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Monday, 17 August 2009

To be or not to be?

I have been neglecting more pressing matters around the new house the last few days and sneaking off to look at the greenhouse shown in pic. The building is in terrible condition but the boiler house, the piping and all the cast workings,stanchions and frames just deserve some real effort to save it from further decay. I know it's not as important as having a place for the family and myself to live in (duh!) but I am looking forward to seeing the first crop of fruits and early veg that this place is capable of producing,even if knocking it down makes more sense money wise.Never having restored a Victorian greenhouse perhaps I should thank God for the opportunity to try something new, as a challenge (sic) is as good as a rest...isn't it?