Author Archives: Dan

Main bathroom / Baño principal BEFORE / ANTES ATFER / DESPUÉS Downstairs loo / Aseo de la planta baja

Very exciting this weekend to open an old window. It had long been closed off, (God only knows why), so it was wonderful to see light flooding into the room again, and giving a little glimpse of trees, mountains and the other side of the town. A small but satisfying job. *** Mucha emoción este …

Continue reading “Window of Opportunity / Una ventana al mundo”

(Castellano abajo) Demolitions of the annex were finished last week. Some photos from before and after below. The removal of this addition to the house has taken it back to another era; when it was a stand-alone tower. It’s wonderful to see the form it originally had, and to have finally got rid of all …

Continue reading “Goodbye to all that / Separando el grano de la paja”

(Castellano abajo) Today was the big day; the first day of demolitions! The first thing to go was the kitchen. The kitchen was added to the house in the mid-20th century to facilitate a little modern convenience in an ancient house. However, by today’s standards it left a lot to be desired. What’s more, the …

Continue reading “Walls come tumbling down / Que caigan los muros”

Quite some time ago my grandparents in Tasmania sent a huge selection of seeds for us to try.  We set them out in trays at home on our windowsills and floor, where they occupied too much space for months on end. We had mixed success; while some sprouted up quickly and proved resistant to our …

Continue reading “Tasmanian Roots / Raices Tasmanianas”

(Castellano abajo) Today a small milestone at the beginning of our project – we launch a blog! After many months of waiting, a lot of paperwork and the inevitable (and not so inevitable) delays, finally it seems that we will be beginning construction very soon. And we hope to document all (or most) of the …

Continue reading “First Post / Primera Entrada”