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Kitchen Reno #5

14/01/2018 Written by Helen
Kitchen Reno #5

During December we left the house in the hands of Misko and Sergio, the plan being for them to get as much of the dirty work done in the kitchen as possibe while we were away. Although they kept in contact regularly and sent photos of progress, we quickly realised that they weren’t going to […]

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Zrenj to Chamonix

28/11/2017 Written by Helen
Zrenj to Chamonix

We were up with the larks this morning – no mean feat as our builder popped by late last night to discuss some new ideas (wine & beer were involved) – and packing the car as we’ve never packed before. We’re not instinctively organised travellers. We can arrive on a beach with not a flip […]

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Kitchen Reno #4

26/11/2017 Written by Helen
Kitchen Reno #4

A few days on from the last reno update and a lot has happened, kitchen-wise. The stones  from the kitchen window hole have been saved and the red bricks which were below the chimney have been taken out. These will be replaced by the stones which have been removed, meaning that the front of the […]

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Kitchen Reno #3

23/11/2017 Written by Helen
Kitchen Reno #3

Today, the scaffolding arrived. It was brought to us by Edo, a lovely Dutch guy who has really helped us ease into Istrian life, as he did the same thing 12 years ago. He brought the scaffolding to us because he was already going to Sergio’s, as he was taking hay for Sergio’s horse. Which […]

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Kitchen Reno #2

22/11/2017 Written by Helen
Kitchen Reno #2

After yesterday’s excitement of taking down the false ceiling – plus removing a dead mouse, numerous critters and a hornets’ nest – today was always going to be a bit of anti-climax in terms of progress. However, in the short time that Misko and Sergio were here, they achieved an awful lot. In order to […]

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Kitchen Reno #1

21/11/2017 Written by Helen
Kitchen Reno #1

It seems like no time – although it’s actually nearly four years ago! – that our West Didsbury home was being smashed to bits as we renovated. And, now we’re doing it all again – but this time in Istria, in northern Croatia. When we first arrived we knew no-one apart from the local go-to […]

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Winter is Coming…

13/11/2017 Written by Helen
Winter is Coming…

  It would definitely seem that any fleeting hopes we had of temperate winter climes have gone. They went overnight as winter arrived, with a bang. Quite literally. The shutters which we are painstakingly renovating, are nowhere near finished. The majority are still in the state they were when we purchased the house – untreated, […]

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DIY Dreaming…

04/11/2017 Written by Helen
DIY Dreaming…

When we’re not working and running our business, we seem to spend a lot of time doing the jobs around the house that we can do ourselves. It would be lovely to have a limitless budget and get people in to do everything, but we don’t have such a budget and even if we did, […]

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Meat Free In Istria

03/11/2017 Written by Helen
Meat Free In Istria

For foodies, Istria (and from what we’ve experienced so far, Croatia in general), is a real treat. If you love your meat, it’s perfect for you. Boškarin, considered to be the true delicacy from traditional Istrian cattle, is usually served in a hearty stew with fresh pasta, generally fuži. Although don’t ever tell a Croatian […]

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“Bear With Me”…

31/10/2017 Written by Helen
“Bear With Me”…

So, this morning we set off on what we thought would be a quick trip. A trip into our nearest town (20 mins away) to finally increase the amount of electricity we have at the house. But first, let me take you back a few weeks. When we did this trip for the first time… […]

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Crossing to Cres

30/10/2017 Written by Helen
Crossing to Cres

We’ve been so immersed in DIY recently, that we haven’t really taken full advantage of what is on our doorstep this last couple of weeks. But, with autumn starting to take a firm grip, and the temperatures definitely cooling down, we decided to do a mini trip at the weekend. We were already over in […]

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New Kitchen…

24/10/2017 Written by Helen
New Kitchen…

We’ve done IKEA kitchens and while they’ve largely been great and just what we wanted/needed in the past, schlepping to Zagreb or beyond Trieste (the two nearest stores to us), just seemed a bit far, this time. It’s OK to do these trips to buy beddings and candles but we needed somewhere a bit closer. […]

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