Thursday, October 23, 2008

Scatterdays

Scatterdays theme this month is "Broken" and I have tons of 'broken around this old farm. I'll sart with the old house - not the new one which was built around 1902, but the old one at the back.
When we moved in 37 years ago, we planned to do this old place up and use it as a B&B, but the architect took one look and threw his hands up in horror. It was built of cement and rubble - an old cheap method and the weather wall was sored up and covered with iron to keep the rain out. It could have been rebuilt, but at huge cost to us - poor struggling 30 year olds with 3 kids to raise and an old farm to re-fence and farmhouse to do up. So, the old house was left to die gracefully.

The blackberries have taken over the outside and the swallows, bats, rats and snakes the inside.







Liz Needle

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for stopping by! In answer to your question, Mod Podge is an all in one glue and sealant used for decoupage. I have found it at Riot Art and Craft in WA. Otherwise you could use any craft glue with a decoupage sealant.

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  2. Great broken photos liz...aren't old buildings great

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