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31 MARCH 2008

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Buying a “project” such as our railway carriage house always entails a certain amount of time spent living with the possibilities. At first this is great fun. I always enjoy the “camping” stage when one has just taken possession – and even sleeping with our coats on in front of the woodburner had [...]

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18 MARCH 2008

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Along with the excitement of impending building work comes a degree of apprehension, and a heightened awareness of all that we have – and all we have to lose in the event of it going wrong. There’s no real need to worry – we have a good architect and great builders on the case, and [...]

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OFF THE RAILS – 11 MARCH 2008

Posted in eco-building, domestic life, greener living, gardening, tagged , , on March 6, 2008 | 15 Comments »

OFF THE RAILS
11 MARCH 2008
We’ve become accustomed to the comments, over the years. “Oh look! An old railway carriage! Anyone on board?” And once, a four year old, responding to his mother’s enthusiasm with total disdain: “But Mummy, why would anyone want to live in a broken down old train?” There have been [...]

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