Pavillion Update

At St Georges 2 weeks ago - our pavillion had some what of a trial by rain!!!

On the Sunday it rained off and on and on the first down pour... MY TENT LEAKED!!! After that it seemed to be OK... that is until Tueday morning.

We awoke to pelting rain and turned the torch toward the roof to see an absolutely sodden roof ready to start sieving at any moment - or so we thought. I hopped out of bed to find my self in ankle deep water... not good - so we furiously started packing everthing up on the beds - Thank goodness for the beds!!! and then rushed Willie over to the kitchen tent. AD and Stephen packed up the car but we left the very wet tent - which Linda and John kindly said we could leave all the tents until they dried out. To my surprise... despite the wet and the flood the rain only dripped slightly through the roof - so it was still more waterproof than I expected.

When we went back a few days later, I found we had the same inside mould problem as we had in summer. But I have had a good talk to Master Stephano - who knows these things and have a list of tasks to help our poor tent survive a bit longer....

a) wash it at a laudromat - my idea, not his!! need to get most of the mould out!!
b) sew on fatter valance - this is fine as I want to get some extra canvas to extend the walls as well. I thimk I will turn the old valance into "sleeves" for a rope and hook the walls on in future!
c) make a lining out of Calico - good idea, it will definately help with the indoor damp problem - and I can just was the calico lining in the home washing machine!! I will do the roof and walls seperatley and to tie on.I think the walls will eventually become hangings!!
d) Water proof with a 3/1 wax and terps solution - that's good but I need a whole lot of wax - I don't think this will happen before Coronation some how - but I will add it to my list of things to do.

I feel a bit flat even though I know my pavillion is a good one and was bound to need readjustments - how ever if I find myself with a spare 3 or 4 thousand.... I will buy a Panther Pavillion!!!!!!

I am very pleased to say that Baxton's beds were fantastic!!!!!!!!!