Well the scaffolding is away so we can begin to see what it looks like. Everyone is very cross as they liked the wee twinkling health and safety lights beside the road. Anyway before we filled in the gap where the poles went through I took a photo of the new view. Ignore the big post, imagine a bit of tree surgery, and we can see the bay! think we'll have to put a wild flower roof on the garage. With the gaps all filled and loads of insulation in the new room the house is noticably warmer - would be even warmer if the central heating was working!

Well, slightly thwarted by the weather , but not quite as badly as the rest of the world, with only two small snowfalls to date. Anyway last week, with strong Sandy's help, we got the first of the uprights in, as you can see. Exciting moment when the chock supporting it on the scaffolding was hurtled into the yard, but it seems quite happy on the new post. Got to get the other done this week somehow - the guys may come and remove the caffolding at any moment. Anyway, a dry day today and Sandy on hand, so should get it done. Then we'll get the big glass door in and it will be a bit lighter and a lot less draughty. In our central heatingless house, the new room is by far the warmest spot! All the heat from the stove goes straight there and of course it is so well insulated. All the people on Grand Designs who whitter away about having 'green' houses don't seem to realise that with modern building regs. you can't NOT have a green house.

Mike is busy inside in the mornings putting up partitions (cupboard and second bathroom at one end) and bits of wood to support plaster board.