(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”
Ha llegado el momento… la espera termina y por fin empezamos con los primeros pasos de la obra. Antes de comenzar nos aconsejaron fumigar toda la casa para darle tratamiento anti carcoma y termita. Para ello tuvimos que desalojar todo el comedor y dejarlo limpio, así como las plantas primera y ático con el fin …
Continue reading “Hora de fumigar / Time for a house treatment”
El nombre de la villa “Labastida” viene otorgado por los reyes navarros de finales del siglo X cuando tras la reconquista euskaldunes empezaron a repoblar la región. El nuevo enclave protegía un templo románico a modo de baluarte o “bastión” y esto le sirvió a Sancho el Fuerte en 1196 para aforarlo como “Vastida”. Debido …
Continue reading “Una casa con historia / A house with a history”
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 …
(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 …
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