Look What We Found

We uncovered some more original goodies in the house.

Bib went up into the attic and the only thing up there was the fender.  It really is in a bad state, but Bib's going to make it good again and use it on the first floor.

This is an original gas pipe the Victorians used.  There's lots of them in the walls of the house, but they've been left.

The stairs have all this lovely detail underneath the treads.

This is the door stop under the old carpet by the inner front door, so Bib's going to see what she can do with it.

Bye for now Ratters.

Our Digs

You're probably wondering why we've put a picture of a loo and bucket on here.

Well, we thought it would be fun telling you about our living conditions when we stayed the first time in Portland during the renovations.

We stayed there for four nights, we had no running water in the house but a standpipe type thing in the back garden and we used this to fill the bucket so we could flush the loo. 

Bibley called this the 'Thunder Box' cos it's the outside loo that had a kind of temporary building built between it and the house.  There was an Act in Parliament around the 1930's where toilets had to be inside the house, so lots of people did this type of cheap building.

We weren't allowed out there in case we got scared or flushed down the loo by mistake cos it was very dark at night and with only a torch to light the way - I wasn't scared but Tulip was.

We all slept on an air bed, it was really comfortable, which surprised us and everything was covered in dust.  It's surprising where you find dust you know and being unable to wash properly wasn't very pleasant.  We certainly hummed in the car on the drive back !!! 

As always Ratters .....

Introducing Sir Edward

Tulip and I thought we had better introduce you all to Ted, otherwise known as Sir Edward Bare de Portland (his complete title apparently!!!)

He was really lucky cos he went on an adventure with Bib and her crazy friends and they all went to London and the Clink Museum.

He was a bit too small for this chair !!!

And they all walked past here, The Globe - well that's what we've been told anyway.

AND they all had lunch.

AND they rode in a London taxi.

AND had a super duper hot choccie.

With this lot.

He does need his own jacket cos he is VERRRRYYYY old now you know !!!