Shaping Up At Last

Now back in England watching the rain lash the children trying to play football and put off all thoughts of the impending return to school next week, it's hard to imagine the sweat running down my back as I trundled up and down the stairs getting all the personal belongings back in the store room before our departure.

I have a souvenir or that store room on the top of my head. The doorway is about 1.4m high. At least twice each visit I manage to bang my head. The last time was a cracker and I still have the dull throb to remind me.

The Dar is now looking good with most of the work finished, except parts of the kitchen and some steps up to the small top terrace. But these will be underway shortly.

The crucial work now is cleaning all the paint and plaster from the zellij and wood prior to final oiling. I did some cleaning myself while I was there ( in the rare moments when all 3 children were asleep) to get an idea of what the finished place would look like and to give our guardian, who will be undertaking this work as part of his guardian duties, an idea of what is required.

These images give an idea of how things are progressing.

The Brown Salon with recently exposed zellij ready for cleaning


The Red Salon with essential iPod dock


The view from the Red Salon


The door to the terrace


The entrance hall from the Brown Salon