The second half of the summer holiday was really busy; guests, in-laws, trips to the beach, more guests, more trips… so I haven’t had a second to write any posts; but today the kids went back to school and I’m able to breathe again!
Just to recap… We started the ’summer’ by making a playhouse for the children, as they can go a little crazy during the holidays, and we don’t have the money for long trips abroad. Ian spend hours in his workshop and when he finally emerged he had made a kind of kit-form wooden shed just the right size for 2 or 3 children.
We used reclaimed windows from the local carpenter, cut up old doors and odds and sods that were lying around, plus some shop-bought panelling. The whole thing will be painted with some lime paint with added linseed oil.
When the children get bored of playing in it, I shall convert it into a tool shed. You have to bend your head to get in but inside it’s quite roomy and certainly has plenty of space for rakes, spades and wellies.
Deborah said
That’s a gem – I bet the children loved it.
Same here with posts so I hope to get back to the blog in 2 – 3 weeks when the last f the visitors have gone.
Jon in France said
Very nice! I’m impressed by how much recycled stuff you were able to use.
Rosie said
The first paragraph from your post could have been written by me although by the sound of it you have had better weather than us – but as many guests.
The playhouse looks fantastic and all the better for being much recycled. We had hoped to have a play tower for the boys this summer but we need to do a lot of land flattening and revetting first so it is on hold for a while – but then with so many playmates visiting they have not had a chance to be bored or nag us for the tower – in fact I think they have gone back to school for a rest!
Rosie x
redforkhippie said
So cute! I want to come and play!