Friday 7 May 2010

Another maintenance trip: Gannets looking lovely!

I forgot to update this blog after Judith and I spent a weekend at Gannets in April. I'm therefore putting that right now with a quick update on what we did.

Perhaps the most visible thing we did was actually to have a bonfire! We'd been gathering material for it for nearly a year, but despite several attempts I could never get it to light. This time, it went up really quickly and burnt up the wood very effectively. Because it burnt so hot, there was almost nothing left and little smoke while it was burning. And I managed to prevent it burning down the hedge at the bottom of the garden or damaging Anna's plum tree :).

We also repainted the bathroom and touched up other walls. Judith repainted the front windows and some of the fascias. I cleaned out one of the downspouts. And we washed walls, floors, paintwork, windowcills, etc, etc.

We also noticed that the oil tank had begun to weep, and have arranged for it to be replaced. We've also made plans to replace some of the lead on the roof where it's stretched and torn following the hard winter.

Overall, I think Gannets is looking sparking for a new year's holidays and we hope you'll all enjoy your time there this year.

Don't forget to let us know if you think there's anything missing at Gannets, or if there's something that would make your stay better. In the past we've thought about a shower, an extra bedroom, a conservatory, a rooflight over the kitchen -- all sorts of ideas. But if you have a view on anything please let us know so we can prioritise our changes.

all the best
Peter