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A very long afternoon in the garden, and while I'm completely exhausted, feeling pretty darned accomplished!
#ThatRetrofitLife #DIY #Gardening
A wild couple of days and so much new stuff! You can't even believe all that's happening this month! New doors, new window, new chandelier...calm down, we're just getting started! #ThatRetrofitLife #DIY #MidCenturyMoroccan
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The world is hard right now, so we decided to focus on bringing as much sun into our lives as possible. #MidCenturyMoroccan #ThatRetrofitLife #BrightenYourLife
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This was a busy week, so didn't always feel like we were accomplishing much, but the planning days/weeks are also important. We've been working on garden designs and paint schemes while we didn't have the energy to do the physical work.
#ThatRetrofitLife #MidCenturyMoroccan #DIY #ThisSinkIsFab
A very busy week for @andyjennings314.bsky.social and I this week, taking a big step forward in having an actual bedroom (and not just a bed in the living room)!
#ThatRetrofitLife #MidCenturyMoroccanRetrofit #NerdsInLove
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We pulled off a wee Thanksgiving meal for ourselves and had some more electrical work done (hopefully the last for a while that we can't sort ourselves).
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#ThatRetrofitLife #StillABitAmerican #MidCenturyMoroccan
94 days ago we planned some over-sprouted potatoes... Yesterday we got a little harvest. We also finished the second skim coat in the corner bedroom, so we're getting there! #ThatRetrofitLife
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A slightly unexpected day in the garden, but we had much to get done before shifting our efforts back inside tomorrow! #ThatRetrofitLife #MidCenturyMoroccanRetrofit #BugHotels #BiodiversityNetGains
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The bug hotel is finally built! Unfortunately I overdid it this weekend and was super sick again today, but on antibiotics now and hoping to be all healed up before my 50th, so all of our party guests can help fill in the cubbies! #BugHotel #ThatRetrofitLife #BiodiversityNetGain
There was more than a little silliness today, but also some major successes. Just a fabulous day. Not pictured, me holding the ladder for @andyjennings314.bsky.social for at least an hour, haha!
#BugHotel #ThatRetrofitLife #GardenPartyImminent #MidCenturyMoroccanRetrofit
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Bored on a Wednesday night? Crack open all of the paint cans in your house and see what happens!
#ThatRetrofitLife #WeDontDoWhite #MidCenturyMoroccanRetrofit
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Plans get derailed by the arrival of our lilac tree and my new earth rammer, so it's another day in the garden, though I'm not sure everyone gardens like this. Even @andyjennings314.bsky.social was bewildered.
#ThatRetrofitLife #ComedyGold
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Some days, you're the bug. Today was a hard day of things not going right, but we had some great help, plenty of plasters on hand, and the camera wasn't rolling when a giant spider tried to kill me (you're welcome).
#ThatRetrofitLife #MidCenturyMoroccanRetrofit #RetrofitHurts
We may not have started working until noon, but that was a whole dang day! The good news is that we made a lot of progress. The bad news is...harbingers of the apocalypse. #ThatRetrofitLife #UKRetrofit #LeadPaintRemoval #MidCenturyMoroccan
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If there was a dumb ideas Olympics, Team Tandy would take the gold every time. Here's more on our ongoing series on how not to remove lead paint. @andyjennings314.bsky.social
#MidCenturyMoroccanRetrofit #ThatRetrofitLife #DoAsISayNotAsIDo #NothingCanBeSimple #LeadPaintBlues
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We're 3 weeks into our retrofit and running out of money (which always happens), so getting to the hard work stage where we'll be doing most things ourselves. This could get messy. #ThatRetrofitLife #UKRetrofit #WhoseBrightIdeaWasThis #LivingInABuildingSite
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The big day has come! Our solar PV is live and I fixed a mediocre fence panel. Follow me for more riveting days of #Retrofit!
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#ThatRetrofitLife #MidCenturyMoroccan #NailGunOwner
On today's episode, @andyjennings314.bsky.social takes over filming while I'm in the office. #ThatRetrofitLife #MidCenturyMoroccan #TheCoupleThatRetrofitsTogether #UKRetrofit
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It's been one week since @andyjennings314.bsky.social and I got the keys to our post-war terraced house and it's been full on activity. We've been documenting what we can and learning quite a lot about our new home. #MidCenturyMoroccan #ThatRetrofitLife #UKRetrofit
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Our retrofit adventure has finally begun!
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#MidCenturyMoroccan #ThatRetrofitLife #NetZeroBaby
Feeling a bit chuffed about the Warm Homes:Social Housing Fund announcements today. My little bid managed to get awarded £7.1m in funding. We're gonna retrofit so many houses over the next three years! #SHF3 #UKHousing #ThatRetrofitLife #Lewisham
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