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
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Vision
I think I’ve alluded to it…. but only now – at the end of the project – with a few months to go – can the end result really be seen. We’ve had a to face a lot of criticism … Continue reading
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Facade progress
Work has restarted following the bad weather – roof is screeded, a hole has appeared for the rain soakaway and the facade is coming on nicely…
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Rain, Rain – go away!
Its causing us delays. The roof can’t start and so with the building not watertight this is delaying finishing. With a positive approach to the weather we are starting the facade works though… and the spiral staircase has gone to … Continue reading
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