I had a great family weekend! A trip to London zoo (superb), a great shared Church lunch to say a sad but fun farewell to our Rector as he heads for pastures new; and importantly, lots of time fettling in the garden.
The results of the fettling being that the new den for my daughter is 75% complete and looking very cool (in a 'Heath Robinson' sort of a way given the random door and windows).
This is the first elevated shed den I have built and I'm quite pleased with the result ........ maybe upward expansion at the 'national shed museum' is the way to go.
There is a large recycled element to the construction with discarded windows, cupboard doors and front doors forming a major part of the fabric. I have an old set of wooden stepladders to create a staircase up to the door, but am currently trying to think of a way of making some stained glass window for the triangles fore and aft under the roof.
The other thing that is vexing me is that I seemed to have failed to pass on the Creosote loving gene to my daughter, thus I will have to employ one of these new fangled soppy ineffectual cosmetic wood coatings with names like Timberlove or Woodycare!
Someone at Church suggested I have an 'open shed' afternoon! I'm liking the idea :-)
It's like a hobbit holiday home...perhaps near the sea!!
That's not a bad thing btw ;)
I'm sure my daughter will respond to you regarding her new found Hobbit status :-)
uh oh! [runs away rapidly]