Comments on: my house plans http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/ a blog about buying a ruin and building a house in Portugal plus food, architecture, design, travel and animals. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:23:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Emma http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Emma Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:58:42 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-443 yeah, only a few, and just from dropping stones on one's foot... yeah, only a few, and just from dropping stones on one’s foot…

]]> By: Emma http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Emma Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:57:51 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-442 ta, very much. ta, very much.

]]> By: Dianne Sheridan http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Dianne Sheridan Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:16:18 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-439 Fantastic journey you are on I hope all your reno's go to plan. beautiful stone house. look forward to following another Aussie pursue her dreams. Good luck Dianne Fantastic journey you are on I hope all your reno’s go to plan. beautiful stone house. look forward to following another Aussie pursue her dreams.
Good luck
Dianne

]]> By: Loretta http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Loretta Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:47:21 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-438 @mores, Good day Aussie, what a big job you have undertaken as renos are a passion will watch your progress good luck and hope there are only a few tears. Cheers Loretta @mores, Good day Aussie, what a big job you have undertaken as renos are a passion will watch your progress good luck and hope there are only a few tears. Cheers Loretta

]]> By: Emma http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Emma Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-199 Oh! Nice comments guys! Love the cat, rodrigo, and yes my cold little stones will be all blanketed and dry (but they are damp and cold now let me say)... emma I have a terrible story about getting my visa coming up next.... but hopefully it will make you laugh instead of cry! Oh! Nice comments guys! Love the cat, rodrigo, and yes my cold little stones will be all blanketed and dry (but they are damp and cold now let me say)… emma I have a terrible story about getting my visa coming up next…. but hopefully it will make you laugh instead of cry!

]]> By: Rodrigo Pombeiro http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Rodrigo Pombeiro Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:56:49 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-191 WOW! Emma! You are the best. Love your blog. Seldom does any writtings grab me. I last read this much when I picked up a copy of "The Alchemist". I have built two of my homes. I am in the process of thinking of buying a ruin in Portugal and doing work on it. I know you must have thought of it by now, but I will mention anyhow, remenber to insulate and waterproof well. Try and form an inner skin in your schist home. You can hide your water, comms and electrical pipes in. Ciao Rodrigo WOW! Emma! You are the best. Love your blog. Seldom does any writtings grab me. I last read this much when I picked up a copy of “The Alchemist”. I have built two of my homes. I am in the process of thinking of buying a ruin in Portugal and doing work on it. I know you must have thought of it by now, but I will mention anyhow, remenber to insulate and waterproof well. Try and form an inner skin in your schist home. You can hide your water, comms and electrical pipes in.
Ciao
Rodrigo

]]> By: Emma Crabtree http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Emma Crabtree Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:01:52 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-190 Hi Emma, just love your blog. It made me cry! After going through myself what you have experienced (2 years renting a flat when we were told "3 months, no worries" on a planning permission/build project), after a summer of wanting to pack my bags and flee to somewhere, anywhere, just as long as the road signs weren't in Portuguese, after 'coping' with the incredibly noisy neighbours, we are about to move into our new house. New as in old, as in 70cm thick walls, as in 'had to take the roof off & start again as it was all too low', as in family of 4 living in 3 rooms. You get the picture. So I'm glad that I was directed to your site and I'm glad that this particular pommy chick & Aussie babe have connected. Best wishes, Emma. Hi Emma, just love your blog. It made me cry!

After going through myself what you have experienced (2 years renting a flat when we were told “3 months, no worries” on a planning permission/build project), after a summer of wanting to pack my bags and flee to somewhere, anywhere, just as long as the road signs weren’t in Portuguese, after ‘coping’ with the incredibly noisy neighbours, we are about to move into our new house. New as in old, as in 70cm thick walls, as in ‘had to take the roof off & start again as it was all too low’, as in family of 4 living in 3 rooms.

You get the picture.

So I’m glad that I was directed to your site and I’m glad that this particular pommy chick & Aussie babe have connected.

Best wishes,
Emma.

]]> By: Gertrude http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Gertrude Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:40:29 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-178 www.arttattac.blogspot.com where I post my art as it happens. Emma, I am enjoying your wonderful story, written with vigor and poetry. Your life is like a fantasy to this landlocked longing to be ex pat. I have renovated a couple of hopeless cases in the states, but nothing so grand as your beautiful stone house. I stumbled on your site in search of info about moving to Portugal as I'm finding life in the states always missing the points. Will there be more photos? thank you, Gertrude http://www.arttattac.blogspot.com where I post my art as it happens.

Emma, I am enjoying your wonderful story, written with vigor and poetry. Your life is like a fantasy to this landlocked longing to be ex pat. I have renovated a couple of hopeless cases in the states, but nothing so grand as your beautiful stone house. I stumbled on your site in search of info about moving to Portugal as I’m finding life in the states always missing the points.

Will there be more photos?

thank you, Gertrude

]]> By: Dee Hawa http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Dee Hawa Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:18:32 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-20 Amazing, what a story so far.. fills me with hope form little Portuguese project, I'm awestruck at your tenacity!! Amazing, what a story so far.. fills me with hope form little Portuguese project, I’m awestruck at your tenacity!!

]]> By: Emma http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/buying-and-building/my-house/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Emma Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:12:09 +0000 http://www.emmashouseinportugal.com/?p=265#comment-17 Thanks for your feeback Carolyn. My furry boys keep me entertained! Thanks for your feeback Carolyn. My furry boys keep me entertained!

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