is. It’s […]
Yesterday was our weekly meeting with the contractor, master builder and architect. Jack who had the day off joined us. Climbing up the stairs we where greeted by the light […]
At the last builders meeting of 2013 I did not join the men onto the attic. The ladder looked too steep so I did not dare to deal with the […]
Last Monday Chris the bricklayer carried out many cubic feet of soil, and replaced it with sand, to level out the ground. The only way to our city patio is […]
It has been a week with ups and downs. Monday bricklayer Chris started leveling the garden in preparation for laying the “Old Dutch” tiles later in the month. Since I […]
Dear Friends and Family, This is my first entry to this blog – the result of constant pressuring of my Mother to also share my thoughts about the house with […]
It’s week number 2 of 2014. .. fourteen more weeks to go until the planned end of our renovation. I can’t wait. Instead of dreaming of a white Christmas I […]