The Big Freeze Continues

The first week back post the Christmas break has been a trying one! We have now had a huge amount of snow, roughly 10 inches lying everywhere, that due to the temperature at the steading hovering at about -3degrees (dropping to -13 degrees at point), the snow simply isn't thawing, and this in turn has made it very difficult for our staff to get to work, as our communal driveway and the back road to the steading isn't being gritted at all, which means unless you have a decent 4x4 you can't get here! (Just as well we have the new Landrover Defender). Pretty though it looks the novelty is definitely wearing a bit thin!

John managed to get out to see how our clients at Prospect House coped with the new kitchen extension over the festive period, and took some lovely photos of it in the snow, the reflective nature of the frameless glazing means the glass virtually disappears in the snowy landscape. Our client Jane reported that "it was just the most wonderful entertaining space" and she is really pleased with how the space functions having tested it with 11 guests for dinner.

Meanwhile our clients at the mill are coping in temperatures of -15degrees, and with about 14 inches of snow in Torphins, the mill seems to be coping well, with a comment of "sleeping in the bedroom is like sleeping in the sky - amazing". The only initial difficulty has been the wheel icing up and making a lot of rather peculiar sounds on occasion as a result because the build up of the ice seems to unbalance it until the wheel spins the ice off. As a temporary measure the wheel has been locked, as we are slightly concerned about the potential for long term damage to the bearings with the sheer weight of ice.

The office we have been doing for our client Lili Hunter opened this week, and I am looking forward to seeing it dressed and the client getting full use of the space. The final item to be installed was the reception desk which has worked in very well, and other than the pink and orange Dalsouple rubber flooring for the kitchen and bathroom which has been delayed by the snow, the spaces are complete, and we are looking forward to her opening party.