The stone chair
February 4, 2009
The continuous storms over the past weeks stopped last Sunday and we had blue skies and sun! Amazing and refreshing. It almost felt like spring. Right now, while the larger part of Britain is struggling with centimeters of snow, we’re in a bit of a mixed bag here: northern winds, quite fresh outside and gloomy looking clouds but no rain or snow… yet!
In Glendale we had our meter changed, so we no can use tools to help finish the stripping. Today I had a go at the parts of the walls where thick layers of concrete / lime mortar mix were used to render the walls. Impossible to remove with a bolster but with a power drill in “breaker mode” a piece of cake. I also had a go at digging up the old plumbing but that wasn’t too successful. The ground was pretty hard due to a bit of frost over the past days.
The good weather allowed me to do something I had not done for quite a while… sit in the stone chair. The stone chair is naturally shaped piece of rock in the form of chair, close to the loch shore. Quite comfy. It gives a majestic view over Loch Dunvegan and sitting there makes you forget that there’s a human world out there. Just the loch, squeaking seagulls, a heron flying low over the water and a set of very curious seals…
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