Children's Stories in Rhyme, for a Good Cause

[ailbhe]

Sir Parsley and the Dragon

Friends of mine bought a listed building as their family home about a year ago. They got all the usual surveys and checks done, and were granted a mortgage, and all that good stuff. And now, after Livi's younger daughter's son was born and Livi was signed off as unable to work through illness or incapacity, their house is crumbling. The bricks in the chimney have crumbled to dust, literally not figuratively, due to vibrations in the road outside. Their insurance doesn't cover this damage, which increases daily. The whole roof needs to be replaced, the supporting wall needs serious work, and the chimney stack needs to be removed or replaced, I'm not sure which.

Meanwhile, they are living in friends' and relations' spare rooms, sleeping on floors and dressing from boxes or suitcases - three adults, a teenager (who is still trying to attend college), and her baby.

Adam (Livi's husband, the girls' stepfather, the baby's step-grandfather) published a book for kids aged about 6-10 years a while ago. If you buy a copy, it will contribute about a pound towards the thirty thousand pounds they need to rebuild their home.

Obviously, they can't just sell it and start again - totally unfeasible.

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Here's the Lulu link, whihc some may find useful.