Four Miles From the Sea

There is something about builders working in harmony that gives me a
great sense of comfort and safety. There is a camradery that binds you,
too, to their world. They only pass through yours, yet somehow they
are recreating it into something that will last way beyond their time
with you. And when it is done professionally and with care that care
rubs off into the very fabric of your home - it becomes part of the
cetainty of your life, part of the foundation.

Coming to the end of 10 months of building work, the team of builders
who came to finish of various pieces of work have left me with a peace
in my heart and a great sense of lightness in the cottage - as if the
cottage itself appreciates all the careful alteration that has been
lavished upon it. Walking through the much expanded building yesterday
left me with a sense of real pleasure and joy - a feeling of rightness
that the cottage must surely feel too. It has been restored to how it
should be . There is a sense of fluidity about the rooms all flowing
into each other. There is a lightness in the air and excitement in me -
because now, yes now , we can really start to live in it, just as it
is, just as it is meant to be.......

......and that feels absolutely fantastic!