Windows

Well, since I was building a wendy house in the wood and since it would overlook the bluebells, I thought, heck, why not make a couple of double-glazed windows? How hard can it be? The first one wasn’t too difficult, though cutting the glass (from large panes found stacked around the land when we bought it) took some practice.

Still, rectangles are easy, and considering that I didn’t worry too much about making an absolute seal around the perimeter (that’s what wood filler is for!) it went pretty well.

And it fitted in the hole it was supposed to. At least, it did after I corrected my stupid mistake. So, heartened by my success, I set out to make the awkward-shaped one.

And it worked. It was, for sure, fiddly and even less airtight than the first one (more wood filler) and I had to cut endless little nibbly bits off the glass to make it fit but it looks good, and it fit in the hole it was intended for.

And while it would not pass any kind of building regs or airtightness standards check, and may not even keep all water out, I am very proud of it. And if I’m honest, I’m proud that I’m the sort of person who would think “I can probably make a double glazed window out of all this stuff lying around…” and then actually pull it off.

Meanwhile: we went to the pub before going to the movies, and dinner was ready a bit late, so we packed it up and took it to the pub with us. People stared, but that doesn’t tend to bother us.

And then last night we had majorly hipster nibbles (cold pizza slivers, pom-bears and an artful sprig of purple sprouting broccoli) and watched the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (I think) Twelfth Night which was HILARIOUS. So highly recommended.

Next post: Esther builds a door and does some wiring… stay tuned.