Our house...
We've been upside down since Monday.
The builders are working hard to sort out the damp in the heart of our house - our dining room...
We also got permission from our landlord to knock out the bricked up fireplace...
As we thought we would buy a wood burning stove.
Inside the fireplace, we found the wall was filled with pebbles from the beach...
And we found a Jackdaw's nest...
A massive nest - which explains the noises we would hear in the wall!
This morning we had a wonderful surprise...
Not only is our landlord going to pay for new curtains & a carpet in our living room...
He's decided that he will pay for the wood burner & everything that goes with it!
We have wept with joy & feel incredibly happy, we were totally prepared to purchase the stove ourselves - but his lovely kindness just makes us feel very lucky & highly honoured...
He has offered us his bank card today, so we can purchase whatever we like - what an amazing man!
How many landlords would do that?
Kay & Sime
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Congratulations.
Sft x
He has admitted to us before that he thinks we're unusual haha... But he has also said that we have exceeded all expectations of what he & his wife thought good tenants should be!
Such sweeties!
Kay :)
We do have an open fire in the living room, but we spend more time in the dining room - so it's going to be fantastic!
Kay :)
You have my sympathy, having lived with that sort of mess and upheaval for ....all our married lives it seems LOL
So happy to hear you will soon have a lovely dry and warm cosy home!
Kay :)
Kay :)
Perhaps you can explain a query I have on wood burning stoves. I know a number of 'green' people who have installed them, and one who sells them, but doesn't the burning of wood produce carbon dioxide and the gathering of it deplete our woodlands. I'm sure there must be a reasonable explanation that I'm missing.
We use eco-logs on our open fire, we were given them in return for some cleaning & they are made from reconstituted wood. We also collect driftwood & fallen dead wood from the road side.
Our transition group is managing a community woodland, the idea eventually will be to offer wood in return for help, so we'll see what happens...
Hope this helps!
Kay :)
Take care
Pattypan
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K&S xx