Ravendale House

Week 8 only had 4 days due to the Bank Holiday, and started well enough on Tuesday with the laying of the floorboards where the pantry used to be.

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Week 2 of the renovations has been mainly uneventful, though we have had one or two ups and downs.

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Days 3 and 4 of the building work have passed without much incident, save to say the electrician called, disconnected the electrics, removed the consumer unit thing and then left, not to return until next Wednesday, so no more hot drinks then.

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Today was our second day of ‘full-on’ building work, with the builders, at the new house and I’m pleased to say things have gone well. Let’s hope that’s how they continue.

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Whilst we’ve been waiting for the builder to start work (he’s coming tomorrow all being well) we’ve been stripping, wallpaper that is.

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This simple question is dealt with beautifully and succinctly by the Bard in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”

However, I do wonder if 400 years down the line, things might not be quite so simple and straightforward.

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Whilst we’ve been waiting for the legal process to grind through to it’s conclusion, we’ve been spending time in discussion with builders, introduced ourselves to the local building inspector and poured over plans.

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At last the waiting is over and we have completed our purchase. So I thought it might be a good idea to give you a short photographic tour of the property as it is now, before we begin the alterations.

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Remember the old riddle? ‘When is a door, not a door?’ Answer, ‘When it’s ajar’ (A jar). Well I’ve got a new one for you. When is a bungalow, not a bungalow?

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As any Dr Who fan will know, Appalapachia is the location for the episode in Series 6 called ‘The Girl Who Waited’, which also happens to be one of my favourites.
A planet which, for reasons I won’t go into here, has 2 different time streams running parallel but at different speeds. If you happen to find yourself in the faster one, then you age rapidly, several years in the space of a few hours of ‘normal’ time.

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