What a party!
I didn’t watch the final, but I wish I’d been in Spain last night. That must have been some party!
Yesterday, our local agricultural show was held. We had a small pitch where we were showing a few stone fireplaces and a small section of a stone stairs. It’s amazing how much interest a small rural show can produce. Of course in a rural area, there are loads of lovely old farmhouses, many of which are ‘crying out’ for a lovely stone fireplace. But even in the wilds of Leicestershire, these days there are new developments, and always renovations and re-furbs, and there are very few projects that don’t benefit from having something made from solid stone in corporated into the structure!
One couple visited us on the stand, and they are renovating an old pump house on the canal. It is very dilapidated, and is in an overgrown copse alongside the canal, yet hardly anyone knew it was there. This couple tracked down the ownership, sorted out all the many complications, and have managed to buy it, complete with a private mooring, and are now embarking on the restoration. The building is victorian, and has many lovely stone features: Cills, corbels, and door surrounds. Some of these are damaged, and some will be replicated in a small extension that they are building.
They also want a couple of stone fireplaces: An impressive one for what will be a double height sitting room, and another smaller stone fireplace for the lovely main bedroom that will overlook the canal. It really will be a stunning property when it is finished.