We returned to the island in Early March and, after unpacking all our stuff (this took almost a week), we were ready for the start of another season.
Once we had our house in order, it was time to move into the obs
Chairs in the dining room had been stacked away for the winter
the office ad been used as 'storage'
...the kitchen had been used as 'storage'
...the wash-room had been used as 'storage'
......and the pantry had been used as storage!
All the food for the food shop had been moved into the pantry at the back end of the year so as the mice did not eat it all in the winter. It now has to go back to the food shop (once the food shop has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected)
All the food for the food shop had been moved into the pantry at the back end of the year so as the mice did not eat it all in the winter. It now has to go back to the food shop (once the food shop has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected)
The common room was literally ' upside down!'
NWOD!
Many of you will know about the 'Wall of Death' in the dining room from Liz James' fantastic tale in the Bardsey Beacon about helping getting the obs ready for visitors two years ago. After years of work, gallons of paint and shifting water tanks the WOD is now a very nice wall!
However, we now have NWOD - the 'NEW WALL OF DEATH!'.
No matter what we do to it at the moment, the damp penetrates through, salty hair grows on the wall and then the paint peels off and we start again. We WILL beat it though - watch this space. Any ideas on how to defeat the damp issues on a sometimes-wet Welsh island - answers on a post card please!
Many of you will know about the 'Wall of Death' in the dining room from Liz James' fantastic tale in the Bardsey Beacon about helping getting the obs ready for visitors two years ago. After years of work, gallons of paint and shifting water tanks the WOD is now a very nice wall!
However, we now have NWOD - the 'NEW WALL OF DEATH!'.
No matter what we do to it at the moment, the damp penetrates through, salty hair grows on the wall and then the paint peels off and we start again. We WILL beat it though - watch this space. Any ideas on how to defeat the damp issues on a sometimes-wet Welsh island - answers on a post card please!
The library after a year of use
Bedrooms were packed away, mattresses stood up and sheets removed in November 2011
Walls were scraped down in readiness fore a new lick of paint. (can you see the cow?)
Pillow and blankets were sealed in bin liners for the winter
Curtains were removed and furniture moved away from the walls to stop mould and damp growing
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