It's a demolition frenzy!

Well, I can honestly say that, by the time we open, I will truly know what is INSIDE the walls! And the ceiling.

So far we've found: ancient Italian newspaper
Similarly aged wallpaper
Windows IN THE CEILING (Explanations on a postcard?)
Beautiful brick areas framed and covered with plywood
That the bleeding and bruising never lasts long
That Jake cannae use a chainsaw (okay, in fairness, we discovered that in our own garden)
Handcrafted switchboxes, made from wood with beautiful joints. Queen B practically wet herself with appreciation

So now we need to get rid of it all! A transit will not suffice! I know we have great contacts but, unless anyone knows someone who has an army regiment, or hauler truck at their disposal... I guess we're gonna have to hire someone! (Not to mention someone with building savvy to reassure us that what we've found behind these walls is actually structurally sound!!!)

BUT IT'LL BE FINE!!!

And brilliant as well.

It has really begun!

My god. It's mad. It took until last night for it to sink in exactly what we have taken on... Once I'd recovered ;-) ...it all began to look even more exciting!

Here's a quick snapshot of the progress so far...

We started on the 1st of April with a building that looked like this...



By last night (thanks to the sterling efforts of Jake, Lady B, Pauline, Liz and myself) we had one that looked like this...




















Look - no walls!

Now we need to put it all back together, nicely. I think that's the hard part. Now, if only I could get a flippin' joiner to call me back...

Sith Cafe has a home at last!

We got the keys!! They are in our possession. :-)

We got them at half three this afternoon and we have already been in to measure up.

The good news is that it is even better than I remembered.

It also comes with a collection of bookcases - score!

Photos to follow.