Part way through the stove installation procedure. Ernie has lost his brush up the flue! It came unscrewed! He's got to go up onto the roof and force it back down from the top...stand by for a room full of soot!

Andrea

ps - we found an old wedding band on top of one of the kitchen wall cupboards yesterday. All I can think is that the builders found it about 3 years ago when the units were put in. It's an odd place to put it, however. Anyway, I have identified it as Birmingham 1928. It appears to be 9ct rose gold, or at least yellow gold with a higher copper content than nowadays. I wish it could tell its story. I can see somebody taking it off to do the washing, and then being very upset when she couldn't find it again! What is the present kitchen used to be the old wash-house, perhaps.