Today we gathered to celebrate pater's birthday at the Toby Carvery at Lauriston Farm. All-you-can-eat is a concept I could get used to, and it's a good family-friendly place for the kids to run around when they inevitably get fed up sitting at the table. Afterwards, we had everyone back for tea and birthday cake, and to have a nose at the almost-completed kitchen. By fluke, I was able to get a picture of all four cousins together, looking at the camera, and smiling.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Morning Has Broken
This picture's a couple of weeks old, dating from when Holly and I were staying at Grandma Sheila's. Holly would wake quite early, but such antisocial behaviour was redeemed by the nice wee chats we would have across the bedroom until it was time to get up. This is a quick iPhone snap of the scene that faced me on such mornings.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Stereopticon
Lastnight I took Holly up to Bristo Square to have a look at the Red Bull Stereopticon event. The basic idea is that artist - local boy Elph in this case - paints a canvas live while the whole thing is projected onto the side of a building as rapt onlookers sup free Red Bull and enjoy some groovy tunes. And that's pretty much what it was. We met Olivia and Luke there, and in the end I think Holly enjoyed seeing them - and getting to stay up late on a school night - more than the event itself. It was good though, a unusual diversion and a nice idea.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Painters & Decorators Are In
The floor's down, the skirting boards are on, miscellanous finishing tasks have been completed, and the painting has started. Just a base coat so far (so it's not the final colour) and the "new" kitchen is still custard-yellow. It's coming together, but the bad news is that there's still plenty to do, and we won't be moving home this weekend. Another week of to-and-fro for the nomadic Millars.
Monday, February 07, 2011
Cuisinart
Vince warned us that there wouldn't be so much visible progress in the middle two weeks; sure enough the kitchen shape is very much evident, but the devil is in the details - sorting out the drainage, finishing the gaps and odd corners, preparing to lay the floor. We're now into week 5 and have moved out of our Ravelston pied a terre and Helen and I have taken up residence in our respective parents' abodes, taking one kiddie each with us. It's going to be a complicated week, but with a bit of luck and a following wind we'll get back into the house next weekend, with only a bit of decorating and finishing to go on around us in week 6. In the meantime, Holly and I have been expressing our artistic selves. One in chalk and paper at Ikea, one on a freebie iPhone app. See if you can guess which is which?
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Plastered
The plasterer's been in, skimming most of the wall surfaces in the "new" room and squaring off the nasty arched press. The floors are all level, and the oak flooring's been delivered and is resting, waiting to be laid. The vent's in for the extractor hood, and all the carcasses are now in place, in both the kitchen and the utility room. Colours have been selected for the glass splashback and the walls, and even the fridge is in and turned on (no doubt to keep the builders' Irn Bru properly chilled). There's also a dirty great hole outside for drainage, which an unsuspecting visiting cyclist could easily fall into...
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