– We find ourselves living in a house with sloped floors. The one in the main area is obvious, with a clear slope rising up to the kitchen–which was obviously a late addition in this house sometime in its 400-year history. The one in the main bedroom is less obvious, though it doesn’t take more than a minute of walking around to find that you are bracing yourself slightly as you stand. The one on the top floor is subtlest, only discovered after half a night of sleeplessness and a slightly stuffy nose–after which you rip the bedclothes off and make the foot of your bed the new head!
– We buy Katherine bouncy balls, to take advantage of these built-in ramps. Our house now looks like it has dogs or cats living in it, rather than children.
– After playing happily with the bouncy balls for weeks, Katherine, in a fit of teething frenzy, bites into one and proceeds to take out several chunks before we catch her at it. Bouncy balls go into the trash.
– Erin, in love with bouncy balls herself, finds some that are harder rubber and larger (with glitter inside!), and our house is once again filled with ominous thumps and dangers for those not watching out for things underfoot.
Erin
Alan Schmierer
I suppose some forgiveness of the sloped floors should be in order, considering the building is over 300 years old?? Or perhaps it was built by a sailor who missed walking on a ship at sea. Or, there may have been a logical reason to have sloped floors all those years ago! At least you know where to look if something drops and rolls:)
Judging by the big broken beam with a big piece of iron bolted across it (though without bothering to straighten it), I’d say age has something to do with it.
Sydney