Glyn Thomas
I'm the author of the blog and the book "Telling Tales". I spent a happy decade in Ukraine working and living and am now settled in the UK with my Ukrainian wife and our three children. The book is based loosely on tales from Anya's past most notably the period of the Holodomor.
Telling Tales
This is the working cover and title of my new project
Tag Archives: gas
slow progress
Because the gas monkeys are dragging their heels we cant get connected and that is slowing down the plastering as it is too cold for it to dry out. But – some rooms upstairs are done … … Continue reading
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Christmas update
We should have water later today… kitchen gets fitted later on – plus the boiler should be up and running so this will mean we have underfloor heating. Over the weekend we had the chimney fitted for the wood burning … Continue reading
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Tagged building, building a house in Ukraine, drainage, gas, weekend
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Water and Drainage
At long last our project for water and drainage has been approved by the City authorities… now all we have to do is pin down an approved contractor to carry out the work at a reasonable cost. Easy you would … Continue reading
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Tagged building, building a house in Ukraine, drainage, gas, house in ukraine, kiev, water
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